Ian Forrester, BBC R&D
A deep dive into adaptive podcasting with the BBC
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BBC R&D have been working on reinventing podcasting in the vision of object-based media.
Imagine making podcasts that sound different based on what time your audience is listening, where they are and what language is their default.
Then imagine up to 120 layers of audio including binaural audio wrapping your audience in something they can only dream of.
This is only the start of what adaptive podcasting can do.
Ian Forrester (BBC R&D, Senior Firestarter) will be giving a two-hour session - split into two parts, enabling you to learn everything you need to start your own journey in adaptive podcasting!
- Part 1 will explore what adaptive podcasting is, how it works and what are the possibilities, and a few demos of what has been done so far.
- Part 2 will deep dive into how to start making podcasts using the web editor and directly with code. We will also touch on how to extend the capabilities of the android application to open up even more variables, data and sensors.
The code and web editor will be available to all EBU members exclusively for a year thanks to funding from the EBU Media Innovation Fund.
Ben Poor (Project Manager, EBU Technology & Innovation) and Grace Zakka (Senior Project Manager, EBU Media) will join Ian to help facilitate the session.
Speakers
Ian Forrester
Senior Firestarter, BBC R&D
Senior Firestarter, BBC R&D
Ian Forrester is a well-known character on the digital scene in the UK and Europe. Living in Manchester, UK, he works for the BBC’s R&D Future Experiences team. He specialises in open innovation and new disruptive opportunities, by creating value with open engagement and collaborations with start-ups, universities and early adopters.
His current research covers:
1. The future of public service in the internet age, sometimes referred to as the public service internet. He approaches the dominant business model/narrative of the internet with a more human, ethical and public focus.
2. The future of narrative and adaptive storytelling, with a technology he calls Perceptive Media. This is a new approach to broadcasting, which pairs the best of broadcast with the best of internet technology, creating experiences like sitting around a campfire telling stories.
His diverse background makes him adaptive and flexible in any situation, with a relaxed and creative leadership style. He takes sustainability, data ethics and human potential seriously in his leadership and collaborations. Taking pride in his background, he champions inclusion and diversity where ever he goes. The Inclusive board recently named him one of the top 100 diverse tech leaders in the UK.
Ian is proud to have a non-traditional background in interaction design which he crossed over with development using XML & Semantic web technologies.
Having founded the dataportability.org group in 2004 and ran the quantified self group in Manchester in 2015, his track record stands him in good stead for a data-rich future.
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