He’s here! 🤩 Michael Candy, our fantastic artist, who we commissioned to create the Water Bots, is here to complete their build, ready for their premiere on the canals in just a few weeks. Find out more here: bom.org.uk/water-bots

It’s been all about Water Bots at BOM! We love this animation created by our 3D Specialist, Gurvinder, who has modelled a Water Bot in @blender.org and imported it into @unrealengine.bsky.social. 😍 Find out more about Water Bots on our website at bom.org.uk/water-bots

Looking for virtual production in Brum? Our Virtual Production Suite at BOM is self-contained, fully equipped, accessible and affordable. 💚 Find out more here and get in touch! bom.org.uk/virtual-prod...

It’s official! 🥳 The Water Bots are coming to Brum and the Black Country. Get these dates in your diary 👉🏼 22 Oct at The ICC, Canalside, 25 - 26 Oct at Warren’s Hall Nature Reserve, Dudley. More Info: bom.org.uk/water-bots

Bootcamp is back at BOM! 🤩 We’ve been loving getting to know our latest cohort and introducing them to @unrealengine.bsky.social and @blender.org. Today, our 3D Specialist, Gurvinder, has been teaching the basics of 3D modelling and Blender.

The Water Bots have arrived! 🤖✨ After a long journey across the pond, the Water Bots have finally arrived in Brum! Next up? They’ll be assembled, a few final touches and testing, before they make a splash on the canals next month. Stay tuned!

From Birmingham Botanical Gardens to concept art for Mother Nature VR, we're taking another look at some more work from our talented concept artist! We love seeing Clodagh's ideas come to life and we look forward to seeing them imported into @unity.com. Watch this space… 👀🌿

We love celebrating with the BOM team! 🥳 Last night, we attended the Women in Tech Awards to celebrate the amazing women in the tech industry. We were finalists in four categories, and while we didn’t win this time, we’re proud of our fab team. Well done, Adanna, Karen and Louise!

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Here’s more beautiful work from our concept artist, Clodagh, who has been reimagining Mother Nature in a painterly style. 🌿 Working in Substance Painter, she’s designed custom texture maps and applied these to the model in @unity.com. We love these before-and-after images!

We’ve been busy working behind the scenes on our Water Bots project! They’re currently making their way from artist, Michael Candy’s studio in NYC to Brum. Read more: bit.ly/3TCkuAa The Water Bots project is supported by the @artscouncilengland.bsky.social, Royal Academy of Engineering and WMCA.

Looking for your next role? Come and join the BOM team! 🏦 Finance and Operations Assistant (Part-time) Apply by 05/09/25 bit.ly/4ok05xX 🎨 Head of Programme (Part-time) Apply by 05/09/25 bit.ly/3IWOOU1 🎮 Immersive Trainer (Full Time) Apply by 19/09/25 bit.ly/41OAEuF

We love days in our Virtual Production Suite, and we also love helping artists and organisations with their projects. 💚 Our equipment and our team are fully hireable. So if you’re looking for a studio space, motion capture or video production, get in touch. Virtual Production: bit.ly/3Ghe5r4

There's not long to go until the start of our next Immersive Arts Bootcamp. 💚 We’re currently making our way through applications, but there’s still time to join us! If you’d love to learn how to use Unreal Engine to create your immersive project, apply today! bit.ly/4goy5Vg

Artistic focus 🫱🏽‍🫲🏾 BOM. Our talented concept artist, Clodagh has been working on our Mother Nature character by repainting and adding texture maps using Substance Painter and applying them to the model in @unity.com. We love the bold, expressive stylised version of Mother Nature. Beautiful work!

We’re hiring! Join the team at BOM. 🎥 Technician (Full Time) bit.ly/4mqeZ3W 🏦 Finance and Operations Assistant (Part-time) bit.ly/4ok05xX 🎨 Head of Programme (Part-time) bit.ly/3IWOOU1 🎮 Immersive Trainer (Full Time) bit.ly/41OAEuF Please share with your networks. 💛

These beautiful Water Bots, created by artist, Michael Candy and commissioned by BOM, are coming to Brum in October. 💛 We’ve got engineering volunteers on board for family workshops, but we’re looking for more! Find out more here: bit.ly/3TCkuAa

Calling all West Midlands Creatives! 👀 Our next bootcamp has a new start date of 15th Sept, which means more time to get your applications in for our free course. Learn @unrealengine.bsky.social, discover virtual production and create your immersive experience. Apply here: bit.ly/4goy5Vg

We’re taking a look at more R&D from our 3D Specialist, Gurvinder Bisran! 🔦He’s created a custom body rig featuring intuitive control shapes to enhance animation and keyframing efficiency. This means smoother, enhanced and more accurate body deformations for future projects. 👏🏼

In a nutshell? Our Virtual Production Suite is a 3-minute walk from New Street Station, accessible and affordable. Fully equipped with hireable tech, including motion capture suits and a team to support you if required. Check out our VPS and create your virtual production at BOM! 💚 bit.ly/3Ghe5r4

We're hiring three new roles at BOM! 🎤 Technician(full-time) bit.ly/4mqeZ3W 🏦 Finance and Operations Assistant (part-time) bit.ly/4ok05xX 🎨 Head of Programme (Part-time, Job Share) bit.ly/3IWOOU1

Spotlight on our talented XR Developer, Laura Pincombe! 💡🔦 Laura has been developing our hand tracking and gesture recognition capabilities in VR. Hand tracking allows greater accessibility, better user comfort and enhances the immersive experience by allowing more natural interactions.

Calling all creatives! 💛 Curious about game design or looking to create your project in an immersive environment? Join our Immersive Arts Bootcamp and learn how to use @unrealengine.bsky.social on our free 12-week bootcamp. Join our September or January bootcamp and apply here: bit.ly/4goy5Vg

The Water Bots are coming, and we’re looking for engineers! 🛠️ If you’re an engineer and want to volunteer your time working on workshops for children this autumn, get in touch! Swipe to see the progress of the Water Bots by Michael Candy. Find out more: bit.ly/3TCkuAa

We’re hiring! 📣 We’re on the search for three new roles to join the BOM team. Find out more below. Technician (full-time) bit.ly/4mqeZ3W Finance & Operations Assistant (part-time) bit.ly/4ok05xX Head of Programme (Part-time) bit.ly/3IWOOU1

Summer term ✅ We’ve had a great term working with BOA Digital Year 7 pupils, where our engagement team, Adanna and Ebenezer, have been guiding students to create 3D cinematic logos, learning skills from scratch! They’ve done an amazing job. 👏🏽

Today, we’re spotlighting our 3D specialist, Gurvinder Bisran! 💡 He has created a custom hair rig in @blender.org and used weight painting for precise control. This was uploaded into @unity.com and integrated with the Dynamic Bones plugin to simulate realistic hair movement. So good! 👏🏻

Calling all West Midlands Creatives! 💻 Learn @unrealengine.bsky.social, @blender.org, AI tools and Virtual Production with 100+ hours of hands-on training on our free 12-week course. Funded by the West Midlands Combined Authority and @artscouncilengland.bsky.social. Apply now: bit.ly/4goy5Vg

Please vote for BOM at the Women in Tech Awards! 🥳 ⭐️ Adanna Davis-Waite – Rising Star Award ⭐️ Louise Latter – Tech for Good - Louise Latter ⭐️ Karen Newman – Digital Transformation Champion Award ⭐️ Karen Newman – Innovator of the Year Vote 👉🏼 bit.ly/3UyiBVs

Looking for an affordable, accessible green screen studio in the heart of Birmingham? That’s us, Hi! 👋🏼 Our Virtual Production Suite is self-contained with lift access. Equipped with camera tracking, lighting, and Rokoko motion capture suits. Find out more: bom.org.uk/virtual-prod...

Virtual reality therapy 'helps cut chronic pai’ www.bbc.com/news/article... #vr

It’s the last few days to vote for us at the innovation awards! 💛 BOM, Creative Industries Innovator of the Year 🙋🏻‍♀️ Karen Newman, Female Innovator of the Year 👳🏽‍♂️ Taran Singh, Male Innovator of the Year Vote: innovation-awards.co.uk/voting/ Thank you!

We are so excited about our Water Bots project! 🌊🤖 Our trio of bots will be making their way to Brum this Autumn. If you’re an engineer and would love to volunteer your time to run workshops, get in touch! Check out bom.org.uk/water-bots/ for more info.

It’s been five months since we released Mother Nature: EcoDash! 💚 We’re proud of the process, from working with a team of girls from Powered by CAN to develop ideas to our talented Immersive Studio team, who brought the concepts and designs to life. Read more: bom.org.uk/mother-nature/

⭐️ Vote for BOM here 👉🏼 innovation-awards.co.uk/voting/

A look behind the scenes at our schools programme with Year 7s at BOA Digital 🌟 Our engagement team, Adanna and Ebenezer, have been working with pupils to create unique 3D cinematic logo animations using Illustrator and @blender.org. They're a talented bunch, and we can't wait to share more soon!

Join our Immersive Arts Bootcamp! 🎮⭐️ Learn how to use @unrealengine.bsky.social to create your immersive experience. Free to attend and fully funded with in-person sessions taking place once a week, over 12 weeks. Find out more: bit.ly/4goy5Vg

Spotlight on our Immersive Studio Team! 💡 Here's some lovely work created by our concept artist, Clodagh. Clodagh has been redesigning and styling assets in a rainforest terrain in @unity.com. We love her hand-painted UV maps, which she created in @procreate.com. Beautiful work!

We love seeing these behind the scenes of our Water Bots being tested! Incredible work by our artist, Michael Candy. 😍 If you’re an engineer and would love to volunteer your time and get involved in our workshops for young people, get in touch. Find out more: bit.ly/3TCkuAa

Go team BOM! 💛 We’re shortlisted for three awards at the Innovation Awards 2025! ⭐️ Creative Industries Innovator of the Year ⭐️ Female Innovator of the Year (Karen Newman) and ⭐️ Male Innovator of the Year (Taran Singh). Vote for BOM 👉🏼 innovation-awards.co.uk

Our Senior Learning Producer, Adanna Davis-Waite took part in Future Innovation: Creativity, Inclusion, Technology and Collaboration at @covuni.bsky.social recently. Inclusivity is important to BOM, and it was fantastic to see Adanna share her expertise!

Collateral Echoes - a new immersive installation by artist and filmmaker Baff Akoto combining moving image, XR, archival interventions, poetry, politics and spoken word is @sitegallery.bsky.social in Sheffield until 13 July. More details 👉 www.sitegallery.org/exhibition/a... #HereForCulture

There are just two months to go until our next Immersive Arts Bootcamp! 🌟 Bring your project to life and learn how to use @unrealengine.bsky.social on our free Immersive Arts bootcamp. Find out more: bit.ly/4goy5Vg

It might be the middle of summer, but we’re already looking ahead to autumn as we’ve been nominated for the Lord Mayor of Birmingham's Charity, Digital Technology Innovator of the Year Award! Good luck team BOM, and best of luck to all the other award nominees. 🤩

We’re Hiring! 🤩 We’re on the search for a Business Development Manager. If you’re into the world of immersive tech and would love to help us connect with new clients for XR projects, we’d love to hear from you. Full job description here 👉🏼 bit.ly/4l56daL

There are just two months to go until our next Immersive Arts Bootcamp! 🌟 Bring your project to life and learn how to use @unrealengine.bsky.social on our free Immersive Arts bootcamp. Find out more: bit.ly/4goy5Vg

If you’re looking for accessible and affordable virtual production in Birmingham, look no further than BOM. 💚 Our Virtual Production Suite is self-contained and fully equipped with a green screen, camera tracking, lighting and motion capture. More nfo 👉🏼 bit.ly/3Ghe5r4

A look back at the Birmingham Film and TV market yesterday! 💚 The BOM team showcased our virtual production suite and joined the closing event, a conversation between Steven Knight and WM Mayor, Richard Parker. Find out more about virtual production at BOM: bit.ly/3Ghe5r4

New team photo alert! 😍 A big official welcome to Caroline Bates, our Finance Manager and Clodagh Delahunty-Forrest, our Concept Artist. There’s space for one more in our team. If you’re a Business Development Manager looking for your next role, get in touch! bit.ly/4l56daL

Our next bootcamp start date kicks off on the 1st September! 🤩 Bring your project to life and learn how to use @unrealengine.bsky.social on our fully-funded Immersive Arts bootcamp. Find out more here: bit.ly/4goy5Vg First image by bootcamp alumni Clodagh Delahunty-Forrest.