News from StoryFutures and StoryFutures Academy

StoryFutures Creative Cluster, January 19th 2021

Research participants required: We need your feedback on a pilot #AR app focused on retro-collecting. Receive a £15 voucher on full completion. Research conducted by @StoryFutures , based at @RoyalHolloway , University of London. *iPhone only

StoryFutures Creative Cluster, December 18th 2020

Now accepting expressions of interest from SMEs to work on R&D projects with academic experts

StoryFutures Academy, December 11th 2020

StoryFutures Academy has launched a new call for proposals for immersive prototypes. The call aims to give creatives who have attended a StoryFutures Academy workshop or introductory lab, the chance to further their knowledge and get stuck into making a new piece of content with a grant of up to £10,000.

StoryFutures Creative Cluster, December 3rd 2020

Smartify launches in-app shop to support museums, made possible with innovation support from StoryFutures.

StoryFutures Academy, November 26th 2020

24 creatives from Canada and the UK have been selected for the UK-Canada Immersive Exchange. Twenty-four participants – 12 from Canada and 12 from the UK – were chosen from nearly 500 applications.

StoryFutures Creative Cluster, November 25th 2020

Enterprise M3 LEP has invested £900,000 in StoryFutures to help SMEs in the immersive and creative tech sectors recover and thrive following the impact of COVID-19.

StoryFutures Creative Cluster, November 18th 2020

StoryFutures is excited to announce a seed funding call to enable up to 8 new collaborative projects between academic experts and SMEs based in our region. We have £8k available for each project to be split between the academic and the company.

StoryFutures Academy, November 16th 2020

StoryFutures Academy, led by Royal Holloway, University of London and the National Film & Television School has been shortlisted as one of 30 Creative Teams to take part in the R&D Project of Festival UK* 2022. Ultimately, Festival UK* 2022 will bring about ten open, original, optimistic, large-scale installations to showcase the UK's creativity and innovation to the world.

StoryFutures Creative Cluster, November 12th 2020

StoryFutures is looking to appoint 6 creative immersive companies in the London and Gateway Cluster region for a tight turn-around export and R&D programme.

StoryFutures Creative Cluster, October 29th 2020

StoryFutures and Roald Dahl Marvellous Children’s Charity, which provides specialist nurses and support to seriously ill children, are excited to announce our new £40,000 StoryLab commission: ‘transition of care through immersive storytelling’.