BOM

A project on @unrealengine.bsky.social is not complete without lighting. 💡 It’s week 5 of the bootcamp, where the cohort has been learning about light properties, learning about Unreal Engine’s Lumen system and exploring emissive materials. Here’s a little peek at their experimentation!

Our engagement team spend the majority of their time onsite teaching in schools, but school trips to BOM are always a highlight! 💡Our recent school visits have focused on creating virtual gallery spaces using Metasteps and experiencing one of the projects in VR.

Thanks to @intogames.bsky.social for organising a fantastic event!

We had a great time at Get into Games at the MAC on Saturday! 💛 We demoed our award-winning mobile game, Mother Nature: EcoDash, shared more about BOM and what we do, and had some really great conversations with people discussing the games industry and careers. Thanks to everyone who spoke to us!

We’ve just completed our first set of Immersive Workshops in partnership with CreaTech Frontiers. 💚

Here’s a look back at our recent session on Photogrammetry and 3D Scanning. There's still good availability for our sessions on the 10th and 12th Feb. Book your free spot: bit.ly/4arhkZC

We have free spaces left for some of our February workshops in partnership with CreaTech Frontiers. Take a look here: bit.ly/4arhkZC

Thanks so much for joining us Ben! It's always great to see you.

Spaces for our free Immersive Workshops in partnership with CreaTech Frontiers, are filling up fast! There’s still availability for sessions on 10th - 12th February. Take a look here for details: bit.ly/4arhkZC

Shout-out to our talented Immersive Studio team! 🔥 Our 3D specialist, Gurvinder and Games Artist, Clodagh, worked together to create this vibrant passion flower. From a 3D model to a unique, hand-painted asset for our ongoing project. Beautiful work from our team.

The Water Bots schools programme is supported by the Royal Academy of Engineering.

As part of our Water Bots project, we took engineers into schools! 💛 Our engineer, Karam Bhamra tasked the pupils with building boats and designing robots on Tinkercad where they considered engineering processes to keep waterways clean.

Credits: Videography by Yan Kalnberzin, Stage Technician, Mat Spencer (Avion TSL). Performers, Mimi Doulton and James Quilligan.

Taking place in real-time, the team used Newski’s family photos and blended them with AI-powered face morphing to create responsive, screen-based imagery. We loved working with the videographer and stage technician on this!

We recently worked with BCMG to provide the live capture and processing of AI visuals for a tryout of Sergej Newski’s Opera, The Relatives, which explores his Crimean family history.

Our deadline for our XR Developer role is on Monday at 12pm!

If you’re passionate about XR, an expert in Unity and have coding expertise and love what we do at BOM, we would love to hear from you.

Read more and apply: bit.ly/4pDjNVr

Immersive Workshops In Partnership With CreaTech Frontiers - BOM Birmingham Open Media BOM is an immersive arts organisation. We engage and empower communities through immersive technology and inclusive learning programmes.

Our Immersive Arts Workshops begin next week. Fancy joining us? We still have spaces open in February. Places are free and available to Micros, SMEs and Freelancers in the West Midlands. Find out more about the workshops and sign up here. bit.ly/4arhkZC

Week 2 of our Immersive Arts Bootcamp, let’s go! 💪🏽

This week, the cohort is taking on 3D Modelling and UV unwrapping, with today’s session guided by our 3D Specialist, Gurvinder!

There’s just over a week left to apply for our XR Developer role. Come and join the BOM team, work on cool projects and join an organisation with a strong social purpose. 💪🏼 Read more and apply: bit.ly/4pDjNVr

📣 Free workshops alert! 📣 In partnership with CreaTech Frontiers, we’re running free Immersive Arts Workshops for Micros, SMEs and Freelancers. From XR project planning to Motion Capture and Virtual Production. Workshops begin on 20th January. Find out more: bit.ly/4arhkZC

We're Hiring an XR Developer - BOM Birmingham Open Media Join the BOM team! Love immersive arts and technology? We're hiring an XR Developer to join our Immersive Studio.

If you fancy joining us, we’re on the lookout for an XR Developer. Application deadline is 19 Jan, further details here: bit.ly/4pDjNVr 👀

Introducing the newest members of the BOM team! 🥳 Meet Olly, our Technician; Caroline, our Head of Programme (job share with Louise Latter); Akshay, our Immersive Trainer; and Helen Scadeng is our Finance and Ops Assistant. We’re delighted that they’re part of the team!

We’re back for 2026, and our engagement team will be back in the classroom this week with BOA Digital. Here’s a look back at the virtual gallery spaces that the Year 9s made last term. 👏🏼

This is part of our Powering Up programme, which is supported by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation.

We’re signing off until 2026! 🎄

Wishing everyone a magical festive season from all of us at BOM!

PS: Swipe for some very chaotic and bonkers BOM photos 🤪

A look back at this week at BOA Digital! ✨ Our engagement team helped the students complete their Virtual Gallery projects, and the class experienced one of the projects on VR. We can’t wait to show you what they’ve created soon! Powering Up is supported by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation.

Curious about developing immersive projects? 💚 We’re running free Immersive Workshops in the new year! Delivered in partnership with CreaTech frontiers, we have five half-day workshops covering a selection of topics:

Find out more: bit.ly/4arhkZC

📣 We’re hiring! 📣 We’re looking for an XR Developer to join the Immersive Studio team. If you’re passionate about immersive tech and know your way around Unity, we’d love to hear from you. Apply here: bit.ly/4pDjNVr

Application deadline: 12pm, Monday 19th January 2026

Thank you to the speakers who joined us at our Showcase! Hosted by BOM's Caroline White, Rem Conway, Delia Nadoleanu and Jamie Bakewell spoke on our Creative Industries Panel. They shared insights into their careers, the highs and lows and shared invaluable advice!

📸 Angela Grabowska

📸 Image credit: Angela Grabowska

And that’s a wrap for our Immersive Arts Bootcamp for 2025! 🥳 Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday and explored the work of our talented cohort. More photos on the VPS tour and Industry Panel coming soon!

Immersive Arts Bootcamp is supported by WMCA and @artscouncilengland.bsky.social

Our bootcampers are making the finishing touches to their XR projects! 🤩 We have VR headsets charging up, name stickers at the ready and the team is almost ready to showcase. If you’re free tomorrow lunchtime from 1pm - 3pm, you know where to be!

RSVP 👉 bit.ly/445s2Ba