Presentation to The Inspiring Digital Engagement Festival 15th Sept 2010 at Sheffield Hallam. A one-day event that explores the contribution of arts practice to the business of digital inclusion. Local art practitioners, digital inclusion researchers, public sector professionals and community development workers are invited to join us for an active investigation into how socially engaged arts practice promotes, enriches and challenges notions of digital inclusion
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Inspiring Digital Engagement
1. Inspiring Digital Engagement. Sheffield Hallam Sept 15 th 2010 Steve Thompson Community Media Manager Institute of Digital Innovation Teesside University [email_address]
30. Thank you for listening For info www.octorama.co.uk (if there’s time)
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Editor's Notes
The very first Octorama was part of the People and Place Exhibition in 2003
Since then it has been seen many times and the idea has developed. We started to transmit the sounds from a computer using Propellerheads Reason and an 8 output Soundcard
In 2006 we produced the Dreams Hopes and Wishes exhibition with Ormesby Comprehensive.
The Octorama is a multi media digital arts installation with 8 screens and 8 speakers. This is our model. The real one will be 14 metres in diameter
It was proposed that we run an Exhibition at Loftus Town Hall to tie in with Heritage Open Days
It was time to see if we could make the process portable. Here a demonstration on the theory of using waste pipe for the construction.
We experimented and decided it could be done
And so a large quantity of waste pipe was purchased.
And delivered to Loftus Town Hall
Where we made several experimental builds
A nd purchased extra goods at the local hardware store
Part of the build took place elsewhere
Many of the team to build the installation are Loftus Town Councillors
The Mayor of Redcar and Cleveland Visits
Cllr Linda Bell, Mayor of Loftus and Paul Davies of East Cleveland Community Development