Culture Lab
Established	2006
Location	Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, England
Affiliations	Newcastle University
Website	www.ncl.ac.uk/culturelab

Culture Lab is an interdisciplinary research facility at Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

Contents 1 History 2 Uses 2.1 Research Initiatives 2.2 PhD Research 2.3 Digital Media Masters (MRes) 3 External links

[edit] History

Founded in 2006, Culture Lab provides an environment for academics and practitioners to work beyond traditional disciplinary boundaries, and offers access to specialist digital technologies for a diverse range of creative, practice-led research.

Situated in a Grade II Listed building (the Grand Assembly Rooms on King's Walk, Newcastle), Culture Lab houses open-plan research areas, and dedicated performance, electronics, workshop, multimedia and sound spaces.

[edit] Uses

Often working in collaboration with arts organisations, industry partners and other academic institutions, Culture Lab has facilitated conferences on diverse topics, including Music & Machines, Architecture in the Space of Flows, and Artificial Intelligence & Simulation of Behaviour, as well as hosting frequent public performances, installations, lectures, seminars and workshops.

[edit] Research Initiatives

Culture Lab initiatives have included the INSCAPE project (funded by the European Commission) to design an interactive storytelling tool; AMUC, a collaborative motion-capture project involving Computing Science, Mechanical Engineering and Performing Arts; and the Ambient Kitchen, providing a platform for exploring assistive technology in the domestic setting.

[edit] PhD Research

Culture Lab hosts PhD students from diverse institutional, international and disciplinary backgrounds, forming the core of an eclectic research culture.

[edit] Digital Media Masters (MRes)

The Digital Media Master of Research (MRes) programme is a flexible, creative course in the latest interactive technologies, new media theory, and exploratory media art practice.

Whilst developing a range of transferable skills for contemporary creative production, the course offers a supportive community for practice-based research, encouraging innovation and active engagement with the wider cultural sector.

[edit] External links

• Culture Lab at Newcastle University
• Digital Media MRes at Newcastle University

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