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Interaction design: learning from new-media art. (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Helgason, I. (2010, September). Interaction design: learning from new-media art. Paper presented at Irish Human Computer Interaction (HCI) Conference

The aim of this PhD research project is to increase knowledge about the nature of what can be termed “optional interactions” with installations and systems found in public or semi-public environments such as museums, galleries, foyers and shopping ce... Read More about Interaction design: learning from new-media art..

Shape-Shifters: independent producers in Scotland and the journey from cultural entrepreneur to entrepreneurial culture (2009)
Book Chapter
MacPherson, R. (2009). Shape-Shifters: independent producers in Scotland and the journey from cultural entrepreneur to entrepreneurial culture. In J. Murray, F. Farley, & R. Stoneman (Eds.), Scottish Cinema Now (222-239). Cambridge Scholars Publishing

This essay examines the changing composition and relationship to public policy of the independent film and television sector in Scotland since the early 1980s. It looks in particular at Scottish film and television producers' problematic engagement... Read More about Shape-Shifters: independent producers in Scotland and the journey from cultural entrepreneur to entrepreneurial culture.

Lost in Translation: Teaching Product Design Across Cultural and Language Boundaries in China and the United Kingdom (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lambert, I., & Firth, R. (2009, November). Lost in Translation: Teaching Product Design Across Cultural and Language Boundaries in China and the United Kingdom. Presented at Cumulus Conference (38 degrees) 2009

This paper will explore strategies for transcending cultural and language barriers by two British design tutors when teaching in design studios at a Chinese university. Ian Lambert and Richard Firth, both based at Edinburgh
Napier University in Scot... Read More about Lost in Translation: Teaching Product Design Across Cultural and Language Boundaries in China and the United Kingdom.

Light Art & Architecture (2). (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Innes, M. (2009, November). Light Art & Architecture (2)

Exploring the boundary between light art and lighting design in architecture, using examples of my own work and the work of other light artists.

The Loop. In Reveal/Reset (2009)
Exhibition / Performance
Holmes, P., & McMurdo, W. The Loop. In Reveal/Reset. Exhibited at Inspace, Edinburgh, Scotland. 5 August 2009 - 5 September 2009

"The Loop" by Wendy McMurdo and Paul Holmes, showed as part of this group ALT-W show at the Edinburgh Art Festival.

Curated by Mark Daniels

The Personalised Surface, New Approaches to Digital Printmaking (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Thompson, P. (2009, April). The Personalised Surface, New Approaches to Digital Printmaking. Presented at The Personalised Surface: New Approaches to Digital Printmaking - Symposium

My work is formed through practice-based research and is placed within the context of the transferred image. I have developed my digital practice from traditional methods of painting, printmaking and the multiple, through contextual study and action... Read More about The Personalised Surface, New Approaches to Digital Printmaking.

A light touch. (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Innes, M. (2009, March). A light touch. Presented at Sharing Good Practice: Art in the Environment

Light and sound artist Malcolm Innes was part of the team that presented Between Two Worlds, a Forestry Commission Scotland event in the Cairngorms National Park in November 2007. This was a two mile, night-time forest journey using light and sound t... Read More about A light touch..

The Loop [HD video] (2009)
Digital Artefact
Holmes, P., & McMurdo, W. (2009). The Loop [HD video]. [Gallery exhibitions]

Two channel HD Video. Colour, silent.

In this two-screen collaboration with artist-photographer Wendy McMurdo, a young girl on the right-hand screen appears to control the movements of a world-class skater, some years older than her, on the left-h... Read More about The Loop [HD video].

The Loop in Wendy McMurdo - The Skater (2009)
Exhibition / Performance
Holmes, P., & McMurdo, W. The Loop in Wendy McMurdo - The Skater. Exhibited at ffotogallery, Cardiff, Wales. 17 January 2009 - 1 March 2009

Showed video work "The Loop", by Wendy McMurdo and Paul Holmes at McMurdo's solo exhibition.

Creative Futures: Building the Creative Economy through Universities. (2008)
Report
Atton, C., McCleery, A., Mabweazara, H., & Ward, S. (2008). Creative Futures: Building the Creative Economy through Universities. Edinburgh, Scotland: Million+

The creative industries are founded on innovation. They are responsive, multifaceted and evolving and have developed new models of business in order to adapt and contribute to a world in economic, social and cultural flux.

Over the past two decad... Read More about Creative Futures: Building the Creative Economy through Universities..

Light Art & Architecture (1). (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Innes, M. (2008, May). Light Art & Architecture (1). Paper presented at Light Middle East Conference

Exploring the boundary between light art and lighting design in architecture, using examples of my own work and the work of other light artists.

Engaging photorealistic VR: An aesthetic process of interaction. (2008)
Thesis
Carroll, F. Engaging photorealistic VR: An aesthetic process of interaction. (Thesis). Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/2393

This thesis investigates the potential of aesthetics in the design of Human-Computer Interactions (HCI). In particular, it aims to provide a means by which aesthetics can be applied in photorealistic virtual reality (VR) to create ‘engaging’ experien... Read More about Engaging photorealistic VR: An aesthetic process of interaction..

Teaching sustainability and design in Higher Education: lessons from consumerism and waste in the developing world. (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lambert, I. (2006, April). Teaching sustainability and design in Higher Education: lessons from consumerism and waste in the developing world. Presented at Enhancing the Curricula: Contributing to the Future, meeting the Challenges of the 21st Century in the Disciplines of Art, Design and Communication

The research collected and presented in this paper is based on the author’s first-hand account of the experiences and lifestyles of people living in and around Dodoma, the capital city of Tanzania. This paper examines the contrasting attitudes of dif... Read More about Teaching sustainability and design in Higher Education: lessons from consumerism and waste in the developing world..

Pencils Don't Crash. (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lambert, I., & Firth, R. (2006, September). Pencils Don't Crash. Presented at 4th Engineering and Product Design Education Conference

While the title might suggest otherwise, this is not a polemic against CAD. The aim of this paper is to examine how the emphasis on drawing in design education has changed and the future implications in a digital world.

Drawing is unquestionably a... Read More about Pencils Don't Crash..

Sustainability, design and consumerism in the developing world. (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lambert, I. (2005, September). Sustainability, design and consumerism in the developing world. Presented at 3rd ENGINEERING AND PRODUCT DESIGN EDUCATION CONFERENCE

The research collected and presented in this paper is based on the author’s first-hand observations of the lifestyles of people living in and around the Dodoma region of Tanzania. The research was conducted using a number of creative research methods... Read More about Sustainability, design and consumerism in the developing world..