Engagement map
The XR Stories and SIGN engagement map is a showcase of the impact of both projects across the various strands of research led activity. The map shows the geographical range of companies engaged in project activities, broken down by the type of activity they took part in.
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Actors Theatre of Louisville
Company was involved in authoring 1 XR Stories paper.
Aesthetica Magazine
Company was supported by the Creative Media Labs.
Aesthetica Magazine
Company was supported through the XR Stories Internship Programme.
Angharad Hampshire
Freelancer was funded to run 1 in-person course.
Angharad Hampshire
Company was supported by the Creative Media Labs.
Anarchy Cinema Ltd
Company was supported by the Creative Media Labs.
Archway Interactive Limited
Company was supported by the Creative Media Labs.
Art of Truth
Company was supported through the SIGN Placements Programme.
ARUP
Company was involved in authoring 1 XR Stories paper.
Atlantic Theatre Company
Company was involved in authoring 1 XR Stories paper.
Back to Ours
Company was funded for 1 R&D project: Projection Mapped Games Environments
Backstage Academy
Company was funded to run 2 in-person courses.
Battle Stories
Company was supported by the Creative Media Labs.
Bang & Olufsen
Company was funded for 1 XR Stories studentship project.
BBC
Company was funded for 1 XR Stories research project and 5 XR Stories studentship projects.
Bellyfeel
Company was funded for 2 R&D projects: Secret Story Network – stories are better with friends; Box in the Attic
BetaJester
Company was supported through the XR Stories Internship Programme.
BetaJester
Company was funded for 3 R&D projects: By the rising tide of Humber: Flooding Andrew Marvell’s Hull in VR; eSports Audience Response System (EARS); The Burning Room
Blackmoor Films
Company was funded for 1 R&D project: Venues of Future Past
Candour Productions
Company was supported through the SIGN Placements Programme.
Carbon Imagineering
Company was supported by the Creative Media Labs.
Caroline Foreman
Freelancer was funded to run 2 online courses and 1 e-learning course.
Caroline Rainbow Foundation: Safer Travel
Company was supported through the XR Stories Internship Programme.
Charisma Entertainment
Company was funded for 2 R&D projects: Charisma; Skylive with Charisma
CIMA Research Foundation
Company was involved in authoring 1 XR Stories paper.
Cosmos Films
Company was supported through the XR Stories Internship Programme.
Cosmos Films
Company was supported by the Creative Media Labs.
Cooperative Innovations
Company was supported by the Creative Media Labs.
Clockwork Films
Company was supported through the SIGN Placements Programme.
Cosmos Films
Company was funded for 1 R&D project: Tunche
Diva Creative
Company was supported through the XR Stories Internship Programme.
Dillmeadow Media
Company was supported through the XR Stories Internship Programme.
Diva Creative
Company was funded for 1 R&D project: Digital Meets Theatre R&D for next stage of production of Trumpet adaptation
Digital Story Universe Ltd
Company was supported by the Creative Media Labs.
Digital Story Universe
Company was supported through the XR Stories Internship Programme.
Desktop Daydreams Studios
Company was involved in authoring 1 XR Stories paper.
Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre
Company was funded for 1 SIGN research project.
Creative Alchemy One
Company was supported through the XR Stories Internship Programme.
Council of British Archaeology
Company was funded for 1 XR Stories studentship project.
Dreaming Methods
Company was supported through the XR Stories Internship Programme.
Effectus Theatre
Company was supported by the Creative Media Labs.
Duck Soup Films
Company was funded for 2 R&D projects: Secret Story Network – stories are better with friends; Sh*t we did when we were sad
Emma Brassington
Freelancer was funded to run 1 online course, 1 in-person course, and 1 mentoring course.
Emma Osman
Company was supported by the Creative Media Labs.
Experience Heritage
Company was supported by the Creative Media Labs.
Fettle Animation
Company was funded for 1 R&D project: Awesome Animals SafARi
Fettle Animation
Company was supported through the SIGN Placements Programme.
Field Studio
Company was supported through the XR Stories Internship Programme.
Fierce Kaiju
Company was funded for 1 R&D project: Old Jim’s Library of Forgotten Curiosity and Infinite Adventure
Freedom Studios
Company was supported through the XR Stories Internship Programme.
Freedom Studios
Company was funded for 1 R&D project: Storycasting: BD Stories
Full Throttle Media
Company was supported through the SIGN Placements Programme.
Gazelle Twin
Company was funded for 1 R&D project: PERSONA – An R&D residency project exploring the cross-platform possibilities of Film, FX, Theatre, Electronic Music and Immersive & Spatial Sound in creating a digital identity
Ginevra House
Company was supported by the Creative Media Labs.
GJF Production Services Ltd
Company was supported by the Creative Media Labs.
Glass Cannon Animations
Company was supported through the XR Stories Internship Programme.
https://sites.google.com/glasscannonanimation.co.uk/glasscannonanimation/home
Going Live TV
Company was supported through the XR Stories Internship Programme.
Good Gate Media
Company was funded for 1 R&D project: How May I Assist
Good Organisation
Company was supported by the Creative Media Labs.
Hannah Roberts
Freelancer was funded to run 2 e-learning courses.
Hello Culture
Company was funded to run 4 online courses and 1 in-person course.
Hive IT Limited
Company was funded for 1 R&D project: Archive to AR Immersive storytelling
High Res Limited
Company was supported by the Creative Media Labs.
Humanstudio
Company was funded for 2 R&D projects: Space, Time and Streets in the Sky; Protopian Tales
Live Cinema UK
Company was funded for 3 R&D projects: In Here, Out There; Surround Stories: Immersive Screens for Cultural Exhibition; Surround Stories Lab
Humanstudio Ltd
Company was funded for 1 XR Stories studentship project.
Iain Tweedale
Freelancer was funded to run 3 online courses.
Idle Work Factory
Company was funded to run 1 in-person course.
Ilkley Literature Festival
Company was supported through the XR Stories Internship Programme.
Immersive Networks
Company was supported through the XR Stories Internship Programme.
Immersive Networks
Company was supported by the Creative Media Labs.
Immersive Reality Ltd
Company was supported through the XR Stories Internship Programme.
Israac Somali Community Association
Company was supported through the SIGN Placements Programme.
Jo North
Freelancer was funded to run 2 online courses.
Joi Polloi
Company was funded for 4 R&D projects: AI Fan Along; Change Maker; Change Maker 2; Tom Gates & House of the Dragon Experiences
Jonathan Wolff
Company was supported by the Creative Media Labs.
Kit Monkman Associates
Company was funded for 1 XR Stories studentship project.
Kizamo Ltd
Company was supported by the Creative Media Labs.
Labor of Love Films
Company was supported through the SIGN Placements Programme.
Learn to Re-create
Company was supported through the XR Stories Internship Programme.
Inkblot Films
Company was funded for 1 R&D project: A Carnival Comes to Town
Kizamo Ltd
Company was funded for 1 R&D project:
Kate Wellham
Company was funded for 2 R&D projects: NDEVR; The Interview
British Film Institute
Company was funded for 1 XR Stories research project and 1 XR Stories studentship project.
Bright White
Company was funded for 1 R&D project: Responsive Interpretive Storytelling
Leeds Cultural Trust
Company was supported through the XR Stories Internship Programme.
Leeds International Piano Competition
Company was supported through the XR Stories Internship Programme.
Lucy Lee Sykes Dance
Company was supported by the Creative Media Labs.
Marnie Simpson
Company was supported by the Creative Media Labs.
Maul Limited
Company was supported through the XR Stories Internship Programme.
Maul Limited
Company was funded for 1 R&D project: Live By The Sword: Tactics
Megaverse
Company was supported through the XR Stories Internship Programme.
Merlinsoft Ltd
Company was supported through the XR Stories Internship Programme.
National Railway Museum
Company was funded for 1 R&D project: Archive to AR Immersive storytelling.
New Moon Studios
Company was funded for 1 XR Stories studentship project.
No News Pictures Ltd
Company was supported by the Creative Media Labs.
Northern Ballet
Company was funded for 1 R&D projects: Northern Ballet & Backstage Academy.
Northern Fortress Films Ltd
Company was supported by the Creative Media Labs.
Olivia Ketteridge
Company was supported by the Creative Media Labs.
One to One Development Trust
Company was supported through the SIGN Placements Programme.
Opera North
Company was funded for 1 R&D project: The Ghosts in the Machine (?) : Conveying the power of opera as a storytelling artform through interactive immersive audio
Oxygen Films
Company was supported through the SIGN Placements Programme.
Pilot Theatre
Company was supported through the XR Stories Internship Programme.
https://www.pilot-theatre.com/
Location: Company was supported through the XR Stories Internship Programme. https://www.pilot-theatre.com/ Roots, Theatre Royal, St Leonard's Pl, York YO1 7HD
Pilot Theatre
Company was funded for 3 R&D projects: Traitor – Expanding the Narrative; The Happiness Project / The Archive; Monoliths
Prox and Reverie
Company was funded for 3 R&D projects: Glimmer and Symphony; Shapeshifter; INTERCHANGE
Reflex Arc
Company was supported through the XR Stories Internship Programme.
Revolution Software
Company was funded for 1 R&D project: Enriching the visual environments of interactive story-driven games
Rowan Kerek Robertson
Freelancer was funded to run 2 online courses.
Safe Profile Ltd
Company was funded for 1 R&D project: Enriching the visual environments of interactive story-driven games
Samantha Mills
Company was supported by the Creative Media Labs.
Sarah Lister
Freelancer was funded to run 1 online course.
Screenhouse Productions
Company was supported through the XR Stories Internship Programme.
Second Avenue Productions
Company was funded for 1 R&D project: INTO-VISIBLE
https://secondavenueproductions.com/documentary-film-productions/
Second Avenue Productions
Company was supported by the Creative Media Labs.
https://secondavenueproductions.com/documentary-film-productions/
Share my Telly Job
Company was funded for 2 SIGN research projects.
Cosmosquare Films
Company was funded for 1 R&D project: Think Twice
https://www.cosmosquarefilms.co.uk/
Cooperative Innovations
Company was funded for 1 R&D project: Storyland
Carbon Imagineering
Company was funded for 2 R&D projects: Storycasting: BD Stories; Veiled Reality
Simon Hall
Individual was funded to run 2 online courses.
Slingshot Simulations
Company was supported through the XR Stories Internship Programme.
Spotlight Kid Ltd
Company was funded for 1 R&D project: Secret Story Network – stories are better with friends
Studio McGuire
Company was supported through the XR Stories Internship Programme.
Studio Poplo
Company was supported through the XR Stories Internship Programme.
Studio McGuire
Company was funded for 3 R&D projects: The Invited; Grains of Recollection; Projection Mapped Games Environments
Sustainable Arts in Leeds (SAIL)
Company was supported by the Creative Media Labs.
Sustainable Arts in Leeds (SAIL)
Company was funded for 1 R&D project: Climate Literacy Training
Symbolism Studios
Company was funded for 1 R&D project: Towards best practice for the craft of Object-based media film-making / What is Love?
Talking Lens Productions
Company was supported through the SIGN Placements Programme.
TDP Development
Company was supported through the XR Stories Internship Programme.
Alex Firmin
Freelancer was funded to run 2 online courses and 1 in-person course.
Ali Braid
Freelancer was funded to run 1 e-learning course.
Backstage Academy
Company was supported by the Creative Media Labs.
Leeds Playhouse
Company was supported through the XR Stories Internship Programme.
Live Cinema UK
Company was supported through the XR Stories Internship Programme.
Lord Whitney
Company was supported through the XR Stories Internship Programme.
Louise Malkinson
Company was funded for 1 R&D project: Secret Story Network – stories are better with friends
Lovewish Limited
Company was supported by the Creative Media Labs.
Yorkshire Sound Women Network
Company was funded to run 3 online courses and 2 in-person courses.
York Theatre Royal
Company was supported by the Creative Media Labs.
Kit Monkman Associates
Company was funded for 2 R&D projects: The Dark Room; PERSONA – An R&D residency project exploring the cross-platform possibilities of Film, FX, Theatre, Electronic Music and Immersive & Spatial Sound in creating a digital identity
York Mediale
Company was funded for 2 R&D projects: Absent Sitters; PERSONA – An R&D residency project exploring the cross-platform possibilities of Film, FX, Theatre, Electronic Music and Immersive & Spatial Sound in creating a digital identity
York Mediale
Company was supported through the XR Stories Internship Programme and SIGN Placement Programme.
York Archaeological Trust
Company was supported through the XR Stories Internship Programme.
York Civic Trust
Company was supported through the XR Stories Internship Programme.
Retinize
R&D Projects: – The Dark Room
Location: 2 Crescent Gardens, Belfast BT7 1NS
Riptide Theatre Ltd
SME was given support by the Creative Media Labs
Location: 18 Hyde Gardens, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4PT
Toylikeme
An individual from this SME registered for a SIGN Skills & Training course
Location: The Old Green Door Studios, 1a Portersfield Road, Norwich, NR2 3JT
Thackray Museum of Medicine
Company was supported through the XR Stories Internship Programme.
The Great Escape Game
Company was supported through the XR Stories Internship Programme.
The Jigsaw Ensemble
Company was involved in authoring 1 XR Stories paper.
Thunk'd Games Ltd
Company was supported through the XR Stories Internship Programme
Tickets for Good
Company was supported through the XR Stories Internship Programme.
Tyke Films
Company was supported through the XR Stories Internship Programme and SIGN Placement Programme.
Vidaveo
Company was supported through the XR Stories Internship Programme and SIGN Placements Programme.
Vanitas Arts
Company was funded for 1 R&D project: Digital Meets Theatre R&D for next stage of production of Trumpet adaptation
Vidaveo
Company was funded for 1 R&D project: ‘Mind Hopping’: Shooting 360 film using an innovative technique that allows the viewer to experience the story from multiple perspectives.
Thunk'd Games Ltd
Company was funded for 2 R&D projects: Personasmith; Plunge