Lunchtime talk write-up
Syncself 2
Posted on Thu 26 Mar 2015
On 30 January, we were joined by transmedia storyteller Karen Palmer, who came to talk to us about her recent Parkour Neurogame, SYNCSELF 2.
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Floppy Disks and Omniscient Card Tables
Posted on Fri 20 Mar 2015
We have a lot of exciting project developments to share with you this week. Human Harp, Nano Simbox, and Black Tonic are all in full swing, preparing to launch later this year. We have also discovered a novel use for floppy discs as Bristol was temporarily dunked into dusk during this morning’s…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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...
Lunchtime talk write-up
How to Write About Social Media - A few things I took away from Nikesh Shukla and Chris Killen's Lunchtime Talk.
Posted on Wed 18 Feb 2015
At the end of January we were joined by authors Nikesh Shukla and Chris Killen, who share a talent for describing the frailties of living life by social media ephemera. They both read from their latest books, Meatspace and In Real Life, and then discussed the relevance of the 21st Century novel and…
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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
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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…