Posted on Wed 11 Jan 2012
Join us for an in conversation discussion between artist Jen Southern and Laura Sillars, Director of Site Gallery. This talk will introduce Southern's new work Polyrhythmia, a participatory audio installation developed through Sound and Music's Embedded Residency at Pervasive Media Studio. Join us…
Posted on Fri 30 Dec 2011
Magician and consultant Stuart Nolan visited the Studio recently to tell us about three key areas of work he has been involved with, giving us an idea of the variety of projects that he undertakes and an insight into how his background in magic has influenced his work in different roles. Stuart has…
Posted on Fri 23 Dec 2011
Multiplatform writer Hannah Wood and Jo Reid, Creative Director of Studio residents Calvium, came to the Studio to tell us about their experience of developing the occult-themed alternate reality game (ARG) Zoetrap for the StoryWorld conference. StoryWorld is the world's first transmedia…
Posted on Thu 8 Dec 2011
Last Friday the Studio welcomed Professor David Bull, Director of the Bristol Vision Institute (BVI), who came in to explain the ethos behind his virtual organization and to show us some examples of the types of work that he and his colleagues are engaged in. The BVI was set up in 2007 with the aim…
Posted on Mon 5 Dec 2011
Last Friday was openMIC 12, a one day event on the impact of cheap Android phones in the Internet of Things. I gave a short talk on the topic, covering mobile phones, internet fridges, robots, geocities, shanzai & kickstarter. I have no written version to post, instead I recommend reading &…
Posted on Fri 2 Dec 2011
Studio resident Tim Kindberg of matter 2 media recently launched roundness.org, a website for devotees of 'round content': media and things that are either round-framed, viewed in the round, or both. For example, have you ever visited a camera obscura like the one in Bristol, and stood around it…
Posted on Fri 2 Dec 2011
UWE MA Media Practice student Geraint Ffrancon joined the Studio earlier this year to work on Channel Weather Symmetry, a locative music composition project funded by the PRS Foundation and others though the Beyond Borders scheme and commissioned by Local Journeys (a Community Interest Company that…
Posted on Fri 25 Nov 2011
Studio Residents TangibleFX need your help with crowd funding for the development of their new product, the MIDI-Moov.What is the MIDI-Moov?The MIDI-Moov is a wireless, movement sensitive MIDI-controller that you can attach anywhere on your body using a Velcro strap. It plugs into existing effects…
Posted on Fri 25 Nov 2011
For last Friday’s Lunchtime Talk, Studio residents Mercurial Wrestler (creative producers
Posted on Mon 21 Nov 2011
Recently, Molly Price came to the Studio to give us a presentation on the latest developments in the field of Smart Clothes and Wearable Technology.
