Daniel Bacchus BA, MA, FHEA
Principal Lecturer, Subject Group Leader - Animation and Digital Media Production
Summary
Daniel teaches on a range of modules across the Media Arts and Communications courses, covering skills in the following disciplines: Film, Post-Production, Animation, Motion Graphics, Graphic Design, Web Design, App Development, Interactive Media. He is also completing a practice-based PhD, focussing on experiential design and presence using immersive digital technologies.
Teaching
Subject area
Creative Media
Courses
Digital Media Production
Research
Daniel is currently completing a practice-based PhD, focussing on experiential design and presence using immersive digital technologies.
Publications
Conference papers
Bacchus, D. (2019). Life is Beautiful. Always: Using Virtual Reality to share the experience of disability. In Canterbury Anifest, Canterbury Christ Church University, 8 March 2019 - 9 March 2019.
Bacchus, D. (2018). Articulating a post-human understanding of presence in virtual reality. Virtual System & Multimedia (VSMM) , 2017 23rd International Conference, 91-101. http://doi.org/10.1109/VSMM.2017.8346260
Internet Publications
Bacchus, D. (2022). Negotiating Presence and Formulations of The Experiential within Co-Design for Virtual Reality [abstract only]. [Video]. https://cgscholar.com/cg_event/events/X22/proposal/62671
Exhibitions
Bacchus, D., Green, D., & Schreur, M. (2018). Life is Beautiful. Always. VR Exhibition. Grace Unit, Fitzalan Square, Sheffield, S1 2AY. https://www4.shu.ac.uk/sia/events/event-listing-past-events.html?event=295
Bacchus, D., Green, D., & Schreur, M. (2018). Life is Beautiful. Always. Anglia Ruskin University. https://www.anglia.ac.uk/community-engagement/cfi2018-life-is-beautiful-always
Bacchus, D., Green, D., & Schreur, M. (2019). Life is Beautiful. Always. [Virtual Reality Installation]. London Art Biennale 2019, Chelsea Old Town Hall.
Bacchus, D., Green, D., & Schreur, M. (2019). Life is Beautiful. Always. [Virtual Reality]. 2nd Blue Cube International Art Festival, Fuyang Gongwang Art Museum, Fuyang, Hangzhou.
Bacchus, D., & Wichert, P. (2022). Vestiges of Affective Resonance. [Virtual Reality, Photography]. Sheffield Hallam University.
Bacchus, D. (2022). A Thousand Voices. [Virtual Reality, Painting, Photography, Projection]. Arrupe Hall, Mayfair, London.
Bacchus, D., Green, D., & Schreur, M. (2023). A Thousand Voices. [Virtual Reality, Painting, Photography]. London Art Biennale 2023 - Chelsea Old Town Hall. https://www.londonbiennale.co.uk/2023/a-thousand-voices-vr-explorations-by-liba-collective-at-the-london-art-biennale-2023/
Presentations
Bacchus, D., Hecht, A., Nalley, V., & O'Shea, J. (2023). Is Life Just a Game? Presented at: Sheffield Doc Fest, Sheffield
Bacchus, D., Hecht, A., Nalley, V., & O'Shea, J. (2023). Is Life Just a Game? Presented at: Sheffield Doc Fest, Sheffield
Bacchus, D. (2019). Life is Beautiful. Always: Using virtual reality to share the experience of disability. Presented at: Canterbury Anifest 2019, Canterbury Christ Church University, 2019
Ternan, M., & Bacchus, D. (2015). Traditional Animation Principles within Mobile App Development. Presented at: LTA Conference 2015, Sheffield, UK, 2015
Other activities
Daniel is an active practitioner in industry, specialising in motion graphics, post production, web, interactive media and VR projects