The summary below includes audio embeds that are an integral element of the story. In assessing the impact of the project, the process is as important to us as the final productions. The podcasts from each of the teams demonstrate how far they’ve come technically but the proficiency of these…

By Hugh McGrory, Co-founder at Sonify, data sonification and emerging technologies for social impact |http://sonify.io. TwoTone lets you turn data into sound and music. It uses the process of sonification to let you hear data. It’s free and open-source and runs 100% on the web, so you don’t need to…

Morph ​lets you make art from data. It’s free and ​open-source​, works 100% in the web browser and runs on desktops, tablets and phones. It’s designed to be fast and easy to use. It’s focused more on aesthetics than analytics. …

“Everything changes and nothing remains still … and … you cannot step twice into the same stream.” This quote sounds like the lyrics of a contemporary pop song or something Steve Jobs might have said but it is from the Greek philosopher Heraclitus, quoted by Plato in Cratylus, roughly 2,000…

“ This is really a new communication platform” — Mark Zuckerberg, 2014 The above quote is from the Facebook status update on March 25th 2014 explaining why Zuckerberg spent $2billion on the Oculus Rift. Deep insight from the man that has invested more money in virtual reality than anyone else…

“Make not your thoughts your prisons” — William Shakespeare — I’ve been working in virtual reality for a couple of years now and have had the pleasure of collaborating and conversing with very smart, passionate people who are trying to make sense out of what we’re all excited about. I’m very comfortable with stating loudly that none of us have…