The latest iteration of Di Mainstone and Seb Madgwick's Digi-bow for the Human Harp project
Studio blog

Anagram in America and the end of the beginning of Play Sandbox

Posted on Fri 13 Mar 2015

We have a number of exciting opportunities currently open to applications. From this year’s Playable City Award to our Artist Residency and New and Emerging Talent Residencies there are plenty of ways to become part of the Studio community and to get the support/funding/space to develop your ideas…

Katherine Jewkes
Lunchtime talk write-up

Using Digital Technology in Live Performance

Posted on Tue 10 Mar 2015

The Friday before last, Katherine Jewkes, who recently joined the Studio as REACT producer, gave a Lunchtime Talk about her previous work at National Theatre Wales and the creative use of digital in theatre productions. Here are a few of the key points I took away from the talk.

danceroom Spectroscopy in Bhutan
Studio blog

Flatland, Funded Residencies and New Faces

Posted on Fri 6 Mar 2015

This week, we have announced 4 exciting, funded residency opportunities. We have one artist residency, and three New and Emerging Talent residencies up for grabs for those who want to come and explore ideas at the point where art, culture and technology meet. We are delighted that James Richards and…

A mock up of Victoria Forrest's exhibition for the Great Festival of Creativity in Shanghai. Image by Adam Place
Studio blog

Applications for Playable City Award 2015 are now OPEN

Posted on Fri 27 Feb 2015

This week, we announced the call out for applications for the 3rd annual Playable City Award, looked Though Another’s Eyes and waved our hankies in residents’ general direction as they journeyed East for exhibitions and labs in Shanghai and Tokyo.Applications are now open for the 2015 Playable…

Connected Play set up a swing in the Studio as part of the last REACT Play Sandbox workshop. Photo @ReactHub
Studio blog

Talking treasure troves and texting trees in texas...

Posted on Fri 20 Feb 2015

This week, we are hugely excited to find out that Jonathan Chomko and Matthew Rosier’s 2014 Playable City Award winning project, Shadowing has been nominated for the Design Museum’s Designs of the Year award...

Photo of Fog Bridge
Lunchtime talk write-up

Reflections on Fujiko Nakaya's Fog Bridge

Posted on Tue 17 Feb 2015

“I was initially painting clouds but this was in the 60s when everyone was out on the streets so I no longer wanted to paint clouds, I wanted to interact with the environment and the actuality of society” Fujiko Nakaya

Image @JoannaLansdowne
Studio blog

Welcome to the completion of your preoperational stage (Happy birthday)

Posted on Fri 13 Feb 2015

Tomorrow, 14 February 2015, the Pervasive Media Studio will celebrate it's seventh birthday. As we are not (all) in the habit of coming in on Saturday, we had a lovely wee tea and cake party this afternoon. I stood on a bench and said a thing (once a drama student...) and I thought I might share it…

Hello Lamp Post Austin
Studio blog

Tomorrow we are 7 years old…

Posted on Fri 13 Feb 2015

As we get ready to revel in birthday celebrations, we gear up for the 3rd year of the Playable City Award, welcome new residents to the Studio and see David, our Creative Technologist getting stuck into a lot of exciting project-tinkering.Hello Lamp Post went live in Austin Texas yesterday. Pan…

Devraj working on the Raincloud circuit board
Studio blog

Gathering Rainclouds

Posted on Fri 6 Feb 2015

From Rainclouds to photo-sharing apps, satellites to mind-controlled beer robots, a plethora of weird and wonderful prototypes were born in the Studio this week…