Naomi Smyth
@naomishowme.bsky.social
Immersive arts creator, performer and technologist. Comedy characters, interactive installations, dystopian hilarity. Theatrical lead at Shangri La Glastonbury. Creative Technologist at The Studio at Bath Spa University. Finishing PhD THIS AUTUMN. YES.
I'm so delighted to announce that I and my dear collaborator China Fish are the winners of the inaugural Forkbeard Fantasy Award!! An amazing archive to dig through and all in the cause of immersive silliness and joy 😍 www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/ma...
Inaugural Forkbeard Fantasy Award winners announced
West country artists China Blue Fish and Naomi Smyth are the winners of a new £15,000 award which will see them develop a collaborative work inspired by engagement with the Forkbeard Fantasy Archive w...
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May 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I'm so delighted to announce that I and my dear collaborator China Fish are the winners of the inaugural Forkbeard Fantasy Award!! An amazing archive to dig through and all in the cause of immersive silliness and joy 😍 www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/ma...
Going to this, come along woman, trans and enby pals! It's free! So many skills make for great immersive XR experiences, not just code and game engines- but them too www.watershed.co.uk/studio/event...
The Ida Network is coming to Bristol! | Pervasive Media Studio
This event explores the full range of skills that bring immersive projects to life, whether you're deep in the code, or have never touched a headset.
www.watershed.co.uk
May 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Going to this, come along woman, trans and enby pals! It's free! So many skills make for great immersive XR experiences, not just code and game engines- but them too www.watershed.co.uk/studio/event...
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Want to delve into how artists ScanLAB Projects created FRAMERATE: Pulse of the Earth in Undershed?
Join us for some free workshops hosted by them that delve into 3D scanning Mon 19 - Wed 21 July. www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/1321...
Join us for some free workshops hosted by them that delve into 3D scanning Mon 19 - Wed 21 July. www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/1321...
Seeing in a Different Dimension
Award-winning creative studio ScanLAB Projects are hosting a series of hands-on 3D scanning workshops which give you an opportunity to think in 3D and explore the growing role of digital imaging in ar...
www.watershed.co.uk
May 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Want to delve into how artists ScanLAB Projects created FRAMERATE: Pulse of the Earth in Undershed?
Join us for some free workshops hosted by them that delve into 3D scanning Mon 19 - Wed 21 July. www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/1321...
Join us for some free workshops hosted by them that delve into 3D scanning Mon 19 - Wed 21 July. www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/1321...
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Only Expansion by artist Duncan Speakman is an invitation to explore the city and imagine the future.
Come and try it out from Undershed Fri 23 May - Sun 22 June. www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/1320...
Come and try it out from Undershed Fri 23 May - Sun 22 June. www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/1320...
Only Expansion
An award-winning audio walk that takes you out onto the streets from Pervasive Media Studio resident Duncan Speakman. Beautifully combining the sound of your surroundings with recordings of environmen...
www.watershed.co.uk
May 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Only Expansion by artist Duncan Speakman is an invitation to explore the city and imagine the future.
Come and try it out from Undershed Fri 23 May - Sun 22 June. www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/1320...
Come and try it out from Undershed Fri 23 May - Sun 22 June. www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/1320...
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does anyone know what happens if there's no bread but there's an incalculable number of circuses
May 7, 2025 at 6:18 PM
does anyone know what happens if there's no bread but there's an incalculable number of circuses
Circus City in Bristol; amazing dedicated team need your support to keep supporting and showcasing contemporary Circus as they do so well www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/circus-cit...
Circus City – The Next Ten - Supporters
Help Us Deliver the Next 10 Years of Circus City.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
May 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Circus City in Bristol; amazing dedicated team need your support to keep supporting and showcasing contemporary Circus as they do so well www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/circus-cit...
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Also, it's so often used in marketing/pr/etc for interactive theatre and *it doesn't communicate enough*. What will my involvement be? What things will I do/not do? *What will my verbs be*? Telling me I can impact how the story ends - if that's all the language used to describe something, it's empty
Latest hot take: I want other shorthands for 'audience agency' / 'player input' / 'participant involvement' etc than 'choosing/determining/affecting how the story ends'
Because it too easily becomes less a shorthand + more A Thing - a metric, a marker, a measuring stick. And I think it's unhelpful
Because it too easily becomes less a shorthand + more A Thing - a metric, a marker, a measuring stick. And I think it's unhelpful
March 28, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Also, it's so often used in marketing/pr/etc for interactive theatre and *it doesn't communicate enough*. What will my involvement be? What things will I do/not do? *What will my verbs be*? Telling me I can impact how the story ends - if that's all the language used to describe something, it's empty
My PhD is due end of August. Cue ALL the exciting funding and job opportunities that take so many hours of the free labour I already spend on my PhD (oh and domestic labour) just to apply and possibly get nowhere. I should say NO...
a man is covering his mouth with his hands and the word schitts creek is on the bottom right
ALT: a man is covering his mouth with his hands and the word schitts creek is on the bottom right
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March 23, 2025 at 12:41 PM
My PhD is due end of August. Cue ALL the exciting funding and job opportunities that take so many hours of the free labour I already spend on my PhD (oh and domestic labour) just to apply and possibly get nowhere. I should say NO...
The utter joy this picture summons for me! Shooting the Dirty Cash video for Shangri La at Glastonbury 2023. What a crew. #everythingmustgo #shangrila #Glastonbury #immersive
March 19, 2025 at 10:45 PM
The utter joy this picture summons for me! Shooting the Dirty Cash video for Shangri La at Glastonbury 2023. What a crew. #everythingmustgo #shangrila #Glastonbury #immersive
My bestest friend. Known her since I was 7 years old! What luck.
March 19, 2025 at 10:31 PM
My bestest friend. Known her since I was 7 years old! What luck.
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We're pleased to announce the arrival of The 2025 Immersive Industry Report, which we are co-publishing with the renowned global design firm Gensler.
#experiential #experienceeconomy #industryreport #LBE #XR #themedentertainment #performingarts
www.gensler.com/gri/immersiv...
#experiential #experienceeconomy #industryreport #LBE #XR #themedentertainment #performingarts
www.gensler.com/gri/immersiv...
Evolving Immersive: The 2025 Immersive Industry Report
Explore the most comprehensive evaluation of the state of Immersive Experience available today, published in partnership by Gensler and the Immersive Experience Institute.
www.gensler.com
March 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM
We're pleased to announce the arrival of The 2025 Immersive Industry Report, which we are co-publishing with the renowned global design firm Gensler.
#experiential #experienceeconomy #industryreport #LBE #XR #themedentertainment #performingarts
www.gensler.com/gri/immersiv...
#experiential #experienceeconomy #industryreport #LBE #XR #themedentertainment #performingarts
www.gensler.com/gri/immersiv...
Some of the staff of the Fulfilment Centre at Shangri La @Glastonbury 2024. Packing parcels punctually under a punishing pecking order. #installation #work #dystopia Pictured: Rachel Pownall, Ginny Mallinson, Maisha Kungu and Johnny Jones
March 17, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Some of the staff of the Fulfilment Centre at Shangri La @Glastonbury 2024. Packing parcels punctually under a punishing pecking order. #installation #work #dystopia Pictured: Rachel Pownall, Ginny Mallinson, Maisha Kungu and Johnny Jones
A bunch of absolutely beloved #Fools on Fools' retreat in Pillowell last month. Utter joy, comfort and ability to be vulnerable & creative with these women I have trained in Fooling with since (I think) 2014
March 17, 2025 at 8:58 PM
A bunch of absolutely beloved #Fools on Fools' retreat in Pillowell last month. Utter joy, comfort and ability to be vulnerable & creative with these women I have trained in Fooling with since (I think) 2014
Very exciting new work at the Sunny side Sofa tonight
March 17, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Very exciting new work at the Sunny side Sofa tonight
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We’re back with the Bellingcat Open Source Research Challenge! Starting today, we’ll release a series of five brand new challenges to test your digital investigative skills every month. www.bellingcat.com/resources/20...
The Bellingcat Open Source Challenge is Back - bellingcat
Test your open source research skills with the Bellingcat Challenge – a new resource for all levels of online investigators.
www.bellingcat.com
March 3, 2025 at 11:19 AM
We’re back with the Bellingcat Open Source Research Challenge! Starting today, we’ll release a series of five brand new challenges to test your digital investigative skills every month. www.bellingcat.com/resources/20...
In 2013 I wrote, directed and hosted 'The Act', an immersive circus murder mystery show at #VAULTS festival under Waterloo station with a fabulous team of actors, musicians, circus performers and set builders. Ambitious and flawed and full of stunning moments. #immersive #theatre #circus
March 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
In 2013 I wrote, directed and hosted 'The Act', an immersive circus murder mystery show at #VAULTS festival under Waterloo station with a fabulous team of actors, musicians, circus performers and set builders. Ambitious and flawed and full of stunning moments. #immersive #theatre #circus
Part of my teaching at Bath Spa Uni and University of the West of England: I've worked with undergrads and MA students in Creative Computing, Creative Media Practice, Theatre Production and Virtual and Extended Realities.
March 17, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Part of my teaching at Bath Spa Uni and University of the West of England: I've worked with undergrads and MA students in Creative Computing, Creative Media Practice, Theatre Production and Virtual and Extended Realities.
That time I led an #innovateUK R&D at #losthorizon on hybrid liveness. Got scanned in 3D, animated my avatar using an #xsens suit and #HTCViveProEye with face tracker. A masterclass in the uncanny valley TBH!
March 17, 2025 at 2:41 PM
That time I led an #innovateUK R&D at #losthorizon on hybrid liveness. Got scanned in 3D, animated my avatar using an #xsens suit and #HTCViveProEye with face tracker. A masterclass in the uncanny valley TBH!
Still some of the most fun I've had in a tiny box! 'Emoji-Me', one of my #shangrilaglasto installations from 2015? 16?! Dressed as a giant yellow smiley, I picked someone to mirror til they twigged and played back. For 3 hours! The time flew.
March 17, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Still some of the most fun I've had in a tiny box! 'Emoji-Me', one of my #shangrilaglasto installations from 2015? 16?! Dressed as a giant yellow smiley, I picked someone to mirror til they twigged and played back. For 3 hours! The time flew.
I wish I could restage my solo WebXR improv show but Mozilla Hubs shutting down means I would need some help and there's no time if I'm going to finish my PhD this year. My fav audience quotes from the '22 run #onboardXR #clemencedebaig #DYCP
March 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I wish I could restage my solo WebXR improv show but Mozilla Hubs shutting down means I would need some help and there's no time if I'm going to finish my PhD this year. My fav audience quotes from the '22 run #onboardXR #clemencedebaig #DYCP
That time in 2017 when my face was projected on a fabric clitoris for the feminist sketch show 'Queen C*nt: Sacred or Profane?' (China Fish and Deb Ward). I was Stage manager for part of the national tour, scuttling onstage for set changes in a full peach bodysuit and sparkly clit headdress 😍🤪
March 17, 2025 at 1:19 PM
That time in 2017 when my face was projected on a fabric clitoris for the feminist sketch show 'Queen C*nt: Sacred or Profane?' (China Fish and Deb Ward). I was Stage manager for part of the national tour, scuttling onstage for set changes in a full peach bodysuit and sparkly clit headdress 😍🤪
Here's my feature doc about The Invisible Circus: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFBw... 5 years of hard and beautiful work 2006-2011 and SHOWS SHOWS SHOWS from the people who have been the foundation of my creative community ever since #squatting #sitespecific #immersive #circus #bristol
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March 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Here's my feature doc about The Invisible Circus: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFBw... 5 years of hard and beautiful work 2006-2011 and SHOWS SHOWS SHOWS from the people who have been the foundation of my creative community ever since #squatting #sitespecific #immersive #circus #bristol
Hi Bluesky! I'll be introducing myself over the next few posts with a range of my silliest performance and immersive tech work. Firstly, flogging 'affordable housing' at Shangri La Glastonbury last year
March 16, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Hi Bluesky! I'll be introducing myself over the next few posts with a range of my silliest performance and immersive tech work. Firstly, flogging 'affordable housing' at Shangri La Glastonbury last year