Sikandar Nawaz (Aviva) · Ellie Haines (Aviva) + 1 more
A quarterly data and AI meetup, this edition hosted inside Aviva's North Bristol offices, with the engineers who built the things doing the talking. Sikandar Nawaz, Principal Data and AI…
Design · Other
Hosted by Bristol Games Hub
When
Friday 13 November 2026
10:00am – 4:30pm
Where
Dareshack
20 Wine Street, Bristol BS1 2BD
Price
free
A free drop-in expo of odd controllers, interactive installations and experimental games, run by Bristol Games Hub as part of techSPARK's Brazen Festival 2026.
On show: Robin Baumgarten's Line Wobbler (a one-dimensional game played with a spring and an LED strip) and Quantum Jungle, Alistair Aitcheson's The Book Ritual and Codex Bash, the AI-powered VR documentary Dream Lens, Owen Davis's musical and visual devices, plus work from Dr James Bragg, LittleBigEars Games, Kira Guo and Constance Fleuriot. Sponsored by Cole Powered and Nuclear Candy Games, with support from Bristol Digital Game Lab and Earswitch.
Open 10:00 to 16:30 at Dareshack, 20 Wine Street. No ticket needed, just turn up.
the most hands-on room of Brazen week and a quick way to meet Bristol's games and interactive-media makers. Drop in between sessions if you build hardware, games or immersive work.
Robin Baumgarten · Exhibitor
Alistair Aitcheson · Exhibitor
Owen Davis · Exhibitor
Dareshack, 20 Wine Street, Bristol BS1 2BD
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Brazen Summit 2026, Day 5: Creativity, Culture and Immersive ExperiencesFri 13 Nov · £45Date & Time
Friday 13 November 2026
10:00am – 4:30pm
Price
Free
Organiser
Bristol Games Hub
Robin Baumgarten
Exhibitor,
Alistair Aitcheson
Exhibitor,
Owen Davis
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