Peoples of Essex : engaging the topic of migration through digital media

Our Peoples of Essex has now completed its first year. We have had a very busy start to the project, exploring the topic of positive… Read More

Peoples of Essex newsletter: Black History Month

‘Peoples of Essex’ is a three year project learning about the history of the people who settled in Essex and representing their stories through digital… Read More

Signals Game Academy Showcase 2023

During the Summer of 2023 we held our Signals Game Academy course, helping to train and inspire the next generation of British game makers, supporting talented and committed young people aged 16 – 18, to develop the knowledge and skills to make a career in the game industry a reality. Check out what they got up to in the video below. Read More

Napoleonic Arcade Games at Jaywick Martello Tower

Ready? Aim. Fire! Explore Napoleonic history and protect the tower from the attacking ships with our brand new arcade game, Cannonball, at Jaywick Martello Tower. Read More

You Got This – Supporting Children’s Transition to Secondary School

To support primary school students transition to secondary school Signals worked with students from Cressing Primary to explore their concerns and create an animated film to help navigate the emotional changes when starting secondary school. Read More

Signals Game Academy 2023

We are delighted to announce the return of the Signals Game Academy. The course begins on Monday 31st July 2023 and applications are open now. Read More

Expression, Animation & Playful Creativity

Signals’ Plug In Creatives is an artist development programme supporting creative technologists in developing their skills as workshop leaders and community project workers. Plug In… Read More

The Year in Review

In 2022 we welcomed the return of in-person workshops, collaborated with some amazing community groups and created some incredible stories through film, art and… Read More

Neurodiversity and Digital Art

Plug In Creatives artist Brad Rumble, has just completed his workshops as part of the scheme. Titled Introduction to 3D Modelling, the two workshops were designed for autistic young people age 9-18 and saw them designing their own alien and respective spaceship in 3D modelling software, Blender. We had a chat to him about how he’s found the process and what he’s learnt along the way. Read More

BFI Film Academy 2022

We are delighted to announce that we will begin our tenth BFI Film Academy on Saturday the 19th November 2022 and applications are open now. Read More