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Passion is important. It's passion that fuels any great idea and when you mix passion with technology, content and context, you can make brilliant things happen.
The South West is full of passionate people, so to kick off this years' scheme we ran three ideas labs: Pervasive Experiences were explored in Plymouth & Gloucester; and in Bristol we challenged you to consider open data and the B-Open strand of this years' scheme.
From accessibility, to gaming platforms, to transport applications, to broadcasting - ideas were collectively shared and discussed and we know there are more ideas out there. So what are you passionate about? What needs do you or your audience have? What barriers do you foresee? How can you respond in future-facing ways?
Applications are now open for Media Sandbox 2010 (deadline 28th July):
- You can download the application form and learn more about submitting an application here.
You can also:
- Learn more about the two theme strands here.
- Find out what data is available from Bristol City Council here.
- Find out what other data sets people have requested here.We look forward to hearing from you.
Many thanks to all the ideas lab participants, Formation Zone, Tamar Science Park, Designed in Devon, Plymouth Media Partnership, Gloucestershire Media Group, Connecting Bristol and Bristol City Council who were instrumental in making this years' events a success.
Thanks also to Sirius, one of Europe's most experienced Enterprise Open Source systems integrators, for supporting the Bristol networking and drinks session.
More pics from all the events on Flickr.
B-Open: Available Data Sets | Victoria Tillotson | NewsWe're pleased to announce that Bristol City Council have provided an intial list of data sets readily available for use as part of the B-Open Strand of this years' Media Sandbox. Realtime data includes:
- Bristol Air Quality
- Bristol Harbour Water Quality
- Bristol River Water Quality
- Bristol City Council Energy Management
Statistical data is also available and includes:
- Indicators of quality of life in Bristol
- Bristol Census Data
- Bristol Crime Data
- Bristol Health Data
- Bristol Education Data (Key Stage Results)
- Bristol Population Data
- Bristol Department of Work and Pensions Data
- Bristol Deprivation Data
- Bristol Health Data
In the future feeds and datasets will be added for:
- Car Parks
- Venues
- Events
- Councilors
Existing RSS/Atom feeds you may be interested in are as follows:
- Online Services
- Leisure Online Services
- Libraries
- Museums
- Twinning
- Ask Bristol
- Avon & Somerset Police
- Bristol weather
- Consultations
- ePetitions
- Recruitment
- Web casts
If you have an idea that relies on content from a data set not included on this list please comment on the 'What data is available?' page, as we're keen to source other data sets you might need.So, get your thinking caps on and don't forget to book a place on the Ideas Lab next week.
B-Open: Media Sandbox Launches | Victoria Tillotson | NewsBristol City Council, Connecting Bristol and Media Sandbox are pleased to invite you to attend an ideas lab to celebrate, explore and develop applications for the open data strand of this year’s Media Sandbox:
Details: 30 June 2010 | 1 – 6pm | Watershed, Bristol | Free, booking essential
For full details about the event and how to book, visit: http://www.mediasandbox.co.uk/b-open-launching-media-sandbox%E2%80%99s-open-data-strand/
The housing market, localism, music, history? What's your passion? | Victoria Tillotson | NewsA big thanks to all those who came along to the Minivation Lab in Plymouth last night. It was a great turn out and chance for us to meet some new, interesting people, as well as catch up with some familiar faces.
The session was facilitated by the brilliant Seth Honor, who did a fantastic job of teasing out all the possible ideas in the room (aided by a hooter).Everyone had the opportunity to spend a minute pitching an idea, then all ideas were voted on and the top five worked up into more detailed propositions.
Ideas ranged from the future of TV, to guided walks, personalised radio, locative archives, augmented reality for estate agents, attaching stories to objects, tagging your local area, bio-feedback in gaming and more. Phil Stenton, Director of Calvium, quickly worked his way around the room discussing the feasibility and possibilities of ideas.
Thoughts and propositions were feed back to the whole group and some really interesting discussion took place: if you personalise radio how do you keep the notion of 'random'? If people can tag their local area with comments how will abuse of the system be managed? To stream video from a mobile device to many people, how can we overcome the bandwidth problem? How do you bridge the gap between the collective experience of TV and the individual experience of devices? Could our own hearts become game characters that we control through emotional response?The session closed with a quick word from everyone on how they were feeling - inspired, excited, thought provoking were just a few. I was certainly inspired and I look forward to our next Lab in Gloucestershire (details coming soon). More pics on Flickr.
Many thanks to Formation Zone, Tamar Science Park, Designed in Devon and particularly Karen Stockdale and Kurston from Plymouth Media Partnership, who were instrumental in making this event a success.
Media Sandbox 2010 theme announced | Victoria Tillotson | NewsThanks to the many people who joined us at the Digital Lounge yesterday. It was an excellent chance to catch up with friends, meet some great new people and hear about really interesting projects happening in the South West.
Thanks also to the Creative Industries KTN and Bristol Media, who helped the event go off with a bang.
Media Sandbox 2010 will open for applications later in the year. Please keep an eye on this website and sign up to our mailing list for the latest news.
This years’ theme is: Pervasive Experiences
We’re looking for ground-breaking ideas that dovetail mobile, wireless and sensory technologies with content and context, to create meaningful experiences.
For more info visit the 2010 Sandbox page or download a PDF
Sandbox Surgeries will also begin this week. These drop-in sessions will be held at the Pervasive Media Studio and offer the opportunity to discuss any aspect of the scheme, such as the application process, potential ideas or partnerships. Surgeries will be held every thursday lunchtime until 28th January (with the exception of the 24th and 31st December). More info and registration details on our events page.
If you have a brilliant idea, this might be the perfect opportunity to pursue it…
