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New curricula are being formed to prepare students to work in the information age. One unexpected but powerful thread through all of these developments is the importance of storytelling, one of the oldest forms of understanding and transmitting knowledge. This talk will trace that thread, and offer examples of the kinds of changes that widespread access to broadband digital environments might bring us. The Future of Narrative in Cyberspace , Janet H. Murray is Director of the graduate program in Information Design and Technology and a professor in the School of Literature, Communication, and Culture at Georgia Tech. She lectures and consults widely on several areas of academic and cultural expertise, including the future of television, interactive narrative, and curriculum development for interactive design.