Stories of STEM Q

James discusses the all new digital storytelling tool Omelia with one of the co-founders, Kate Armstrong-Smith. Omelia is being developed here in Armidale and Kate was only too happy to explain how it works!

Show Notes

Omelia is a new digital story-telling tool being developed by entertainment industry experts that is being developed right here in Armidale. In this interview we chat with Kate Armstrong-Smith, one of the co-founders of Omelia, to hear about how this new story-telling technology works. With a background in science and the entertainment industry, the team behind Omelia found that advances in technology could open up different ways of developing stories for new media such as video games, the meta verse, and cinematic universes. We also chat about the decision to bring this startup to regional Australia, and how a fortuitous pandemic lockdown experience convinced them that a regional town could be the home for a revolutionary tech-startup. 

What is Stories of STEM Q?

The University of New England’s STEM Quarter (STEM Q) is a platform for regional partnerships. It seeks to become an engine of innovation by connecting industry & investment with research & education through mutually beneficial projects. By providing local industries and communities with a pathway to engage in research specifically focused on local challenges, the New England and North West region of New South Wales, Australia, is headed for incredible success.

Focused on the four key pillars – agribusiness, health and wellbeing, digital intelligence and enabling infrastructure, Stories of STEM_Q will introduce the brilliant people and projects in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths, contributing to the progressive and innovative change occurring across the region.