Charlie Harman,
Businesses and organisations have been talking about return on investment (ROI) for so long that it’s often an assumed goal for any commercial project. But what about when the success of a project doesn’t solely come down to the bottom line? Apps in the heritage and regeneration sectors are a…
Jo Morrison,
With a new year rapidly approaching, we’re once again starting to ruminate on the app developments that 2018 will bring. We love a good prediction – and in our humble opinion, we didn’t do badly with our Mystic Meg-style piece from the start of this year. As we predicted, 2017…
App Insights Digital Placemaking Heritage Regeneration
Jo Morrison,
Urban regeneration can be a contentious subject. Differences can arise between those who want areas to remain how they are, and those who want to change them into something fresh. The desire to repurpose human structures is nothing new. Buildings and urban areas have been reinvented for as long as…
App Insights Digital Placemaking Mobile Technology
Kieron Gurner,
Porth Teigr is located in the Roath Basin area of Cardiff Bay, which was once the heart of Cardiff Docklands – the world’s busiest port in the nineteenth century. Today, the area is being redeveloped to include 1,000 new homes, 1.2 million square feet of commercial space and exciting new…
App Insights Digital Placemaking Mobile Technology
Charlie Harman,
From the 10th to the 14th of October 2017, placemakers will descend on Amsterdam for a week of learning, networking, evaluating and exploring. Placemaking Week 2017 is run by the Project for Public Spaces, in partnership with Amsterdam organisations Stipo, The City at Eye Level, and Placemaking Plus. It’s home…
App Insights Engineering Mobile Technology
Tom Melamed,
You may or may not have heard of the Chinese game, Go. All you need to know is that it’s the most complicated game on earth: there are more possible moves in a game of Go than there are atoms in the universe. And in May 2017, Google’s AlphaGo artificial…
App Insights Digital Placemaking News
Louise Hobson,
On Tuesday (19th Sept) we hosted the very first Ideascape in Porth Teigr, Cardiff Bay – a showcase of how digital placemaking can influence and enhance major urban regeneration projects. In collaboration with sustainable developers Igloo, we presented a range of ideas that inspired people to think about new ways…
App Insights Heritage Mobile Technology
Kieron Gurner,
Think about your favourite ever gig. What made it so special? Maybe it was the music itself, or perhaps it was the sheer spectacle of it all, or was it the crowd that made it so special? Either way, we’re betting very few of you would point to expert queue…
App Insights Mobile Technology
Kieron Gurner,
New technologies like AR (augmented reality) are exciting for developers, businesses and users. But in the early stages of technological development, the mainstream benefits are not always apparent and uptake among the general population is often slow. It’s not until apps like Pokémon Go gain global recognition, that people sit…
App Insights Digital Placemaking Regeneration
Jo Morrison,
People who are used to smartphones will have a natural affinity with the tech. For that reason, they are the perfect platform for building and engaging a community of citizens who want to find things out, share information, or engage with one another. It sounds counter-intuitive. How can an app…
App Insights Digital Placemaking Mobile Technology Research
Charlie Harman,
If you’re near Cardiff next month (or simply fancy a trip to Wales), come and join us at Porth Teigr in Cardiff Bay on Tuesday, September 19th where we’ll be hosting Ideascape. This free, outdoor promenade event comes following a 6 month research project exploring ways of addressing local need and…
Jo Morrison,
In history, perspective is everything. In H. E. Marshall’s classic Our Island Story, Oliver Cromwell is very much the Civil War hero, with King Charles I portrayed as a most unlikeable character. In Children of the New Forest, however, you’ll find four orphaned children whose house is burned down by…