The Volca project: A sensory experiment in collaborative visualisation (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Buzzo, D. (2018, April). The Volca project: A sensory experiment in collaborative visualisation. Paper presented at The Fifth International Conference on Transdisciplinary Imaging, Edinburgh, UK

The Volca project is a speculative photography research project that is in parts a proposal, a sensory experiment and also continual work in progress. Volca is an experi- mental camera apparatus for recording what Flusser [8, 9] would term ’technical... Read More about The Volca project: A sensory experiment in collaborative visualisation.

A parallel modular biomimetic cilia sorting platform (2018)
Journal Article
Whiting, J. G., Mayne, R., & Adamatzky, A. (2018). A parallel modular biomimetic cilia sorting platform. Biomimetics, 3(2), 5. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics3020005

The aquatic unicellular organism Paramecium caudatum uses cilia to swim around its environment and to graze on food particles and bacteria. Paramecia use waves of ciliary beating for locomotion, intake of food particles and sensing. There is some evi... Read More about A parallel modular biomimetic cilia sorting platform.

A different kind of urban (2017)
Other
Lane, L. (2017). A different kind of urban

Like many, I had certain pre-conceptions about Milton Keynes when I first approached writing A different kind of urban; however, I have since had the good fortune to be guided into a deeper understanding of the many strands that make up this remarkab... Read More about A different kind of urban.

Film sequence generation strategies for automatic intelligent video editing (1997)
Journal Article
Butler, S., & Parkes, A. (1997). Film sequence generation strategies for automatic intelligent video editing. Applied Artificial Intelligence, 11(4), 367-388. https://doi.org/10.1080/088395197118190

In this article, we describe an approach to generic automatic intelligent video editing, which was used in the implementation of the LIVE system. We discuss cinema theory and related systems that recombine film fragments into sequences. We introduce... Read More about Film sequence generation strategies for automatic intelligent video editing.

Filmic space-time diagrams for video structure representation (1996)
Journal Article
Parkes, A. P., Butler, S., & Parkes, A. P. (1996). Filmic space-time diagrams for video structure representation. Signal Processing: Image Communication, 8(4), 269-280. https://doi.org/10.1016/0923-5965%2895%2900052-6

In this paper, we propose a novel approach to computer representation for interactive film editing. We describe a prototype system developed at Lancaster which uses this approach, and show how such a system supports film editing. Our work involves th... Read More about Filmic space-time diagrams for video structure representation.

Tide and Time
Other
Lane, L. Tide and Time

‘Tide and Time’ for brass band was commissioned in 2017 by Foden’s Band and premiered at the Royal Northern College of Music Brass Band Festival in January 2018 by Foden’s Band, conducted by Michael Fowles. Further performances have taken place by th... Read More about Tide and Time.

Track by track: Generative music installation for BBC Music Day
Digital Artefact
Nash, C. (2018). Track by track: Generative music installation for BBC Music Day

A crowd-driven generative music installation at Bristol Temple Meads Station, for BBC Music Day 2018. A live camera feed of the platform is used with machine learning/vision analysis to identify positions and disposition of people, trains, bicycles,... Read More about Track by track: Generative music installation for BBC Music Day.

Intelligent strategies for the presentation and interpretation of video in intelligent tutoring systems
Presentation / Conference
Butler, S., & PARKES, A. Intelligent strategies for the presentation and interpretation of video in intelligent tutoring systems. Poster presented at ED-MEDIA 94

Multimedia systems can now have cheap video, and Multimedia Authoring Systems are being used for creating Intelligent 'I'utoring Systems (ITS). Thus interactive film/video is now available as a resource for Us designers. Film however must be used ca... Read More about Intelligent strategies for the presentation and interpretation of video in intelligent tutoring systems.

Automatic film editing by filmic decomposition of nonfilmic queries
Presentation / Conference
Butler, S., & Parkes, A. Automatic film editing by filmic decomposition of nonfilmic queries. Paper presented at International conference on Multimedia Technology and Management (ICMTM), hong kong

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danceroom Spectroscopy
Digital Artefact
Glowacki, D., Tom, M., Joseph, H., Tew, P., & Thomas, L. M. danceroom Spectroscopy

danceroom Spectrosopy (dS) is an acclaimed interdisciplinary digital arts exhibition and dance performance inspired by the scientific study of microscopic phenomenon. The project has formed a major attraction at premier international cultural setting... Read More about danceroom Spectroscopy.

What the Lark Saw
Other
Lane, L. What the Lark Saw. [www.3choirs.org]

‘What the Lark Saw’ is a 20 minute composition for voices and ensemble (or voices, piano and optional violin) with integral contributions from workshop participants living and working within the Gloucestershire area. ‘What the Lark Saw’ is inform... Read More about What the Lark Saw.