We have a lot of exciting project developments to share with you this week. Human Harp, Nano Simbox, and Black Tonic are all in full swing, preparing to launch later this year. We have also discovered a novel use for floppy discs as Bristol was temporarily dunked into dusk during this morning’s solar eclipse. 

Studio Producer Verity McIntosh and residents Tom Metcalfe and Molly Price have been scouting out locations for Bristol’s next This Happened. The team have programmed four amazing speakers; Melodie Leung from Zaha Hadid Architects, Martin Skelly from Uniform, Di Mainstone from Human Harp and Gavin Strange from Aardman Animations. It will take place on 30 April at the top of Colston Tower (boasting one of the best views of the city). Grab your tickets now!

Interactive Scientific, who are best known for interactive installation, danceroom Spectroscopy, have just launched a website for their new project, Nano Simbox. The project condenses the fundamentals of danceroom Spectroscopy (interaction with real-time simulations of the nano-world) into a table-top experience. They are really excited about taking Nano Simbox into classrooms as a learning tool for Key Stage 3 science, and are starting their first round of user testing with 150 students at Fairfield School next week. 

Daredevil Project’s Paul Archer has been in Austin for South By Southwest. KITE presented an event where startups could pitch for brand partnerships. Paul pitched Daredevil’s new competitive photosharing app, Duel to Q, KITE, Unilever and Loreal, and won! We’re really proud. 

Di Mainsone and the Human Harp team have been collaborating with drone experts in order to capture some areal shots of the bridge and its ‘movicians’ for the next Human Harp trailer. The trailer will be out next week, but here is a Vine of its preview at a Business West Initiative event on iconic Bristol vessel, the SS Great Britain.

The Other Way Works have just posted some great blogs about their progress developing the latest iteration of immersive theatre thriller, Black Tonic, which will be playing out in hotels in Bristol, Birmingham and Bradford this autumn. They have been working with our Creative Technologist, David, experimenting with RFID and image tracking to figure out a way of imbuing a magic card table with an omniscient spirit. While laying different cards down in the game, the audience will be able to tune into different rooms in the hotel. Help to make Black Tonic a reality by backing them on Kickstarter.