Following three successful sessions in 2015, Goldsmiths Computing are running three more free drop-in workshops on the first Tuesday of February, April and May 2016.
Come to all, or come to just one. Participants will work in groups to complete a series of business computing & entrepreneurial challenges. All welcome, but especially suitable for people considering studying business or computing at university.
“Thank you kindly for your informative and inspirational lecture. We really enjoyed ourselves and found the content to be extremely relevant and timely.”
5pm-7pm Tuesday 2 February 2016 What’s in a tweet? How do businesses use social media like Twitter to understand customer behaviour? Register for What’s in a Tweet
5pm-7pm Tuesday 5 April 2016 You can do it, but is it ethical? An introduction to social, legal and ethical issues of digital entrepreneurship. Register for Is It Ethical
5pm-7pm Tuesday 3 May 2016 How can I make it? What are the traits and approaches of successful digital entrepreneurs? (rescheduled from 1 March) Register for How Can I Make It
On Wednesday 6 April, our staff and students will be representing Goldsmiths Computing at the university’s Postgraduate Open Day.
Where: Great Hall, Richard Hoggart Building, Goldsmiths SE14 6NW When: 4pm – 7pm Wednesday 6 April 2016
Please join us if you’re curious about any of our postgraduate and research degrees. We’ll be in the Great Hall throughout the evening – and invite you to degree programme talks where you’ll meet current students and hear from course tutors.
We will also run regular tours of our physical computing, motion capture, audiovisual, exhibition and games programming facilities. Just meet us in the Great Hall to find out when the next tour is leaving.
We’re giving away FIVE free tickets to UNDERSTANDING VIRTUAL REALITY, a masterclass by VR developer Dave Ranyard, organised by The Guardian.
COMPETITION NOW CLOSED
On Wednesday 6 April 2016 Dave Ranyard, former studio head of Sony London, will discuss cutting-edge technology, immersive computer games and the social challenges of virtual reality in a lecture hosted at Goldsmiths. About the masterclass
How to enter the competition
Subscribe to Goldsmiths Computing’s blog using the ‘GET POSTS BY EMAIL’ widget on the left of this blogpost *. This will sign you up to receive new blogposts by email.
Closing date: 11pm Wednesday 30 March 2016. We’ll pick five new subscribers at random, and email them on Thursday 31 March with details of how to claim their free ticket.
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Join us at the Amersham Arms for a stand-up comedy event with a difference, featuring sex robots, aliens, and an invisible guitar.
Goldsmiths Computing geniuses take on Psychology boffins in a high-speed dash through their specialist subjects. Expect laughs, facts that sound totally made up but aren’t, and loads of terrible PowerPoints.
Where: The Amersham Arms, New Cross When: 6.30 – 9.30pm Friday 18 March 2016 Tickets: £6 (£5 concessions). Buy online
Gordon Wright presents Psychological Sleuthing 101. What can we really tell about people we’ve barely (or never) met?
Chris French introduces the weird and wonderful world of anomalistic psychology – with jokes.
Goldsmiths is teaming up with the Telegraph Hill Festival for this special Showoff event to coincide with British Science Week. ‘Geek comedian’ and compere Steve Cross will be venturing south of the river once again to keep everyone to time.
SoundLab – a pioneering project to help people with learning disabilities express themselves musically – has been named Best Special Educational Needs Resource at the annual Music Teacher Awards for Excellence.
SoundLab is a collaboration between the EAVI group in the Goldsmiths Computing, award-winning creative arts company Heart n Soul, and Public Domain Corporation, a company providing interactive experiences and technology for the games and digital arts sectors.
The Music Teacher Awards for Excellence 2016 took place on Thursday 25 February, attended by some 280 industry guests including teachers, hub leaders, musicians and VIPs – representing the best and brightest in performing arts education.
Shortlisted alongside Soundlab in one of thirteen award categories were projects such as Moog Theremini, the Skoog, and the Alphasphere – chosen as outstanding resources for the education or music therapy sectors that combine current research with practical application to allow students with special educational needs and disabilities to engage with music.
From music apps that let you compose, DJ or play countless instruments with a fingertip, to those that make a voice sound amazing even if it’s not quite in tune, the SoundLab researchers have rigorously tested iPhone/Pad, Android and web programmes that can help people with disabilities make the music that they want to make.
Dr Mick Grierson, Reader in the Department of Computing at Goldsmiths, is lead Soundlab researcher, working with Mark Williams from Heart n Soul (project owner), Justin Spooner from Heart n Soul (project lead), Casper Sawyer from Public Domain Corp (technical director) and colleagues, including Goldsmiths’ Dr Simon Katan and Dr Rebecca Fiebrink.
In November last year the group hosted a sold-out event at Nesta, where participants could experiment with top musical technology, talk to the developers who make it, play in a digital pop-up band, and watch live-performances.
SoundLab has been funded by the Digital R&D Fund for the Arts, an initiative created by Nesta, Arts Council England, AHRC and the National Lottery.
Games and VR Image Photograph: Picasa/Goldsmiths University
Tickets are now on sale for a Guardian masterclass hosted by Goldsmiths with virtual reality developer Dave Ranyard. The session, entitled Understanding virtual reality, takes place on Wednesday 6 April 2016.
Learn about cutting-edge technology, immersive computer games and the social challenges of virtual reality in a fascinating lecture with VR developer Dave Ranyard, in partnership with Goldsmiths, University of London.
Virtual reality lets us experience a world different from the one we live in. And much like the disruptive technologies that came before it – from electricity to TV, computers and smartphones – there’s no longer any doubt that it will significantly impact the way we live.
If you’re interested in the future of VR, don’t miss out on this fascinating lecture with Dave Ranyard, virtual reality developer and former studio head of Sony London. Over the course of the evening, you’ll learn about the past, present and future of VR, and gain a deeper understanding of its social potential.
The evening will particularly appeal to those with an interest in computer games and development, as well as anyone interested in new cultural directions, cutting-edge technology, TV and entertainment. Tickets are limited so book your place now – and learn how virtual reality will impact the ways we experience and interact with the worlds around us.
This Masterclass is run in partnership with Goldsmiths, a constituent college within the University of London,specialising in the arts, design, social sciences and creative technology.
Speaker profile
Dave Ranyard is a virtual reality developer, and former director of Sony’s computer games and entertainment studio in London. Most notably, he worked on the critically acclaimed game London Heist for Ps4 and Playstation VR, as well as a number of high profile games including The Getaway and Singstar. Dave has a PhD in artificial intelligence and, for over three years, has been carrying out pioneering work exploring VR’s potential. He holds seats on the BAFTA games committee and the Virtual World Congress advisory boards, among others, and tweets as @Dr__Dave.
Date: Wednesday 6 April 2016 Times: 7pm – 10pm Location: Goldsmiths, University of London, New Cross, London SE14 6NW Price: £39 per session (includes VAT and booking fee)
To contact the organisers, click here. Terms and conditions can be found here.
Returns policy
Tickets may be refunded if you contact the organisers at least 14 days before the course start date. Please see terms and conditions for more information on our refund policy.
We’re giving away two free tickets to the new Whitechapel Gallery exhibition ELECTRONIC SUPERHIGHWAY, which runs 29 January – 15 May 2016.
Competition now closed.
Electronic Superhighway is a major exhibition showing the impact of computer and Internet technologies on artists from the mid-1960s to the present day. The exhibition features new and rarely-seen multimedia works, together with film, painting, sculpture, photography and drawing.
How to enter the competition
Subscribe to Goldsmiths Computing’s blog using the ‘GET POSTS BY EMAIL’ widget on the left of this blogpost*. This will sign you up to receive new blogposts by email.
Closing date: 11pm Sunday 14 February 2016. We’ll pick two new subscribers at random, and email them on Monday 15 February 2016 with details of how to claim their free ticket.
