Interview: Alumni working on top games at social gaming giant Wooga
Europe’s leading mobile and social games company, Wooga , has recently become a notable recruiter of MDM grads. Six alumni currently work for the Berlin-based company: Al Sinoy (Product Manager), Milim Kim (Game Artist), Sagar Datta (Game Designer), Robin Pan (iOS Developer), David...
Read MoreRecent MDM Grad Steve Pastro Levels Up with Successful iOS App
Sometimes, four and a half months can seem like an eternity. However, if you’re graduating from a Masters program, starting work at a successful game studio, and launching your very first app in the iTunes App Store, it can go by in the blink of an eye. Just ask recent MDM graduate...
Read MoreMDM Startup Shailah Interactive celebrates one-year anniversary, technical milestones
Shailah Interactive, an MDM Startup founded by Centre for Digital Media graduate Erez T. Yanuv Barzilay, celebrated their one-year anniversary on June 1 st , 2012 by hosting an intimate get together at their Discovery Parks incubation space. While there, friends and colleagues were...
Read MoreGame engine, rapid prototyping key for MDM startup V7 Entertainment
Just down the street from the Centre for Digital Media, a couple of Cohort 1 graduates are making a name for themselves in Vancouver’s burgeoning digital media sector. Mike Cornford, Director of Business Development at V7 Entertainment , a post-MDM startup just two years young, sits...
Read MoreMDM Alumni Startup Shailah Interactive Wins Discovery Parks Generator Challenge
Shailah Interactive - a mobile education apps development company founded by MDM Program Graduate Erez T. Yanuv Barzilay - was among eight new start-up businesses selected to earn a full year of free office space in the Discovery Parks' Generator Incubation Centre. The City of...
Read MoreMDM alumnus to develop cutting-edge video projection software for UBC theatre project
Masters of Digital Media program graduate Dhruv Adhia is bringing his computer programming expertise to the world of live theatre. Recently contracted as a programmer for UBC’s Digital Video Illumination (DVI) project, Adhia is excited to begin development of a new software system and...
Read MoreCMF to fund new social app developed by alumni startup
MDM alumni-founded 8 Leaf Digital Productions was recently awarded a significant investment from the Canada Media Fund (CMF) to develop a new social media application designed for outdoor playgrounds. The Biba Mobile Application , which uses advanced mobile technology to enhance kids’...
Read MoreAlumni-built WOMP! wins Best Student Game at CVAwards
WOMP! , a popular multiplayer game developed by MDM alumni, has won Best Student Game of 2011 at the 2nd Annual Canadian Videogame Awards . This award category targets top video games developed by students while attending a Canadian College or University. The CVAs honour and celebrate...
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