A black and white picture of Luke with his hands in his pockets, on a red background. Text overlaid reads 'Make Shift September meet up - Busting Creative Industry Myths'
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Make Shift Meet Up - September 2024

Tue 3 Sep 2024 18:00-20:00

Make Shift meet ups are made for early careers creatives interested in creative technologies and screen based media. Come along to grow your community and nurture your interests and skills.

Family Workshops at Pervasive Media Studio Watershed, child playing and making a toy
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Animazing Toys Family Sessions

Sun 1 Sep 2024 10:30-12:15

Join us at this family tester and co-creation session run by Animazing Toys, a Bristol-based entertainment company.

The Expression Orchestra - Pyka
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Expression Orchestra Workshop

Sun 11 Aug 2024 14:00-16:00

Come and make some noise with the Expression Orchestra, a set of exciting alternative musical instruments developed by Pyka.

A man in a white shirt tests a set up with a VR headset and biometric scanner.
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Lunchtime Talk: Can We Measure Presence?

Fri 26 Jul 2024 13:00-14:00

In this Lunchtime Talk, interdisciplinary immersive maker Harry Willmott will speak about his experience and findings from his Fellowship in Residence with Zero Point Motion.

A screenshot of software enabling the user to program audio for video games - on the grey interface, many black boxes with text on them connect to one another as a flow.
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Lunchtime Talk: An Intro to Game Audio

Fri 19 Jul 2024 13:00-14:00

In this talk, Jake Gaule gives a whistle stop tour of how sounds actually get into games, giving an overview of what software is used, how sound implementation works, some of the technical aspects of playback and more.

An image of a tranquil space, with an audience to the left, and three sound artists to the right, sat at a table, sharing a work of sound art. The room is lit in a peaceful, dark blue.
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Lunchtime Talk: Future Soundings

Fri 12 Jul 2024 13:00-14:00

In this talk, Duncan Speakman will present a new project made alongside Uninvited Guests and DEFRA, exploring sound and the future of our freshwater systems through collaborative immersive sound performances.

People chatting at First Friday Event, Pervasive Media Studio, Watershed
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First Friday July

Fri 5 Jul 2024 17:00-18:00

First Friday is a monthly social event open to anyone. July's event showcases work by the Studio Residents and Community, a selection curated in collaboration with Bristol Pride

An attendee of the I Am Your Mirror workshop, shot from the front, turns around to look at an image of 3d rendered animals.
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Lunchtime Talk: I Am Your Mirror

Fri 5 Jul 2024 13:00-14:00

In this talk, Narrative Designer & XR Storyteller Ruth Mariner, alongside Artist and Creative Technologist Pod Bluman, share a bit about the process of developing I Am Your Mirror, an interactive multimedia installation.

Image of Jim Wheale on an orange back ground with yellow text that reads: Make Shift, July Meetup, the monster of making
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Make Shift Meetup - July 2024

Tue 2 Jul 2024 17:30-20:00

A space for early career creatives to come together on the first Tuesday evening of the month. Join us in July to explore the monster of making, and making monsters with Jim Wheale.

A screenshot of Downpour, depicting the process of making small games on your phone.
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Lunchtime Talk: Making Creative Tools

Fri 28 Jun 2024 13:00-14:00

In this talk, V Buckenham shares her experience and practice of making creative tools - software that helps people make things they've not made before.