The Haptic Dimension Uncovered
Extant, Haunted Pliers and The Open University
invite you to
Flatland Research Dissemination Event
Debating the results of a ground-breaking
experiment in performance, supported by
the Digital R&D Fund for the Arts
When:
Time:
Where:
29th April 2015
2.00-5.30pm
Theatre Delicatessen
119 Farringdon Road, London, EC1R 3ER
Pictured left: participant holding haptic navigation device
The event will include:
 Presentation of the project and key findings of the Flatland experimental
installation (March 2015). This large-scale, pitch-black installation used haptic
technology – the science of communicating by touch – to guide 100 participants
through an immersive world of sensation and sound.
 Live demo of the Flatland haptic navigation tech.
 Panel discussion with the project design team and consultants.
We will also be opening up the debate inspired by Flatland around alternative access
within art and cultural environments, by posing key questions for discussion with the
event audience.
Event panel:
Maria Oshodi
Artistic Director and founder of Extant, the UK's leading
theatre company of visually impaired artists
Janet Van Der Linden &
Sarah Wiseman
Research partner, Department of Computing and
Communications, Open University
Ad Spiers
Tech partner, Haunted Pliers, based at Yale
Pete Higgin, Punchdrunk Project consultant
Cassie Hershel Shorland
Access and galleries consultant
Katie Gonzalez-Bell
Access and museums consultant
Flatland design team
We welcome all interested parties from arts, heritage, tech, disability and gaming
sectors to attend, as well as academic researchers and press, to join this discussion and
contribute your thoughts to the final draft of our research report.
To attend this event, please email [email protected] with your details and any access
needs, by 15 April 2015.
For further information about the project please visit www.flatland.org.uk
Photograph: Terry Braun/Braunarts