Who was commissioned in 2008?

In 2008 Media Sandbox awarded six catalytic investments to innovative Research and Development pilots which exploit the opportunities presented by pervasive media and wireless technologies:

Physical cartooningPhysical Cartooning | HMC Interactive and Aardman
Bringing the illusion of cartoons into the real world through explorations in face tracking and digital puppeteering, resulting in a 'Magic Mirror'.
Project overview |  Project blog


HarmonizeHarmonize | Licorice Film
A site-specific collaborative team game exploring the dynamics of team play across physical and virtual worlds.
Project overview |  Project blog


Happy TownHappy Town | BDH and Plot
An exploration of wearables as reminders of the things people do that make them happy.
Project overview |  Project blog

PTTP Power To The People | Altern8
 Etch-a-Sketch projected metres high on a building in the centre of town. PTTP enables people to control installations in public places by mobile, hand held or laptop.
Project overview |  Project blog


SimonSwarm | Simon Evans and Simon Johnson
Researching swarm theory and game dynamics, Simon have developed Comfort of Strangers, a street game using wifi and handheld devices to be presented in London and New York.
Project overview |  Project blog


Happy PackagesHappy Packages | Thought Pie
 Using SMS, Bluetooth and GPS to deliver a smile to Bristol's media users.
Project overview |  Project blog

Media Sandbox participants for 2008 were selected by Toby Barnes, Owner and managing Director of Pixel lab, Paul Bason, Digital Media Innovation Director at University College Falmouth, Mark Leaver of South West Screen, Clare Reddington of iShed and Nigel Charman of Business Link.

2008 Evaluation

Media Sandbox 2008 Evaluation | An evaluation of the success of this new collaborative working model | Alibi

Which widget for what? Examining the use of free web 2.0 tools to facilitate community building | Clare Reddington and Ed Mitchell

Read more about the 07/08 selection criteria.