The Pervasive Media Studio is a unique link between creative practice and leading edge research, pioneering new digital media through socially engaged experimental projects.
Researchers from universities, the computing & communication industries, the creative industries and local communities are working in an open innovation environment to explore ideas that deliver: new technologies, new delivery channels, new content, new experiences and new business opportunities.
The strength of the studio’s research lies in the eclectic mix of experience and perspectives within its projects. Research programmes are being developed in the areas listed below. For some activity is underway, others currently remain areas of interest.
Context-based delivery of experiences
- Locative applications
- Intelligent spaces, new experiences and narrative
- Context atoms and authoring frameworks
- Designing experiences out of fusion (of the digital and the physical)
Pervasive and mobile games
- Mixing the physical and digital
- New interactions and game mechanics
- Alternate Reality Games
- Scalable participation
- Business models
Pervasive media in public spaces
- Engaging with embedded, large and responsive screens
- Machine recognisable street architecture as triggers for context
- Digital reflections on physical spaces
User Generated Content (UGC)
- Everyday digital lifestyles and creative contribution
- Public engagement: consumers, data providers, participants, co-authors
Creating new performance spaces and delivery channels
- New digital channels for the performing arts
- Embedded intelligent and performance
- Live theatre and located narrative
Language, ecology and ethics
- The language of pervasive media
- The ecology of the Arts
- Socially acceptable design – designing for the individual
This list of research strands reflects the interests of the organisations and individuals currently engaged with the Pervasive Media Studio. We are open for our research to be enriched and augmented by projects and influences as more organizations find the studio space and its network a rewarding place to pursue their strategic objectives.