Posted on Thu 31 Oct 2013
Weekly Blog 21-25 OctoberThis week, the Studio has been full of youthful curiosity, as kids have been visiting to learn about conductive ink and digital storytelling, and vistoring students from Taylors University in Malaysian have been in for workshops exploring Playable Cities and Interactive…
Posted on Thu 24 Oct 2013
We’ve had a thoroughly lively week at the Studio; the Sandbox projects are gathering momentum and the Family Arts Festival has prompted some surreal and magical entertainment from some of our residents. We’re getting ready for few days of round-the-clock captivation as Daniel Burwen comes to…
Posted on Sat 19 Oct 2013
This talk marked the beginning of two months of magic at the Studio. Our magicians in residence, Kieron Kirkland and Stuart Nolan each have exciting visions for the future of magic. They will be collaborating with the Interaction and Graphics lab at Bristol University, and will be showcasing the…
Posted on Fri 18 Oct 2013
It has been a week of ends and beginnings at the Studio as we say goodbye to the enlightening glow of Submergence, and we prepare to take many fascinating new people and projects under our roof. The seedlings of future Objects Sandbox projects are being planted at Ideas Labs around the South West…
Posted on Tue 15 Oct 2013
It’s been a spellbinding week in the Studio as we played host to the world’s first Magic Hack, one of our New Talent and Graduate residents started and lots of our lovely Studio residents headed to Venturefest. Read on to find out more:On Monday we were joined by Josh Barnes, a recent graduate…
Posted on Fri 11 Oct 2013
This week we have been preparing to tumble Down The Rabbit Hole for Watershed’s Studio inspired family friendly events, been dazzled at a fantastic Lunchtime Talk by our magicians in residence and are looking forward to the first ever danceroom Spectroscopy Festival! Read on to find out more:As…
Posted on Mon 7 Oct 2013
Richard Adams, the Senior Academic Program Manager at Microsoft, came to talk to us at the Studio about the future of education in a time where we have a world of information at our fingertips. Due to the vast pool of knowledge that is the Internet, our world is rapidly transforming, and the…
Posted on Thu 3 Oct 2013
It has been a very busy week in the Studio, with an influx of new people and new ideas. We have been getting acquainted with the participants of the Future Documentary Sandbox and their fascinating projects, as well as welcoming our new magicians in residence, Stuart and Kieron. We also have Nan Guo…
Posted on Fri 27 Sep 2013
On Friday 20 September, Behavioural Scientist, Professor Alex Bentley came to the Studio to talk about his recent research into collective decision making. He and his colleagues have been developing a map of decision-making patterns that helps us to plot out and understand social behavior in an era…
Posted on Wed 25 Sep 2013
Weekly blog - 16/09/2013 - 20/09/2013From selecting the robot design finalists, to meeting our Brazilian Playable City counterparts, this week has been one of preparing for exciting new things. On top of all this, the Studio is getting ready to welcome our resident magicians next week, so we are all…
