digital creativity | Matthew Eaves

By - Matthew Eaves
Posted on December 13, 2004
Posted in learning technology creativity, SEEVEAZ

ULTRALAB DIGITAL CREATIVITY AT THE V&A – 10 DECEMBER 2004

Together as a team at Ultralab we’ve worked really hard over the past five years to challenge and empowered people worldwide with the potential of digital technologies for creative purpose. Together we’ve had a lot of fun, made some great friendships and we’re hearing all the right noises from all the key people who push

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Posted on September 12, 2004
Posted in Andrew Marvell School, learning technology creativity

ICDC Project – Hull

I have spent the Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in Hull with Ultralab’s Kris Popat to work at the Andrew Marvel School on Ultralab’s ICDC (International Certificate in Digital Creativity) project. The project is being undertaken in conjunction with Creative Partnerships and exists to explore the assessment of Creativity. The young people spent the week making

By - Matthew Eaves
Posted on February 19, 2004
Posted in BAFTA, learning technology creativity

Be Very Afraid at BAFTA today!

Today some of the Ultralab team spent their time working at the big ‘Be Very Afraid’ event at BAFTA. Ultralab played host to a morning celebration of student and children’s digital creativity. The event was supported by funding from the DfES and showcased stunning digital creativity. Students from ten schools, colleges and universities invited questions

By - Matthew Eaves
Posted on December 12, 2003
Posted in learning technology creativity, SEEVEAZ

Digital Creativity Celebration huge hit to audience at V&A

An audience of three hundred attended the 4th annual Summer School creativity celebration at the Victoria & Albert museum in London. The event, which showcases the movies by the children is projected in the V&A’s prestigious lecture theatre, which they then defend from questions from the audience was an amazing experience, as ever, for all

By - Matthew Eaves
Posted on July 31, 2003
Posted in Belfast Community Groups, learning technology creativity

First Film Peace Project rolls out in Belfast, Northern Ireland

For the first time ever the Ultralab Digital Creativity Summer School programme went international. The project went to Northern Ireland, working as part of the peace process with Catholic and Protestant children to see what could be created using the Summer School model over a three day period within a community environment. The results were

By - Matthew Eaves
Posted on March 17, 2003
Posted in BBC Children's BBC, BBC Future TV, learning technology creativity

Input CBBC project participants from Sheffield and Hull celebrate in London

All the young people who took part in the ‘Input CBBC’ project in Sheffield and Hull headed on coaches to BBC Television Centre to spend the day celebrating the hard work undertaken on the project. Late last year the young people from schools, city learning and community centres were invited to participate in an Ultralab/BBC

By - Matthew Eaves
Posted on January 31, 2003
Posted in Blog

Ultralab's Digital Creativity Project mentioned in Publication

This year saw the ‘SummerSchool’ and ‘Input CBBC’ projects quoted in a chapter written by Professor Stephen Heppell in Whither Assessment?, a QCA publication addressing how the educational community could improve the ways in which it assesses students. An extract coving the creative wins from SummerSchool: Here is an extract: LESSONS LEARNED: This annual feast

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Posted on December 13, 2002
Posted in learning technology creativity

SEEVEAZ Summer School 2002 at V & A

Another fantastic night showcasing at the V&A the UK’s pioneering digital creativity project, this year each group in the project made a minute film about one hour in the 24 hour clock: Outstanding.

By - Matthew Eaves
Posted on March 7, 2002
Posted in learning technology creativity

Southend Lifeboat Station becomes 5th venue for Lifeboats.TV

On the 6th and 7th of March 2002 the Ultralab digital creativity team were based on the Southend Pier for the Lifeboats.TV project. All the research conducted so far on this project has been done in conjunction with young people, exploring how creative use of technology could be used to enhance their learning, bringing the

By - Matthew Eaves
Posted on December 20, 2001
Posted in learning technology creativity, SEEVEAZ

2001's Digital Creativity Summer School films celebrated at V&A in London

The results from the 2001 project are amazing, with 17 excellent movies. The movies were turned into a DVD and exhibited at the V&A (Victorla and Albert) museum in an evening celebration of digital creativity managed by the Ultralab team. Click to watch the audience arrive. The film ‘Tacky’ stretched the possibilities of iMovie 2,