Posted on Sat 13 Mar 2010
Is it possible to upload or download instructions to the brain? We are getting closer. Christie Nicholson of Scientific American started her talk on brain computer interfaces with the obligatory William Gibson and Matrix references and then went on to give a comprehensive and fascinating history of…
Posted on Fri 12 Mar 2010
Why do we seek to fill our geek little hearts with glee through new technologies? Why do we want to stroke, hold, pinch and shake our shiny new gadgets? Because we believe they will bring us a better future with improved health, networks and jetpacks. Eris Stassi is not a futurologist, but she is…
Posted on Wed 10 Mar 2010
In the summer of last year I submitted a panel idea for SXSW which went to community vote, the SXSW Advisory Boards and SXSW staff before making it through to the first batch of events to be programmed for 2010.I am really excited to be presenting at the Festival, and have been lucky enough to…
Posted on Tue 9 Mar 2010
Poet Ralph Hoyte, composer Marc Yeats and coder Phill Phelps have been awarded an Arts Council GftA (Grant for the Arts) to develop a GPS-triggered poetic contemporary symphony, THE FROME MAIDENS.THE FROME MAIDENS, one of the first of a whole new generation of user-mediated mobile experiences, is a…
Posted on Tue 9 Mar 2010
Poet Ralph Hoyte, composer Marc Yeats and coder Phill Phelps have been awarded an Arts Council GftA (Grants for the Arts) to develop a GPS-triggered poetic contemporary symphony, THE FROME MAIDENS.THE FROME MAIDENS, one of the first of a whole new generation of user-mediated mobile experiences, is a…
Posted on Mon 8 Mar 2010
Theatre Sandbox, a new opportunity for theatre artists, companies and collectives, is offering six £10,000 commissions to support the research and development of experimental pieces of performance which engage with Pervasive Media Technologies.
Posted on Fri 5 Mar 2010
On March 12th The Tweeture will arrive at SXSW Interactive in Austin, Texas, intent upon devouring its population.The Tweeture is a robot-monster of Godzilla proportions who tweets. He’s big, he’s angry and he is going to eat the delegates of SXSWi. What will become of him? Can you find him at…
Posted on Thu 4 Mar 2010
Watershed has commissioned two research residencies at the Pervasive Media Studio that will support South West artists, to produce and present projects at the juncture of art, pervasive technologies and culture. We're pleased to welcome Jay Kerry & Becca Gill. A newly formed partnership, they…
Posted on Fri 26 Feb 2010
FutureStory visited Bristol in late 2009 to discover how a city build on trade and engineering has developed into a key player in the green economy, academia and the creative industries. Featured amongst other Bristol-based organisations were Aardman Animations, the BBC’s Natural History Unit and…
Posted on Mon 22 Feb 2010
Creative Technology Research Associate (one year fixed term) Grade: 2 £27,000
