Is the future really an unsalvageable hot mess? Or might immersive media experiences help us imagine a way forwards, towards a better future? Julia will talk about her research into this question during her immersion fellowship with the South West Creative Technology Network, and present the manifesto she developed to help guide creators of VR, AR, MR and other immersive projects towards making ethical, inclusive and hopefully transformative work.    

Julia Scott-Stevenson is a research fellow in interactive factual media with the Digital Cultures Research Centre at the University of the West of England, Bristol. She works with researchers and industry to explore the potential of interactive and immersive factual media, and produces the biennial i-Docs Symposium. Julia holds a PhD in i-docs and social impact, for which she created the i-doc Giving Time. She is also an immersion fellow on the South West Creative Technology Network, through which she is exploring whether immersive media technologies might offer ways of imagining a preferred future, and so help us identify a path to get there.  

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 just before the talk. Send an email to: studio@watershed.co.uk to book your place on a tour.