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Announcing the 2009 projects | Clare Reddington | NewsApologies for going a bit quiet, after a busy few months we can now announce the six Media Sandbox projects for 2009. We will post more details next week, but in the meantime, they are:
AntiVJ | Mapping Software 1.0
From plasma to cinema, mobile phones to TVs, affordable display technology has largely been limited to rectangular screens. Breaking out of the box, anti-Vj’s mapping technology creates stunning canvases on buildings, objects and even cars.
U-Soap Media | Viral Spiral
Viral Spiral is a live cross-media game show in which studio contestants compete with members of the TV audience to solve clues which have been hidden around the internet.
HMC, Drake Music and Bibic | Cyber-therapy
Multi-sensory environments have been around for years, providing therapeutic stimulation via touch, sight, hearing, smell and taste. Can Cyber-therapy use existing technologies in new ways, to provide cheaper, more accessible, more meaningful experiences?C6.org and Steal From Work | Street Art Dealer
The Street Art Dealer is a system where works of art can be bought from a specific street location via a mobile phone using a QR tag, with a payment system which directly links artists with the purchasing public.
Nomos | Audio Enable
AudioEnable will allow organisations to incorporate audio capture and distribution capabilities into their own websites, without the need for specific technical knowledge or expensive hardware or software.Indie Mobile | The Dis/Wish/Dream Generator
Inspired by the Dizzee Rascal duet with Lilly Allen ‘wanna be a gansta’ the Dis generator is a fully interactive, cross media promotion utilising social media to link up music fans.Congratulations to all. Projects start work on Monday so you can look forward to many blogs, newsletters, questions and events in the next few months.
Media Sandbox 2009: Ideas Lab Follow-up | Clare Reddington | NewsMany thanks to those who took part in the Media Sandbox Ideas Lab last Monday. We hope you found it a useful and inspiring afternoon. For those of you who were unable to attend, the afternoon agenda ran as follows:
1. Welcome and introduction
2. Project case study from 2008
3. Domain definition: The Five Golden Rules (for delivering a multi-platform project); what are they?
4. Project case study from 2008
5. Rapid group idea lab sessions at tables: Groups self-organised to provide collaborative answers to the questions posted on the pre-event network.
6. Telling the stories: Groups presented their answers to each other, in the form of a story about a user experience
7. Overview and next steps
8. End and drinksMaterial collected from the event is now online in the following places:
The event network is still online at: http://www.pathable.com/events/media-sandbox-2009/
If you want to contact anyone you met at the event, you can use the network to message them:
1. Go to the above link.
2. Find the person you want to message by browsing attendees or using the search box.
3. Click on the attendee. Underneath their profile box you will see an envelope icon and the word message, click this link and follow the onscreen instructions.Photos are in the Media Sandbox Flickr group pool. Please join the pool and add your own photos.
The Five Golden Rules (for delivering a multi-platform project) have been written up by Ed and are discussed here.
The interviews and videos recorded during the event by Social Reporter David Wilcox can be found at these two locations:
youtube and qik.And finally, the recordings of the stories made by the groups, can be found on our blip.tv channel:
Question 1 - A new digital music label for the South West.. ?
Question 2 - Can we do something hyper-local?
Question 3 - How can we use data visualisation to explore strategy and capacity in the environmental movement?
Question 4 - What dimensions are valuable to people as they go about their everyday lives? How can those dimensions be sensed and presented?
Question 7 - What would a young entrepreneur sandbox look like?
Question 9 - How would we go about engaging with Bristol people to start re-using public drinking fountains instead of buying YAPB (yet another plastic bottle)?Our blip.tv channel will be active throughout the whole scheme, so do check back for updates from time to time.
We’re really sorry to report that due to a technology failure, we’re unable to put stories 5 and 6 online, these questions were:
How do we connect with key audiences about voluntary carbon offsetting, via the digital platform? - posed by Sam Burkey from the Converging World
How can we harness the power of social networking and new technologies to provide new and exciting entertainment propositions? - posed by Gavin Henderson, Head of programmes at Presentable TelevisionIf anyone from these groups would like to briefly write up the stories, we’d be happy to share them.
Media Sandbox online proposal form goes live | Clare Reddington | NewsThe online proposal form and guidelines for Media Sandbox 2009 are now published, giving you plenty of time to take a look and plan your ideas.
We will officially be open for submissions after the event on the 15 December. Whilst it is not mandatory, we do advise anyone wanting to apply for Media Sandbox attends.
View online proposal submission (proposals submitted before 15th December will be discarded, but you can save it and return to it later. View guidelines on writing your proposal.
Media Sandbox 2009 launches | Clare Reddington | NewsBringing together leading technology, artistic and media talent, Media Sandbox is a commissioning scheme to support South West companies/organisations to research emerging possibilities in digital media. In 2009, awards will be made to six research projects exploring innovative multi-platform content.
Media Sandbox 2009 will be launched on 15 December 2008 at an ideas lab. Whilst it is not mandatory, we do advise anyone wanting to apply for Media Sandbox attends. The scheme will open for submissions after the event.
Timings and an agenda will be posted shortly, but in the meantime, guarantee your place by signing up for a free ticket.
Funding to attend SXSW Interactive | Clare Reddington | NewsThe SXSW Interactive Festival (13 – 17 March 2009) takes place in Austin, Texas and celebrates the creativity and passion behind the coolest new media technologies. Panel sessions cover everything from web design to bootstrapping to social networks, and industry giants like Google host the parties.
If this sounds up your street and you have brilliant digital content or services to show off, read on: South West Screen and iShed are looking to support a group of digital media companies to take Texas by storm. Find out more at http://www.swscreen.co.uk/WhatWeFund/209.aspx
