Investigating Media
The Technology That Stands Between Us and the Natural World
The development of ideas and a desire to communicate them are defining characteristics of humanity.
We are a tool-building species, and the technology we design to store and transmit ideas, we call media. Media technology provides a perspective on our world, a layer of experience with its own rules and it's own characteristics.
From the words within a book that conjure new worlds within our minds to live video footage of a remote event that influences our social and political decisions. Media is important to us and it increasingly shapes our understanding of the world.
But the design of media systems influences the information we choose to communicate and the forms in which we communicate it.
Research
We explore the evolving relationship between information, technology and society, examining the ways that this influences the way people communicate, organise, learn and act.
Advisory
We work with organisations to investigate complex problems, challenge assumptions and make better-informed decisions. Combining research with industry experience, we help teams understand emerging technologies and shape how they are put to use.
