iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Adrian Hon @adrianhon.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Great news: the talks from Jubensha Con are now available online for FREE! Big thanks to our amazing speakers for agreeing to this, and to Joe Strickland at @chronicinsanity.bsky.social for producing the videos. A lot of much bigger and more expensive conferences don't do this – but we just did.

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The talks given at JubenshaCon 2026 Find out more about the convention at https://jubenshacon.com Buy jubensha from: https://jubensha.co.uk https://www.suspe...

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John Sear @johnsear.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

@bahn.de hello, we were booked on ICE77 from Kiel to Hamburg which was cancelled. It looks like the only way to Hamburg is via Lübeck right now. Do you know when trains will be running direct from Kiel to Hamburg again?

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John Sear @johnsear.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Announcement from #TheBigThing - next round of funding. Double the number of awards. Deadline end of Sept. @immersiveartsuk.bsky.social

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John Sear @johnsear.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

On my way to Bradford for #TheBigThing. Looking forward to the extra curricular activities: Marshmellow Laser Feast, RoboBingo & SmartPhone Orchestra. Happy to share more about our project, Active Minutes, and explore any opportunities for collaboration! #ImmersiveArtsUK

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John Sear @johnsear.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Turns out you need a Netflix account to play the Thronglets game that appears in the credits of #BlackMirror :( bit.ly/4gdPdh2?r=qr

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

US Trump regime media

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Tim Harford @timharford.ft.com · 08/04/2025

At last, someone who understands how tariffs are going to make America great again! xkcd.com/3073/

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John Sear @johnsear.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Up next at #MuseumTech2025 Panel discussion: Strategic approaches to digital

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John Sear @johnsear.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

If you have your conference at The Barbican then of course I'm going! #MuseumTech2025 #Brutiful

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John Sear @johnsear.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Is anyone on BlueSky at #MuseumTech2025 today ??? First panel of the day: Scalable digital delivery. Lots of interesting insights on Social Media.

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Brian J. Karem @briankarem.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

I have covered presidential politics for 40 years. This was the most juvenile display by a President and Vice President I have ever seen. Other presidents treated their enemies with more respect. This is a low point and a dark day for the US. Totally embarrassing.

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John Sear @johnsear.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

We had a brilliant few evenings at #Birmingham #LightNight! Amazing work everyone involved - can't wait to see how it develops in future years. A very long overdue addition to the city!

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Rob Lindsay @robintheoffice.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

"An immersive experience disguised as a book!" - LOVE this project, and John's write up is full of candid insights for anyone exploring combinations of physical and digital interactivity.

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John Sear @johnsear.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

🎉 A new blog post: Imagine a giant, innovative community hub where learning, creativity, and play converge. 🌍 Third Space in Udaipur is redefining communal spaces. In this post I discuss the successes and challenges of working on their Frontiers Science Museum: www.johnsear.com/thirdspace/

The Third Space building under construction. The concrete frame of the large building is visible.

A mockup diagram of the CRISPR interactive exhibit. It shows two players collaborating on the two sides of the museum exhibit.

My setup to allow playtesting back in the UK. Two screens are shown which are the two views - one for each player. The players have different information - forcing them to collaborate.

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John Sear @johnsear.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

🎉 A new blog post: What happens when physical theatre meets digital innovation on water? 🎭 The Diviners brings folklore to life in an immersive canal performance. Here I talk a bit more about NAIAD the technology that makes it happen & where we'd like to take it: www.johnsear.com/thediviners/

The Diviners immersive performance at Coventry Canal Basin. It shows a number of performers standing on a metal structure connected to several canoes.

8 mobile phones showing the NAIAD platform in use. This example is for a shared poetry reading - where each phone is allocated a different animal. In the photo we can see squirels, owls and badgers.

Screenshot of a website showing the controller for NAIAD platform. On the left are buttons to see content to phones. On the right is a list of pre-programmed cues.

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John Sear @johnsear.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

🎉 A new blog post: Can You See Me Now? Ever wondered what it’s like to play the original game that turned city streets into playgrounds?🎮 Ben psiconlab.bsky.social & I worked with blasttheory.bsky.social to update their seminal #LocationBasedGame for the modern era: www.johnsear.com/cysmn/

A screenshot from the mobile game. It shows a small area of PortSlade in simple retro game style.

A variety of photos displayed in a grid. Each shows a different outdoor location captured during a live play of Can You See Me Now?

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John Sear @johnsear.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

🎉 A new blog post! A Rainbow for Amala is now a fully published interactive puzzle book 📖 complete with digital games. Join Nafeesa & Karim on their climate quest ✨ Learn about some of our struggles as we went from prototype to published book: www.johnsear.com/arfa/ #Interactive #PuzzleBook

Photo of the published interactive storybook on a wooden bench

Photo of the Creative Team at Regents Park Primary School in Birmingham. Katie on the left, Sudha on the right and me in the middle

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John Sear @johnsear.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Finally gone to the great trouble to update my website - so my shiny new @bsky.app feed isn't entirely desolate: johnsear.com

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Real-world Game Designer

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John Sear @johnsear.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

A bit late to the party but finally time to ditch twitter. You might have heard it's not the place it used to be. At least it was a decent tax write off!

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