Speakers

  • Paul Hallett

    Developer Evangelist at Twilio, Paul will be talking about the power of APIs in the modern web and how APIs are changing web app builds… complete with live demo!

  • Chris Roberts

    Chris Roberts has been a contributing developer for OpenOB - utilising Opus for Broadcast Audio Links - since 2013. The performance of Audio over IP is defined by the codecs used to encode and decode audio at either end of the link. Indeed, there are no shortage of codecs out there, but no single one fulfils the quality and latency requirements of broadcasters. In his talk, Chris will explain why Opus might change all that...

  • Fran Haselden and Becky Bull

    As part of their final year project at the University of Kent, Fran Haselden and Becky Bull created an integrated multimedia experience: With support from BBC Research & Development they have developed a prototype of a companion app to work alongside the BBC Commonwealth Games 2014 coverage, which will also used as the benchmark for future dual screen projects. Dawing on their experience, they will not only share their journey so far, but also insights into the emerging trend of 'dual screening'.

  • Project Conway students

    Project Conway: What’s the big idea?

    Developed by Deeson Online, TinkerSoc and University of Kent School of Computer Science, Project Conway is an innovative interactive computer game and art installation.

    The idea is pretty simple: a player ‘creates’ a life via a special website projectconway.com (launching soon). Then, following the rules of John Conway’s Game of Life - a simulation of population growth and decay - the creation ‘lives’. It does this by reproducing and thriving in the form of colourful LEDs which flash on and off on a large display panel until the creation cannot reproduce any more and it ‘dies’. This triggers an 'obituary' which can printed out remotely, or via a small printer. All of this makes up the installation.

    The presentation

    University of Kent students Michael WIlson, Richard Lancaster, Geoff Dodds and Niklas Scholz created the software for Project Conway. They integrated it with hardware - a large display to show the Game of Life simulation - built by Daniel Knox of TInkerSoc.

    Drawing on a range of examples, including Stephen Hawking's Theory of Life, Project Conway team and Daniel will demo the Alpha version of the Project, explaining it's Game Engine, Web Application, hardwear build and use of Raspberry Pi

    So that's the point?

    The aim of the Project Conway is to prove that technology and art can come together in innovative and inclusive ways through experimentation, problem solving, collaboration, development, electronics… and play.

    Where will this be housed?

    The final polished installation will appear in The Beaney House of Art and Knowledge, Canterbury from Saturday July 12 to Sunday July 20, 2014.

  • The art-meets-tech panel

    With a mix of digital, art and technology expertise, our panel will be sharing their knowledge and ideas on if, how and why art and technology are colliding. Representatives from organisations including Canterbury Arts Festival and Workers of Art will take questions from the audience, making this 'special' an interesting addition to the usual show and tell Digibury format.

  • Martin Jewiss

    In his talk Colour, Creativity, and Running Away, Designer Martin Jewiss explores the impact colour has on psychological function. Based on recent research, Martin presents his development of a code environment colour palette to help designers and developers improve their creativity and productivity.

  • Liam Gooding

    Liam Gooding is serial entreprenuer and founder of trak.io. In this talk he lifts the lid on his recent start-up journey, from concept to six-figure investment… warts and all. Lets just say, it's been emotional!

  • Ann Kempster

    Under-representation of women at technology and digital conferences is a well-documented phenomenon. Drawing on her work with 300 Seconds - a movement empowering female speakers - Ann will explore why we need to work harder at ensuring women are given a platform to practice their presenting skills, particularly in the tech world.

  • Heidi Colthup

    Back in the 1990s there was talk of the end of the book now that we had computer screens. Some writers of experimental fiction started producing CDRoms of hypertext stories, some kept on using traditional hard copy books with surprising results, and others went off and wrote video games. Now we have games which we can read and hard copy books we can play so where does that leave hypertext fiction?

  • Olly Double

    Traditionally, stand-up comedy has been seen as a low-tech format, relying on equipment no more sophisticated than a microphone and a spotlight. This talk will examine the history of technology in stand-up, from the pre-microphone days of variety theatre to the increasing use of multimedia in today’s comedy scene.

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