The Centre for Digital Media & Great Northern Way Trust Appoint New President

Lunchtime Speaker Series in Preparation for 10th Anniversary Homecoming Event

The CDM is very fortunate to have close connections with both its alumni and digital media industry leaders.

A New Strategic Plan at the Centre for Digital Media

The board and shareholders of the Great Northern Way Trust (jointly owned by four universities UBC, SFU, Emily Carr, and BCIT and the “parents” of the MDM program) recently approved a new strategic plan for the Centre for Digital Media, the home for the MDM program.

Student Pitch Project Walkies get Accepted to HAX Hardware Accelerator

With an idea that started in their first term at the CDM (Fall 2015), Walkies Lab Inc develops a smart wearable toy for toddlers that is fun to play and enhances their motor an

The Pat Hibbitts Scholarship Award Winner: Andrea Del Rio

The Pat Hibbitts Scholarship is awarded annually to an incoming female student into the Master of Digital Media program who is choosing to undergo a career change from a non digital media-related field int

Transitioning from Pitch Project to Start-Up with Quupe: the Shared Economy Platform

In the third semester of the MDM program, students can decide to pitch an idea for their own project they would like to work on and spend 13 weeks bringing that idea to fruition.

The Role of Improvisation in Rapid Prototyping

Professor, composer, Action Researcher and retired professional clown Patrick Pennefather identifies rapid prototyping as a key component to Interdisciplinary Improvisation in the Master of Digital Media program.

Learning English for Digital Media: Interview with CDM’s Newest Faculty Ray Rahimi

The MDM program often rejects potentially great students that don’t meet the minimum requirements for English. Strong communication in English is a necessity to excel both in the MDM program and the digital media industry.