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. Almost every week guest speakers representing the diverse areas in various industries visit the CDM to share their knowledge and experience with the Masters of Digital Media...
Read MoreA 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. This strategic plan...
Read MoreStudent 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 and intellectual development. In the Spring of 2016, the group pitched Walkies as a project they wanted to...
Read MoreThe 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 into digital media. The scholarship is in honour of the late Pat Hibbitts, Simon...
Read MoreTransitioning 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. For many these students, it’s the first time they get the experience of working on their own to determine...
Read MoreThe 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. The following guest-post dives into how improvisation is incorporated...
Read MoreLearning 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. To meet that need, we're launching a new program, Pre-MDM, this...
Read MoreWhy Take The Pre-Master of Digital Media Program? A New Course For ESL Students Interested In the MDM Program
The Pre-Master of Digital Media Program (Pre-MDM) is a new program for ESL students interested in taking the Master of Digital Media program but who don’t meet the English requirements. The Pre-MDM is a qualifying program—once students complete the program and meet the requirements (an...
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