Scotland Innovation Placements 2018
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Glasgow
Department Name: College of Arts
Abstract
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People |
ORCID iD |
| Deirdre Heddon (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Eleanore Widger
(2019)
Poetry Reader article
Wilson H
(2020)
New ways of seeing, feeling, being: intimate encounters in virtual reality performance
in International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media
| Title | Boundaries: an immersive Mixed Reality performance for one audience member |
| Description | "...we now see that the borders are more permeable than we thought..." Boundaries was an immersive Mixed Reality performance for one audience member. It was developed as part of exploratory research between artist Leonie Rae Gasson, researcher Daisy Abbott, and research programmer Shona Noble. The performance explored mixed reality VR experiences, crossing thresholds, and vulnerability. It was a short, playful experience, lasting 5 - 15 minutes. This project was part of exploratory research into immersive audience experiences using VR, curated by Dr. Harry Robert Wilson, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and supported by National Theatre of Scotland and the Scottish Graduate School for the Arts and Humanities. |
| Type Of Art | Performance (Music, Dance, Drama, etc) |
| Year Produced | 2019 |
| Impact | The performance was shown to an invited audience of academics, practitioners and industry. The piece has contributed to discussions of immersive digital performance work in Scotland. |
| URL | http://radar.gsa.ac.uk/7003/ |
| Title | The Challenge of Digitisation: Special Collections at the Scottish Poetry Library, July-August 2019 |
| Description | An exhibition of newly digitised items from the archive, featuring work by Thomas A. Clark, Julie Johnstone and Heather H. Yeung. |
| Type Of Art | Artistic/Creative Exhibition |
| Year Produced | 2019 |
| Impact | Raising awareness and profile of Scottish Poetry Library special collections. |
| Title | and our faces, my heart, brief as photos |
| Description | An immersive performance installation incorporating newly made Virtual Reality content responding to John Berger's 1984 book and our faces, my heart, brief as photos. Made in collaboration with computing scientist Julie Williamson and visual artist Rachel O'Neill. Performed as a work in progress at National Theatre of Scotland's Rockvilla building - Sept 2019. |
| Type Of Art | Performance (Music, Dance, Drama, etc) |
| Year Produced | 2019 |
| Impact | The performance was shown to an invited audience of academics, practitioners and industry. The piece has contributed to discussions of immersive digital performance work in Scotland. |
| Description | This project funded two early career, post-doc placements. The two projects related to innovation in the creative industries. They each had different aims, objectives and outcomes but the overall scheme aimed to support early career researchers to develop experience of working in partners with an external organisation and supporting the development and delivery of a research project for that organisation. This allowed the researchers to develop additional skills in project management, partnership engagement, impact planning and delivery, developing new networks, working to different time frames attached to the professional creative industry sector etc. Other achievements included: - Contribution to a new digital strategy for National Theatre of Scotland - Skills development and residency opportunities for Scottish theatre artists interested in digital theatre. - Industry experience for the award holder in areas of new work producing, audience and media, programme curation and partnership working. - Experience for the award holder in presenting to diverse audiences - including board members, industry professionals, and theatre audiences. |
| Exploitation Route | A report was produced for NTS with a series of recommendations for the future development of digital theatre work within the organisation. Additionally, the relationships and research interests developed by the award holder during the placement are directly contributing to their current research around immersive technologies and intimate performance. |
| Sectors | Creative Economy |
| Description | Influence on skills development and networks for digital theatre practice in Scotland |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | TaPRA Performance and New Technologies Working Group |
| Organisation | The Theatre and Performance Research Association |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Delivered a paper at the interim event on immersive technologies and live performance in Cardiff - April 2019. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Peer feedback and dialogue. |
| Impact | Virtual Reality Experiences as Intimate Performance - paper at TaPRA Performance and New Technologies interim event - April 2019. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | and our faces, my heart, brief as photos |
| Organisation | University of Glasgow |
| Department | School of Computing Science |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Artistic and theoretical specialisms in performance making - specifically relating to intermedia and intimate performance work. |
| Collaborator Contribution | - Expertise in User Experience Design for virtual reality experiences. - Computer programming skills. |
| Impact | and our faces, my heart, brief as photos - creative artwork 'Virtual Reality Experiences as Intimate Performance' - research paper delivered at Zip-Scene conference |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Art Libraries Society UK & Ireland (ARLIS) conference, University of Glasgow, July 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Thirty-minute presentation covering all aspects of the project, from funding application stage to outcomes. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Artist talk and object handling session at Edinburgh College of Art Bookmarks event, March 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Joined Julie Johnstone for an hour-long artist talk and handling session at the annual Bookmarks artists' book fair at Edinburgh College of Art, giving brief outline of project aims and objectives, presenting outcomes so far and sharing technical and aesthetic challenges. Participants included students, academics and makers, with informal feedback suggesting that the issues raised resonated with challenges faced in their own research and practice. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Blog Post - Behind the Themes of Interference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A 'behind the themes' article on National Theatre of Scotland's production of Interference hosted on the NTS website and circulated to NTS donors via their regular e-newsletter. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/behind_the_themes/interference-the-deep-dive/ |
| Description | Blog Post for SCCA Blog |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Blog post reflection on my NPIF residency as Digital Thinker at the National Theatre of Scotland for the School of Culture and Creative Arts Blog. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | http://cca.academicblogs.co.uk/live-encounters-thinking-digitally-at-the-national-theatre-of-scotlan... |
| Description | Curator's talk, July 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Talk at exhibition launch presenting project outcomes to general public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | New Poetry, New Challenges: Digitising the SPL's Archives, February 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Blog post detailing project aims |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/2019/02/new-poetry-new-challenges-digitising-the-spls-archi... |
| Description | Object handling workshop for British Council publishing exchange delegates, January 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Presented a selection of special collections objects to representatives from Russian literary industry, giving brief outline of project aims and objectives and facilitating a short handling and discussion session. The visit formed part of the delegates' tour of UK libraries, publishing houses and other cultural institutions, hosted by the British Council, providing a context for the project as part of current national archival practice. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | One Day to Play Workshop - Dundee April 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Facilitated National Theatre of Scotland's one day to play workshop at Dundee Rep. Workshop took place with 6 theatre makers and designers and focussed on VR. The event culminated in a public sharing at Dundee Rep's REP STRIPPED festival in April 2019. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.dundeerep.co.uk/event/rep-stripped-day-4 |
| Description | Poetry in 3D: Digitising Poetry Objects, June 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Blog post reporting on project outcomes |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/2019/06/poetry-in-3d/ |
| Description | Post Digital Event at CCA, April 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A day long public event at the CCA exploring the usefulness of 'post-digital' thinking. Organised by the School of Culture and Creative Arts at the University of Glasgow. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | http://www.cca-glasgow.com/programme/university-of-glasgow-post-digital-day |
| Description | Presentation on Digital Theatre at the Federation of Scottish Theatre AGM - Sept 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | A presentation on my NPIF placement and implications for the Scottish Theatre industry at the Federation of Scottish Theatre AGM. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.scottishtheatre.org |
| Description | Presentation on Digital Theatre to National Theatre of Scotland Board - June 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | A presentation titled 'What is Digital Theatre?' delivered to the National Theatre of Scotland executive board at their away day in June 2019. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Project webpages on Scottish Poetry Library website |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Digital Collections landing page and content for Scottish Poetry Library website |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/digital-collections/ |
| Description | Thinking Digitally Talk at University of Glasgow |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Talk delivered reflecting on the NPIF placement as part of the Theatre Studies 'Glasgow Theatre Seminar' series in October 2019. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |