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A CHERISH Digital Economy Research Centre Event
Catherine Robinson
Ian Ravenscroft
Catherine Robinson, audio supervisor for BBC Wales. Catherine’s specialism is sound design for radio drama, binaural audio and 3D sound for 360 video and VR.
Ian Ravenscroft works in the digital development team at BBC Three and has a background in scriptwriting, animation, digital production, social media, and journalism.
From: 27 Oct 2017, 10 a.m.To: 28 Oct 2017, 3 p.m.
Location: Room 311, Ground Floor | Ystafell 311, Llawr Gwaelod, Library and Information Centre (LIC), Park Campus
On Friday 27th and Saturday 28th October, the BBC’s world-famous Research & Development department will set up a temporary booth in the Singleton Campus University Library, showing three of the BBC’s most exciting VR experiences:
• The award-winning VR Spacewalk is inspired by NASA and ESA’s training programmes and the experiences of real astronauts. It will transport you up to the International Space Station, where you’ll be called upon to make an emergency repair out in space, 250 miles above the Earth’s surface.
• Pull a pint in the Queen Vic - play darts, pull a pint and play the Queen Vic’s very own piano in BBC R&D’s first ever creation of a virtual reality TV set.
• Immerse yourself in a magical, fairy-tale forest equipped with award-winning state-of‐the-art binaural audio.
Throughout the day, students and staff can come and try out the films, as well as finding out more about the amazing work BBC R&D is working on right now.
On Friday 27th, students will also be able to hear from BBC guest speakers talking about their career paths and their expert fields including 3D sound design and digital development.
12:30pm: Catherine Robinson, audio supervisor for BBC Wales. Catherine’s specialism is sound design for radio drama, binaural audio and 3D sound for 360 video and VR.
1.00pm: Ian Ravenscroft works in the digital development team at BBC Three and has a background in scriptwriting, animation, digital production, social media, and journalism.
The EPSRC funded CHERISH Digital Economy Research Centre is co-ordinating the visit.
Event created by: s.l.davies