In-person Symposium, held at Edinburgh College of Art Hosted by Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh & Abertay University, Dundee in association with CoSTAR Realtime Labs 29th & 30Th August 2024 As new developments in computing have led to the promise/threat of games and animation generated in minutes by AI, there has been …
We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for our ‘Small Nations’ Symposium! In-person tickets are very limited and will close midnight October 23rd. Online tickets are purchasable until 10am November 4th, the morning of the event. Full programming details to follow. Click here to register. Hosted by Animation Research Network Scotland at …
“Thank you to all who have submitted a proposal for our upcoming Small Nations Symposium. We’ve seen some excellent and diverse work come our way so far, which we’re eager to see, screen, and share with you this November. Yet, it seems there may be room for more, and so, by popular demand, we’ve decided to …
‘Small Nations’ Symposium will be a hybrid event hosted by Animation Research Network Scotland at Edinburgh College of Art on the 5th and 6th of November 2022. This two-day conference intends to consider how nations and nationhood might influence or affect animation production and content. Duncan Petrie has theorised the state of the Scottish film …
Animation Research Network Scotland (ARNS) and Screen Scotland are initiating the “Animation Education – a pedagogy framework” project to examine the current climate of animation specific education within the arts curriculum. It is intended to create guidance documents to support educators in improving film (& animation-specific) literacy. This is a great opportunity to have a …
Animation Education research partnership aims to find ways to improve animation education in Scotland. A pioneering collaborative project has been agreed between Animation Research Network Scotland at Edinburgh College of Art and Screen Scotland, to support the development of animation specific education within the arts and within the broader curriculum in schools and community learning. …
2020 was a legacy year for animation in Edinburgh – the National Galleries of Modern Art, began to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the legend, Ray Harryhausen and at Edinburgh College of Art, we celebrated the 30th anniversary of the animation programme. Though different in scope and scale, they are connected by a passion for …
We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for our ‘Bringing Legacy to Life’ (online) Stop Motion Conference! Tickets are limited and include a small fee of £10, which will give delegates access to all panels, keynotes and special events. Note: registration closes on the 15th of April. Full details of the programme …
Wednesday 24th March, 4-5pm, Dr Lynn Love discusses Animating Play: Choreographing physical player movement in analogue and video game design . This talk will discuss the design strategies behind the production of alternative video games and analogue play installations created by Love, focusing on how the design of play can animate the player. Each of the works …
Wednesday 17th March, 4-5pm, Ellie Land presents an overview of her award winning film Bathroom Priviledges. Three stories of denied access and exclusion, bringing to light society’s views on disability, gender and race in the most intimate spaces. Establishing the public bathroom as a stimulus for investigation, the politics of sharing are examined through the …
