New Directions Conference

On Thursday I went to the New direction conference in Newcastle organised by Northern Film and Media.  The topic was about using innovative and engaging media which young people will enjoy and learn from. There were speakers from Channel 4, First Light,  Polytechnic, Novakcollective and many other exciting and creative digital media companies. We saw the 3D disco created by Novak (with the help of some funky 3D glasses), and I had a go on digital graffiti during the break.

There was also a talk by mylifestories with two young students. My life stories provides young people a place where they can write about themselves and any stories they would like to share with people. They can add their own short stop frame  animations , photos etc online. It was great to see young people being creative and intuitive using this technology.

The most exciting part of the conference for me was when the audience had a sneak preview of our latest facebook application. The audience’s reaction was great; there was a lot of giggling and laughter when they saw what the application can do. This is a great indicator that we are on the right path and at Ideonic , we are making something unique and different which everybody can enjoy.