Tag: social flight simulator

No Crazy Ally Pally Hacking in 2009 – BBC Mashed Will Be Missed

Posted on February 23, 2009April 18, 2023 by Ewan Spence

I’m in two minds about the announcement on the BBC Backstage Blog that there won’t be a Mashed event in 2009. Part of me is upset – the Mashed event in 2008 (and the Yahoo/BBC Hackday the year before) was one of the highlights of the year for UK Developer circles – you put smart people in a room and great things happen. Put smart people in a room with their own DAB TV station and a red button service they can hack away with, and you get some gorgeous results. For those who weren’t coding, it was still a

The Social Flight Sim Video

Posted on July 7, 2008November 20, 2022 by Ewan Spence

Courtesy of the London Hacking scene’s filmic auteurs Cristiano Betta and Mel Seckington, it’s the construction and discussion around the Social Flight Simulator from last month’s Mashed event at Alexandra Palace. Thank you very much Cristiano and Mel for the video (and everyone else involved). Social Flight Sim from Cristiano Betta on Vimeo. Now, how can we get a cheque from BBC Three to do a pilot series of “Ewan’s Mad Ideas” and involved as many Web 2.0 people and different skills as possible? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?