One of the panels that I submitted (in conjunction with people from last year's Arts Council funded SXSW delegation) is now officially programmed for South by South West Interactive 2010:

Pervasive Games and Playful Experiences: Rendering the Real World - The most photorealistic, networked environment you can play in is real life”. Mobile internet, pervasive gaming and sensor-enriched public spaces enable new possibilities in game-play, distributed story-telling and immersive events. Building on previous SXSW events, leading practitioners will explore the ethics, design challenges and business potential of this new form.

I submitted the idea over the summer and it went to community vote, the SXSW Advisory Boards and SXSW staff before making it through to the first batch of events to be programmed this year.

Now to confirm panelists, which will be really tricky as there are so many brilliant people from all over that would make a valuable contribution...