Posts Tagged ‘Creative Industries’
Sounds of deep fake exhibition
A new exhibition at Inspace Gallery is bringing together international artists working with sound and emerging technologies to explore deep fake audio. Premiering as part of the 2023 Edinburgh Festivals, the exhibition is a collaboration between Inspace Gallery, the Institute of Design Informatics, and Creative Informatics. Each artist asks what it means to synthesise and…
Read MoreOnline game world founded by EFI student wins $50k grant
Plot Twisters, an online game world for social-emotional learning founded by Edinburgh Futures Institute student Jenny Liu Zhang, has been awarded $50K as one of three Grand Prize Winners in OpenIDEO’s Designing for Digital Thriving Challenge. Jenny is in her first year of pursuing her MSc in Narrative Futures at EFI (on a three-year part-time…
Read MoreCreative Future Inquiry
House of Lords’ A Creative Future Inquiry – Submission by Creative Informatics and the Edinburgh Futures Institute, University of Edinburgh. Submission prepared by Nicola Osborne and Caroline Parkinson, in consultation with Professor Melissa Terras, Professor Chris Speed, Dr Michael Smyth, Professor Candace Jones, and Ruth Oliver Professor Melissa Terras has been invited to give oral…
Read More£12k of funding available for creatives, entrepreneurs and startups now!
Applications are open now for the next round of Creative Informatics Resident Entrepreneurs. If you are an individual or startup that would like to develop a new product, service or experience using data, you can apply for £12,000 of funding, plus mentoring, access to resources and additional support to get your next creative project started.…
Read MoreFind out how data and technology are shaping the future of the creative industries at the 2021 Creative Informatics Innovation Showcase!
Online event, 8th and 9th June 2021 Register for your FREE ticket: https://bit.ly/CI-IS21 The 2021 Creative Informatics Innovation Showcase is taking place online on the 8th and 9th of June, exploring ground-breaking new work from the creative industries in Edinburgh, South East Scotland and beyond! Highlights include an ‘In Conversation With’ Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE, Co-Founder…
Read MoreIn support of a UK Centre for AI and the Creative Industries
University of Edinburgh statement in support of the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre proposal to the UK Government We fully support the proposal by the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre (PEC) led by Nesta for a strategic investment in a UK Centre for AI and the Creative Industries as a part of the…
Read MoreApplications for Creative Informatics Resident Entrepreneurs are open now!
Creative Informatics welcome applications from individuals and small teams working in any area of the creative industries. Present and previous Resident Entrepreneurs include new media artist Martin Disley, music asset management platform Delic, screenshot note-taking app PicoJar, robotics startup Touchlab, and Edinburgh Tool Library. If you would like to discuss your idea for an application,…
Read MoreData-driven vision for City Region’s creative sector
A report published today (16th September 2020) is recommending more support to help the City Region’s creative sector develop through better use of data-driven innovation and technology. The sector is among the worst-hit by Covid-19; compounded by the cancellation of the Edinburgh Festivals in August. Across the country, trade bodies have reported varying degrees of…
Read MoreCreative Informatics Innovation Showcase 2020
Celebrating innovation across the creative industries in Edinburgh and beyond. Creative Informatics is holding its first CI Innovation Showcase online, on Wednesday the 17th of June. This free, all day event will feature special guest speakers and performances, celebrating the achievements of the creative individuals and organisations that have been supported through the Creative Informatics…
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