Nanoscapes

Nanoscapes

Nanaoscape terrains generated from Atomic Force Microscopy ‘height maps’: This scanning and modelling process was incorporated into the nano triptych: Many thanks to Professor Genhua Pan  of the Wolfson Nanomaterials & Devices Laboratory (part of the University of Plymouths Nanotechnology research activity).

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Qualia [Workshop]

Qualia [Workshop]

  THU 10 OCT 2:00PM – 4:30PM. QUEEN’S HOTEL, CONSERVATORY. £10 (INC. REFRESHMENTS) http://www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/literature Qualia is a ground-breaking new digital technology and research project, which aims to revolutionize the way audience experiences at arts and culture events are evaluated. The project will help us develop a greater

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Young Rewired State 2013

Young Rewired State 2013

Plymouth University this week finds itself at the centre of a hacking campaign with vital Government data being accessed and opened up for hundreds of watching eyes right across the UK.  Hackers in the UK’s Ocean City are swiftly searching through the data and identifying

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Smile at Cheltenham Jazz Festival.

Smile at Cheltenham Jazz Festival.

“Start every day off with a smile and get it over with.” W. C. Fields http://qualia.org.uk/ i-DAT is collaborating with Cheltenham Festivals and the University of Warwick(with a little help from Facebook) on the NESTA Digital R&D funded Qualia Project. Qualia Smile will be running from the 1-6 May 2013. ‘Qualia

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Paul Thomas: Presentation. 27/11/12

Paul Thomas: Presentation. 27/11/12

Babbage 213, Plymouth University, Plymouth, PL48aa Part of the BA/BSc (Hons) Digital Art & Technology Visiting Speaker Programme. http://visiblespace.com/blog/?page_id=911 Dr Paul Thomas, has a joint position as Head of Painting at the College of Fine Art, University of New South Wales and Head of Creative

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Craft and Technology Residencies 2013

  http://www.watershed.co.uk/get-involved/opportunities/2012-10-22/craft-and-technology-residencies-2013/ Watershed is offering three makers’ residencies to research new projects at the intersection of craft, technology and culture. Delivered in collaboration with the Crafts Council, i-DAT, the Autonomatic research group at University College Falmouth, and supported by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, this is

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Data Lab

Coming Soon: ‘Bio-OS 1.0’ is a pilot for i-DAT’s Collaborative Data Lab initiative which aims to identify opportunities to support and develop innovative ideas, prototypes and dissemination of creative content with a focus on the harvesting, sharing and visualization of data and information. The pilot

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Smarter Planet

Smarter Planet

Smarter Planet Lab opening with Brian Innes Watson IoT Developer Advocate), Kevin Farrar (IBM Developer Outreach Leader), Paul Fryer (IBM Academic Initiative Leader) and our very own Nick Marshall (IBM Cloud Infrastructure/Director of NJAM Consultancy) whose placement at IBM Hursley research and development laboratory ignited the

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Barry Sykes @ the IVT…

Barry Sykes @ the IVT…

Friday 18 February 7 – 8pm Free Barry Sykes has devised a new lecture for the Immersive Vision Theatre, the repurposed 1960s planetarium set in the middle of the University of Plymouth’s Drake Circus campus, now capable of state of the art virtual reality projections.

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Bio-OS

Bio-OS

i-DAT receives funding from Arts Council England to continue the development of its core Operating Systems. Bio-OS builds on the OP-SY.com open technical framework to offer the opportunity to collect and manifest biological data. Dynamic visual and sonic experiences derived from human movement will be

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