Prof. Rod King (Carnegie Faculty), Andrew Marran (Commercialisation) and myself have prepared a bid to Yorkshire Connect for commercialisation of the TQEF Virtual Runner project. The deadline had been 5.11., so this was done in my absence while I was in India.
Next Tuesday, 2.12., we are scheduled to give a presentation to the panel which will decide if we will be given this commercialisation grant.
Friday, November 28, 2008
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Creative Networks: About Technology Strategy Board
On Thursday evening, another event was organised at the Leeds College of Art and Design in the framework of "Creative Networks" (CN). This evening, Sian Brereton from the Technology Strategy Board gave an overview on the upcoming funding opportunities. Steve Smith did the moderation. Present were also Bill Boffin and Stuart McFarlane, both from Yorkshire Forward.
Pitches at this event were given by Peter Learoyd (Imagiclee), Kate Jones (Gillies Jones), Mark Longbottom (Platform58), and Edward Ryder (Biskit).
Creative Networks is jointly presented by the Leeds College of Art and the Elsie Whiteley Innovation Centre in Halifax, and is sponsored by the West Yorkshire Lifelong Learning Network (WYLLN). It offers a key networking opportunity for creative professionals across West Yorkshire, including the opportunity to 'pitch' your business to other delegates.
Pitches at this event were given by Peter Learoyd (Imagiclee), Kate Jones (Gillies Jones), Mark Longbottom (Platform58), and Edward Ryder (Biskit).
Creative Networks is jointly presented by the Leeds College of Art and the Elsie Whiteley Innovation Centre in Halifax, and is sponsored by the West Yorkshire Lifelong Learning Network (WYLLN). It offers a key networking opportunity for creative professionals across West Yorkshire, including the opportunity to 'pitch' your business to other delegates.
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
(2 days off sick)
Some kind of "bug" has been causing me to cough and sneeze since my first week in India. 3 weeks have passed since then, and it is still not gone, and I started feeling slowly worse. Therefore, I stayed at home on Monday, 24.11., and Tuesday, 25.11. Back at work on Wednesday.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
At the "We Love Technology" Salon, Huddersfield
On Thursday afternoon, I drove to Huddersfield to take part in the We Love Technology salon, which was organised by Lisa Roberts from BlinkMedia. I had teaching obligations, and so was not able to attend the first half of the event. I arrived around 16:00, just in time for giving my presentation: "From GPS to Artificial Mind". The 20 min talk basically was about using GPS for creative purposes and about the possibilities of Creative Technology in the true sense (artificial creativity).
Also from Leeds Met present were Linda Broughton and Ben Dalton. There were many artists and technologists from the region. Also a group of international students attended and gave a brief overview on their work and interest. I talked with Anaeli Kihunrawa from Tanzania, who has a multimedia business there and was very interested in the opportunities and possibilities for creative technology. I offered him to visit Leeds Met, and explore using our motion capture facilities for a project that he envisioned: capturing African folk dancing for 3D character animation.
Also from Leeds Met present were Linda Broughton and Ben Dalton. There were many artists and technologists from the region. Also a group of international students attended and gave a brief overview on their work and interest. I talked with Anaeli Kihunrawa from Tanzania, who has a multimedia business there and was very interested in the opportunities and possibilities for creative technology. I offered him to visit Leeds Met, and explore using our motion capture facilities for a project that he envisioned: capturing African folk dancing for 3D character animation.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
India Project
I am back from the travel to India. It has been a very rewarding activity, and I am very satisfied with the outcomes. The other participants in the project also have achieved their goals:
- several new poems and writings have been created by the workshop participants from both the UK and India, with the theme of environmental change at rivers, linked to spirituality and cultural heritage
- several paintings have been produced in this context, about river goddesses and impact on nature.
My own work has been done in the following areas:
- recording activities of the group in the workshops and interviews, by photography, video clips, GPS tracks.
- experimenting with immersive recording, using a head-worn camera and in-ear microphones, for a subjective recording of experiences.
I have organised the setting up of a live video-conference during the stay, linking our activities there in Gujarat with activities in Yorkshire (Sagar Street Gallery, Castleford). Further, I have setup and updated a development blog in which I reported about our daily activities related to this project: http://gujarat-yorkshire.blogspot.com/
I have given access to all the material I collected to the International Faculty, for use in their marketing of the International Week. I also have published an International Reflection and have provided material for a news release for the INN public web site.
- several new poems and writings have been created by the workshop participants from both the UK and India, with the theme of environmental change at rivers, linked to spirituality and cultural heritage
- several paintings have been produced in this context, about river goddesses and impact on nature.
My own work has been done in the following areas:
- recording activities of the group in the workshops and interviews, by photography, video clips, GPS tracks.
- experimenting with immersive recording, using a head-worn camera and in-ear microphones, for a subjective recording of experiences.
I have organised the setting up of a live video-conference during the stay, linking our activities there in Gujarat with activities in Yorkshire (Sagar Street Gallery, Castleford). Further, I have setup and updated a development blog in which I reported about our daily activities related to this project: http://gujarat-yorkshire.blogspot.com/
I have given access to all the material I collected to the International Faculty, for use in their marketing of the International Week. I also have published an International Reflection and have provided material for a news release for the INN public web site.
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