Watershed at the heart of Creative Britiain
February 22, 2008
Posted by Clare in: Watershed | Innovation | Technology | Add a commentThe Government today published Creative Britain: New Talents for the New Economy, its Creative Economy action plan in which the future development of, and investment in, Britain’s creative industries is debated. Amongst the many examples of excellence cited was the work of Watershed.
Led by the Department for Media, Culture and Sport, in partnership with The Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform and the Department for Innovation, University and Skill, Creative Britain explores how organisations like Watershed are playing a vital developmental role in the wider creative economy – an economy which contributes £60 billion to the UK economy, employs 1.1 million people and which is growing at twice the rate of the economy as a whole.
The plan highlights several initiatives that have developed from partnerships Watershed has forged to embrace the wider creative and technology communities including MeiGeist, SE3D and the ground-breaking Pervasive Media Studio.
Download the plan: Creative Britain - New Talents for the Economy PDF (1.2mb)
Alistair Darling opens the Pervasive Media Studio
February 14, 2008
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Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling today opened the Pervasive Media Studio, which brings together the computing, communications and creative industries within a dynamic, cutting-edge work space to explore how new technologies could be used and what experiences could be created by this growing pervasive media environment. The Studio itself offers project development space, a wide variety of events and seminars for businesses and a creative learning programme for education and community groups.
The Studio is collaboration HP Labs and Watershed and will be managed by iShed, with University of West England and the University of Bristol as well as the South West's creative and technology industries. The project is also backed by the South West Regional Development Agency.
Home Sweet Home
January 21, 2008
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iShed has moved and taken over management of Leadworks on Anchor Square, Bristol which will be home to the Pervasive Media Studio, a partnership project between Watershed and HP Labs. The Studio will be a cross-disciplinary, cross-community space which will pioneer pervasive media projects through socially engaged practice and world-class research.
Residents will be a mix of commercial companies, researchers, artists and academics working in wireless and mobile R&D. Official launch details will follow in the near future.
Pervasive Media commissions
October 23, 2007
Posted by Clare in: Innovation | Ideas | Add a commentiShed has announced Media Sandbox, a new commissioning scheme to support South West companies/organisations to research emerging possibilities in digital media.
Media Sandbox, is looking to make six catalytic investments in innovative Research and Development pilots which exploit opportunities in digital media presented by pervasive computing/wireless technologies. The scheme is an entirely unique opportunity for SMEs to collaboratively create radical new products and processes – pushing forward understanding and potential usage of next generation digital media.
For more details, and to register for the launch event, visit www.mediasandbox.co.uk
Media Sandbox is managed by iShed working with South West Screen and Futurelab with support from South West Regional Development Agency and Watershed.
Smoke Signals
September 24, 2007
Posted by Clare in: Events | Innovation | Gaming | Mobile | 1 comment so far
Avant garde architects Minimaforms' SMS text message public sculpture ‘Smoke Signals’ at the Offload Festival which took place in Bristol on 13 - 16 September 2007. As a lead up to iShed's Pervasive Media commissioning fund (which will launch in November 2007), Watershed supported a range of located media activities as part of the Offload programme. more…
