Posted on Tue 12 Apr 2011
I'm already blown away with how quickly Sharon is adapting what must be very ingrained ways of thinking and working. She seems to have a natural grasp of how technology at a high level can fundamentally alter how she goes about writing something. I think it's a testament to the kind of flexibility,…
Posted on Tue 12 Apr 2011
Well my brain is at bursting point, but a happy bursting point. If that makes any sense......I have been skilfully guided through some of the practicals of how Sharon goes about what she does. Learning about the various elements that you need to carefully weight and balance in order to produce a…
Posted on Mon 11 Apr 2011
We have had a busy week... mainly on my part, trying to get my head round an R&S process that requires planning and mapping and logging and consultation when all I used to do was sit at my computer, smoke endless cigarettes and throw things on paper with wilful abandon.Tom has been a saviour in…
Posted on Mon 11 Apr 2011
Amongst the omnipresent marketing at SXSW were a tool I've not seen used for advertising before: pico projectors. Any flat surface in Austin that wasn't already covered in posters and flyers could quickly be turned into a film trailer or game demo thanks to backpack mounted projectors. Temporary…
Posted on Mon 11 Apr 2011
So at the end of Week 2, I think we're gaining some insights into what kind of product we might end up with from the residency. There's still more research to be done, but we've now widened the scope slightly and are looking at two paths, which may converge, or we may need to pick one or the other,…
Posted on Fri 8 Apr 2011
On Thursday 31 March we introduced our new artists in residence to a cross-section of the Pervasive Media community and general public. The talk took place at the end of their first week with us, so the presentations and discussions were open and exploratory.Sharon Clark and Tom Burton presented…
Posted on Thu 7 Apr 2011
In 2010 Watershed commissioned Proto-type Theater, as part of Theatre Sandbox 2010, to explore how theatre practitioners can use pervasive technologies. A test version of Fortnight was the outcome. We are delighted to be working with Proto-type, Mayfest and Bristol Old Vic to bring the full version…
Posted on Tue 5 Apr 2011
Last night I received the following text from Tom:Bugger biscuits... the second recording of our session appears to be 40 mins of blank. Other one good though. So the blog boast I had so smugly made about recording our sessions for the whole universe to listen in to stumbled at the first hurdle -…
Posted on Sun 3 Apr 2011
It was a cold, moonless night..... strike that- cold, moonless morning...strike that- by the time we'd fully awoken and gotten to Bristol it was a bright, shiny and sparkly world. We've just finished our first week at the PM Studio. And I couldn't be more excited. I don't know whether it's just…
Posted on Sat 2 Apr 2011
I meet with Tom on a Saturday morning at my place. He is armed with cake and recording equipment. I make tea and have a growing sense of just how little I know about creative technology. I ask him if he minds that we do not use the word 'platform' - I want it banned from our conversations. He nods…
