Gathering v19.0 - Welcome to 2015 Edition

Welcome to 2015! To get us going we've got a diverse set of talks line-up. Come join us at Handlebar for our monthly gathering of creative developers, designers, hackers, makers and more.

Zhibin Huang - 3D, HTML and You

Xmas 2013 and Xmas 2014 are two of the amazing 3D websites. But, how are they created? Surprisingly, they are not as complicated as they seem. With some simple steps, you can create your own 3D HTML world, and, with animation.
http://benjah1.github.io/
http://benjah1.github.io/christmas2013/
http://benjah1.github.io/christmas2014/

Stefan Grambart - Emergent Narrative, or What We Can Learn From Playing Dungeons & Dragons

With the onset of consumer VR, games and films are converging on some nebulous half-space between interactivity and storytelling. But there's an inherent tension between these two concepts that often leads to an experience failing on both fronts. Let's examine how we can explore collaborative storytelling and still deliver a meaningful narrative.

Simon and Matt will be hosting this month. Go easy on them. Or not!

Ticket giveaway: this month we'll be giving away 2 tickets to FITC Toronto (http://fitc.ca/toronto), courtesy of FITC.