| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1831 RIOT! THE FIRST EVER INTERACTIVE VOICE-PLAY FOR MOBILE COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY Based on the 1831 Reform Riots in Bristol, UK. 17 April - 4 May 2004, Queen Square, Bristol Weekends - 11am to 4pm; Weekdays - 10am to 6pm |
1831 RIOT! is a voice-play for mobile computer
technology. It is the first ever located radio-play
within an intelligent environment. Each scene is
written for a specific location within Queen
Square. As visitors move around the square with
a GPS-connected mobile computer and
headphones* they access one of the multiple
scenes for that location. (*loaned by Hewlett-Packard on
location)
1831 RIOT! has been commissioned as part of
Mobile Bristol, an ongoing research project run
jointly by Hewlett Packard Laboratories and the
University of Bristol to push the creative
boundaries of mobile computer technology and
to test users’ responses. These experimental
experiences are now being moved out of the
laboratory and into the streets.
IT’S 1831 AND THERE’S A RIOT GOING ON!
Bristol is a tinderbox. The spark is Sir Charles
Wetherell, come to open the Assizes. He is
widely loathed for portraying the city as anti-
Reform. The people are rising up and
thousands have filled Queen’s Square to
demand the vote. Faced with civil disruption and
carnage, Mayor Charles Pinney and the
commanding officer, Colonel Thomas Brereton,
are at a loss on how to act. Each is waiting on
the other to be decisive. All the while, the riot is
escalating…
technology. It is the first ever located radio-play
within an intelligent environment. Each scene is
written for a specific location within Queen
Square. As visitors move around the square with
a GPS-connected mobile computer and
headphones* they access one of the multiple
scenes for that location. (*loaned by Hewlett-Packard on
location)
1831 RIOT! has been commissioned as part of
Mobile Bristol, an ongoing research project run
jointly by Hewlett Packard Laboratories and the
University of Bristol to push the creative
boundaries of mobile computer technology and
to test users’ responses. These experimental
experiences are now being moved out of the
laboratory and into the streets.
IT’S 1831 AND THERE’S A RIOT GOING ON!
Bristol is a tinderbox. The spark is Sir Charles
Wetherell, come to open the Assizes. He is
widely loathed for portraying the city as anti-
Reform. The people are rising up and
thousands have filled Queen’s Square to
demand the vote. Faced with civil disruption and
carnage, Mayor Charles Pinney and the
commanding officer, Colonel Thomas Brereton,
are at a loss on how to act. Each is waiting on
the other to be decisive. All the while, the riot is
escalating…
Writers and producers: Liz Crow and Ralph Hoyte; Sound
Design: Armin Elsaesser; Original idea: Ralph Hoyte; Cast :
Chris McCalphy, Tim Prior, Ben Tinniswood, Peter Townsend,
Leona Walker, Christine West; Musicians: Stefan Hoyte, Simon
Toomer; Mobile Bristol Team: Project Manager : Jo Reid;
Software Architect : Richard Hull; Authoring Tools : Ben
Clayton; Logic Implementation : Kirston Cater; Media
Enhancements : Greg Jablonski
Supported by: DTI, Mobile Bristol, HP Labs, University of
Bristol Computing Department, Appliance Studio, Yucca Media
Design: Armin Elsaesser; Original idea: Ralph Hoyte; Cast :
Chris McCalphy, Tim Prior, Ben Tinniswood, Peter Townsend,
Leona Walker, Christine West; Musicians: Stefan Hoyte, Simon
Toomer; Mobile Bristol Team: Project Manager : Jo Reid;
Software Architect : Richard Hull; Authoring Tools : Ben
Clayton; Logic Implementation : Kirston Cater; Media
Enhancements : Greg Jablonski
Supported by: DTI, Mobile Bristol, HP Labs, University of
Bristol Computing Department, Appliance Studio, Yucca Media
