Who am I?

I am Alex Shaw, a creative technical provider, software developer and entrepreneur working in Edinburgh, Scotland.

I provide freelance support and consultancy to artists, educators and related fields. As a digital artist myself (personal site) With 20 years experience in this area I understand the needs of a creative project, and know a bit about how a performance, installation, app or website can come together with the most appropriate software and hardware for the piece.

I'm an experienced DSP, graphics, haptics and VR coder. I've worked with installation artists, ballets, musicians, educators and conservationists. I also write great React sites. (This is not a React site. I also know when to challenge the law of the instrument!)

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If you just want advice on how to bring the technical parts of your creative project together, this is for you!

Technical advice call Professional advice in any area of creative tech, on a call-by-call basis.

What is Glastonbridge?

Glastonbridge was founded in 2005 as a vehicle for Alex to make cool stuff. Over the course of that time we grew into a team, and have built haptic immersive experiences, 3D visuals and musical mobile applications. Our business went on hiatus in 2017, but Alex is back making cool stuff again in 2021 as a creative technologist and collaborator working with digital art, dancers, and installation artists, using immersive technologies such as AR, VR, sound, and livecoding.

Projects

(Not a complete list of things I do, but occasionally I have something I can share!)

An Augmented Reality Ballet called Singularity combining performance, storytelling, science, technology and ethical perspectives.

A VR sculpting app for expressive, intuitive design, using 3D touch and Virtual Reality to make things that are ready to 3D print.