#TwitterLive

Pervasive Media at #TwitterLive

Posted on Wed 27 Apr 2016

There was a strong Pervasive Media Studio presence at last night’s fantastic #TwitterLive event, a unique and interactive journey to the heart of Twitter held at a secret pop up location in London.

Studio residents at SXSW

Notes from SXSW 2016

Posted on Thu 24 Mar 2016

Last week three Studio residents, Chloe Meineck, Peter Bennett, Tom Metcalfe and I shipped out to sunny Texas for the annual SXSW Interactive Festival.

Photo of Sophie Shaw
Lunchtime talk write-up

Can we rave in the name of science?

Posted on Mon 21 Mar 2016

Sophie Shaw first experienced frisson while training as a dancer, although at that point she didn’t have a word to describe the feeling...

Verity McIntosh (accepting a Sparkie on behalf of Clare Reddington) with Sammy Payne of Open Bionics
Studio blog

And the winner is…

Posted on Thu 3 Mar 2016

The Oscars may be the latest from award season for the rich and famous, but we’ve been celebrating our own wins in the Studio, with residents getting nominated for, and winning regional awards. Whilst she was on the other side of the world, our Creative Director Clare Reddington picked up a…

Photo of Jon Aitken delivering his Lunchtime Talk
Lunchtime talk write-up

What is a vlogger? Jon Aitken on the current YouTube landscape

Posted on Fri 26 Feb 2016

Studio resident and vlogger Jon Aitken joined us on Friday 19 February to talk about the YouTube community, and how the site is dominated by a relatively small number of vloggers who have a vast number of followers.

Beacon Choir by 2015 New Talent Resident Thomas Williams on display at The Rooms. Photo by Max McClure.

Announcing our 2016 Residency programme

Posted on Tue 23 Feb 2016

We are very excited to announce this year’s programme of residency opportunities at Watershed, based in the Pervasive Media Studio. There will be three programmes to choose from, each offering something slightly different.

Image: Yohei Miura YCAM
Studio blog

International forays, iterative critters and the end of an era

Posted on Thu 18 Feb 2016

We’ve had something of an international exchange in the Studio over the past couple of weeks.Last week we hosted technologists from YCAM (Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media) along with their RAM (Reactor for Awareness in Motion) motion capture tool. We produced a series of workshops to experiment…

Photo of Chanti Hobbit, credit: Shamphat Photography

Hula hoops and monsters: playing with motion capture

Posted on Wed 17 Feb 2016

With support from Daiwa Foundation and British Council we were able to bring RAM to the UK for the first time and share the project with dancers, artists, circus performers and choreographers.