June was the last ‘official month’ of this years’ Media Sandbox scheme and we’re delighted by how much everyone has achieved in such a short amount of time. Since March, our six commissions have been researching the opportunities posed by multi-platform technologies and we’re thrilled to share their research…

Mark your diaries as next week, C6 and Steal From Work invite you to the Bristol launch of ‘Street Art Dealer’ - Thursday 9th July, 6pm. The team will launch an exciting exhibition, headlining works by Turner Prize nominee Tomoko Takahashi and James Powderly of Graffiti Research Lab; and showcase innovative uses of QR Code technology within the context of Art. Please join us - more info in our news feed.

Nomos Media and AntiVJ have really brought their software’s to life this month. Nomos’ ‘AudioEnable’ is now successfully running on a number of Windows Mobile devices and testing is so far so good; and after vigorous use of ‘Mapping Software 1.0’ at 'Nuits Sonores' festival in Lyon, France last month, research led AntiVJ to enhance functionality, allowing additional mapping of surface textures. This feature will advance the software’s augmented reality capabilities.

After legendary music producer Jools Holland helped to launch ‘Visual Voice Pro’ last month, HMC, Drake Music and bibic have begun distribution of the software to specialist centres and taken stock of what they’ve learnt from the process. Indie Mobile have also researched distribution this month. The team are planning to launch a summer campaign using ‘The Generator’ and are in talks with a number of exciting artists.

U-Soap Media have tested even more game scenarios for ‘Viral Spiral’ this month. They're now busy writing up the outcomes of their research, cutting some promo videos and making glossy presentation documents to pitch to TV companies. Read more on their captivating journal.

We’re thrilled with all this years’ projects and how much the teams have achieved. In its second year, Media Sandbox has again proved how important it is for creative people to have time and space for research and it doesn’t stop here. With events on the horizon in July and September, we’ll be back in touch soon.

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Media Sandbox is managed by iShed working with South West Screen with support from South West Regional Development Agency and Watershed.