RESEARCH
Digital Media
Coordinator: Martin Rieser
Cluster Staff Research Objectives:
- To develop an inclusive research culture
- To transdiscipliniarity
- To develop distinctive and original research subjects
- To expand range of cluster across all courses
- To improve outside funding streams
- To improve national / international links and collaboration
- To emphasise dissemination/exhibition
Emergent themes :
- New methodologies of production and dissemination for Media
- Digital artworks, Public space and audience
- Interfacing real and virtual dimensions
Bids :
- AHRC for Fellowships: Anthony Rowe
- Pilot Research into 360 Degree Media production in collaboration with Touch Productions (KW £20,000)
- GWR 3 year PhD student research collaboration
- Production methodologies for 360-degree media- with Knowledge West with UWE and Touch Productions (£130,000)Creative Public Design and mobility with Bath University EPRC/AHRC (£300,000)
GWR PhD studentship :
Research examining new tools and methodologies of production for the emergent landscape of "360º media". The primary aim of this project is to develop new software tools for the planning and implementation of media origination fit for a variety of linear and non-linear forms and platforms. The corollary of this is to effectively metatag all generated media in order to simplify archiving and retrieval of assets for repurposing and reuse. This will allow local media businesses and the relevant parts of the HEI community to develop new methodologies, systems and business practices for a multi-platform, multi-disciplinary and multi-domain media.
Epsrc/Ahrc Bid :
This research proposal examines the role of visual creativity in peer-to-peer and mobile networks in locative contexts. It is predicated on the observation and analysis of creative projects undertaken through emergent mobile networks using visual tools. Its starting point is that of audience as creator. The research team will be a multidisciplinary “Creative Cluster” spanning the art, design, ergonomics and HCI / computer science domains.