David Walsh MD of Frontier Developments will be hosting a networking session for companies interested in partnering with the CDE.

Dave will talk about Frontier’s experiences of working with the Universities and hosting an EngD student.

The event will be held at Frontier, Cambridge, 16th Feb 12.30 till 2.30. All welcome. Please contact cde@cs.bath.ac.uk to reserve a place.

Department of Computer Science’s swaying trees hailed a ‘game changer’ in the New Scientist. Chuan Li’s CGI automatically generated trees get the seal of approval from The Mill’s Jodri Bares.

Read more

Article in The Guardian, 13 January 2012

Professor Phil Willis, Director of the Centre for Digital Entertainment explains how the CDE and the Department of Computer Science in general have developed their courses to respond to industry, and outline the challenges of keeping up to date in an ever-evolving sector.

Mark Shufflebottom BU’s course leader for Digital Media Design and CDE mentor is also featured discussing Bournemouth’s approach to engaging with industry.

Read more…

We are beginning our next recruitment cycle and are looking for new partner companies.

If you are interested in the CDE programme and how it can support your company’s growth and development please contact Daniel Cox or Katja Haferburg for a discussion on cde@cs.bath.ac.uk

We will be advertising new project briefs from 31^st March 2012 and recruit to an October 2012 or January 2013 start.

We will work with you to help outline your research and technological or product development needs and you will be involved in the recruitment process to ensure we find the right person for your business.

Bournemouth University was recognised for its contribution to world-leading excellence and pioneering development in computer animation in  The Queen’s Anniversary Prize. This is part of the national honours system and are the most prestigious awards in UK education.

This award celebrates the talent, commitment and knowledge of the University’s National Centre for Computer Animation (NCCA). For the past 22 years, the NCCA, based in BU’s Media School, has been at the forefront of computer animation education and research in the UK, consistently blending art and design with mathematical and computer science. Read More

The EPSRC assess the performance of Doctoral Centres it has allocated resources to, the first major assessment being the Mid-term Review. We are very happy to report we have not only passed but been commended as an example of good practice. We would like to extend out thanks to the students, academic supervisors and industry partners who have all contributed greatly to the first few years of the CDE!

CDE participated in the conference and game jam at Extended Play 2011 , the South West’s first digital interactive festival. Our students won a prize for ‘innovation’ at the game jam and we presented on CDE projects and programme.

The focus of the conference was bringing the South-West’s talented and diverse community of digital creatives together to share advice and support on how to grow.  It was an excellent first event that CDE was proud to sponsor. Congratulations to Korash (iNets), Ella (Remode), Ben (Mutant  Labs) and everyone else that made it so enjoyable. Looking forward to 2012.

We welcome the following new students to CDE:

Starting in October 2011:

John Tredinnick, working with the National Trust on “Content design and creation for heritage applications in generic rather than site-specific terms”

Oliver Gingrich, working with Musion on “Telepresence”

Lisa Haskel, working with Arts Catalyst on “An Open Data toolkit for art/science collaborations”

Marie Smith, working with Uformia on “A new approach to 3D modelling”

Karsten Pedersen, working with 4T2 on ” Platform Agnostic Software Development”

Starting in February 2012:

Elliot Matthew, working with the National Trust on “Developing a digital mobile delivery platform for 3D material for heritage sites”

David Gillespie, working with Conservation Technologies, National Museums Liverpool on “3D Laser scanning and its applications in the heritage sector”

See Current Students  for more details on the projects.

This year we sent the first cohort of CDE students to either SIGGRAPH or Eurographics, gleaning ideas and intellectual stimulation for their research projects. They also benefited from the technical training courses offered. Both trips were a great success with students leaving overwhelmed but inspired!

The University of Bath has been awarded the title of ‘University of the Year 2011/12’ by The Sunday Times, one of the most prominent and influential newspapers in the world.
The accolade is designed to recognise a university’s all-round excellence, encompassing a range of aspects of research, teaching, employability and the student experience.
Read more