http://www.xpt.com/uk Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:12:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en At 2gether08 next Wednesday (3rd July 08) TimW has agreed to drive a session about radio and the rise in what he’s calling ‘ambulatory audio’: “I’m interested in talking to people about how radio broadcasters might work with audio-centric audiences to produce more timely, context-sensitive, responsive and portable news & ... http://www.xpt.com/uk/news/2gether08-how-am-i-sounding/ “WRITERS: Don’t lose control of your characters and narrative when interactive elements get introduced. Learn to write to the approved formats and deliver the correct piece of writing for Interactivity.” Digital writer Tim Wright will share a range of ideas and techniques that can empower writers to adapt and develop ... http://www.xpt.com/uk/news/multi-platform-storytelling-course-for-tv-screenwriters/ After nearly four years of continuous service, XPT’s BAFTA nominated teen physics drama ‘Planet Jemma’ has been taken offline whilst the company looks for a new hosting solution. The online holiday resort of ‘Mount Kristos’ is also disappearing for a while. Demos of these two projects are still available on ... http://www.xpt.com/uk/news/planet-jemma-mount-kristos-temporarily-offline/ Tim Wright is taking part in a panel at B.Tween 07 at at the National Media Museum, Bradford UK on 14 - 15 June 2007. “The panel brings together three award winning creative mavericks: Hazel Grian, Alex Mayhew & Tim Wright. Tim and Alex are no strangers to the creative opportunities ... http://www.xpt.com/uk/news/tim-wright-comes-out-of-the-wilderness-at-the-btween-07-interactive-media-forum/ XPT’s Rob Bevan has been responsible for delivering together.com, the web site that lies at the heart of the ‘We’re in this together’campaign, launched today by Tony Blair and eight major UK companies. ‘We’re in this together’ will provide both ideas for behavioural change and practical solutions to help consumers reduce ... http://www.xpt.com/uk/news/xpt-delivers-togethercom/ The nominations for the radio industry’s big awards, the Sony Awards, were announced in London last night and we’re delighted to reveal that Tim Wright’s radio play based on the web fiction ‘In Search of Oldton‘ has received a nomination in the Drama category. http://www.xpt.com/uk/news/oldton-radio-play-receives-sony-nomination/ The BBC reality series Castaway finally got under way at the week-end. TimW been working on some of the interactive elements for a few months now. Chiefly, Tim helped to devise the ‘Remote Control’ feature that allows people to unleash some ‘unexpected events’ on the Castaway island directly from the web. ... http://www.xpt.com/uk/news/bbc-castaway-adds-a-bit-of-remote-control/ XPT’s Tim Wright has helped to devise, develop and script an ambitious GoogleMaps puzzle game based on the new Penguin novel ‘The Malice Box’ by Martin Langfield. “Work out a series of puzzles over 30 days in order to find the location of the mysterious Red Gold and stop the Malice ... http://www.xpt.com/uk/news/join-the-hunt-for-red-gold-at-penguin-maliceboxquest/ To celebrate the success of the PlayTime event and continue Tim Wright’s mission to play golf on the moon (with David Bowie), XPT is offering a iPod Shuffle to the person who comes up with the best photographic simulation of a particular aspect of the the 30-year plan. As Rob ... http://www.xpt.com/uk/news/create-a-moongolfbowie-image-before-xmas-and-win-an-ipod-shuffle/ XPT are heavily involved in a day of serious and not-so serious digital play on October 4th 2006, part of the London Games Festival Fringe. The event takes place at 01zero-one, Hopkins Street, Soho, London W1F 0HS (off Peter Street) and is free of charge, as long as you pre-register by ... http://www.xpt.com/uk/news/playtime-4th-october-2006-a-day-of-workshops-presentations-and-space-age-play/