What is pervasive media? How can we design immersive, creative, inclusive experiences for this new form? Bringing together practitioners, researchers and users from diverse backgrounds, the Pervasive Media Studio seeks to explore these questions, establishing a globally-recognised centre of excellence in the heart of Bristol, UK.
Cities across the world are about to enter the next phase of development. A near invisible network of radio frequency identification tags (RFID) is being deployed on many consumer items. These chips can connect to the Internet in an instant, creating a global network of physical objects or the ‘internet of things’. Is this the ultimate convenience in supply-chain management, the ultimate to...
Two major technology trends are reshaping the creative industries: Web 2.0 has created a rapid growth of User Generated Content which is changing the way content is made and delivered and networked and context-aware channels promise to change the way content is accessed and consumed. How will the consequences of these trends be commercialised? In November 2009, ...