Last chance to see what’s hiding in the light
Playable City Award winner, Shadowing, comes to an end on Halloween This Friday, on 31October 2014, marks the last day of Shadowing, the brilliant winner of this year’s Playable City Award that’s given memory to Bristol’s city lights, allowing … Continue reading
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It’s like building sandcastles on the beach
On 3rd July 2014 the Barbican is going to be opening its doors to a Digital Revolution, an immersive exhibition of art, design, film, music and videogames. Deep in the heart of the revolution, down in the Barbican’s darkened Pit … Continue reading
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Real world strategy game Run An Empire launches on Kickstarter
Strategy games like Civilisation, Risk and Clash of Clans lack a real life element, while solitary sports like jogging can seem boring and isolated. Experience design studio PAN, based in Shoreditch, London, wanted to create a game that combines strategic … Continue reading
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Objects Sandbox: cultural applications of the Internet of Things
According to recent ABI research, there will be over 30 billion devices all connected to the Internet by 2020. The phenomenon increasingly referred to as “the internet of things” will see a movement away from screens to objects for sharing … Continue reading
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Could Thingful be the new Google for Internet of Things?
Sharks in the ocean, weather stations in Brazil, radiation detectors in Germany and even Tower Bridge in London are some of the millions of objects around the world that are slowly entering the public consciousness as the new connected world … Continue reading
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See atoms in a new way with danceroom Spectroscopy
Atoms are made up of a little spherical nucleus with orbiting electrons, right? Well not quite. Dr David Glowacki, a Royal Society research fellow and one of the first Pervasive Media Studio residents, has led a collaborative project called danceroom … Continue reading
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Publishers called to provide vital feedback into the industry
In addition to film, games and interactive professionals in the creative industries, media, journal and literary publishers are called to provide vital feedback about how funds should be invested into developing the sector in the future. Creative Skillset is seeking … Continue reading
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Dancing lampshades, singing memory boxes and paying with hugs…
Welcome to the world of Craft + Tech Residencies supported by the Crafts Council and developed at the Pervasive Media Studios at Watershed, in Bristol. The Flying Skirt Lampshade, created by Patrick Laing, is responsive to movement and touch, a … Continue reading
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Help shape the future of creative industries in the UK
Results just published from a pilot industry panel reveal the top priorities for film and games industry professionals. Employers from the film industry joined Creative Skillset’s influential online industry panels and took part in its pilot survey in February. Following … Continue reading
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Burrowing our way through the future
We’ve had a few exciting updates from the ever growing games indie Remode who are currently working on a new game concept called “Burrow.” Inspired by 1990s retro games, Burrow aims to be the definitive digging game in the history … Continue reading
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