Who are the 2009 commissions?

In it's second year, Media Sandbox has awarded six catalytic investments to innovative Research and Development pilots which exploit the opportunities presented by multi-platform technologies:

Cyber-therapy | HMC Interactive, Drake Music and bibic
How can mixed-media stimulation via sensors, light and sound, better the health of children with learning and physical disabilities?
Project overview | Project blog

Mapping Software 1.0 | AntiVJ
A simple, practical software that will allow any surface, object or volume to become a canvas for projection.
Project overview | Project blog

Viral Spiral | U-Soap Media
A live cross-media game show where pub quiz meets Alternate Reality Game via Anneka Rice in Treasure Hunt.
Project overview | Project blog

AudioEnable | Nomos Media and Radio in Schools
How can pervasive media provide anyone with the ability to freely capture and distribute audio?
Project overview | Project blog

The Generator | Indie Mobile
How can musicians and Record Labels utilise short-form anonymous communications (such as sms, msn, twitter), to create compelling and humorous campaigns?
Project overview | Project blog

Street Art Dealer | C6.org and Steal From Work
Can street artists preserve the integrity of their work in the midst of the expanding re-sale industry? Can they sell work from street locations, using mobiles and QR codes?
Project overview | Project blog

Media Sandbox participants for 2009 were selected by Tim Scott, Project Manager on the Department for Culture Media and Sport's Creative Economy Programme (CEP); Richard Hull, Senior Researcher in the Pervasive Media Project at Hewlett Packard Labs; James Touzel, Partner, TLT LLP; Dan Efergan, Creative Director of Online at Aardman Animations; Clare Reddington, Director of iShed, Mark Leaver of South West Screen and Victoria Tillotson, Project Manager at iShed.

Read more about the 08/09 selection criteria.