Ben Neal

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Creative Technologist & Digital Artist @ Displace Studio
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West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
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I'm an Arts-focussed, freelance Creative Technologist and Digital Artist. I collaborate with creative people who want to use technology, and brings their ideas to life.I also co-run Displace Studio an immersive Mixed Reality performance studio with co-lead Kerryn Wise. Our best known work is a VR experience called Facades which toured internationally.As a Creative Technologist I have a wide range of creative and technical skills and specialise in bringing them together to build unique products. I plan, manage and deliver complex projects, and as a Consultant and Educator provide knowledge and expertise. As an artist I enjoy projects with strong concepts and elements of interaction, movement, music or performance. I build interactive software, games and immersive experiences often using Unity and utilising Augmented or Virtual Reality (frequently for Vive and Meta VR headsets), 360 video and volumetric capture (mainly using Depthkit and Kinect cameras ) and have experience with Motion Capture and skeletal tracking.I also work with rapid prototyping using electrical components and microcontrollers (Arduino, Raspberry Pi etc.) to build gadgets with sensors, buttons and lights.I do a lot of creative coding and am an experienced programmer (using mainly C#, PHP, Javascript and Python), often working with web, interactive, 3D graphics, audio, video, mobile devices, music controllers, and sound-reactive animation.I have teaching experience and my business training includes a year long fellowship as entrepreneur at BCU.Previously I have worked: On projects for various clients including : Blast Theory, Rachel Maclean, Open Data Institute, MotionHouse, City of Culture, Dazed, De Montfort University, Oxford University Press, Loughborough University, Birmingham City University, Juneau Projects, Ludic Rooms, Capsule & BOM.At events including : London Design Festival (2019, 2017), Random string (2018, 2016), Supersonic (2015, 2014, 2009), Artsfest (2010, 2009, 2004), Sónar, ES (2006-7), Twilight Zone, GR (2004), Contact Europe, DE (2004), Fierce Festival (2014, 2002, 2000), FIVARS (US/CA) (2021). My work has exhibited at : Victoria and Albert Museum (London), Somerset House (London), National Film Theater (London), Broadway Cinema (Nottingham), BBC Radio and TV, ITV, Aesthetica (York), Encounters (Bristol), Warwick Arts Centre, The Herbert Gallery (Coventry), Flatpack Film Festival (Birmingham), Hippodrome (Birmingham), BMAG, mac (Birmingham), The Public (West Bromwich), BPM TV (Canada), Studio Wayne McGregor (London).

Ben Neal's Current Company Details
Displace Studio

Displace Studio

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Ben Neal Work Experience Details
  • Displace Studio
    Co-Founder
    Displace Studio Oct 2019 - Present
    Midlands, England, United Kingdom
    I'm co-founder of Displace Studio - a Mixed Reality Performance Studio with co-lead Digital Dance Artist Kerryn Wise.Using cutting edge technologies and the immediacy of live performance, Displace invite you to follow them, question your senses, and discover... somewhere unexpected.Exploring the intersection of dance, film, physical theatre and digital technology, Displace produce bold, boundary-pushing work that dances between the darkness and the light - reality and fantasy - creating deep, interpersonal, immersive experiences that encourage audiences to step into, behind, and around the edges of illusion.Works often take the form of intimate, dreamlike journeys through uncertain places rich in symbolism and metaphor in which curious behaviours are encountered.http://www.displace.org.uk
  • Psicon Lab
    Creative Technologist & Digital Artist (Freelance)
    Psicon Lab Apr 2000 - Present
    West Midlands
    I collaborate with creative people who want to use technology, and brings their ideas to life.As a Creative Technologist I have a wide range of creative and technical skills and specialise in bringing them together to build unique and engaging products. I'm able to plan, manage and deliver complex technology projects, and provide knowledge and expertise.I do a lot of creative coding and am an experienced programmer using mainly C#, PHP, Javascript, Python etc. I often work with 3D graphics, audio, video, mobile devices, create MIDI controllers, and sound-reactive animations - as well as building games, software and immersive experiences (XR) utilising 360 video and Augmented / Virtual Reality using Unity and Depthkit.I also work with rapid prototyping using electrical sensors and microcontrollers (Arduino, Raspberry Pi etc.) to build gadgets with sensors, controls and LED lights, as well as consultancy work and deliver workshops.
  • Birmingham Open Media Community Interest Company
    Digital Producer
    Birmingham Open Media Community Interest Company Sep 2017 - Nov 2021
    Birmingham, United Kingdom
    As a part-time Digital Producer at Birmingham Open Media I managed and delivered exhibitions and art projects using technology and provided consultancy and technical support to staff, artists, exhibitions, events and fellows. I developed the creative technology concept, hardware and software for the Commonwealth Games QBR baton for Birmingham 2022 and facilitated it's production, amongst many other projects.
  • Venture 77
    Flex Developer
    Venture 77 Aug 2012 - Sep 2012
    Antigua, Guatemala
    While I lived in Guatemala, I was based in the beautiful city of La Antigua, and worked as a programmer of unit tests for Flex-based itinerary building software for the travel industry,
  • Mymaths Ltd
    Senior Programmer
    Mymaths Ltd Apr 2011 - Jan 2012
    Lichfield
    Programmer, designer and developer of educational Flash games and online content to teach millions of school children across the globe Maths. I worked with the original team, and continued to work as a freelance programmer when the business was bought by Oxford University Press.
  • Halesowen College
    Lecturer
    Halesowen College Sep 2003 - Oct 2008
    Halesowen
    I was a lecturer in Media Studies, Graphics and Art & Design. Creative softwares expert on Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Flash, Illustrator, iMovie, Logic Audio and Final Cut Pro.

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Web Design Graphic Design Flash Photoshop Multimedia Illustrator Dreamweaver Video Motion Graphics Art Graphics Film Final Cut Pro Animation Video Editing Digital Media Web Development Digital Photography Css Wordpress Processing Arduino Php Javascript Mysql Adobe Director Raspberry Pi Digital Audio Android Development Mobile Applications Music Production Jquery Autohotkey Xml Jsfl Fine Art Contemporary Art Html Coding Programming Languages Audio Education Teaching Events Adobe Photoshop Crumble Little Bits Electrical Engineering C# Virtual Reality

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Ben Neal attended Birmingham City University, University Of Worcester, Birmingham City University.

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