Weekly Blog

Posted on Fri 27 Apr 2012

Week commencing 23rd AprilDrip, Drip, Drop, little April showers, not so much of the little from where we are sitting!So what have we all been up to in the shelter of the studio:We have some lovely new residents Lumiere Digitale and they say they are SO HAPPY to be here. Lumiere Digitale is a…


Lunchtime Talk: How to Survive the Future

Posted on Fri 27 Apr 2012

Lunchtime Talk: How to Survive the Future Building international engagement with a transmedia documentary projectNaomi Smyth and her husband Sam have a combined background in live events, theatre, documentary, environmental science and environmental activism, their new collaborative project is…

Image of workshop at Pervasive Media Studio by Sam Frost Photography

Open call for Studio Residencies 2012

Posted on Wed 25 Apr 2012

Watershed is pleased to announce an open call for Studio Residencies. We're offering two artists an opportunity to spend supported time at Pervasive Media Studio, to research new projects at the intersection of art, technology and culture. This is a unique opportunity to explore process and practice…


Weekly blog - Week commencing 16 April

Posted on Fri 20 Apr 2012

I really get to observe all the antics of the Pervasive Media Studio from my desk, just to give you a picture as I scan across the room, Kieron and Tom from Calvium are laughing together, probably at one of Tom’s jokes, Rik Lander is staring intently at his computer screen, the Mercurial Wrestlers…


Lunchtime Talk: Ritual Perspectives on Pervasive Gaming

Posted on Fri 20 Apr 2012

Dan Dixon is a senior lecturer at Bristol University of the West Of England, resident at the Pervasive Media Studio and a member of DCRC Dan’s talk addressed some of the parallels, similarities and differences between pervasive gaming and primitive rituals. He presented a piece of research that…


Weekly Blog - Week commencing 9 April

Posted on Fri 13 Apr 2012

The Easter bunny has disappeared down the rabbit hole and it’s game on in the Studio, as everyone gets their collective head down and prepares for a productive summer. This week lots of weird and wonderful sounds have been drifting around the studio from various apps and instruments, what else has…


Pervasive Media Studio at Bordeaux Digital Week

Posted on Thu 12 Apr 2012

March 2012The Pervasive Media Studio was invited to take part in this year’s Bordeaux Digital Week, France’s foremost creative technology festival, exploring the very latest in digital experiences.


Weekly Blog

Posted on Thu 5 Apr 2012

Week commencing 2nd AprilThis week has gone eggs-cellently, everyone is eggstremely happy despite being egg-traordinarily busy. That’s right, you guessed it: Easter is upon us and we are all getting in the mood. The promise of chocolate and Easter cheer is all around as we get geared up for…


Lunchtime Talk: Beyond Dance Dance Revolution

Posted on Wed 4 Apr 2012

Guerilla Dance Project has been operating as a dance company for 2-3 years. Laura Kriefman is also a Clore fellow.Laura began by showing a video  that spanned the length of Guerilla Dance Project, tracing its development, from dancing with everyday objects, to sound-triggering objects and embedding…


Lunch time Talk: The Most Dangerous Game: Exposing Sixth Formers to Power Tools

Posted on Tue 27 Mar 2012

Sam Phippen and Tim Jones are undergraduate computer scientists at Bristol University, together, along with their constructed robot Alice, they presented the student robotics programme that they run for sixth formers at various schools in Bristol. The project culminates in a robotics competition,…