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Mobile culture and the Magic Tate Ball

Avatar of Ashley Smith Hammond By Ashley Smith Hammond
23 July 2012

Source – Culture professionals network: Culture professionals blog | guardian.co.uk The best mobile projects build on genuine collaboration between content owners and digital developers, says Ben Templeton It’s no surprise that mobile technology is an attractive opportunity for arts and cultural organisations. OFCOM suggest more than half the UK’s mobile users have a smartphone – no other device [...]

Posted in: Apps & Mobile, Gaming, Heritage, Screen

Podcast: user generated content, social media & audience curation

Avatar of Hannah Rudman By Hannah Rudman
17 July 2012

Looking for inspiration for a suitable project or angle on your current developments for the Make:IT:Happen fund? Check out this Digital Capacity in the Arts podcast. The theme of the first Arts Council England/BBC Digital R&D podcast is user generated content, social media and audience curation, guests include: Simon Collister Senior Lecturer, University of the Arts; [...]

Posted in: AmbITion Scotland (2011-2013), Crowdsourcing, Heritage, Intermediate, Literature, Music, Social Media & Communities, Theatre, Visual Arts

Watch the video blogs of NESTA’s English Digital R&D Fund’s projects

Avatar of Hannah Rudman By Hannah Rudman
27 June 2012

The 8 English NESTA/Arts Council England Digital R&D Fund projects have begun blogging their progress-  by video! Watch here to get insight into the mobile games, mobile ticketing, audience curation, distribution, social media. The grants encourage cultural organisations to use digital technologies to engage audiences in new ways and to create opportunities for new business [...]

Posted in: AmbITion Scotland (2011-2013), Apps & Mobile, Crowdsourcing, Digital Audio & Video, Digital Strategy, Gaming, Social Media & Communities

Webinar on demand: Digital Storytelling

Avatar of Hannah Rudman By Hannah Rudman
22 June 2012

The hugely interesting Digital Storytelling webinar content is now available ondemand: check out the latest episodes on AmbITion TV to hear what Matt Adams of Blast Theory; artists Thomson & Craighead; and Hannah Rudman had to say about Digital Storytelling, and AmbITion Scotland 2012-3.

Posted in: Advanced, AmbITion Scotland (2011-2013), Beginner, Digital Audio & Video, Intermediate, Screen, Theatre, Visual Arts, Webinar

Scotland’s Digital Infrastructure: The Government’s Action Plan for 2020 (update 07.06.12)

Avatar of Hannah Rudman By Hannah Rudman
19 May 2012

The headline bandwidth figures are 40-80Mbs for 80-95% of Scotland’s premises by 2020, with the best connections physically possible pledged for rural areas. (Update 07.06.12) I’ve just heard first person Infrastructure Minister Alex Neil announce that £250m will be invested in the next 3 years in rural broadband – mainly in the highlands and islands. [...]

Posted in: AmbITion Scotland (2011-2013), Digital Strategy

Tip Sheet: what video kit to buy

Avatar of Hannah Rudman By Hannah Rudman
17 May 2012

Mark Batley has written a great Tip Sheet on what video kit to buy whether you’re starting out at making films, an intermediate or expect. You’ll find useful tips to help you make decisions about cameras, sound, editing software and data storage to suit all budgets large and small. The tip sheet has been written [...]

Posted in: Advanced, AmbITion Scotland (2011-2013), Beginner, Digital Audio & Video, Digital Strategy, Intermediate, Streaming, web/simulcasting 1 Comment »

Are you ready for the Cookie Law?

Avatar of Marcus J Wilson By Marcus J Wilson
27 April 2012

On May 26th 2012, the new EU Cookie regulations come into force in the UK. The legislation is aimed at protecting the privacy of people visiting the websites of EU based businesses. But what does that mean for your website?

Posted in: Analytics, Tracking & SEO, Beginner, Policy, Websites, Hosting, Cloud

Digitising live lyric and narrative performance – resources

Avatar of Hannah Rudman By Hannah Rudman
25 April 2012

I’ve been working with the Federation of Scottish Theatre for the last year on an exciting Digital Action Research Project – 5 Scottish Theatre Companies have been undertaking digital development journeys and sharing the learnings as they plan, act and reflect along with the rest of the group (the action learning set). Associate (and digital [...]

Posted in: Advanced, AmbITion Scotland (2011-2013), Beginner, Digital Audio & Video, Intermediate, Streaming, web/simulcasting, Theatre

How can arts and culture organisations use digital channels effectively in their business models?

Avatar of Hannah Rudman By Hannah Rudman
28 March 2012

Building digital capacity for the arts (@digicaparts) is an Arts Council England initiative currently running a series of seminars for arts organisations in England. This summary video covers emerging business models for the digital environment – how can arts and culture organisations use digital channels effectively in their business models? Speakers on the video include: [...]

Posted in: AmbITion Scotland (2011-2013), Beginner, Dance, Digital Audio & Video, Digital Strategy, Festivals, Fundraising, Heritage, Literature, Marketing, Music, Screen, Theatre, Visual Arts

Copyright licensing is not fit for purpose for the digital age: agree or disagree

Avatar of Ashley Smith Hammond By Ashley Smith Hammond
10 February 2012

The UK government is inviting evidence to the Intellectual Property Office’s Digital Copyright Exchange Feasibility Study (DCE). They are inviting written responses as well as hosting a series of events for people to learn more and provide feedback.

Posted in: Intellectual Property & Contracts, Policy 4 Comments »

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