About
Designer of user experiences, interactive works, motion graphics, and sound.
Founding member of the university’s AI Working Group, developing guidance and principles for AI use by staff and students.
Currently working in a research and consultancy role for filmmaker Antony Barkworth-Knight ’s video projects including Stable Visions, an Arts Council funded site-specific work involving AI video developed for the 360 display at the Immersive Visualisation and Simulation Lab at Norwich University of the Arts, screened Sept 2024.
Work explores storytelling, communication, education, problem solving, and systems thinking, through emerging techniques and technologies in software design, image making, video, animation, and sound.
2024-25 AI research and consultation with filmmaker Antony Barkworth Knight, for immersive video projects Stable Visions and The Light
2019-24 Knowledge Exchange projects in UX design with students and commercial clients - What Caused This, Foolproof, Virgin Wines, The User Story
2018 Post-production, The Demon’s Head, animated short film directed by Ceiren Bell for CTVC/Truetube. Nominated for a BAFTA Children’s Award and Learning On Screen’s Educational Film Award.
2017 Presentation, Learning with Lynda : Online Video Tutorial System Use in Academia, John Beacham Teaching Conference, Goldsmiths, University of London.
2016 Presentation, A Hail of Bullets : Moving Beyond Powerpoint and Towards Visual Storytelling, John Beacham Teaching Conference, Goldsmiths, University of London.
2011-2014 Director, Animator and Sound Designer for Channelflip Media. Multimash, David Mitchell’s Soapbox, Harry Hill’s Little Internet Show.
2010 Director, New Light Stir, live-action short film.
2007 Director, 080, CGI-animated short film. International festival screenings, British Animation Awards touring programme.
info@davewatson.co.uk