Lunchtime Talk: Beyond Dance Dance Revolution

Posted on Wed 4 Apr 2012

Guerilla Dance Project has been operating as a dance company for 2-3 years. Laura Kriefman is also a Clore fellow.Laura began by showing a video  that spanned the length of Guerilla Dance Project, tracing its development, from dancing with everyday objects, to sound-triggering objects and embedding…


Lunch time Talk: The Most Dangerous Game: Exposing Sixth Formers to Power Tools

Posted on Tue 27 Mar 2012

Sam Phippen and Tim Jones are undergraduate computer scientists at Bristol University, together, along with their constructed robot Alice, they presented the student robotics programme that they run for sixth formers at various schools in Bristol. The project culminates in a robotics competition,…


Weekly Blog

Posted on Tue 27 Mar 2012

Week commencing 12th MarchHello and welcome to the first edition of the Pervasive Media Studio’s weekly blog, put together to highlight the achievements, activities and general comings and goings of the studio residents. As ever it has been a busy week for all of us. Check out what we have been up…


Weekly Blog

Posted on Tue 27 Mar 2012

Week commencing 19th MarchHello campers, it’s been relatively quiet in the Studio this week, as a lot of the studio residents are taking the energy of the Studio to partners around the world! A strange blanket of serenity has fallen over the usual hustle and bustle of the studio; in fact I can…


Heritage Sandbox: from Georgian Gardens to future cemeteries

Posted on Mon 26 Mar 2012

Six projects have been commissioned out of the South West to unlock histories, hauntings and happenings in all kinds of UK heritage attractions, unraveling rich experiences through the use of cutting edge technologies. The commissions come under the banner of Heritage Sandbox, the first run of…


Lunchtime Talk: The Quantum Workshop: why isn't the world more weird?

Posted on Thu 22 Mar 2012

Lia and James from The Quantum Workshop: part of the department of physics at UCL brought their public outreach project to the Pervasive Media Studio. They want to bring their specialism: experimental quantum physics to a wider audience.The Quantum Workshops mission statement is: Why isn’t the…


AppFurnace powers the Guardian ‘Streetstories’ audio app for King's Cross

Posted on Wed 21 Mar 2012

The latest app from the Guardian - “King’s Cross, London - Streetstories” - was created using Calvium’s AppFurnace platform. The app is an immersive audio walking guide with a difference; as users wander through the streets of King’s Cross, the app automatically activates sounds, music and…


Bordeaux Digital Week

Posted on Tue 20 Mar 2012

This week the Pervasive Media Studio is heading to Bristol's twin city, Bordeaux, to take part in the Semaine Digitale de Bordeaux. Now in it's second year, Bordeaux Digital Week is France's foremost creative technology event, exploring the very latest in digital experiences.


i-Doc Symposium 22nd-23rd March

Posted on Fri 16 Mar 2012

i-Docs  2012 is the only UK event dedicated to Interactive Documentary and it’s happening here at the Watershed on the 22-23 March. Produced by Pervasive Media Studio residents, the Digital Cultures Research Centre, it will introduce a collection of people from diverse backgrounds and practices…