Fri 28 Nov 2014 13:00
For many blind people Braille is literacy. Braille usage has been falling for decades and is now in danger of entering terminal decline. A pause in technical advancement in this area has left many blind people without the means to become literate or exercise their literacy. Bristol Braille…
Fri 21 Nov 2014 13:00-14:00
Watershed's Engagement Producer, Hannah Higginson has invited Knowle West Media Centre's young digital producers to join us in the Studio to share some of their activities and aspirations using technology to generate data feeds and visualise information in exciting and accessible ways.
Thu 20 Nov 2014 18:00
Bristol2015 has just launched the Green Capital Digital Challenge. The Challenge is seeking professional teams to develop new software to address 5 environmental themes. More details can be found here.This meetup is for individuals looking to form a team to take part. If you have creative, tech,…
Fri 14 Nov 2014 13:00-14:00
Researcher Mo Haghighi from Bristol University will introduce us to multidisciplinary smart house project SPHERE The UK is the most obese nation in Europe. Our ageing population is especially at risk from isolation, depression, strokes and fractures caused by falls in the home. With a rapidly…
Fri 7 Nov 2014 13:00-14:00
Watershed recently awarded a Micro-residency to performance artist Tom Marshman, supporting him to develop Move Over Darling, a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered (LGBT) history project that he began in 2010. Since this time, Tom has worked with local communities in Bristol to collect older…
Fri 31 Oct 2014 13:00-14:00
Silas Adekunle from Reach Robotics will give us an insight into the latest developments in digital/phyical play and his work developing internet-connected robot creatures.
Fri 24 Oct 2014 14:00-15:00
In 1973 Oscar Raby’s father witnessed the execution of a group of prisoners captured by the military regime in Chile, the army he was a part of. Raby, a multimedia designer and visual artist, turned to the Oculus Rift Virtual Reality headset to tell his father's story in Assent. This immersive…
Fri 17 Oct 2014 15:00-16:00
Studio residents Daredevil Project will be running a quick session after the lunchtime talk for anyone who would like to chat about the way they share photos (and maybe a quick playtest of their new game #DUEL!).If you Instagram/SnapChat/Facebook (or any other social-network-verbified) your photos,…
Fri 17 Oct 2014 14:00-15:00
Guest programmed by Projects Coordinator Jess Hoare.Studio resident Rosie Poebright will introduce the thinking behind the work of "Architects of Extraordinary Adventures" Splash & Ripple who's mission is to make beautiful, genuinely moving experiences that put the participants at the centre of…
Fri 10 Oct 2014 14:00-15:00
Guest programmed by Creative technologist David HaylockWe will be joined by Nick Davies, CEO of startup Neighbourly, a new social network which connects community projects and charities with companies ready to help. Neighbourly are based in Bristol's SETsquared incubator and will be popping over to…
