The Bridge: A Creative Lab For Physical-Meta Production

The Bridge：物理元制作的创意实验室

• 批准号: AH/X010201/1
• 负责人: Tavs Jorgensen
• 金额: $ 292.16万
• 依托单位: University of the West of England
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FX010201%2F1
• 关键词: Bridge; Creative; Lab; Physical; Meta

Summary:Strategic funding and technological innovation are driving world-changing advances in fabrication, robotics, AI, and creative technologies. This progress is opening opportunities for creative research to drive the adoption and application of these technologies for the UK's creative and cultural sector and beyond. However, truly disruptive, interdisciplinary research requires creative practitioners to access and assimilate knowledge and expertise of cutting-edge technologies.We have identified an area of growing research capability at UWE in 'physical-meta production', unsupported by current infrastructure. Throughout educational and industrial structures there is a clear division between the technology enabling the creative industries and the artistic processes of content production. As technology rapidly shapes every facet of the creative economy, the necessary research that considers the aesthetic, cultural and ethical implications often lag. Sophisticated integration of object materiality and touch with virtually immersive environments holds great potential to explore a collision of both creative and digital approaches.The Bridge, a new laboratory at UWE Bristol will unite arts, humanities, and technologies researchers within a unique, interdisciplinary 'collision space'. It will leverage academic, PGR and technician expertise, maximising resilience, resources, and synergies within UWE's creative and cultural sphere. The Bridge will strengthen this growing specialism at UWE in physical-meta production by (1) providing a space for interdisciplinary, practice-based, design-led creative research, (2) driving adoption of emerging technologies in the arts and humanities to stimulate novel forms of creative expression and production (3) break down technological barriers by providing digital skills support, training, and mentoring.Creation of The Bridge will overcome the following shortcomings within UWE's creative research capacity:1) Inhibitory research environments: UWE creative research infrastructure does not meet the needs of interdisciplinary research for physical-meta exploration. The refurbishment of 400sqm will provide a physically and technically enabled research space that facilitates seamless interactions.2) Digital Technology Entry Barrier: Many Arts and Humanities (AH) researchers are deterred from using technology within research due to high entry barriers and lack of knowledge, reducing innovation opportunities. The Bridge's equipment will be set-up with user-friendly interfaces and a 1.0 FTE in-kind technician will provide and grow technology capacity.3) Technician Dispersion: Crucial technician capacity remains within siloed within disparate research centre labs. The Bridge will provide a network space for technicians to collaborate on key research themes and technical expertise. Networking this knowledge base will enable interdisciplinary activities and innovative uses of equipment for new purposes.4) Lack of Equipment and Dispersion: UWE currently lacks appropriate equipment co-location/workflow to enable physical-meta explorations. The Bridge will be equipped with new equipment, upgraded UWE equipment and items refurbished from industry, co-locating digital technologies and physical lab space.Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and Sustainable principles and practices will be embedded from project initiation. An accessible and open interdisciplinary research environment will be built whilst simultaneously promoting circular and sustainable consumption. This will be achieved through our commitment to UWE's EDI charter and by sourcing at least 25% of equipment through refurbishment and repurposing existing equipment, respectively.Ultimately, The Bridge will act as a beacon for the West of England and wider regions, seeking novel applications of technology to enhance AH research, whilst supporting the UK's creative and cultural economy.

战略资金和技术创新正在推动制造、机器人、人工智能和创意技术领域改变世界的进步。这一进展为创造性研究提供了机会，以推动英国创意和文化部门及其他领域采用和应用这些技术。然而，真正的颠覆性，跨学科的研究需要创造性的从业者访问和吸收知识和尖端技术的专业知识。我们已经确定了一个不断增长的研究能力在UWE在“物理元生产”的领域，目前的基础设施不支持。在整个教育和工业结构中，在使创意产业成为可能的技术和内容生产的艺术过程之间存在着明显的区别。随着技术迅速塑造创意经济的各个方面，考虑美学、文化和伦理影响的必要研究往往滞后。物体的物质性和触觉与虚拟沉浸式环境的复杂整合，为探索创造性和数字方法的碰撞提供了巨大的潜力。桥梁，UWE布里斯托的一个新实验室将在一个独特的跨学科“碰撞空间”中团结艺术，人文和技术研究人员。它将利用学术，PGR和技术人员的专业知识，最大限度地提高弹性，资源和UWE的创意和文化领域内的协同作用。桥梁将加强UWE在物理元生产方面日益增长的专业化，通过（1）为跨学科，基于实践，以设计为主导的创意研究提供空间，（2）推动采用艺术和人文领域的新兴技术，以刺激创意表达和生产的新形式（3）通过提供数字技能支持，培训，桥的创建将克服UWE的创造性研究能力的以下缺点：1）抑制性研究环境：UWE创造性研究基础设施不满足跨学科研究的物理元探索的需求。400平方米的翻新将提供一个物理和技术支持的研究空间，促进无缝互动。2）数字技术进入壁垒：由于高进入壁垒和缺乏知识，许多艺术和人文（AH）研究人员在研究中使用技术，减少了创新机会。桥梁的设备将设置用户友好的界面和1.0全职技术人员实物将提供和增长的技术能力。3）技术人员分散：关键的技术人员的能力仍然是孤立的在不同的研究中心实验室。桥将为技术人员提供一个网络空间，以便在关键研究主题和技术专长方面进行合作。将这一知识库联网将使跨学科活动和设备的创新使用成为可能。4）缺乏设备和分散：UWE目前缺乏适当的设备共址/工作流程来实现物理元探索。桥梁将配备新设备，升级的UWE设备和从行业翻新的项目，共同定位数字技术和物理实验室空间。平等，多样性和包容性（EDI）和可持续发展的原则和实践将从项目开始嵌入。将建立一个开放的跨学科研究环境，同时促进循环和可持续消费。这将通过我们对UWE EDI宪章的承诺以及通过翻新和重新利用现有设备采购至少25%的设备来实现。最终，The Bridge将成为英格兰西部和更广泛地区的灯塔，寻求新的技术应用以加强AH研究，同时支持英国的创意和文化经济。