[Media Sandbox] Media Sandbox April Newsletter

Fri May 1 13:22:36 BST 2009

Media Sandbox Newsletter

Contents:

1. Media Sandbox projects' progress
2. Next events
3. Recommended research
4. Your input

1. Media Sandbox projects' progress

Our six Media Sandbox commissions
(http://www.mediasandbox.co.uk/2009-commissions/) have been striding
forwards with their projects this month. The groups are researching the
opportunities posed by multi-platform technologies and we are pleased to
share their recent progressŠ

There¹s exciting news from both Indie Mobile and HMC, Drake Music and bibic:
After a month of research, Indie Mobile have appointed a technical partner -
London agency Destar Limited - to help tweak and trim ŒThe Generator¹.
Things have also hurtled forwards for HMC, Drake Music and bibic. Legendary
music producer Jools Holland will launch a version of their ŒCyber-therapy¹
software called ŒVisual Voice Pro¹. A high profile event will take place in
early May at Rich Mix Studios, East London.

After weeks of research, this week saw U-Soap Media begin the practical test
phase for ŒViral Spiral¹. Happily, they¹ve gathered together a fantastic
group of actors and directors, who have thrown themselves headlong into the
project. With buzzers at the ready, the first session saw the play out of
game scenarios and invaluable discussion around the findings. You can see
pictures from the session here: http://www.flickr.com/groups/mediasandbox/.

Nomos Media have been on the road with Radio in Schools this month,
promoting ŒAudioEnable¹ to over 30,000 teachers and industry reps at the
National Education Show in Birmingham. Despite a slightly shaky technical
start, they signed up an impressive number of schools and made valuable
contact with a number of Brands, who were really excited about the potential
of the project.

Having an early beta release of ŒStreet Art Dealer¹ has helped a great deal
in generating feedback and ideas for C6 and Steal from Work. This month will
see them building a strong body of artists and artworks; planning a major
project launch in Bristol; nurturing some high profile buyer case studies;
and alongside all of this, ironing out the system¹s technical and usability
issues.

AntiVJ are immersed in the development phase of ŒMapping Software 1.0¹.
Working with freelance developer George Crabtree, they¹ve made huge leaps
forward. The software engine is almost complete and they hope to post
footage of the first experiments on their blog very soon.

An industrious month all round has led to significant progress in concepts,
designs and development. The teams have moved forward at an incredible pace
and we¹re really excited by the tangible 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

7 May 2009 | 4 - 6pm | Pervasive Media Studio, Bristol
On Thursday 7th May, 4pm, we¹re holding an open Work in Progress event at
the Pervasive Media Studio (http://www.pmstudio.co.uk/), and would be
pleased if you can join us.

To find out more and sign up for a free ticket, visit the Media Sandbox
Website: http://www.mediasandbox.co.uk/events/

29 June | Watershed | Final Showcase | 6pm
The Media Sandbox final showcase event, will be held on Monday 29th June -
please mark your diaries and watch out for more information.

3. Recommended research

This month, Kassian Sheppard joined us on a professional placement from the
Creative Sound and Music degree at Newport University. As part of his
placement, we asked Kassian to research and test the AudioBoo blogging
platform. 

To find out more about Kassian¹s research and listen to interviews with this
years¹ participants, check out the posts on the Media Sandbox news feedŠ
http://www.mediasandbox.co.uk/category/news/

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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The next newsletter will be in a month, bringing you updates from the next
journal entries and more news about the events.

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:
http://www.mediasandbox.co.uk/who/

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Victoria Tillotson

iShed Project Manager
T +44 (0)117 9157233 /  http://www.ished.net / http://www.watershed.co.uk
Watershed, 1 Canon's Road, Harbourside, Bristol, BS1 5TX

iShed: a brokerage company, set up by Watershed to identify and facilitate
cross-sector collaboration between computing, communications and the
creative industries
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