Poetic Places Talk Recording from DCDC16
DCDC is a great conference run annually in Manchester by Research Libraries UK, and I was pleased to have the chance to speak about Poetic Places at the 2016 conference in November.
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National Poetry Day Update
It’s National Poetry Day, so I thought it’d be a good time to share some updates on Poetic Places and highlight one of the poems featured in the app.
Launch Talks Available Online
It’s taken a little longer than anticipated to put together but the talks from our launch event at the British Library are now available to watch online.
Points of Interest
Though we have quite a thorough ‘About’ page, I thought it would be useful to list (in no particular order) the main points of interest in the Poetic Places project. This may be of particular use for others working on this sort of project in the cultural heritage sector.
Copying Right
Poetic Places is, at this point, best described as a pilot project; we’ve been trying something new with quite limited resources in terms of time and money. I’ve tried to avoid scope-creep and keep everything manageable but some aspects of the project have been harder to deal with than anticipated. Aspects such as copyright.
Poetic Places Now Available!
Poetic Places is now available for free on iOS and Android devices!
Poetic Places Preview Video
We’re very close to launching Poetic Places now, so I wanted to share a little preview video of the app on iOS…
Trying to Design an Iconic Logo
Despite my parents’ best efforts to encourage my artistic side, I’ve never been very good at the more visual bit. My drawing style peaked at the age of 8. As such, I wasn’t entirely happy when I realised I would have to make a logo and icon for Poetic Places. I understand the importance of branding […]
Poetic Places Launch Event (18/03/16)
As the app nears completion, it’ll soon be time to release Poetic Places into the wild and let you good folk experience the result of the project. To celebrate, we’ve decided to hold a free half-day event at the British Library Conference Centre in London on Friday 18th March 2016, starting at 13:30. We thought […]
Gamification: Little Surprises
Games are usually fun and can make for interesting modes of engagement, and gamification is certainly popular at the moment. I’ve enjoyed the various heritage games produced by the Wellcome Collection, for example, and have been impressed by game-based experiences such as Bristol Museum’s Hidden Museum. In light of this, and being a gamer myself, […]