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Fish in a Bottle

A leading UK-based digital innovation studio with over 20 years of experience in crafting engaging games and interactive experiences. The studio collaborates with prominent clients, including the BBC, Microsoft, and Roblox, to develop educational and inspiring digital content. Its portfolio features projects such as BBC Bitesize: Atomic Labs, an interactive tool bringing science experiments to life for Key Stage 3 learners, and the Science Museum Group’s Explore It, Make It!, a digital resource designed to encourage children aged 7-12 to engage with science in a fun and accessible way. Fish in a Bottle is dedicated to harnessing the power of play to create meaningful connections and make a positive impact.
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Common Story

Common Story is an independent production company based in Leamington Spa, specialising in factual storytelling across TV, video and radio. The company was co-founded in January 2020 by producers Beth Newell and Dom Sant. With a passion for storytelling across different platforms, they are exploring how emerging createch can enable them to tell local and global stories in fresh and innovative ways.
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Mechanismo 

Warwick-based Mechanismo is a creative technology company who make tech to support artists and arts organisations with their various projects. Their work has seen them collaborate with universities and their students, and members of the community through Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games funding. Their latest funding from Innovate UK was part of their Creative Catalyst program, designed to help support businesses and talent in the creative industries. Mechanismo are using this opportunity to develop their musical robotic technology and develop performances in collaboration with local artists. Mechanismo’s Crawly Bots can regularly be seen at local festival and events.
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RIVR

Reality in Virtual Reality (RiVR) is a leading developer of immersive training solutions, specialising in the capture and creation of digital assets for 360° immersive video and lifelike, photorealistic, room-scale experiences. With unparalleled precision, the RiVR team can meticulously scan any real-world environment and transform it into a breathtakingly accurate digital replica, ideal for augmented and virtual simulations. This technology enables cutting-edge training and education to take place anywhere in the world, bringing real-world scenarios into the digital realm. RiVR empowers users to explore, interact with, and fully experience these recreated environments, revolutionising the way people learn, train, and engage with their surroundings.
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Purple Monster 

After the pandemic, Purple Monster transformed from a face-to-face events company into a ‘virtual first’ communications and engagement agency. Based in Warwick, they now use a fully equipped broadcast green screen studio to connect clients with audiences locally and globally through virtual, hybrid, and in-person events. Drawing on extensive experience in TV and performance, Purple Monster also offers tips and guidance to help clients improve their presentation skills for any event.
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