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, discover virtual production and create your immersive experience! Apply:

RT @BOMlab: We’re hiring! Join the team at BOM. 🎥 Technician (Full Time) .🏦 Finance and Operations Assistant (Par….

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Artistic focus 🫱🏽‍🫲🏾 BOM. Our talented concept artist, Clodagh has been working on our Mother Nature character by repainting and adding texture maps using @Substance3D and applying them to the model in @unitygames. We love the bold, expressive stylised version of Mother Nature!

We’re hiring! Join the team at BOM. 🎥 Technician (Full Time) .🏦 Finance and Operations Assistant (Part-time) .🎨 Head of Programme (Part-time) .🎮 Immersive Trainer (Full Time)

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:

Check out more from our Immersive Studio team here:

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. 👏🏼

Our Virtual Production Suite is a 3-min walk from New Street Station, accessible and affordable. Fully equipped with hireable tech, including MoCap suits and a team to support you. Check out our VPS and create your virtual production at BOM.💚

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

Spotlight on our talented XR Developer, Laura Pincombe! 💡🔦 Laura has been developing hand tracking and gesture recognition capabilities in VR, which allows greater accessibility, better user comfort and enhances the immersive experience by allowing 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 at our free, 12-week bootcamp. Join our Sept or Jan bootcamp. Read more:

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:

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

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 and used weight painting for precise control. This was uploaded into @unitygames and integrated with the Dynamic Bones plugin to simulate realistic hair movement. 👏🏻

Apply to our Immersive Arts Bootcamp! 💻 . Learn @UnrealEngine, @Blender, AI tools and Virtual Production with 100+ hours of hands-on training on our 12-week course. Free for participants in the West Midlands (@WestMids_CA & @ace_national funded). Apply:

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 👉🏼

Looking for an affordable, accessible green screen studio in the heart of Brum? That’s us, Hi! 👋🏼. Our Virtual Production Suite is self-contained with lift access. Fully equipped with camera tracking, lighting, and @hellorokoko mocap suits. Read more:

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: Thank you! 🙏🏻

The Water Bots project is supported by the Royal Academy of Engineering, @WestMids_CA, @ace_national and the @CanalRiverTrust.