Patrick showing us the Ichneumon Wasp Radio. Photograph by Tom Metcalfe.

Parasitic Products and Designing Deviance: Lunchtime Talk Write-up

Posted on Fri 6 Dec 2013

Last Friday, Patrick Stevenson-Keating, founder ofStudio PSK, came to PM Studio to discuss one of his latest projects; Parasitic Products. Studio PSK is made up of a small handful of people who, despite having had formal training, have decided to tread a their own path in the design world. The ethos…

Mock press interviews at the Future Documentaries Workshop - Clare used the opportunity to thank everyone for their hard work.

Magic Showcase, Movember and Meeting Creative Scotland

Posted on Mon 2 Dec 2013

There was a lively atmosphere in the Studio last week as our Magicians in Residence intensively tinkered with their magical devices in preparation for their Showcase next Wednesday, we welcomed Objects Sandbox and Future Documentary participants who came to the Studio for their prospective…


Communication Quilt: Lunchtime Talk Write-up

Posted on Thu 28 Nov 2013

Last Friday, we were joined for another inspiring talk about collisions of physical and digital. One of this year’s graduate residents, Josh Barnes discussed hisCommunication Quilt; a project combining augmented reality technologies with traditional crafts in order to create a warm, physically…


Elements of Interactive Storytelling - Video of Daniel Burwen's Lunchtime Talk

Posted on Wed 27 Nov 2013

With over 10 years experience in the creative industries, working in design and console games (EA Games, Activision) and interactive media (Walt Disney Imagineering), Daniel Burwen, the brains behind the Operation Ajax, joined us for one of our Lunchtime Talks in October to share his thoughts and…


Mischief, Relics and Documentaries

Posted on Fri 22 Nov 2013

This week we’ve assembled a crack team of mischief-makers to take part in Bristol’s Daredevil Tournament, we had our last Future Documentary Sandbox session and Stand + Stare have installed their interactive exhibition Everyday Relics in Manchester.


What Happened at the World's First Magic Hack?

Posted on Thu 21 Nov 2013

Last week the Studio hosted the world’s first Magic Hack. What do hacked e-cigarettes, bone conductors, polymorph, conductive paint and RFID tags have to do with magic? We didn’t know, but we had a team of magicians and creative technologists who were ready to find out.In the initial…

 Hannah with her academic hat on

Digital Hat – What Happened Next: Lunchtime Talk Write-up

Posted on Wed 20 Nov 2013

Last Friday we were joined by Hannah Nicklin and Seth Honnor who came to talk to us about the latest developments of Digital Hat; a project focussing on using pervasive technologies to revolutionise the concept of value exchange surrounding live events.Digital HatThis talk was a kind of follow up to…


Documentaries @ Watershed

Posted on Wed 13 Nov 2013

Over the next couple of weeks, the Watershed will be showing a couple of films that link up with some of the interests of the Pervasive Media Studio and its residents.Project Wild Thing is David Bond’s call to parents to ‘stop buying iPads and take your children outdoors.’ Having grown up…


New Studio residents announced

Posted on Wed 13 Nov 2013

Following our new resident competition launched earlier this year, we are delighted to welcome four fantastic new faces to the Pervasive Media Studio community.Graduate and new talent residents:Josh Barnes is a recent graduate in 3-D Design from the University Of Brighton. Josh's work explores the…


Cascade: Lunchtime Talk Write-up

Posted on Wed 13 Nov 2013

Last Friday, we were joined by Jody Mason and Gaz Bushell; two old friends who used to spend a lot of time playing videogames together. Jody and Gaz’s professional careers have taken them in very different directions from each other. Jody is a senior lecturer at Essex University, who has been…