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tech playground and a sprinkling of VR

 As part of our on going work with the amazing charity Aik Saath we ran a tech playground workshop.  What is a tech playground you might ask? Well, think of it like a sweet shop or a buffet of all things…

#dadlihack

 As part of OceanGeneration #dadlihack weekend looking at how technology can help with disaster preparedness and relief. Working on behalf of FireTechCamp to run teen computer science workshops for schools in Antigua. It was an amazing experience for everyone involved.…

[pain]Byte Live & VR

 What an amazing Sunday evening. pain]byte – Chronic pain and the invisible world of pain. Pain as a system. What it means to be in pain everyday in an unforgiving world. How technology can bring a drug relief (biomedical engineering).…

Off to Budapest ScratchBUD2017

 We are really excited as Genevieve gave a keynote at #ScratchBUD2017 on our datadrivendance project and specifically spoke about [pain]byte. #ScratchBUD2017. Scratch Conference 2017 in Budapest powered by @EPAM August 24-25, 2017 The 2017 Scratch Conference is a unique opportunity to meet other Scratch educators…

Scratch BDX workshop Light it up with Crumble

 A delivered a workshop at the international Scratch conference in Bordeaux (2017) I love using the crumble board with all ages of students.  The board becomes the enabler for the projects and not the centre piece. It has a very simple…

Wearables & Biometric data

 One of the challenges when working with students is ensuring that their personal data is completely safe.  For this reason we are using live data in for the ballet and sharing only stored data from the choreographer who is over…

Classical Ballet & VR Storytelling (paper)

 Abstract: for EVA- London 2017 Our initial stage paper focuses on the Virtual Reality (VR) experience of the [pain]Byte ballet. The live and VR experience debut October 1st 2017, as part of the Brighton digital festival. Specifically, the development of the…

Graphical Web Conference 2016

 It was an honour to be part of the Graphical Web Conference 2016 @METoffice in Exeter. The Graphical Web 2016 The Graphical Web is an annual, global conference that showcases the many new open source technologies available for presenting visual…

BDF16 TENSE – a digital discourse on PAIN

 An evening of Digital artists and producers, Sarah Pickthall and Genevieve Smith-Nunes, curated an evening of installations with Jon Adams and Rachel Bagshaw, and presentations by Genevieve Smith-Nunes, Howard Hardiman and Clare Plumley at the Lighthouse on 26 September Clare Plumely…