global digital creativity research & workshops

18-20th February 2002

In Skegness we met Joel, the longest serving RNLI person in the country. Joel had been part of the lifeboat station since he was three years old. Joel’s father and grand father also served on the crew.

All the research conducted so far on this project has been done in conjunction with young people, exploring how creative use of technology could be used to enhance their learning, bringing the RNLI bang up to date with its uses of technology at the same time.

Watch a male crew member explain how the more cakes baked the worse the weather was.

Team:
Matthew Eaves (Ultralab)
Colin Elsey (Ultralab)
Dunstan Bertschinger (Ultralab Support Teacher from Summer School Project)
Pete Bradshaw (Ultralab)
Alison Gee (Ultralab)
Micky Slatford (RNLI)

View the pictures taken at the Skegness Lifeboat Station.

11-13th February 2002

The Ultralab team headed up to North Wales to meet the crew of Beaumaris, home of the lifeboat ‘Blue Peter 2′. Here we mocked up a rescue launch, showing the tractor and Atlantic 75 lifeboat in action. The footage will be used online on the RNLI’s innovative Lifeboats.TV website which Ultralab is building in conjunction with the RNLI.

Watch one of the films created at the location as James Vaughan interviews a crew member.

Watch one of the crew set off a flare.

Team:
Matthew Eaves (Ultralab)
Colin Elsey (Ultralab)
Tony Browne (Ultralab)
Micky Slatford (RNLI)
James Vaughan (RNLI)

View the pictures taken at the Beaumaris Lifeboat Station.