Nord Entertainment Week (NEW) is an International conference focusing on entertainment as a catalyst to develop new ideas and perspectives across multiple disciplines and faculties. Hosted by Nord University and spanning three vibrant faculties – Education and Arts, Nursing and Health Sciences, and Social Sciences – NEW 2025 brings together researchers, educators, industry professionals, and students from around the globe.
Engage in thought-provoking discussions, cutting-edge workshops, and interactive sessions that redefine the boundaries of entertainment and learning!
Target audiences:
- Students and staff at Nord University
- Students from other universities
- Upper secondary school and folk high school students
- Professionals and academics in fields such as healthcare, health sciences, education, and media technology
- The general public
Everyone is welcome! All events during the week are free of charge for everyone who registers here!
See program: Creative Weekend
The Creative Weekend is a one-of-a-kind creative marathon seeking for innovative proposals to novel challenges and topics in the field of entertainment. The event is similar to creative jams, game jams and hackathons, where the people collaborate during 36h to develop innovative projects. However, what makes the Creative Weekend special is our unique very broad “Entertainment” topics and the combination of participant profiles including diverse art and media disciplines, technology, education and health sectors, in an experience to coexist. We invite all to create in the event, to form teams with other students, professionals or enthusiasts, enjoy free meals, and to run for a chance to win magnificent prizes.
Online seminar with Mata Haggis-Burridge
Mata is a consultant writer, narrative director, and game designer with over twenty years’ experience of AAA and indie development. He is a professor at Breda University of Applied Sciences (BUas) in the Netherlands. Mata’s credits include Burnout Paradise, Dying Light 2, Resident Evil: Resistance, the LGBTQ+ drama Fragments of Him, and Satisfactory 1.0. He has also been a professional circus performer, and have a PhD in cyberpunk literature.
In a day-long series of online lectures, Mata runs through topics such as a reliable plot structure, non-verbal storytelling approaches, improving dialogue while writing less, and more.
Register as a participant: Nettskjema.no
Luke Savage (Epic Games), Robert Steen (the father of Mats "Ibelin" Steen), Geir Olve Skeie (professor, neurologist, pianist and author), Viktoria Vera Vigaray (from Maxis) are some of the many speakers coming to the conference.
Register as a participant: Nettskjema.no
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