Posted on Fri 30 Oct 2009
First day of meetings and after an impressive breakfast we head out with our guide Tas to meet a couple of games companies. Despite a new bridge linking two sides of the city, traffic in Mumbai is terrible and it takes an hour and a half to get to each. I hadn't really thought much about flash games…
Posted on Thu 29 Oct 2009
On October the 8th 2009, Thought Den hosted a training session for the BBC's newest and brightest design recruits.
Posted on Wed 28 Oct 2009
Yesterday at C&binet a new event emerged in the programme, one that had not been scheduled. Spread via twitter the #outofthecloset unconference was conceived as a place to share thoughts on the stuff not being covered in the main sessions.Kicked off by Kathryn Corrick, the group of 20 or so of…
Posted on Tue 27 Oct 2009
This panel is not about copyright, which is a good thing. It is about risk and investment and am hoping the chair Steve Hewlett will include some thoughts on open innovation, collaboration and cross-sector Research and Development, as well as the more mainstream stuff.
Posted on Tue 27 Oct 2009
Cackle Cackle....The Iglab Halloween Special is on and they need you! From 7pm Friday 30th October Simon Games run their monthly games testing night
Posted on Tue 27 Oct 2009
Chaired by Robert Andrews of paidContent:UK, this panel explores whether the value of content inevitably trend towards zero? How do content owners add value to deliver effective “freemium” services? What role can new formats and technologies play?
Posted on Tue 27 Oct 2009
More copyright exploration from the main stage. This time an intelligent and textured speech from David Lammy: We are faced with an uncomfortable reality. Unlawful copying had caused crisis in the music industry and the film and publishing worlds are worrying that they are next.Technology has…
Posted on Tue 27 Oct 2009
David Rowan, Editor of Wired UK has curated an exhbition for C&binet. His brief: find the British creative companies, ideas and products that will help to transform the way we think about the creative economy in 2010.
Posted on Mon 26 Oct 2009
Led by Tim Suter, founder of Perspective Associates, the panel explores how best to tackle illegal file sharing. Speakers included Neil Berkett of Virgin Media; James Lancaster of BBC; Geoff Heath of ELSPA and Tiga; Jeremy Silver of Featured Artists Coalition; Andrew Harrison of THE WORD; John Reid…
Posted on Mon 26 Oct 2009
First day at C&binet and an impressive set up in a posh hotel. Lots of familiar faces and I get to meet some of the other Young Creative Interactive Entrepreneurs who I'll be travelling to India with on Wednesday. Jenni Russell welcomes the audience with the background to what aims to be a Davos…
