"The Storytellers": The Women that Defined Video Game Storytelling
Online event
About
Lori Ann Cole together with her husband, Corey Cole, they formed the Coles.
The Coles is a colloquial term referring to Corey Cole and Lori Ann Cole, a husband and wife team (married 1982) who are both video game designers. Working together they designed the Quest for Glory series. They have also each designed games independently.
They formed Far Studio, which was the developer of Shannara and is now used for art and web development. They also formed a studio called Transolar Entertainment, which is the developer of the adventure "RPG hybrid Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption".
This is a hybrid event, it will be broadcast live. Link will be sent at a later stage
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Continuing Professional Development
This event can contribute towards your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours as part of the IET's CPD monitoring scheme.
07 Mar 2025
6:00pm - 8:30pm
Organiser
- Cyprus Local Network
Speakers
Lori Ann Cole
Video game designer
Lori Ann Cole is one of the most respected storytellers in video games history, and is better known for the RPG/Adventure game series "Quest for Glory", for Sierra On-Line. Mrs Cole will present her work and give insight on how to tell engaging stories. She will also participate in a Q&A Session, in which Mr Corey Cole, the lead programmer of the "Quest for Glory" series will also participate to share his experience in coding.
Programme
18:00 - 18:30: Registration
18:30 - 18:35: Welcome remarks by Dr Pericles Cheng, of STEM Education
18:35 - 18:40: A brief welcome by Mr Alkis Spyrou, President, IET Cyprus Local Network
18:40 – 18:50: Fostering equality, by Mrs Fotini Tsaliki, Cyprus Computer Museum
18:50 – 19:05: Creating adventure games in Cyprus: The Lilith’s Child Games Studio
19:05– 19:20: Greatest Storytellers: Roberta Williams, Jane Jensen, Anita Sinclair
(Presentation by Dr Alexandros Kofteros, Cyprus Computer Museum)
19:20 - 19:40: Main presentation: Lori Ann Cole “So You Wanna Be A Hero”
19.40 - 20.00: Discussion and Q & A: Lori Ann Cole, Corey Cole, Fotini Tsaliki,
Alexandros Kofteros, Elena Kaskiri, Vicky Simeonidou, Moderated by
Katerina Theodoridou (Center for Social Innovation)