Neverwinter is an upcoming (still in beta) massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) for the Microsoft Windows platform. It was developed by the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) corporation, Perfect World, and Cryptic Studios. A staple of D&D is user-created game content; this new game finds a way to re-mediate the classic D&D story and dungeon creation tools into an MMORPG.  By using the “The Foundry” tool, players of Neverwinter can create quests/stories for other people to play through in game. This is a new tool that artists can use to make art. It is also so brand new that you can be an innovator in this genre.

This teach session will give you an introduction to Neverwinter, and to how “The Foundry” can be used to create quests.

Technical requirements: Optimally, I will need to hook a personal laptop up to a projector/the internet (I am a GC student).  If this doesn’t seem feasible, I can build a demonstration using whatever we have. Just let me know with enough time to get it together.

Time requirements: I can’t make it to the conference on Thursday morning because I am teaching in Brooklyn. I would prefer to hold this session on Friday.