Key Dates:

• Competition Opens: 9 October 2023

• Competition Closes: 23 November 2023, at 11:00am UK time

What They Are Looking For

1. Innovative Solutions: Projects should focus on the generation of ideas and technologies that positively impact the Creative Continuum in the West of England.

2. Business Growth: Your project must demonstrate the potential for business growth, scale-up, and job creation.

3. Knowledge Sharing: Must commit to sharing knowledge and outputs with the MyWorld programme and wider industry.

Funding and Project Size

• Duration and Costs: Project's total grant funding request must be between £100,000 and £200,000.

Key Criteria

• Geographic Impact: Projects must have a positive economic impact on the West of England area.
• Technological Advancement: Must demonstrate technological innovation in screen-based and immersive technologies.

Specific Themes

Your project should focus on:

• Creating experiences: Such as machine learning for virtual human capture, rigging and animation.
• Delivering experiences: Including mobile edge computing to support enhanced location accuracy.
• Measuring experiences: Development of new tools for audience assessment, for example.

Research Categories

• Types of Research: Feasibility projects, industrial research projects, and experimental development projects will be funded.

Exclusions

• Projects not demonstrating positive impact on the West of England economy.
• Projects that do not commit to sharing their knowledge and outputs with the MyWorld Programme and wider industry.

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