02 Jun 2011
UWS held its annual industry showcase of student work in computer animation, computer games, multimedia, music technology and web development at its Paisley Campus on Tuesday 14 June 2011.
Digital Futures, which has attracted over 2,000 visitors over the past few years, is the most varied presentation of students’ digital work in Scotland.
It saw upwards of 40 students, from across many years of study, showcasing their work to industry contacts.
This year’s event gave members of the creative industries the chance to view outstanding animation showreels, listen to exciting soundtracks and learn about innovative games development taking place at UWS. This included representatives from Tern TV, Red Kite Animation, Chem 19 Studios, Inspired Gaming, Mediaspec, Interactive Scotland, Wray and Entwistle, d8, Flame Multimedia, Polybius Games and Talent Scotland.
The showcase also gave visitors the chance to find out more about the University’s ambisonics research, with a live demonstration of 3-D sound audio systems taking place at the event.
Digital Futures is co-ordinated by Chris Halsall of University of the West of Scotland’s School of Computing.
Commenting on the event Chris said: “This is a really exciting and important event for us. Digital Futures is the perfect opportunity for our students to showcase their practical expertise to industry and gain valuable feedback on what it takes to get ahead in the competitive creative industries sector.
“It also provides an important platform for the University to increase its collaborative working with the creative and cultural industries.”
Digital Futures took place at the University’s Paisley Campus (P Block) on Tuesday 14 June 2011.
Anyone wanting further information on the event should call 0141 848 3330 or email computing@uws.ac.uk or visit www.uws.ac.uk/digitalfutures