Bristol's success in Digital Britain funding
Posted on Fri 6 Nov 2009
Out of 80 successful applications to the Technology Strategy Board’s recent
Always steal from the best: DreamWorks keynote at NASSCOM
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…
Dreaming by the pool: catching up with Shelley Page
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,
Simon's Drom Game Featured in Wired Magazine
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…
Rhythm and Hues, Hyderabad
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.
A trip to paradise
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…
Guerilla caravanning game Drom is now live!
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.
Researching the next billion: technology for the digitally disadvantaged
Posted on Wed 4 Nov 2009
The two companies we have visited who have excited me most (perhaps inevitably) are Nokia Research and HP Labs India in Bangalore, both of who are concentrating on finding ways to enable digitally disadvantaged people
Dinner with Pooja Warier of UnLtd India
Posted on Tue 3 Nov 2009
Before I left with Bangalore I had the fortune of having dinner with Pooja Warier, Director of UnLtd India.
as if it were the last time
Posted on Tue 3 Nov 2009
Imagine walking through a film, but it is happening on the streets you walk down everyday. Studio resident Duncan Speakman's 'as if it were the last time' invites you to take part in a unique subtlemob experience.