Creative ENGineer / Technologist
VIRTUAL & Realtime PRODUCTION, Creative AI, Immersive TechnolOgy

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• Was part of a panel on Immersive Tech at Prolific North Digital Cities Festival, Read the Write up here

• Recognised as one of 500 UK Trailblazers in the UKII Verizon Report 2024, sponsored by Epic Games.

• Several Projects That I worked on whilst at Pathway Featured in British Cinematographer: Focus on Virtual Production Volume 2 Magazine
  Launch of an Indie Virtual Production Incubator in Manchester, featured in Broadcast Magazine and British Cinematographer
  Write up in Campaign Magazine and Little Black Book about a charity advert I helped produce for National Energy Action

• Pathway Studios, Manchester Based LED Volume Launches in Manchester. Featured in TVB Europe, British Cinematographer and Broadcast Now

• ROOM SXSW launch in this article about video meetings in virtual rooms and this article on Futura Tech

• ROOM Citex Global Launch, Featured in Tech EU, Venturebeat

• Mentioned in this paper on the future of work, called 'Hyper Collaboration in the Age of Digital Globalisation' by Dr Evaristo Doria

• Press release about my BIMA100 (British Interactive Media Association) award where I was named among the top 100 creatives in the Interactive Media industry. 

• Radio mention on BBC Merseyside about the Virtual World Museum project

• Radio Interview about Immersive Technologies and Corona Virus on Dublin City FM - The Persuaders show

• Article about our Virtual World Museum collaborative project in the Liverpool Echo, on Invest Liverpool, China.org etc 

• Press release about the Immersive Shaun the Sheep Aardman Creative Industry research project that I am the co-investigator for. Also featured on Blooloop Attractions Business Newsletter, Invest Liverpool

• Article on the AHRC UK-China Creative Industry Academic partnerships project I was involved with.

• Article on Digital Placemaking: 2019 at a Glance mentions my work on Calvium blog

• Article on the 'Holograms in STEAM education' mini project I supported

• Press Release about the Launch of a MA Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and Immersive Arts in VRFocus

• Immersive Storytelling Experiences Research Symposium #immersivestorytelling coverage: Placejam, Twitter #immersivestorytelling and various other places, including the LJMU Website

• Write up of my Secret Coast Mobile Augmented Reality project on Explore AR 

• Press Release about the Digital Placemaking/Mixed Reality work with UNESCO at Uni of Liverpool also featured on the University of Liverpool homepage

• Write up of my Mixed Reality and Augmented Reality work on Testbed

• Secret Coast Case Study on our partners website

• A press release about the Immersive Liverpool delegation's work in Dublin

• A press release mentioning the talk I gave at the Northern Media Summit in Manchester and Leeds

• Immersive Liverpool group has had some coverage at Invest Liverpool : Immersive Technology

• The Fantasia Express project that we are working on with several companies including lead company Me, You and Us, Corporation Pop and Virgin Trains East Coast: Mentioned in a Speech by the Rail Minister and articles by the Railway Gazette , Business Cloud and VR Focus

• The Coast AR project gets a few mentions as part of the Digital Catapult and Arts Council Press release on the CreativeXR programme that I am part of: VR Focus, The Internet of Business, Advanced Television, Arts Professional, TVBEurope, Digital Catapult Creative XR Programme

• "Determining visitor engagement through augmented reality at science festivals: An experience economy perspective" in the "Computers for Human Behaviour Journal" is about research conducted for an AR app that I developed for Manchester Science City.

• Immersive Storylab gets a mention in this article about Immersive Theatre - Immersive Storylab

• BusinessCloud 'The Future of VR' event in Manchester, June 2017

• Mentioned in the Meccsa Three D Newsletter meccsa-threed-issue027, p30, December 2016

• Article mentioning my Future Screens talk and research at Journal of Media Practice 16/12/16

• Article on the Future of Filmmaking on Manchester School of Art 2/8/16

• My VR films on display at Manchester Arndale as part of a public engagement event on VR and AR. . 1/8/16

• Beacons for Science Articles on Salford University website, Manchester Evening News plus other articles on the Manchester Metropolitan Staff Website, Manchester Met News Site and Manchester School of Art Website 22/06/16

• One of my films is included / mentioned in this publications by Mute Publishing 15/05/2016

• 2015 JISC Report mentioning the Photography app, iTunes, open media classes work that I created http://repository.jisc.ac.uk/6069/1/JR0041_OPEN_EDUCATION_REPORT_V3.pdf 

• Articles about a student project I set up between BMW/Mini/London 2012 featured in Creative Boom, Midlands Business News and printed in the Coventry Telegraph- 13/08/12

• Article about the Shakespeare Unplugged Project developed with the Technology Strategy Board, Shakespeare Birthplace Trust - BBC News 13/06/12

• Some articles about the feature film project called 'Latitude' that I am working on with final year students in Creative Boom, Midlands Business News, Coventry Telegraph and the Birmingham Press 

• 'How Progress is Made Occupy London' Video Featured on Adbusters TV 11/11/11

• Various Photos used for Press Articles on Occupy Wall Street Press Article on the Occupy Wall Street Brand in gather.com on 31/10/11  , Press Article on heartland.org on 26/10/11 , Article on Global voices on 13/10/11 , Article on Commondreams.com 11/10/11 and many more

• My Tutor/Mentor Profile on the Raindance Postgraduate Degree in Film

• Article in 'Regional Film and Video News' on the Worlds First Phone App for a Media Degree 10/10/11- also similar article in Coventry Telegraph

• Interview on Life Memories and Life Streaming on BBC C+W 14/9/11

• Interview on "Social Media and the UK Riots" on BBC C+W Breakfast - 25/8/11

• Interview on BBC Midlands (all stations) about twitter- The Spurr Show, Evening 28/4/11

• Interview on BBC Coventry and Warwickshire Radio about Facebook and Information overload - Annie Othen Show, AM 18/4/11

• My Photography App Featured in the British Journal of Photography, Professional Photographer Magazine and PDN Pulse - February and March 2011. It also featured in the Times Higher

• Documentary Work Featured in the 'Don't You Have Docs' Screening Programme, Melbourne -March 2011

• BBC Coventry and Warwickshire interview on the Anniversary of YouTube- December 2010

• BBC Radio Oxford Interview about the effects of digital media on people - 12th July 2010

• Unearthing the Richardson Archive: Life in a 21st Century Industrial City - Coventry University Research/Press Release Sept 2010

• Google Press Release on Youtube Edu European Launch - 1st October 2009

• journalism.co.uk article on the launch of CU on iTunes U - 8th June 2009

• iThinkSearch Profile in Spanish

• Deleuze's 'Postscript on the Societies of Control' in Culture Machine Online Journal - January 2010

• 'Integrated use of emerging media platforms' Presentation at CASE 'Higher Ground Conference' - 14th May 2010

• Audio Discussion of Podcasting at Coventry for the JISC Funded STEEPLE Project - March 2010

• 'All that is solid melts into Google' Featured on Frontpage of Adbusters Website - 3rd March 2010

• Information about the Zhejiang University of Media and Communications Partnership

• 'University Sound Archive's reveal hidden treasures' - 3rd November 2009

• 'All that is solid melts into Google' posted on the 'Googlization of Everything' Blog- 29th January 2009

• This is worth watching! Video Link to me singing in Mandarin on Chinese TV - November 2009

• 'Viral Education 2.0' Video has been used by a large number of organisations and websites

• My projects are featured in a number of Issues of the 'Innovate' Research Magazine

• Times Higher Education article on the CUTV Content Partnership

• Artist Profile in Spanish on iThinkSearch

• iBlink Film Festival and Scriptwriting Competition