Solar Flares, ‘Sphere Factories & Birthday Fun

Posted on Thu 21 Feb 2013

It’s been a week of celebrations in the Studio as we turned the grand old age of five last Thursday! nu desine are getting ready to ship their Sphere’s into the world and we’ve got a fantastic brief for you to apply for, read on to find out more:       It’s been a busy week for nu…


Bristol Games Hub

Posted on Thu 21 Feb 2013

We are really excited to share that the brand new Bristol Games Hub, founded by Studio alumni Debbie and Tomas Rawlings from Auroch Digital and current resident Ben Trewhella from Opposable Games, is now up and running in the heart of Stokes Croft.


Solar Flares, Sublime Auroras & Data Visualisation

Posted on Wed 20 Feb 2013

What happens when you combine art, technology, and science? As part of her Communicating Science residency, run in collaboration with IOP Publishing, Helen White is trying to find out. We joined her at the halfway point to see what she has been looking at over the past 6 weeks.Having based her…

Virtual rendering of coastal cliffs

Dear Esther Lunchtime Talk on DShed

Posted on Mon 18 Feb 2013

It's been a rollercoaster couple of years for thechineseroom. Back in 2009 they picked up an award for Best World/Story at IndieCade for their experimental mod called Dear Esther. Three years later, Dear Esther is an indie hit, and they're no longer just an academic research project but a studio…


Awards & Play Tests

Posted on Fri 15 Feb 2013

The Studio’s been bustling this week as teaching kicked off for an Experience Design MA module that the Studio is hosting, and lots of our lovely Residents have been nominated for very exciting a

Studio birthday celebrations

Happy birthday Pervasive Media Studio

Posted on Fri 15 Feb 2013

Yesterday we hit a very grown up milestone as Valentines day for us meant that it has been 5 whole years since we launched the Studio with robots on stilts and Alistair Darling cutting a digital ribbon.5 years on and we have worked with hundreds of incredible, inspiring people and organisations from…


Solar Wind Chime: Lunchtime Talk Write-Up

Posted on Fri 8 Feb 2013

On Friday 25 January we were treated to a Lunchtime Talk by designer Helen White. In early January Helen joined the Studio on a three month Communicating Science Residency, supported by IOP Publishing. Following a career in the music industry, Helen recently graduated from UWE with a first class…

Tim Kindberg demonstrates 'nth screen' system, syncing film over multiple devices

Guest blog: Matt Gibson on visiting the Studio

Posted on Wed 6 Feb 2013

Last week we took part in a city-wide Open Doors event as part of Digital Bristol Week. We put out an open invitation for people to visit the Studio and perhaps take a tour to meet the residents and see some of the work that is created here. Matt Gibson was one of over 50 people who took up the…


Future Docs & City Strata

Posted on Fri 1 Feb 2013

It’s been an exciting week in the Studio as we kick off for Digital Bristol Week and our Artists Showcase. Tickets are flying out for the REACT Ideas Labs and nu desine have headed to California for NAMM 2013:  Spaces are filling up very quickly for the REACT Ideas Labs ahead of the Future…