CIRCLE
Creative
Interdisciplinary Research in Co
llaborative Environments
CIRCLE's members are researchers and creative practitioners at the University of Edinburgh and elsewhere. They work across the creative arts, architecture, the humanities, the physical and social sciences. Their research focuses on developing creative collaborative environments, employing methods across disciplines. Their aim is to develop effective and affecting interactive environments, within a critical framework, seeking the insights that interdisciplinary inquiry might allow.
Projects involving CIRCLE and its members
CIRCLE seminar programme
P{e/a}r{i/a}meter 2012
A symposium of talks and presentations exploring current research projects undertaken by members of the CIRCLE research group, Inspace, May 7, 2012
Literary High Street
The Literary High Street project weaves together a database of extracts from literary works set in Edinburgh, exploring the literary psychogeography of the city through mapping these fragments using the GPS capabilitty of mobile devices. The Literary Edinburgh project is being developed through collaboration between the University of Edinburgh English Literature department, which is celebrating its 250th year, and CIRCLE. The collaboration includes Simon Biggs, James Loxley, John Lee and Mark Wright; Philip Martin, Justin Livingstone and English Literature staff as contributors; Amy Guy as technical director; and Miranda Anderson as conceptual director.
P{e/a}r{i/a}meter 2011
A symposium of talks and presentations exploring the synergies across the CIRCLE research group, Inspace, June 6, 2011
Moving Targets
Scottish Funding Council funded research project involving Professor Simon Biggs (Principal Investigator), Dr. Mark Wright, Bev Hood (Co-Investigators) and Angela Fernandez Orviz (Knowledge Exchange Associate).
LIREC
A European funded FP7 research project exploring how we live with digital and interactive companions
involving Professor Ruth Aylett
eCute
An FP7 funded project seeking to develop innovative technologically-enhanced learning approaches in cultural understanding and sensitivity involving Professor Ruth Aylett and Dr. Sandy Louchart.
SerenA
A multidisciplinary project seeking to understand the role of serendipity in innovation and design technologies involving Mel Woods and Professor Ruth Aylett.
CIRCLE edit an issue of the International Journal of Art and Technology
ELMCIP
Electronic Literature as a Model of Creativity and Innovation in Practice.
EU HERA funded research project involving Professor Simon Biggs (Principal Investigator), Dr. Penny Travlou (Co-Investigator), Mark Daniels (associate) and Magnus Lawrie (research student).
TOTeM
Tales of things.
Multi-institution EPSRC funded research project exploring "the internet of things", led by Dr. Chris Speed (Principal Investigator) with Duncan Shingleton (research student).
CoMob
Dr. Jochen Ehnes, Dr. Chris Speed and Henrik Ekeus develop iPhone App allowing real-time collaborative mapping with GPS enabled mobile technologies.
Scale
From the topographic to the proprioceptive: A series of interdisciplinary research workshops into human interaction and its scaleable representation.