iDMAa 2010 Emily Carr Univeristy, Vancouver, BC, Canada
 New digital technologies and media are informing, challenging and reinventing our notions of narrative structures and storytelling. Non- linear, virtual, artificial, interactive and cyber culture have become common terms and concepts when describing the emerging integration of science, art, and sociology.
The 2010 iDMAa conference, "The Digital Narrative," explores ideas of how storytelling and communication is influencing and influenced by new and emerging technologies. Come join us at Emily Carr University on Granville Island in Vancouver, British Columbia on November 4-6, 2010. Click here for the iDMAa 2010 conference site.
Past Conferences
iDMAa 2009 Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana
 The 2009 iDMAa “@ the Digital Edge” conference is coming to Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, November 5-7. The conference will feature pre-conference workshops, keynote presentations, panels, a lounge environment for ad hoc discussions, and an insider's look at Ball State's state-of-the-art digital media facilities.
Our keynote speaker this year will be Tom Kelly, general manager of IDEO, which was named one of the World's 50 Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company magazine.
Get involved! Check out the conference site for more information about the iDEAs exhibit, the Call for Papers, and the Student Showcase.
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iDMAa 2008 Savannah College of Art & Design
 iDMAa 2008 “Ideas for the Future” conference is coming to Savannah in November. Sponsors are already coming on board, including Schematic, Safari, Savannah College of Art & Design—our local host, and others.
Speakers are signing on early:
Paul Ledak, Vice President, Development, Digital Convergence, IBM will speak on “Dynamic Machinima and the Convergence of Media, and Gaming Worlds”
The Innovation Showcase—Kurt Kratchman and Schematic's friends will show us innovations in robotics, adaptive interfaces, motion prototyping, nanotechnology and more…
Look for Mahalo.com, Turner, a mobile media showcase, Autodesk, a Digital Media town hall meeting on the future of our field and much more.
iDMAa’s “Ideas for the Future” will keep you riveted, and the events in historic Savannah will keep you entertained and engaged.
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iDMAa 2007 Philadelpha
Beyond Boundaries: Pedagody & Change in the Academic Environment was a three day digital media conference where like-minded thinkers and creators came together as a community — in person — to share insights, concerns and experiences. Beyond Boundaries provided a necessary forum where the difficult questions about digital media were asked and answered. [See conference website]
iDMAa 2006 San Diego - National University
National University in San Diego, CA, hosted the November 2006 iDMAa conference with a speaker program that included Paul Prensky (celebrated author and game designer), Paul Churchill (ILM), John Katzman (Third Screen Film Festival), and dozens of artists and academics from around the world. [See conference website]
iDMAa + IMS 2006: CODE
The
iDMAa 2006 conference at the beautiful campus of Miami University (Oxford, OH) was a smashing success. We saw many new faces (and many familiar ones) as iDMAa and the Interactive Media Studies program (IMS) at Miami put together a compelling range of exhibitions, presentations, paper sessions, and tutorials.
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iDMAa 2005
Building on the success of iDMAa's inaugural conference in 2004, iDMAa 2005 provided attendees with a compelling blend of interactive workshops, hands-on tutorials, presentations from industry leaders (including Bing Gordon, co-founder of Electronic Arts), and networking opportunities. The conference also spawned several working groups charged with addressing many different challenges faced by iDMAa member institutions. iDMAa 2005 was also the scene of growing momentum behind iDMAa's first special interest group - Game Studies - which sponsored several workshops, a tutorial, and machinima screening. For more information about what happened at this year's conference:
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iDMAa 2005 Proceedings
iDMAa 2004
With more than 200 registrants, the Spring 2004, first-ever iDMAa conference
was a smashing success. Educators, practitioners, students and artists
from all over the world attended the 3-day event in Orlando, Florida
(March 10-12). The workshop-focused format allowed participants to connect,
problem solve, and strategize together as leaders in the field discussed
today's challenges and tomorrow's opportunities in digital media
and arts.
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the iDMAa 2004 website
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