Since April 2021 the Amplified Publishing cohort has been researching the future of publishing across multiple sectors, from books to magazines through the visual arts and augmented reality. Our cohort’s discussions provided a valuable framework for our funding call and we have built on this work to propel the conversation forward through our investment in three exciting Amplified Publishing prototypes.
Mel McCree is an academic and practitioner in outdoor and environmental arts, play and learning, with a focus on children’s equitable futures, environment-society relationships and eco-social justice. Mel is an Academic Fellow on the Amplified Publishing Pathfinder and Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Studies at Bath Spa University. This blog post is the first in her series entitled ‘Ideas from near future survivors’. Here, Mel explores issues of equity in children’s future imaginaries and their experiences of a digital life.
Stephen Hilton is a fellow at Bristol + Bath Creative R+D, looking at the future of Bath and researching future opportunities for the creative technology industry in the city. In this article, Stephen looks at the possibility of a Digital Twin for Bath. What that would mean for the city and how Digital Twinning could take form.
Creative Producer for Rising Arts Agency and co-leader of BE IT, Will Taylor shares their learnings and critiques of traditional R&D practise, proposing a new framework that allows for greater inclusivity. This piece of writing was inspired by a collaboration between Ambient Lit and Rising Arts Agency.
Malu Villela Garcia and Alice Willatt, researchers at the University of Bristol, have been supported by Bristol+Bath Creative R+D to explore the possibilities for new business models in the creative sector. In this blog they reflect on some of their findings.
One of our Trailblazers recipients Rabbit Holes Collective share some of the reflections they’ve had since receiving the funding. Learn more about their unique process of gathering sounds and the art of deep listening.
