Details of Grant 

EPSRC Reference:	EP/H024867/1
Title:	Towards Pervasive Media
Principal Investigator:	Benford, Professor S
Other Investigators:	Grainge, Professor P Carter, Professor R Priestnall, Dr G Pearson, Professor R Hale, Dr J Adolphs, Professor S Jackson, Professor M
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Department:	School of Computer Science
Organisation:	University of Nottingham
Scheme:	Standard Research
Starts:	01 October 2009	Ends:	31 March 2011	Value (£):	201,376
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Human Communication in ICT Multimedia New Media/Web-Based Studies
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	Creative Industries Information Technologies
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Panel History:	Panel Date Panel Name Outcome 11 Sep 2009 Cross-Disciplinary Feasibility Account Announced
Summary on Grant Application Form
The integration of the Internet with social computing and now with mobile and ubiquitous computing is transforming our creative industries, from games to journalism, driving the emergence of new forms of converged pervasive media in which the public contributes as well as consumes content, are available 'anytime and anywhere', and are ever more deeply interwoven into our daily lives. However, reaping the potential benefits of pervasive media for our economy and society requires a fundamental shift in our understanding of how such media are designed, produced and experienced; something that is not currently available within the disciplines of Computer Science and Engineering whose focus is primarily on the underlying technologies. This understanding can however, be found in the Arts and Humanities which for many years have been developing theories and methods relevant to the study of the established media of text, drama, film and television alongside deep understandings of the human experience of place, history and identity that can inform future pervasive media experiences. In short, there is a rich vein of research right across the Arts and Humanities that might fundamentally transform our approach to designing and studying pervasive media in Science and Engineering if only we could bridge the gap between these disciplines. Building upon initial networking within Nottingham's newly formed Pervasive Media Group, we wish to undertake a series of activities to help establish a new cross-disciplinary community of researchers from across Computer Science, Engineering and the Arts and Humanities who can collectively address the challenges of the new pervasive media from very different, but complementary, perspectives. Initial activities (troubadour studies, artist residencies and makefests) serve to catalyse new collaborations and facilitate early ideas generation, while subsequent activities (feasibility projects) will explore the feasibility of emerging ideas and produce proposals for future full-scale funding. We will disseminate the results of the feasibility studies to potential academic and industry partners through a final showcase event and also gather and communicate our reflections on this new style of cross-disciplinary working though a 'crossing cultures' workshop.
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