Horizon Blog

Half time: Empowering Consumers by Identifying Hidden Consensus

It has been a busy few months for the Horizon ‘Uncovering Consumer Consensus‘ project, with progress on multiple fronts, but lots still to do! Early in the project we began […]


From MSc student to Research Intern

I spent last summer writing my Master’s dissertation on practitioners’ approach to design guidelines for voice user interfaces (VUIs) such as Alexa, Google Assistant, etc. During that time, I realized […]


An exploration of MeMa 2.0

Following from the last MeMa 2.0 blog update, the team have been working to deploy a working MeMa system into the homes of participants. This involved the development of a […]


TAS/RUSI Conference: Trusting Machines? Cross-Sector lessons from Healthcare and Security

“Over the past 3 days I have been attending the joint TAS/RUSI conference on ‘Trusting Machines? Cross-Sector lessons from Healthcare and Security’. There have been really interesting panels on the […]


Future Festivals – Exploring online and hybrid festival opportunities

I don’t know if you noticed, but 2020/21 has been a bit of a rough time for festivals. No gathering in public spaces, no public performances, no sitting around on […]