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Cross-Sector Innovation at @innovateuk | Spatial Computing | ED&I | Tech Ecosystem Builder | Connector | Board Member | Leading IUK Immersive Tech Network | Co-Founder XRDI | UK TechWomen100 Winner | UK Emerging Tech Champion of the Year ‘24
Congratulations to the second cohort of @immersiveartsuk.bsky.social funded artists!! #ImmersiveArt #ImmersiveTech #CreativeIndustries
Immersive Arts UK@immersiveartsuk.bsky.social · 4mo agoWe’re excited to announce the second round of funded artists! 142 projects across the UK have been awarded over £2M to Explore, Experiment, & Expand their use of immersive tech - from VR and spatial audio to AI and connected textiles. Read more: immersivearts.uk/news/140-uk-projects-receive-2m
Great to see Govt publish the evidence base underlying their advice on screen time usage for under 5 year olds. Will outline the headline things they flag (just pulling from their subheads, but to save you looking at the full report) www.gov.uk/government/p...
Screen use by children aged under 5
The findings and recommendations of the Early Years Screen Time Advisory Group on the effects of all types of screen use in the early years of childhood.
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Loved supporting our #GeoAIFestival at Space Comm Expo Europe! www.linkedin.com/posts/asha-e...
#geoaifestival #immersivetech #xr #ar | Asha Easton
One of the things I love the most about working in the Innovate UK system is the opportunity to support & collaborate with other teams. Earlier this month I joined my Innovate UK Business Connect coll...
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3D Gaussian Splatting with Self-Constrained Priors for High Fidelity Surface Reconstruction Takeshi Noda, Yu-Shen Liu, Zhizhong Han tl;dr: depth maps+TSDF grid->distance field->prior->bandwidth->Gaussians closer to surface arxiv.org/abs/2603.19682
On the latest episode of the Equity podcast, we recapped CEO Jensen Huang’s GTC keynote and debated what it means for Nvidia’s future.
Do you want to build a robot snowman? | TechCrunch
On the latest episode of the Equity podcast, we recapped CEO Jensen Huang’s GTC keynote and debated what it means for Nvidia’s future.
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Funding for female founders…. www.linkedin.com/posts/asha-e...
#startups #funding #femalefounders | Asha Easton
📣GRANT FOR EUROPEAN FEMALE FOUNDERS📣 DEADLINE: MARCH 31st Grant amount: €10K Application fee: €50 Available to female founders who: - Are 18+ in UK/Europe owning 50%+ of their business - Have fac...
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Looking forward to this conversation with British Council. They will introduce the 'Arts and Technologies in China: Connecting Futures' report and Tom Millen and I from @immersiveartsuk.bsky.social will share learning from a recent trip to Beijing and Shanghai. www.eventbrite.com/e/online-rep...
Online Report Launch - 'Arts & Technologies in China - Connecting Futures'
Join us online for the launch of 'Arts and Technologies in China: Connecting Futures'
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The Baby factory Is Closed (TBFIC) is written and directed by Deepa Mann-Kler, produced by Eva Robinson and executive produced by Liz Rosenthal premiering and at @sxsw.com 2026. schedule.sxsw.com/films/2242192
A few weeks ago Expand-funded artists Sharon Clark, and Jack H. hosted the first public performances of The Whale at Frameless in London. 🥳 Read more about it here: immersivearts.uk/news/the-whale-up-close-a-first-look
The Whale, Up Close: A First Look - Immersive Arts
A brand new funding and support programme for UK-based artists, designed to help them develop their art by using immersive technologies. Apply now.
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📣FRIDAY FUNDING SPOTLIGHT📣 VIVERSE CREATOR FUND DEADLINE: ROLLING @viverse.com www.linkedin.com/posts/asha-e...
#immersive #immersivetech #webxr #xr #vr #creativeindustries | Asha Easton
📣FRIDAY FUNDING SPOTLIGHT📣 DEADLINE: OPEN ENDED VIVERSE Creator Grants are available now! The program is designed for all those interested in exploring immersive, web-based 3D experiences-indie de...
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Immersive artists, there’s still time to enter the @viverse.com x @openbrush.app Art Jam. 🎨 Create a 3D artwork in Open Brush inspired by the theme “What makes you feel at home?” and publish it to VIVERSE for the chance to win from a $7,500 prize pool. Any VR headset can enter! Link in comments
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#femalefounders #investors #lp #gp #fundraising #pitching #bayarea #siliconvalley #startups #scaleups #innovateher | Asha Easton
*Calling my San Francisco / Bay Area network* I've be invited to the InnovateHer Investor Summit next week, but unfortunately I won't be in town. If there are any female LPs / investors in my network ...
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Great to see the @immersiveartsuk.bsky.social funded project The Whale on at Frameless in London last week! www.linkedin.com/posts/asha-e...
#immersivearts #immersivetech #xr #creativeindustries #innovation #accessibility | Asha Easton
Over the last week I've had the opportunity to experience some of the UK's most recent publicly funded immersive projects. I joined Mitch Turnbull & Jane Gauntlett to see 'The Whale' at Frameless, a p...
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FRIDAY FUNDING ROUNDUP… www.linkedin.com/posts/asha-e...
📣FRIDAY FUNDING ROUNDUP📣 Here's my latest list of cross-sector funding that could be relevant for companies, creators, and/or researchers in the XR sector ordered by deadline… British Business… ...
📣FRIDAY FUNDING ROUNDUP📣 Here's my latest list of cross-sector funding that could be relevant for companies, creators, and/or researchers in the XR sector ordered by deadline… British Business Bank ...
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Last week we launched the Innovate UK Immersive Tech Network West Yorkshire Régional Hub! www.linkedin.com/posts/asha-e...
#iukimmersivetechnetwork #immersivetech #innovation #creativeindustries #healthtech | Asha Easton
Last week we tested out a new Regional Hub concept in West Yorkshire for the Innovate UK Immersive Tech Network - an idea that has been a few years in the making... I'll post more soon about the wid...
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DEADLINE: MARCH 15 CreaTech Frontiers Accelerator… www.linkedin.com/posts/asha-e...
#westmidlands #creativeindustries #accelerator #innovation #immersivetech #xr #ai | Asha Easton
📣 FRIDAY FUNDING SPOTLIGHT 📣 DEADLINE: MARCH 15 CreaTech Frontiers’ Growth Lab is a 10-week accelerator that will provide tailored support to creative technology companies in the #WestMidlands to achi...
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Fascinating report launched by Kinda Studios on the intersection of neuroscience, tech, sound & wellbeing 💡 www.linkedin.com/posts/asha-e... #ImmersiveTech #SpatialAudio #NeuroTech
Fascinating report launched by Kinda Studios on the intersection of neuroscience, tech, sound & wellbeing 💡 www.linkedin.com/posts/asha-e... #ImmersiveTech #SpatialAudio #NeuroTech
Join us tomorrow at Production Park! www.linkedin.com/posts/asha-e...
#creativeindustries #innovation #immersivetech #xr #ai #virtualproduction #spatialaudio #westyorkshire | Asha Easton
Join us tomorrow at Production Park for the Innovate UK Immersive Tech Network West Yorkshire Regional Hub pilot event. We'll be bringing together leading organisations and innovators in immersive ...
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Tomorrow morning I'll be at the AI Breakfast Club at Barclays Eagle Labs hosted by Twin Path Ventures in partnership with Google and NVIDIA. This edition of the breakfast club will be exploring #PhysicalAI and the accelerating world of #Robotics. Details here: luma.com/8h9y1h64
Some excellent highlights from The Big Creative UK Investment Summit hosted by @creativeuk.bsky.social with support from @innovateuk.bsky.social last week! www.linkedin.com/posts/asha-e...
#creativeindustries #innovation #investment | Asha Easton
Last week I joined some of my favourite Innovate UK Business Connect Digital & Creative team ladies (Amy Chao, Emma Cooper, Emma Fadlon, & Rachel Beach) at The Big Creative UK Investment Summit! Som...
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Join me next Friday in London to view the @immersiveartsuk.bsky.social funded project ‘The Whale’ at Frameless! www.linkedin.com/posts/asha-e... #ImmersiveArt #ImmersiveTech
#immersivearts #immersivetech #arts #innovation #creativeindustries | Asha Easton | 10 comments
'The Whale', a project supported in the first cohort of Immersive Arts UK Expand awards as a brand-new proof of concept, will officially be out in the wild next week at Frameless in London! Congratul...
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Funding call from the European Space Agency! www.linkedin.com/posts/asha-e...
#immersivetech #xr #ar #spatialcomputing #retail #spacetech #innovation | Asha Easton
European Space Agency - ESA 'Immersive Retail' Funding Opportunity! DEADLINE: 24 NOVEMBER ESA will support the development of commercially competitive services leveraging space technology focused on ...
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I’m heading to Japan this week for the InnovateHER conference co-organised by Fleurinary & Prospera Women. I’ll be joining a panel discussion Nov 6th at the Tokyo Innovation Base! If anyone is in Tokyo this week and would like to connect, please reach out 🎉 #womenintech #innovation #Japan
Last month we joined the International Communications Data and Digital Forensics (ICDDF) Event - a closed event hosted by the UK Home Office for senior leaders in law enforcement & intelligence. The goal - upskill ppl on the #XR risk landscape & discuss challenges www.linkedin.com/posts/asha-e...
📣FRIDAY FUNDING FEATURE 📣 DEADLINE: JULY 7th ICURe Explore is a programme that gives you funding and expert mentoring to build a robust business case around your innovation. • £35K funding for salary and market discovery • 5-day commercialisation Bootcamp • Mentorship Apply now: lnkd.in/e4CApi8a
The Annwn Prize, dedicated to #XR storytelling in art, was announced yesterday at The Big Thing by @wmccmc.bsky.social 👏👏 Details here: www.wmc.org.uk/en/news-and-... @immersiveartsuk.bsky.social
We're pleased to share our learnings from our first funding call. We’ve learnt a huge amount through the process and we hope the collective feedback will support applicants to make stronger applications. www.immersivearts.uk/news/first-round-commentary-annoucement
