Ideate Plymouth

Covid-19 information

We are closely monitoring the situation surrounding Covid-19 and will be adapting the programme to comply with current government guidelines however, we wanted to continue our support of businesses using creative skills at this time when they are more important than ever. We have all learnt recently how much can be achieved digitally and we will be offering our mentoring and peer to peer learning sessions remotely if needed. We are confident that we will be able to deliver a valuable and beneficial programme to help support innovation in your business during these challenging times.  

Do you want to grow your business with immersive technology? Or do you have an immersive idea you want to get off the ground?

Ideate Plymouth is a new programme for businesses based in and around Plymouth looking to create immersive technology products and solutions. This programme offers intensive business support over five months consisting of mentoring, peer to peer learning and exclusive opportunities to help businesses bring their products to market.

This programme has cross sector appeal and is ideal for businesses who are already working on an immersive technology product or who are new to the area. We welcome applications from businesses in all sectors from manufacturing to education to more traditional creative industries such as games and film.

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Mentoring – applications now closed

Creative England’s Ideate mentoring programme is looking for businesses based in Plymouth and the surrounding areas who are using or looking to start using immersive technologies.  The mentoring programme allows those leading the way in this emerging sector to provide advice to businesses on how to develop a new immersive experience.

Twelve companies will be selected to work with their own immersive consultant for up to 10 hours of mentoring over 5 months.

Selected businesses will also be invited to attend monthly peer to peer learning sessions which will include expert guest speakers and allow for the cohort to share experience, contacts and expertise with their peers. At the end of their mentoring period selected businesses will attend a “routes to market” event which will include exclusive pitching and networking with investors and potential large-scale customers.

This programme is ideal for any businesses who is interested in how immersive technology such as AR, VR and XR can enhance their products and experiences for clients, visitors and audiences. *

*Ideate is a non-monetary business support programme. All costs for the mentoring support (up to 10 hours) and the supporting events and opportunities are fully funded. Ideate cannot fund any additional costs associated with taking an immersive experience/product to market.

Examples of how immersive technology is used across sectors:

• Film e.g. Through the Masks of Luzia– a VR film by Felix and Paul Studios for Cirque du Soleil
• Live events/theatre/installations e.g. We Live in an Ocean of Air exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery by Marshmallow Laser Feast
• Brand promotional tools e.g. the Dulux Visualiser App
• Tourism e.g. Hold The World– a VR experience for London’s Natural History Museum featuring David Attenborough.
• Training e.g. BAE Systems VR familiarisation training for warships.
• Product Design e.g. Gravity Sketch – a design platform that allows you to design in 3D

Criteria

• Applicants must be businesses based in Plymouth or within a commutable distance or they should be creating a product which will have an economic impact on the city.

This event is part of the iMayflower project and has been supported by The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport who fund the Cultural Development Fund which is administered by Arts Council England. The iMayflower project aims to deliver a programme of large scale cultural and creative events to inspire and enrich lives.