These are entries by fiddian only. Go to the Soda journal to see entries by all soda team members.
Post Me_New ID 30 October 08
Fiddian’s off to talk Robotics and Avatars in Dresden at the International media art festival CYNETart_08. The Post Me_New ID forum will bring together interdisciplinary practitioners in art and technology to discuss in various formats, from keynotes to Quickfires, issues concerning contemporary and future forms of networked creations and multi-identities.
Fiddian gets Neurotic 16 April 08
In Fiddian’s performance Neurotic, giant pogo-ing robots attend 3 punk gigs. Neurotic questions how learning develops through the empathetic responses of the brain. The robots’ own neural networks are modelled on so-called ‘mirror neurons’ in the brain which stimulate mimicry. Each robot is exposed to punk records that Fiddian collected as a youth. The intention is that the robots develop their neural connectivity through ‘listening’. See www.fiddian.com for more details
b.TWEEN Users as developers 17 May 07
Fiddian is leading a panel entitled ‘Users as developers’ at the UK’s biggest interactive media industry gathering b.TWEEN07 on June 15th. The panel will look at what strategies can be employed to meaningfully involve users in content and application development. Sodaplay, Newtoon and Animoodle will be Soda’s key exemplars. Come along, say hello and contribute to the debate. b.TWEEN07 is… Innovation, Information and Inspiration for Digital Entrepreneurs… Turning Creativity into Cash
Soda Excites Minds 27 November 06
We were delighted to be invited to exhibit at Creative Partnerships’ Conference and Arena this week. In inflatable pods the Arena showcased some of the most innovative creative work currently going on in partnership with young people. Soda was honoured to be exhibiting alongside such company as The British Council, The Guardian, The Royal Shakespeare Company, Arts Council England, Futurelab, FACT, etc. etc. Groovy artist architects Muf were recreating a dramatic and colourful school installation they have been working on and grand verbaliser Mickey was heroically captaining Talkaoke The event was produced to inform creative teachers from around the country about the work of Creative Partnerships and engage them in debate about future best practice.
Fiddian at BNMI’s Interactive Screen 06 21 August 06
Last week I was very privileged to again attend the Banff New Media Institute’s annual Interactive Screen Workshop. Incredibly situated in the Banff National park high in the Canadian Rocky Mountains Interactive Screen brings creative digital media practitioners and theorists from all over the world to share work and related discourse, some pics are at iascreen06.
It was great to have an opportunity to play Blast Theory’s ‘Can you see me now’. I really felt for Matt and Ju being ‘runners’ in the game for an hour at 5,000 feet.
Futurelab’s Digital Tools resource 13 June 06
As part of their innovative ‘Enquiring Minds’ programme Futurelab have compiled a growing list of freely available digital tools for the support of learning activities. This extensive list of tools and resources of course references our very own Moovl and Sodaplay
Issues behind the success of US tech startups 13 June 06
I recently read this article by Paul Graham, sent through by Jose Marinez (fellow PhD’er and PeopleLab person). I found it especially interesting as all this stuff about cultures of innovation and enterprise seems really topical at the moment. I, abeit sometimes grudingly, agree with most of what Paul Graham says but what really resonates is the stuff about the openness (or sloppiness?) of American schools when compared to the exam passing factories that are the ‘better’ British schools. This factor coupled with entreprenerial attitude and the availability role models rings true for me as fundamental reasons for this difference.
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