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.
Posted on Wed 9 Nov 2011
The Studio's weekly Lunchtime Talks are open to anyone to attend and feature members of the Studio community and invited guests presenting their projects and inviting discussion. Attendance at the talks has been growing steadily over the last few months, so we thought it was time to start…
Posted on Fri 28 Oct 2011
The Pervasive Media Studio has been situated in nearby Anchor Square since opening in 2008. Today, we move to a a bigger, exciting space within Watershed. This new location and expansion marks the start of an extended partnership with both the University of Bristol and University of the West of…
