Introducing...

Posted on Thu 11 Oct 2012

We've had lots of lovely new residents join the Studio recently so here’s a quick introduction for everyone:Kathy HindeOver the autumn, Kathy Hinde will compose a new work, Vocal Migrations, that combines live singing with electronically altered voices. She will be hot desking in the Studio and…

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Techy stuff with Matt and Tarim

Posted on Sun 7 Oct 2012

Lots of work has gone into getting the Vocal Migrations technology up and running by Matt Olden and Tarim at the studio. I got hold of 6 Raspberry Pi Computers (with still a few more on order)… not as easy as it sounds! - they have been extremely in demand since their release with long waits on…

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Open call: Craft + Technology Residencies

Posted on Fri 5 Oct 2012

Watershed is offering three makers’ residencies to research new projects at the intersection of craft, technology and culture. Over the past decade digital fabrication tools and communication technologies have been explored and utilised as craft tools and materials in their own right, producing…

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Tweeting The Dead with QLab and the Twitter Streaming API

Posted on Thu 4 Oct 2012

I Tweet Dead People is a twitter trail through York Museum, where visitors follow clues around the museum and tweet answers to unlock the next clue. It is the outcome of a collaboration between Imagemakers, Exeter University & York Museum as part of the React Heritage Sandbox. Your browser does…

Playing the Games

Posted on Fri 28 Sep 2012

We’re rolling two weeks into one for this installment of our blog – Monday 17th to Friday 28th September. Here’s a round-up of the most exciting things that have happened in and around the Studio since our last update! Our Director Clare gave a keynote at last week’s Hide & Seek…