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Posted on Wed 5 Jan 2011

N.B. News related to this project will be posted first on the [url]www.bristolbrailletechnology.com#news[/url] web site.There will be periodical updates on the pmstudio site.Ed Rogers P.S. The above web site is now managed through [url]www.pachydermspicture.com[/url] Posted by Ed


From trial to app: user feedback, experience design & lessons learned

Posted on Wed 5 Jan 2011

In December we were all excited about the launch of the first iPhone app for the Tower of London, which was a great success. Last week Calvium's  Creative Director, Jo Reid did a talk at the Pervasive Media Studio about the process involved from trial to the launched app. Jo described the history…


New Year Honours: Watershed's Dick Penny awarded MBE

Posted on Tue 4 Jan 2011

Our warmest congratulations go to Dick Penny, who was appointed MBE for his services to the creative industries in Bristol. As Managing Director of Watershed, Dick has been a key figure in the development and success of the Studio since its opening in 2008 and remains close to the Studio through his…


The challenge of indoor positioning

Posted on Sun 2 Jan 2011

Most of us are used to GPS and take being able to locate yourself outdoors for granted. But what about indoor positioning? Why is it so much harder and what options are out there? Tom Melamed, Product Director of Calvium and Dan Williams, Creative Technology Research Associate at the Pervasive Media…


Merry Christmas, everybody! Thanks for a great 2010.

Posted on Thu 16 Dec 2010

Can you believe that 2010 is already coming to a close? Time flies when you’re having a good time and we’ve had an incredibly exciting year. There have been new additions to our team, fascinating projects and new collaborators. We’ve run and supported great events, met amazing people and…

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Invite to Collaborate: set brief for masters student to work on your project

Posted on Wed 15 Dec 2010

An opportunity for companies in the Creative Industries sector: Do you have a technology-based idea/question/problem that you never manage to get around to working on because pesky client work always gets in the way? Or a new app/area of tech-driven business you would like to develop but can’t…

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Bristol Braille Technology

Posted on Fri 26 Nov 2010

The Pachyderms' Picture BCD project is in the process of being relaunched as an aspect of Bristol Braille Technology. See www.bristolbrailletechnology.com for the latest.