Posted on Tue 10 Nov 2009
Yes, that's right: studio resident Duncan Speakman was featured in Grazia, a magazine better known for its fashion tips and celebrity gossip than its interest in public art or the latest technology. Grazia chose Duncan’s latest work as if it were the last time – a piece commissioned by…
Posted on Sat 7 Nov 2009
Posted on Fri 6 Nov 2009
This afternoon we visited Golkonda, a ruined city c.1364–1512 situated west of Hyderabad. We arrived as the sun was going down (perfect temperature) and saw this spectacular ruin in the bluish haze of an Indian twilight. Beautiful.
Posted on Fri 6 Nov 2009
Out of 80 successful applications to the Technology Strategy Board’s recent
Posted on Fri 6 Nov 2009
Shelley Page gave the opening keynote at NASSCOM animation and gaming summit with an overview of how DreamWorks operates ("there is never such a thing as can't be done, rather how can we do it and how long will it take?") and some of the opportunities and challenges they have faced setting…
Posted on Thu 5 Nov 2009
It was lovely to sit down by the pool for a quick beer with Shelley Page of DreamWorks this evening,
Posted on Thu 5 Nov 2009
Michael Conroy of Wired UK's culture section interviewed successful game designers and studio residents Simon Games about their latest pervasive game. Drom, which means road, explores the precarious life of the Romani community, the generations-old nomadic people, who find their…
Posted on Thu 5 Nov 2009
Oscar winning Visual Effects company Rhythm and Hues (founded in LA in 1987) set up in Mumbai seven years ago to create the first quality animation/VX studio that could cover the entire production process.
Posted on Thu 5 Nov 2009
Last night we went to Paradise in Hyderabad. Described by Aneesh as something he had waited his whole life to do, this place is world famous for its Biryani. And it was pretty nice rice. Beautifully layered, moist and tasty. Worth a drive of over an hour? Am not sure myself, but totally worth it to…
Posted on Wed 4 Nov 2009
Studio Residents Simon Games' new game Drom is now live! Latest update from Simon Games:We have stuck a GPS tracker in a caravan and we are just setting off to London. The object of the game is to find us a place to spend the night in our caravan as close to the Soho Theatre in London as possible.
