Category: Events

Last week, we took the 4D Pop Up to the spectacular Anglican Cathedral in Liverpool for an evening of storytelling.

The event, part of Liverpool Light Night, involved our teaching and learning associate Gav inviting visitors into the 4D Pop Up to be immersed in a story and surrounded by light, sound and projection.

4D Pop Up set the perfect scene for Gav’s story accompanied by images of the local area and the Cathedral.

We were lucky enough to spend our whole evening in the Cathedral and took lots of photos which you can explore below. It’s also been great to see some reviews coming in already which you can read here.

If you want to come and explore a 4D Pop Up, get in touch!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We held our second 4D exchange recently and once again it was a session packed full of discussion and great tips on working in an immersive space.

4D exchange is a chance for practitioners working in one of our spaces to share ideas, learn advance use of our software and network with other schools.

It was great to welcome a range of schools to 4D Exchange II and it made for a lively and enjoyable afternoon. We started with the Technical Champions session where our development manager Nick shared lots of really helpful tips. The session on setting bespoke lighting states was particularly appreciated and gave guests new ways of creating the perfect atmosphere for their lessons. Practitioners also had a chance to ask more specific questions about their own spaces for some quick tips on using our software.

Following this, our Teaching and Learning Associate Gav lead the Creative Champions session. This section of the afternoon is all about sharing teaching ideas and resources. Gav spends lots of time working with our content creation teams so shared lots of advice on how to create outstanding images, videos and soundscapes.

It was fascinating to hear practitioners sharing their own ideas on how they use their immersive space. Newfield School have recently been using their space to learn about the industrial revolution. This features giant images of factories, the sounds of people working and, for a special treat, the pupils got the chance to taste some authentic gruel! It’s also great to hear how pupils are using the interactive floor as part of their learning but also to met physical targets at the same time.

We must say a big thanks to Orford Park Jubilee Centre for hosting 4D Exchange and providing us with a great setting for our afternoon of discussion.

Our third 4D exchange for the summer term will be announced in the coming weeks so keep your eyes on our website, newsletter and Twitter page for the latest news.

4D creative are happy to announce two launch events for our 4D Pop Up.

This is the first opportunity to come and experience our new flexible, portable spaces. You can meet our friendly team and discuss the best use for your setting.

The 4D Pop Up is all about adaptability. From outstanding lessons for pupils of all ages and abilities to a sensory environment to immersive performance pieces, the pre-loaded content and simple to use software gives you a unique and powerful tool to engage and inspire. Quick to set up and easy to store, these are our most flexible immersive environments ever!

The events will be held on the following dates:

19th March – The Landing, MediaCityUK (2pm – 6pm)

20th March – St John Bosco School, Liverpool (1pm – 5pm)

Guests will be able to order a 4D Pop Up at the events. Prices start from £15,000 (+ VAT) and come with a range of options.

To register for either event or for more information please email us via our contact page or fill in the simple form below.

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After the success of the first event, we are happy to announce our next 4D exchange.

This workshop style session is designed to help our network of schools get the most from their immersive spaces. We know that our immersive environments work best with a passionate and inspired staff and we hope that 4D exchange can help practitioners find new ideas and best practices to take back to their own settings. This is also a great time to ask questions to the 4D staff and other teachers working in an immersive environment. 

To help facilitate this continuous improvement, our second 4D exchange will be based around the following sessions.

1- 2pm – Tech champions session

Our development manager Nick will lead this session to help answer some typical technical questions. Whilst our software is quick and easy to learn, a 4D space has a complex hardware setup working to create the immersive environments. By equipping practitioners with basic information, we hope schools will get the best from their space all year round.

Nick plans to cover the following areas though of course, questions are encouraged!

Turning system on and off properly and diagnosing hardware issues
What happens when lights/sound/video doesn’t turn on or off.
No signal from a projector.
Processes to identify whether kit is faulty or just needs minor tweaks.
The back of the computer rack. It’s not that scary!
No image on touchscreen on startup or BIOS screen.

Controlling sound levels
Fine tuning Advis, 4D create, MP3 player volumes.
Adjusting the amplifier to suit.
Switching between inputs.
Operating extra audio kit such as radio microphones.

Creating new lighting scenes
Custom light scenes and overview of how the lights are programmed.
How some lights often have two functions (ie, both colour wash and house lights)

2 – 2.30pm – Networking, teas, coffees, etc…

2.30 – 4pm – Creative champions session 

Our teaching and learning expert Gav will be leading the session covering content creation techniques outside of 4D create and sharing some top tips on using found materials to make a space within your space.

There will also be lots of opportunity to share ideas and themes. If you or your pupils have made an exciting piece of content, please bring it to the session so it can be shared with other schools.

We are also happy to let attendees steer the session to other areas they may need help with, feel free to send us an email in advance and we can add this to the agenda.

Logistics

Date: February 27th

Location:
Orford Jubilee Neighbourhood Hub
Jubilee Way
Orford
Warrington
WA2 8HE

The centre is just behind the Decathlon off Winwick Road. There is lots of parking available.

To book, please send an email to hello@4dcreative.co.uk or fill out the form below. Attendees are welcome to attend one or both sessions. 

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We went over to Orford Park in Warrington last week for an afternoon of den making and storytelling. The pupils from Bewsey Lodge School made the short trip to the fantastic new community centre to learn about Greek myths in a 4D Immersive Space.

Our teaching associate Gav took a room of pupils and teachers on an adventure that included den making, Theseus, a minotaur and being lost in a labyrinth. Afterwards pupils had to feedback on what they had seen, heard and imagined and then took this back to school to start a writing assignment on their experiences.

Before leaving we had a quick chat with a couple of the young people to see what they thought of the immersive space.

Leah, a year 5 pupil, told us that “Usually I can’t picture things when I’m writing stores but now I can really imagine it as I have the sights and sounds around me. It was really inspiring”

We made a stop motion video of the day which you can view here:
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Last week teachers from across our network of schools visited our office for the first 4D Exchange. These termly events are designed so those working in our immersive spaces can share teaching ideas and best practices with each other. It’s also a chance to share exciting bits of content or themes practitioners may have developed.

Our teaching and learning associate, Gav, lead the event but once our guests got talking, everybody wanted to share ideas and suggest clever ways of using the immersive space.

One great idea that came from Hebden Green School was to turn their interactive floor into a giant board game by taking their own photo of the game and quickly uploading to their 4D create software. For a game of Cluedo they then projected a spooky mansion onto the back wall – this has been used for a variety of lessons including Maths and English.

Crescent Primary also shared with us how they were using the interactive floor theme of the human heart. A dance teacher had been using the theme to teach science by getting young people to take the roles of parts of the heart and white or red blood cells. The pupils then moved around the image of the heart reacting to different stimulus’s on the body. An ingenious and memorable way to teach science to primary school pupils!

Once all the sharing had taken place, Gav then took the practitioners through some top tips on sourcing and developing content.  Any attendees should keep an eye out for the accompanying handouts and videos which we are sending out to you very soon with all the tips from the event. Following our ‘Creative Champions’ session, our development manager Nick ran a ‘Tech Champions’ workshop. This is to give more technically minded staff members additional knowledge on how their immersive space works. The aim being that our tech champs can then suggest best practice in their school and also troubleshoot any issues alongside our maintenance engineers.

We’ve already heard from one attendee at the tech champion session who quickly solved a basic problem with renewed confidence and understanding.

Our next 4D Exchange is taking place on 27th February 2013 at Orford Park in Warrington. This event is a must for all teachers working in one of our immersive spaces. Some topics for this event will be decided by issues brought up in the last 4D exchange. There will also be lots of opportunity to share and learn with fellow practitioners. We are also looking into live streaming the event so those unable to attend can still get involved. To register interest in future events please send us an email to hello@4dcreative.co.uk.