[Media Sandbox] Media Sandbox May Newsletter

Tue Jun 2 14:58:44 BST 2009

Media Sandbox May Newsletter

Contents:

1. Media Sandbox projects' progress
2. Next events
3. In the press
4. Your input

1. Media Sandbox projects' progress

We¹ve had a busy May at Media Sandbox. Our six commissions continue
researching the opportunities posed by multi-platform technologies and we¹re
pleased to share their progressŠ

Events are underway: Legendary music producer Jools Holland helped to launch
a version HMC, Drake Music and bibic¹s ŒCyber-therapy¹ software called
ŒVisual Voice Pro¹ (pictures: http://www.flickr.com/groups/mediasandbox);
whilst C6 and Steal from Work prepare to host a city wide exhibition of
public art works in Bristol, to officially launch ŒStreet Art Dealer¹.

ŒStreet Art Dealer¹ needs your help  The ŒStreet Art Dealer¹ team are
appealing the general public to host a work on their wall (walls must ajoin
public space). If you have a wall to lend, please email them at:
walls at streetartdealer.com

AntiVJ have been on the road for most of the month, successfully testing
ŒMapping Software 1.0¹ at the 'Nuits Sonores' festival in Lyon, France.
They¹ve posted pictures and videos to their project journal:
http://www.mediasandbox.co.uk/category/antivj/

Indie Mobile and Nomos Media have worked hard on development this month:
Indie Mobile and Destar Limited have completed the first phase of ŒThe
Generator¹. The team are now discussing exciting possibilities for a launch
campaign with key artists.  Nomos Media have completed development of
ŒAudioEnable¹. Since chatting with Media Sandbox advisor Richard Hull of HP
Labs, they¹ve made modifications to the user interface and the online
Virtual Studio editing platform. Testing is underway, and so far, so good.

U-Soap Media have continued to test game scenarios for ŒViral Spiral¹. The
tests have thrown up many interesting questions for the team and provoked
some fascinating thoughts on why a resurgence of live TV is inevitable. Read
more on their project journal:
http://www.mediasandbox.co.uk/category/u-soapmedia/

Throughout May, all the projects have pushed their concepts into working
prototypes. The teams are moving forward at significant pace and we¹re
really excited by the ideas that are beginning to manifest. To follow their
progress, remember to check their Project Journals regularly:
http://www.mediasandbox.co.uk/

2. Next events

We¹ve made a few changes to our planned Media Sandbox events over the coming
months, to ensure we create events that are of maximum benefit to the
participants, the scheme and the wider community.

29 June | Watershed | Drinks Party| 6pm - On Monday 29th June, we¹re hosting
an informal drinks party at 6pm, Watershed, Bristol.  Please join us to
celebrate the success of this years¹ scheme and chat with the participants
about their plans for the final showcase later in the year. Tickets for the
event are available through our Eventbrite, online ticketing system:
http://drinksparty.eventbrite.com

September, TBC | Watershed | Final Showcase Event - The Media Sandbox final
showcase event will now be held in September, on a date to be confirmed.
We¹ll post more details about this soon, so watch out for information.

3. In the press

Check out the buzz around HMC¹s ŒVisual Voice Pro¹. The project has been
profiled in the Western Morning News, on Channel Bee and in various blogs
and magazines. You can check out the links to articles on the Media Sandbox
website: http://www.mediasandbox.co.uk/buzz/

The Guardian Tech¹s podcast team paid a visit to Bristol in May to find out
about our hot tech talent. Dropping by the Pervasive Media Studio, they
interviewed both past and present Media Sandbox participants, plus two of
our Media Sandbox Advisors, Gavin Henderson of Presentable TV and Dan
Efergan of Aardman Animations. You can listen to the podcast here:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/audio/2009/may/26/tech-weekly-podc
ast-bristol-digital

4. Your input

As well as reading the journals online we would encourage you to add your
suggestions and thoughts. This is not a closed research process and the
projects will respond to your comments.

We have set up a tag for delicious (http://delicious.com/tag/mediasandbox),
so if you see a useful website, please include the tag 'mediasandbox'. There
is also a flickr group (http://www.flickr.com/groups/mediasandbox) to add
pictures to. This will help build a body of knowledge from which everyone
can benefit.

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Best wishes,
Victoria
http://www.mediasandbox.co.uk/

Media Sandbox is managed by iShed working with South West Screen with
support from South West Regional Development Agency and Watershed.

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Victoria Tillotson

iShed Project Manager
T +44 (0)117 9157233 /  http://www.ished.net / http://www.watershed.co.uk
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