Connecting Bath is a report commissioned by Bristol + Bath Creative R+D. The current/planned roll-out of 5G connectivity and the future development of 6G are potentially significant opportunities for the creative industries in Bath.
Louise Brailey is the Editor of Crack Magazine, an independent platform for contemporary culture and is an amplified publishing industry partner. In this article, Brailey explores the history of Crack Magazine and considers how we can utilise technology differently and asks whether this will help foster a better environment for online communities in the publishing sector.
Vinay Namboodiri is a Lecturer in the Computer Science department at the University of Bath, and is a Fellow on the Amplified Publishing Pathfinder. He is involved in the Visual Computing group at the University of Bath and his research revolves around Artificial Intelligence and Vision techniques. In this article he explores how AI based tools can manipulate existing imagery. Whilst reflecting on what has already been created in this space, Namboodiri looks to future applications of AI based tools and how they might influence different sectors.
Agnieszka Przybyszewska is an academic researcher focused on electronic literature, evolution in the concept of book and act of reading and is a Fellow on the Amplified Publishing Pathfinder. She is an assistant professor at the University of Łódź in Poland (where she co-created a programme of Creative Writing studies), and a visiting fellow at Bath Spa University. In this article Agnieszka explores the relationship between technology and literature. She asks questions about these new developments and begins to unpick if VR can truly enhance our experience of reading.
COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on the creative and cultural sector in South West England. In this comprehensive piece of work, a first for the region, we explore these impacts, by asking five key questions about medium and long term transition as well as the potential for building resilience.
Tom Abba is an Academic Research Fellow on the Amplified Publishing Pathfinder, he is also an Associate Professor of Art & Design at UWE Bristol, and since 2016 has directed the Ambient Literature research project. He is also a writer and artist whose practice addresses the form and content of both digital and physical books, alongside hybrid forms of the two. In this article, Tom explores how content is made and published in the publishing ecosystem and how independent content creation can be supported to thrive in a range of industries and with a range of audiences.
