BOM

BOM is an immersive arts organisation. We engage and empower communities through immersive technology and inclusive learning programmes. 🎮💥

BOM (Birmingham Open Media) is forging a new model of radical practice at the intersection of art, technology and science with measurable social impact.

06/10/2026

Love live immersive performance? ⚡️

Apply for our fully funded 12-week Immersive Arts Bootcamp: Real-Time Technologies for live immersive performance.

Learn TouchDesigner + Unreal Engine, develop a prototype, and gain skills to take your project forward.

Apply for Jan 2027! 👉🏼 http://bom.org.uk/immersive-arts-bootcamp

01/10/2026

Frontiers Day is coming! 🥳

Join us on Frontiers Day at Birmingham Tech Week, on Wednesday 21 October at The ICC for a day of where we’re bringing together groundbreaking creators, researchers and entrepreneurs from interactive entertainment, shaping the way we live, learn and play.

Expect conversations with creators, researchers and entrepreneurs working across interactive entertainment, EdTech and the creative industries - from Netflix and Outernet London to the people imagining what comes next.

Alongside the conference, explore the CreaTech Frontiers Expo, featuring work commissioned through the first year of the CreaTech Frontiers programme.

At the centre of Frontiers Day is a new BOM commission by Bruce Asbestos, made in partnership with West Midlands Growth Company’s It Starts Here campaign. Stay tuned for more info soon!

Frontiers Day and Birmingham Tech Week are free events. Register here: https://birminghamtechweek.com/event/frontiers-day-2026/

📅 Wednesday 21 October
📍 The ICC, Birmingham

Find out more about Frontiers Day here 👉🏼 bom.org.uk/frontiersday/

29/09/2026

We had the best time at the Victoria and Albert Museum Digital Design Weekend with Hazel Sealeaf. 🤩

Returning for our seventh showcase, we were excited to share Hazel’s project, The Temple of Crip Futures. Created during her time on our Immersive Arts Bootcamp, we’re so proud to support Hazel and bring the experience to DDW. 🔥

The immersive work imagines what reality could look like if disabled people's joys, fears and fantasies shaped the world around us and blends gaming, surrealism and visual and audio art.

It was a busy weekend and a really engaging experience, where we met so many people keen to have a play. Congrats, Hazel – and see you again soon, DDW!

28/09/2026

It’s that time again! 📣

We’re looking for our next cohort for our Immersive Arts Bootcamp: Real-time technologies for live immersive performance, beginning in January.

Covering TouchDesigner and Unreal Engine. 12-weeks, fully-funded, in-person learning.

Find out more: http://bom.org.uk/immersive-arts-bootcamp

18/09/2026

Oe more week to go! 👀

Have you signed up for our remaining Immersive Workshops in partnership with CreaTech Frontiers? Our final two sessions are on Thursday 24th September.

XR Project Planning
10:30-12:30

We’ll be talking all things project planning, taking you through different steps of your project from funding opportunities to understanding your audience and budgeting.

AI-Assisted Content Creation for Creatives
14:00 - 16:30

In this session, we’ll be sharing a practical toolkit of accessible platforms. We’ll talk through incorporating AI into your creative workflow to support concepts, 3D production workflows and no-code prototyping.

Sign up here 👉🏼 http://bom.org.uk/immersiveworkshops

16/09/2026

A look back at a whirlwind visit to Venice Immersive. 🇮🇹

Venice Immersive is the extended reality (XR) section of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival of La Biennale di Venezia. Our CEO and Founder, Karen and Games Artist, Clodagh, spent a few days discovering cutting-edge storytelling, meeting some of the world’s most inspiring immersive artists and connecting with curators and directors from international immersive festivals.

Find out more about what we got up to in our latest blog post.

Read more: https://bom.org.uk/a-visit-to-venice-immersive/

15/09/2026

Join us at the Victoria and Albert Museum Digital Design Weekend, 18–20 September, where we’ll be showcasing Hazel Sealeaf’s The Temple of Crip Futures.

Explore a surreal world imagining what the future could look like if disabled people’s joys, fears and fantasies shaped reality.

Find out more: http://vam.ac.uk/digitaldesign

11/09/2026

Just TWO more workshops to go! 👀

We’re wrapping up our current Immersive Workshop series in partnership with CreaTech Frontiers with two more sessions on Thursday 24th September.

XR Project Planning
10:30-12:30

AI-Assisted Content Creation for Creatives
14:00 - 16:30

Sign up here 👉🏼 http://bom.org.uk/immersiveworkshops

09/09/2026

It’s all go! 👏🏼 Our Immersive Arts Bootcamp: Real-Time Technologies has kicked off this week.

It’s a brand-new course introducing TouchDesigner before integrating it with Unreal Engine for their immersive performance projects.

We’ve loved meeting our new cohort, and we’re excited for what they create over the next 12 weeks…stay tuned!

Want to join us for our next bootcamp in January? Find out more and sign up here: bom.org.uk/immersive-arts-bootcamp

08/09/2026

We’re attending the V&A’s Digital Design Weekend!

Join us from 18-20 September, where you can experience The Temple of Crip Futures by Hazel Sealeaf at the Victoria and Albert Museum as part of Digital Design Weekend.

Hazel is one of our talented bootcamp alumni and we’re so excited to share her work, The Temple of Crip Futures, which features contributing artists, at this year’s DDW26.

We’re thrilled to be part of three days of an exciting free programme of digital art, creative technology, workshops and talks.

Find out more over at am.ac.uk/digitaldesign

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