Communications

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  Gaming Teaching
  The Alexander Digital Experience Lab hosted the PGT module Gaming in Everyday Life (CMMM003) throughout term 1 of the academic year 2024-25 as part of the MA in Media and Communications. During the 12 weeks of the module, the 48 students registered on it played a wide variety of games on the PS5s, engaged with… Read more: Gaming Teaching
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  Digital Leisure in the Global South
  On the 5th of November Exeter Comms hosted a panel on digital leisure in the Global South where ideas on leisure in families, intimacies on dating platforms, toxicities in gaming, young people and their approaches to leisure were brought to the fore by Prof. Usha Raman, Head of Department of Communication, University of Hyderabad, India,… Read more: Digital Leisure in the Global South
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  New Screening Room Opens
  After a busy summmer period of refurbishments and refreshments, our technical team have designed and specified a brand new 50-seat screening room / lecture theatre in the Alexander Building. The 8K projection system and Dolby Atmos sound system has been wowing students across the department. Thanks especially to Chris Mearing who has ensured the quality… Read more: New Screening Room Opens
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  New Games Space at Thornlea
  The CDF Tech team have worked with Communications academic staff to design and build a newly-configured Multimedia and Gaming space to be used on the Games Studies module this term. The first session was a great success with students exploring the player/game interface on a number of different games on our Sony PS5 setups.
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  New Podcast – Sip N Spill
  Communications students have started a new podcast. Sip n Spill focuses on themes related to cultural studies, and will feature interviews with members of the Comms team and industry professionals, as well as conversational discussions about pop culture. You can listen to the Podcast on Spotify (thanks to the wonderful Ally Hodge for the jingle). The… Read more: New Podcast – Sip N Spill
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  Talk from Rolling Stone Journalist
  Nick Reilly from Rolling Stone came to talk to Communications students on 25 October in the Alexander Building. He covered a range of topics from his career breaking pop culture stories, and interviewing musicians and bands. He shared information on pitching news articles, conducting an interview and ethics in journalism.
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  Communications Mixer
  Staff and students from the BA Communications programme enjoyed a mixer/quiz/games event at Roborough Studios.
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  New Student Kitchen in Alexander Building
  The former toilet adjacent to TS3 has been converted into a student kitchen, enabling students often working long hours in the building to have some warm food and a hot drink. The toilet was almost last room in the building that hasn’t been upgraded, and it looked it, but it’s wonderful to see this long-asked-for… Read more: New Student Kitchen in Alexander Building
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  Podcast Studio
  Opened in 2021, this digital facility is based in the Green Room of Roborough Studios, and provides an acoustic pod in which up to 4 people can record a podcast or interview in an excellent acoustic environment. The Podcast Studio can be booked on our Chronos booking system, and can be used by anyone following… Read more: Podcast Studio