Orvar Säfström is Scandinavia's leading game and film commentator.  He produced the multi award winning transmedia event "Halo in Berwaldhallen", and the "Joystick" video game music concert which holds the world record for attendance.  He has spoken on video game culture in the Swedish parliament,  met all four ABBA members and was hugged by Agnetha.   On his way to Sydney for XML: Global Media Ideas, Orvar reminds budding entrepreneurs to ask ...

X Media Lab Global Media Ideas Conference Day and Lab is a Vivid Sydney festival event Conference Day: 10th June, Sydney Opera House The Lab: 11th- 12th June 2011, Sydney Opera House Book your tickets at www.xmedialab.com Sydney – May 24, 2011 – Wired editor-at-large Ben Hammersley, Rubedo co-founder Dr Vesna Petresin Robert, and founder and CEO of informitv Dr William Cooper will join the world's top digital media and creative industries innovators...

Martyn Ware, the co-founder of Human League and Heaven 17 (who has sold 50 million records in his stellar 27 year career to date) - shares a quick 5 tips in the lead up to his presentation at the Sydney Opera House for X Media Lab: Global Media Ideas   1. What is the one standout characteristic you think makes an entrepreneur successful in the digital media space? I suppose the ability to 'freethink' –...

Nominations open for digital entrepreneurs to workshop business ideas with the world’s most successful digital and entertainment visionaries and investors.   Sydney, May 10 2011 - Entrepreneurs in the digital media and creative industries will be thrilled to learn that X Media Lab Global Media Ideas Lab—which features two days of mentorship by the world’s leading digital media and creative thought leaders—is back as part of Vivid Sydney. Vivid Sydney (27 May-13 June) is the...

X Media Lab Global Media Ideas Conference Day and Lab is a Vivid Sydney festival event Conference Day: 10th June, Sydney Opera House The Lab: 11th- 12th June 2011, Sydney Opera House Book your tickets at www.xmedialab.com   Sydney, 10 May 2011 - A stellar line-up of the world’s most innovative and creative digital and entertainment visionaries from around the globe, including one of Silicon Valley’s most powerful venture capitalists,...