Could you be the next Bond
Always thought you had what it takes to be an agent in the British Secret Service but the opportunity to prove your mettle never arose? Well, that chance is finally at hand: to promote the new James Bond film, Skyfall, … Continue reading
Read OnAlex Fleetwood and Robert Briscoe at ExPlay 2012
The organisers of this year’s ExPlay Festival announced the two keynote speakers for the 1 – 2 November: Hide&Seek’s founding director Alex Fleetwood and artist Robert Briscoe. Fleetwood’s and his studio are passionate advocate’s of public play, integrating games with … Continue reading
Read OnMirriAd and Repucom in world first for brand integration pre-valuation
MirriAd and Repucom have partnered to infuse the former’s brand placement software with the latter’s analysis platform. The marriage is excellent news for those using MirriAd’s technology – among them, Channel 4’s Deal or No Deal – as it means … Continue reading
Read OnWhat will your London of 2022 look like?
Six months ago, as John Lanchester published Capital – his epic tale of post-crash London published by Faber and Faber. Media storyteller Storythings launched its online companion PepysRd.com, an interactive website to find out what Capital’s readers and the public … Continue reading
Read OnBristol to Brooklyn: BEAM Exchange of Art & Music
Bristol Exchange of Arts & Music and Watershed present BRISTOL TO BROOKLYN // TUESDAY 16TH OCTOBER 2012 The Knitting Factory, 361 Metropolitan Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11211 2pm – Free // 7pm – $ 10 // Get tickets On 16th October … Continue reading
Read OnFilmWorks 2012 Participants Announced
Whittled down from over 150 applications, the organisers of Filmworks have announced that this year’s workshop series will have 48 participants. Supported by National Lottery funding, managed by Watershed in Bristol and co-produced by ShowroomWorkstation in Sheffield and Broadway in Nottingham, FilmWorks connects promising British filmmakers … Continue reading
Read OnNew York New York! Hide&Seek expands in USA
In case you haven’t heard yet, last week brought the news that games studio Hide&Seek, our friends behind The Building Is… and the recent Hide&Seek Weekender, are opening a new office in Soho, New York. The game studio already has … Continue reading
Read OnMeet Senegalese ‘Hendrix of The Kora’ Seckou Keita
They say the sound of kora – a West African harp instrument traditionally made with cow skin – is magical. Today, no one can play it with more warmth than Seckou Keita, a Senegalese music hero, whose song ‘Rewmi’ swept … Continue reading
Read OnHeritage Sandbox projects unveiled 28 September in Bristol
Tweeting dead people? Listening to ghosts? Digitally layered cities? The Heritage Sandbox scheme is modernising historical sites and exhibitions into something you won’t have seen before. With technology changing the way people travel, work, communicate and spend their leisure time, … Continue reading
Read OnJo Twist to deliver ExPlay VIP keynote
ExPlay Festival 2012 organisers have announced this year’s keynote will be UKIE’s CEO Jo Twist. Taking on the role earlier this year, JoTwist has been working to make the UKIE trade body relevant to modern games development by giving its … Continue reading
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