Partners
Blast Theory
Blast Theory is renowned internationally as one of the most adventurous artists' groups using interactive media. Lead by Matt Adams, Ju Row Farr and Nick Tandavanitj the group has a team of seven and is based in London. The group's work explores interactivity and the relationship between real and virtual space with a particular focus on the social and political aspects of technology. It confronts a media saturated world in which popular culture rules, using video, computers, performance, installation, mobile and online technologies to ask questions about the ideologies present in the information that envelops us.
www.blasttheory.co.uk
Fraunhofer Institut Angewandte Informationstechnik
Fraunhofer FIT, headquartered at Sankt Augustin near Bonn, investigates human-centered computing in a process context. The usability and usefulness of information and cooperation systems is optimized in their interplay with human work practice, organization and process.
www.FIT.fraunhofer.de
IPerG
Pervasive games are a radically new game form that extends gaming experienceout into the physical world. To achieve a high quality interacitve for these games, new technologies to support the creation of new compelling forms of content will be explored by this consortium.
www.Pervasive-Gaming.org
Laban
At Laban we believe that contemporary dance has a vital part to play in everyone's lives. Our unique mix of energy and creativity advances the dance art form and fuels the dance world, connecting people to the exhilarating possibilities that dance offers.
In an awe-inspiring landmark building at the heart of South East London's thriving arts community, Laban brings together students, choreographers, designers, writers, researchers, artists and musicians from around the world to ensure that your experience at Laban will always be a rich and rewarding one.
www.Laban.org
Mixed Reality Lab
The Mixed Reality Lab brings together leading researchers from the Schools of Computer Science, Engineering and Psychology to research mixed reality - new technologies that merge the physical and digital worlds. The Mixed Reality Lab is focused on the development and application of mixed reality to visualisation, learning, knowledge management, control systems, ethnomethodological studies, leisure and co-operative work.
www.mrl.nott.ac.uk
Sony NetServices
Sony NetServices creates, develops and operates innovative content services for varius media platforms such as mobile phones, home entertainment equipment and PCs. Sony NetServices supports the Sony Corporate Goal of generating growth through device and content convergence.
www.SonyNetServices.com