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Theatre
How VR could be the future of theatre
Virtual reality is being hailed as the future of Hollywood, but might VR's more natural home be the stage? Read more »| 12 Jul 2017 -
Features
The relationship between art and science
Art and science can work to enhance each other. We hear from Schema47, a research group who bring both domains together, and a filmmaker working with NASA to make a space movie that's more science than fiction Read more »| 31 May 2017 -
Features
A brief history of women in astronomy
Like many fields of science, the number of female astronomers is depressingly small. Their impact, however, has been considerable. Transmission Podcast regular Beth Biller tells us about her experience as an astronomer and her female astronomy heroes Read more »| 03 May 2017 -
Features
Share your innovative ideas with TEDxGlasgow
The deadline for the first TEDxGlasgow Award is nigh… Don’t miss out Read more »| 08 Mar 2017 -
Students
Appy Days: Essential Student Apps
Arriving in a new city can be confusing. Luckily technology is on your side with everything you need to find your way, make friends and stay safe. We asked our team what apps they swear by for general life and navigating new cities Read more »| 15 Sep 2016 -
Festivals
Doing the Fringe for Free with Little Birdy
New membership scheme Little Birdy offers the chance of unlimited complimentary tickets to Fringe shows. We sent a writer to find out if it's as good as it sounds Read more »| 19 Aug 2016
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Festivals
Edinburgh Digital Entertainment Festival preview
Edinburgh has a new festival in town in the form of the Edinburgh Digital Entertainment Festival, and it's taking us into the brave new world of virtual reality Read more »| 02 Aug 2016 -
Festivals
bluedot 2016: The Sounds of Science
Science and music collide at Jodrell Bank Observatory this summer, as bluedot brings the goods to Cheshire Read more »| 15 Jul 2016 -
Art
Resident artist for CERN/FACT collab announced
South Korean artist Yunchul Kim has been declared the winner of the COLLIDE International Award, a collaboration between CERN and Liverpool media arts centre... Read more »| 17 Jun 2016 -
Festivals
Cinema is dead. Long live Virtual Reality
Virtual Reality was all over this year's Sheffield Doc/Fest, but is it the future of visual storytelling? Read more »| 15 Jun 2016 -
Features
Learning to code in 16 weeks at CodeClan
Don’t know your HTML5 from your Node.js? Think ‘VPN’ sounds like an American sports channel? Looking to change your career but despairing a... Read more »| 10 Jun 2016 -
Festivals
XpoNorth: How a solo developer won the 2015 Moray Game Jam
Application and software development student Corrie Green tells us how he conquered the Moray Game Jam single handed Read more »| 02 Jun 2016 -
Gaming
Ratchet and Clank
The spin-off Ratchet and Clank movie may have failed to set the box office alight (16% on Rotten Tomatoes – ouch!) but this faithful reboot of the... Read more »| 16 May 2016 -
Gaming
A MAZE./Berlin 2016: Festival recap
From feeding peanuts to jellyfish, to dildos, and dick pics and drone warfare, we relay the myriad of mind-boggling experiences on show at the year's A MAZE. in Berlin and chat to festival director Thorsten S. Wiedemann about how it all comes together. Read more »| 09 May 2016 -
Features
Indie Games: The Complete Introduction to Indie Gaming
Given the fledgling status of what’s considered the modern ‘indie game’, it’s perhaps little surprise that there’s hardly been ... Read more »| 12 Apr 2016