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Subotron – mixed reality gaming

Subotron – mixed reality gaming

10/11/2007
http://subotron.com/556-sa-101107-subotron-electric-meeting-location-based-games/
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Meet the Canadians

Meet the Canadians

25/10/2007
Adam had a contagious energy that gave us all a sugar high http://www.interactiveontario.com/news/view/66
uk trade and investment
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Mentorship – Women for Technical Change

Mentorship – Women for Technical Change

http://technicalchange.blogspot.com/ aug 2007
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Innoevent 2010

Innoevent 2010

Innovation in Denmark
I spent a wonderful week at MMD in Denmark as a guest lecturer for their week long event called Innoevent. It was so much fun! The students had just 1 week to produce new prototype ideas to be used in hospitals, and there was a lot of innovation and creativity. Here is a Read the Rest…

Soho Film Lab

Soho Film Lab

From left to right Vicky Brophy (Wonky), Matt Golding (Rubber Republic), Adam Montandon, Irfon Watkins (Coull)
On Wednesday 29th July 2009 I was part of a panel discussing the future of the 30 second spot, and the new forms of advertising that are starting to replace it at the wonderful Rushes Soho Shorts festival. The event Read the Rest…

Royal Institute of Science

Royal Institute of Science

Future Sound – have pics
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Developing Digital Diversity

Developing Digital Diversity

I will be speaking at the Developing Digital Diversity conference, scheduled to take place on the 20th of July 2006 at the ICA, London.
Developing Digital Diversity Conference Programme:

Thursday 20th July 2006

9:30 – 10.00
Registration and Coffee
Location: Institute of Contemporary Arts. Pls use the entrance at 12 Carlton House Terrace – See Map

10.00 – 10.30
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Denmark

Denmark

Sorry for the delay in posting, but I’ve been very busy finishing off a huge project in Birmingham that has been a lot of fun, and then went straight over to Denmark where Michael Lundorff-Hansen invited me to speak to businesses, students and other lecturers about all the cool stuff I’ve been up to.
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Interactive table on Songs of Praise!

Interactive table on Songs of Praise!

Sometimes interactivity can turn up in the most unusual places, but I was surprised to hear that an interactive table that I programmed was on BBC’s Songs of Praise ! If you live in the UK you can check it out on the Iplayer (zoom to 11:40) and if you live outside the UK here Read the Rest…

Hosting the Europrix Awards 2008

Hosting the Europrix Awards 2008

I am heading off to the amazing Kunsthaus in Graz, Austria for the next few days to take a look at the latest entries of the Europrix Top Talent awards this year.
On Friday from 12:15 to 13:00 I will be on the panel for the EUROPRIX Winners’ Specials: “Life After The Awards – Success Read the Rest…

Discovery Channel Canada

Discovery Channel Canada

Here is a really nice documentary on one of my projects for Discovery Channel Canada.
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South Korea MBC TV

South Korea MBC TV

I just found this really nice video of Cyborg Neil Harbisson using the Eyeborg system I designed for him back in 2004. Its always fun when you make a surprise appearance on TV so take a peek at 2:56! There are some sections of the video in English so take a look.
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Adam Montandon to give Keynote speech

Adam Montandon to give Keynote speech

HMC’s Director of Digital Futures, Adam Montandon will be speaking at a Wessex Media Group event taking place at Bournemouth University on 15 October 2008. He will be outlining ways of widening creative business opportunities using interactive digital techniques and considering how these build on traditional methods of storytelling and production.
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Cyborgs and Stem cells

Cyborgs and Stem cells

Neil Harbisson, Eye-Borg wearer and student at Dartington College of Art: “I was in a lecture given by Adam Montandon in Dartington college and he was talking about cybernetics and cyborgs and how new technology can change the way we perceive the world and, when he finished and asked him if he thought it would Read the Rest…

Lunch with Lucy

Lunch with Lucy

Make sure you listen to Freesound 106.6fm today (if you can get the signal!) for Lunch with Lucy from 12pm till 2pm every day this week. I’ll be joining Lucy today for some random creative chat. woo! You can also tune in live online.
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Make My Body Younger – BBC3 in Broadcast Magazine

Make My Body Younger – BBC3 in Broadcast Magazine

Series producer Sarah Wood on performing “living autopsies” on over-indulgent teens.
Where did the idea come from?
The Twofour development team was thinking about fresh approaches to health programming and they came up with the idea of creating a “living autopsy”. It’s great because it’s such a strange concept – the initial reaction is “you can’t do Read the Rest…

To Vima

To Vima

Irene Carolina Veniou is a journalist in one of the most reliable political newspapers in Greece, called “To Vima” www.tovima.gr, www.tovimadaily.gr, for the scientific section.
She interviewed me about the Eyeborg project.
Irene Carolina Veniou: What is the Eyeborg? And how does it work exactly?
Adam Montandon: The Eyeborg is a device I invented for Neil Harbisson. Neil Read the Rest…

Seeing things in a different light

Seeing things in a different light

The following article is from a BBC report by Greg Wade. If you have Real Player you can watch the video here.

A Devon inventor has come up with a revolutionary device to help people who are colour blind to identify colours.
Reporter Greg Wade has been to see the device in action.
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Backstage at LegoLand

Backstage at LegoLand

Here is a short video interview following my keynote speech at the LegoLand innovation conference in Denmark.
After the keynote students asked me questions on innovation and creativity, and here is the result.
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Westminster

Westminster

Hi everyone.
I have been invited to the Made In The South West event at Westminster Palace 29/4/2008!
I am very excited. Its the second time I have been invited to Westminster Palace to talk about innovation and creativity in the South West. The event is hosted by South West Screen.
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Story in the Western Morning News

Story in the Western Morning News

Here is a story in today’s Western Morning News about one of the projects we have been working on called Penguin Academy.
A Plymouth-based company has completed a series of interactive experiences for the visitor centre at Torquay’s Living Coasts.
The zoo’s new Discovery Zone will feature a dynamic series of displays, created by HMC Interactive.
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Keynote speech at LEGOLAND

Keynote speech at LEGOLAND

I am so pleased to announce that I will be giving the keynote speech at the annual meeting for multimedia teachers in Denmark at Hotel Legoland in Billund. On Thursday 24th April.
My hour long keynote will be from 10.00am to 11.00am and I will be talking about innovation and creativity.
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5 News – Tonight at 5pm

5 News – Tonight at 5pm

Please watch 5 News on Channel 5 tonight at 5pm in the UK.
I was interviewed this morning talking about the future of cyborgs.
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Bridging the Gap at Ice08

Bridging the Gap at Ice08

HMC Interactive Directors Korash Sanjideh and Adam Montandon will be at ICE 2008, Canada’s biggest interactive conference, which takes place later this month (26-29 March). Adam and Korash will be participating in many of the key panel discussions including Not the Usual Suspects: Strategies for Partnerships; Bridging the Gap: Connecting Ideas, Research & Business; Read the Rest…

.Net magazine interview

.Net magazine interview

This is the full text from an interview I did several years ago for .Net magazine in the UK.
It was talking about taking a university degree in order to become a web designer.
The course I studied was called Media Lab arts, it is now called b dat and has changed a lot over the years.
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Insight Radio

Insight Radio

Listen to me 1t 10:10 today on Insight Radio
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Animated Exeter – Dungeons and Dragons Den

Animated Exeter – Dungeons and Dragons Den

Animated Exeter is now the only dedicated animation film festival in the region, it is also the only film festival in the region that addresses public audience development for all ages through screenings, exhibitions and participation; this annual event runs in partnership with key venues, industry and education sectors in Devon, the region and beyond.
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Will Our Grandchildren Be Robotic?

Will Our Grandchildren Be Robotic?

Just a quick e-mail to get you to tune in to BBC Radio 3 (90-93FM) tonight (Monday 6 November) from 9:30pm to 10:30pm GMT.
Adam Montandon from the HMC MediaLab will be joined by Dr Fiona Coyle, Philosopher Dylan Evans and Nick Bostrom, leading spokesman for “transhumanism”.
The debate is called:
Will Our Grandchildren Be Robotic?
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