Archives for the ‘Events’ Category

DiMAS, BIMAS, BAFTAS…award mania!

By Rosie Sherry • Dec 5th, 2008 • Category: Events, Lead Story

I think it’s justifiable to say it’s been a busy week of awards for the digital peeps of Brighton.
The run up to The DiMAS was fun and exciting and the winners well deserved.  The night and venue was so grand it reminded me how small we are!  Of course being an event celebrating the digital [...]



Elgg meetup - learn about the Elgg open source social networking app

By Rosie Sherry • Oct 9th, 2008 • Category: Events

Some of the Elgg team are coming to Brighton (today!) for a local Meetup at Caxton Arms. If you’d like to know more about Elgg or social networking in general these are the guys to talk to.
If you can’t make it along do check out their online community.



The cultural geeks have landed

By Rosie Sherry • Aug 5th, 2008 • Category: Events, Features

A new community and geeky group has arrived to the Brighton digital scene. This one is called Culture Geeks.

Culture Geeks is a community based in Brighton and open to everyone who is interested in using digital technologies in and for the cultural sector.

You can find out more about their mission on their website.
The Culture [...]



Get a sneak peak at Crunch

By Rosie Sherry • Jun 12th, 2008 • Category: Business, Events

The Crunch team have been working hard away at their soon to launch accounting package. As their launch date creeps closer, they are now in the position to give a few people a sneak peak at their application.
Crunch are hosting a focus group at The Werks and are reaching out to the local Brighton [...]



AfternoonTeaCamp - coming in July

By Rosie Sherry • Jun 10th, 2008 • Category: Community, Events

In true geek style and an excuse to get a bit social comes AfternoonTeaCamp. It’s on the weekend, in the afternoon at The Werks. The idea is that everyone brings something to share and that we can all enjoy each others company.
Being a geek is not essential, though social and good company is.
How [...]



From stories to demos - £5 app moves forward

By Rosie Sherry • May 30th, 2008 • Category: Events, Features

The £5 app events have been very popular over the past year where local people have given their stories on starting applications and/or businesses. The evolution is now to move it towards a DemoCamp where people give a brief demonstration of their idea, project or app.
The first DemoCamp is happening on July the 8th [...]



What goes into a box?

By Rosie Sherry • May 7th, 2008 • Category: Events, Features

Ever wondered what goes into designing those boxes that package products? Curious to know why the likes of Apple or Dyson can literally get their customers excited over the experience?
On the 13th of May, the recently formed, UX Brighton are having their first presentation on Practical insights in designing Out of Box Experiences.

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The web, reclaimed by you

By Rosie Sherry • May 1st, 2008 • Category: Events, Features

What happens when you put a bunch of activists and technologists together with a mission to collaborate and share ideas, skills and experience? Well, I can’t tell you what will happen, but if you want to find out check out the upcoming unconference - Reclaim the web.
Chris Anderson and Beth Tilston are organising Reclaim [...]



£5 App - The grown-from-garage EuroGamer

By Ian Ozsvald • Feb 16th, 2008 • Category: Business, Events

Last Tuesday Rupert of EuroGamer gave a great talk on how he and his brother built one of Europe’s largest gaming news sites from their parent’s garage.
The story began aged 14 when he and his brother built a simple CMS to publish their game reviews. The site grew more popular and so did their [...]



Flash Brighton - Framework Development event

By Rosie Sherry • Feb 16th, 2008 • Category: Community, Events

Ever wondered what Frameworks are? Interested in developing and learning about Flash? You may want to find more about the Framework Development presentation.
Presented by Chris Korhonen and Neil Manuell, the first half of the evening will talk about concepts behind frameworks and core design products such as MVC. You will find out [...]