John Durrant, designer at digital agency BDH, introduces their animated work combining Britain's greatest War Poet and DIY virtual reality googles Google Cardboard. John will present 'War of Words VR', a 360/3D experience of Siegfried Sassoon's controversial poem 'The Kiss', written days before the Battle of The Somme.

BDH's app 'War of Words VR' is available worldwide and designed for Google Cardboard and other phone mounts. It is the first virtual reality app for the BBC and was designed in part to promote the BBC Arts feature-length documentary film 'War of Words'.

John will talk about the techniques, hand drawn artwork, puppetry and CGI animation used in the project, including a short screening of Seven Poems, BDH's animated anthology of poetry for BBC iPlayer and the BBC's Remembrance Season.

There will be an opportunity to experience the app on Google Cardboard viewers (available on Amazon).  The app can be download beforehand for free, via Play Store (Android) and App Store (iPhone coming 2015) by searching for 'War of Words VR'.

Check out the War of Words VR trailer, a Watershed exclusive. Password: watershed

This Lunchtime Talk is part of Open Studio Friday, which takes place at the Studio every week.

Do you want to find out what is going on at the Pervasive Media Studio? Are you interested in meeting our residents, talking about a specific project or curious about pervasive media? Why not pack a sandwich and join us for one of our Lunchtime Talks and Open Studio Friday.

Lunchtime Talks are informal presentations by Studio residents and associates. They normally take place at 1pm on Friday, are free and open to everybody who’s interested in what we do.

After the Talk, we also invite you to stay with us for the afternoon to continue the conversation or work on your own projects. We provide chairs, tables, wireless and a great space. You bring what you need to work with (laptop/mobile). Our open afternoons close at 5pm.

Let us know if you’d like a tour of the space and we'll be happy to show you around. Send an email to admin@pmstudio.co.uk