Digital Lab for Islamic Visual Culture & Collections

📢 🎮 If you're curious about video games and education, don't miss this exciting panel event coming up this Friday! 👇🏽

Hey all, I’m looking for some support! I’m on the search for a new programming opportunity and need some help finding the next adventure that will keep me fed and warm this winter and possibly beyond. It’s a struggle but I’m hoping someone in my network can help me out. I’m a programmer (games primarily), mainly focussing on C# but also good at C++. As a challenge seeker, I love being given a complex problem to solve as part of a team or solo. Finding a solution is as satisfying as finally defeating a boss in Dark Souls. If you know someone who would take on a recent graduate from Abertay University with a BSc (Hons) in Computer Game Applications Development then please get in touch. I’m looking for even a freelance contract that can help me get into the new year. I’ve had extensive experience using Unity Engine where I’m developing a fantasy game prototype with a fellow programmer. I also created a Procedural Generation tool that can put together large game worlds at the click of a button. You can check it out on my website I’m putting together as well as other projects like emotion recognition or my Fall Guys knockoff where you race the AI on an obstacle course: https://lnkd.in/d9p7gzcj Most recently I completed a contract for St Andrews University where I developed a VR plugin that would allow PhD students to experiment on human navigation and perception capabilities. The user could create virtual environments where the participant would carry out simple tasks. The participant’s behaviour would be tracked to see how altering the texturing of the room and its shape would affect the participant. Feel free to reach out if I sound at all interesting :D From a people pleasing dedicated developer, thanks for your help!

Honored to be featured in UNESCO Courier, sharing insights on how XR is transforming museum experiences! A special thank you to Hannah McGivern for the thoughtful interview and for highlighting Smartify’s work. I’m incredibly proud of the work led by Ray Holder, Marco Gilardi, and the team to make immersive experiences like AR accessible to cultural institutions of all sizes—whether it’s bringing masterpieces to life through mobile devices or offering personalized tours. Our mission is to ensure that art and heritage are available to everyone, regardless of location or budget. #DigitalHeritage #AR #CultureForAll #Smartify

Librarians. A gold-dust opportunity to manage our small and knowledgeable team at National Museums Scotland, caring for library collections, rare books, and archives in a research-rich institution. Come work with me and Dolly (the sheep, not the singer)! https://lnkd.in/eJaWd-Fw

📣 Opportunity at the only North American #museum dedicated to #islamicart👇🏽

📢 📫 Exciting News! We’re happy to announce the latest issue of our annual newsletter! In the Fall 2024 issue: 🤩 Meet our 2023 work placement students Aisha Asghar and Isabella Inskip 🌎 Read all about the first DLIVCC Córdoba field trip 🎮Get the scoop on our video games bringing together Islamic art, #history, and #culturalheritage: ✨The Cordoba Journey, in collaboration with students at Abertay University  ✨#AssassinsCreedMirage and its educational feature, ‘History of Baghdad’, in collaboration with Ubisoft If you're already on our community email list, check your inbox. Not on our list? Get the Newsletter here: https://lnkd.in/e_cczF73 Many thanks to Paige Cooper and Sarah Slingluff, PhD for spearheading this issue! 🙏🏽 👏🏽 #islamicart #islamicarchitecture #videogames #GLAM

Its gonna take 2 weeks for Steam to approve the completed demo of my new game for it to be live online - but here is the trailer I quickly put together for the Steam page for Sayahat!

One of the many fascinating modules in our new Themes section is the #Quran. Start exploring this theme with an introduction on the Qur’an by Dr. Walid Saleh! https://myumi.ch/XnqbJ Image: Surat al-Fatiha, Qur’an, possibly Kashmir, late 18th or early 19th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, 2009.294 @metislamicart #WalidSaleh #TeamKhamseen #Themes #KhamseenIslamicArt #Koran #Kuran #TermTuesday

🌍 If you're in London, don't miss the #islamicart - including from medieval #Córdoba - in the new 'Silk Roads' landmark exhibition! 👇