Slingshot - the difficult second album: Last week's Lunchtime Talk

Posted on Tue 18 Sep 2012

Friday 7 September saw our program of Lunchtime Talks kick off again after the August break with a corker from Simon Johnson, Studio alumni and co-director of Slingshot. Slingshot are a Bristol based games company with extensive experience in creating games; from mass participation spectaculars to…


Zombies, Graffiti & Game Tests

Posted on Fri 7 Sep 2012

Week commencing 27 August: There’s a renewed energy in the Studio this week as everyone’s started returning from their summer breaks. We’ve been out on the streets of Bristol play testing for the wonderful Igfest and have loads of exciting developments and news from our brilliant community of…


Future heritage, Authenticity in Games and more about SXSWi

Posted on Wed 29 Aug 2012

Week commencing 20 August: Last weekend saw See No Evil kick off in style on Friday night with the Mail, Maps and Motion at the Passenger Shed. On Saturday, a massive party on Nelson Street showcased this years breath-taking graffiti commissions and Sunday saw the street transformed again with a…


Reactionary Voting & Mail, Maps and Motion

Posted on Wed 22 Aug 2012

Week commencing 13 August 2012:It’s been an exciting week in the Studio as we geared up for Mail, Maps and Motion. On Monday Julien Vuillet joined Joanie and the team in the edit suite to work on the development of the piece. They then spent Tuesday and Wednesday putting the finishing touches to…


UltraHaptics Workshop: Write-Up

Posted on Fri 10 Aug 2012

On the 24th July, the Pervasive Media Studio and the University of Bristol’s Interaction and Graphics Research Group (BIG) presented a two-


Superheroes & Start Ups

Posted on Tue 7 Aug 2012

Week commencing 30 July: With the Olympic games now in full swing we can’t help but wish they’d brought back some of the weird and fantastic sports that used to be included in the early 1900’s. We’d definitely tune in for Tug Of War, the Long Jump for Horses or the Swimming Obstacle Race!…


Assemble 2012: Tickets available now

Posted on Fri 3 Aug 2012

Watershed are pleased to be partners in Assemble 2012: The Crafts Council conference taking place on Thursday 20 September at RIBA, London. The focus of the conference is on the contribution that craft makes to innovation and enterprise, and the relationship between making, science and technology.