Charlie Harman,
Contrary to its name, placemaking is not concerned with the making of a place. Rather, it’s about the expression and enhancement of places that are already rich in cultural, historical or personal significance – be it a world heritage site, community space, city underpass or national park. Whether the ‘place’…
Tom Melamed,
The next time you walk down your local high street, take a good look at what’s going on around you. Are there empty shops – and how long have they been empty? Has the choice of retailers changed in recent years? And what’s the footfall like compared with before? According…
Charlie Harman,
The Oxford English Dictionaries both declared ‘post-truth’ as their Word of the Year for 2016. This term doesn’t mean that truth has ceased to exist – more that it has ceased to be relevant. In the ‘post-truth’ society where ‘alternative facts’ run rampant, what sounds true is more important than…
Jo Reid,
Sometimes an interview seems cursed. After missed calls, email threads and wrong numbers, we finally pinned down Ivo Dawnay, Creative Director for the National Trust, for a chat about placemaking projects, how heritage sites can attract younger audiences, and the trouble with technology. Three minutes in, however, we were interrupted…
Charlie Harman,
Whether we’re creating an AR placemaking experience for a heritage site or building a nutrition tracking app, every project we work on is unique. Our guiding tenet, though, is to work closely with our clients and make sure what we build is a perfect fit for them and their audience….
App Insights Engineering Mobile Technology
Tom Melamed,
This is the second part in our series focusing on how the Internet of Things is being applied in various industries – you can read part 1, on healthcare, here. When Hong Kong’s Kowloon Hotel first opened in 1986, it was the world’s first true “technology hotel”. The rooms…
Charlie Harman,
Almost half of the global population – that’s about 3.5 billion of us – live in cities. These cityscapes have grown organically, over hundreds of years, with little consideration for the well-being of those living in them. They’ve been designed for the quantity of dwellers, rather than the quality of…
App Insights Engineering Mobile Technology
Jo Reid,
The Internet of Things promises us a world where billions of devices talk to each other, constantly adjusting and responding to the data they send and receive. It’s a world where you can turn your TV on with the wave of a hand or set your alarm clock by talking…
App Insights Digital Placemaking Heritage Mobile Technology
Jo Reid,
If you’ve been inspired by the enthusiasm for Pokémon Go and its popularity, this ebook should be a first port of call; for inspiration, food for thought and a sense check to make sure it’s right for your heritage site.
Jo Reid,
Internet of Things: stats and facts The term ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) was coined in 1999 by Kevin Ashton to describe a wireless network that connects devices and objects remotely. Almost 20 years on, 87% of consumers still don’t understand what IoT actually is – we hope to make things…
Jo Reid,
Back in 2006, the media got quite excited about a piece of software from an American virtual experience company called Linden Labs. Second Life was their new product, and this, we were told, was the future – a virtual world where everyone could escape the drudgery of their ‘first life’…
Charlie Harman,
From Nostradamus to Biff’s copy of the Grays Sports Almanac in Back to the Future (II), humans have long been fascinated by predictions of the future. And while our crystal balls are no more effectual than Mystic Meg’s, when you work in an industry, you can certainly see trends on…