Calum Main, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow - CoSTAR
Dr Calum Main is a Post Doctorate Research Fellow in Design Informatics at the University of Edinburgh, working on CoSTAR, the UK Government’s Convergent Screen Technologies and performance in Realtime programme.
His background is in animation, practising specifically Stop-Motion animation, his doctorate focused on educational infrastructures and the mindset required to successfully navigate creative industries. Through his own practice-based work, Calum is currently exploring pipelines that integrate immersive technologies with more traditional methods of animation, such as stop-motion
Calum is also Co-Director of ARNS, Animation Research Network Scotland. The network aims to unite researchers and practitioners from educational and creative sectors, enhancing the visibility of animation and related creative fields across Scotland.
Research Interests:
- Development pathways from education to creative industries
- New Technologies impact on creative mindset
- New technologies integrating with traditional methods of animation from a filmmaking perspective
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CoSTAR Realtime Lab
The vision for the CoSTAR Realtime Lab is to establish a mixed reality R&D centre that supports sector engagement in collaborative R&D.