Merry Christmas
Best wishes for a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from all of us at the Centre for Digital Media. The campus will be closed December 24 - January 3. See you in 2016! If you’ve got some time on your hands: Some reading for over the holidays: Canada’s New Typeface Unifies the Country’...
Read MoreTop Centre for Digital Media News Stories of 2015
2015 was a great year at the Centre for Digital Media. Dave Fracchia, our new full-time faculty member, was hired in the Spring. Construction on the new Emily Carr University campus started next door (and we’re excited for its opening in 2017!). We also had lots of terrific industry...
Read MoreNew $20,000 Pat Hibbitts Scholarship Honours SFU’s Former Vice President of Finance and Administration
A new $20,000 scholarship has been set up for Master of Digital Media students in honour of the late Pat Hibbitts, Simon Fraser University’s former Vice President of Finance and Administration and founding Board member of the Great Northern Way Trust. Pat Hibbitts passed away...
Read More2015 Industry Showcase Recap
Over 250 of the Centre for Digital Media’s industry partners were hosted by the Master of Digital Media graduates at their SOLD OUT Industry Showcase on June 24. There were many positive impressions made throughout the evening and the night kicked off with some kind words from a few of...
Read MoreThe 9th Cohort Starts Their Master of Digital Media Program Jamming
The September 2014 intake of new MDM students got off to a flying start last week with workshops, a barbeque and a 48-hour design jam. This was just the first week but the students got a flavour for what was in store for the rest of the year long program to receive a Master’s of Digital Media degree conferred from BC’s top universities. (UBC, ECUAD, BCIT and SFU)
Read More6 Digital Media Pioneers Joining Minds at the Centre for Digital Media
What would happen if you put a bunch of creative pioneers in the field of digital media in the same room for three days? What if they were all not just meeting together but living in the same building, and having meals together? This intensive "hot house" environment was the premise of...
Read MoreEvolution of Gaming Brings Generations of Gamers Together
Gamers and non-gamers from all over Vancouver have been spending the last few days reliving the glory of old video games. The Evolution of Gaming is a retro video game exhibition that’s been running at the Centre for Digital Media since August 1st. In the first 4 days of the exhibit,...
Read MoreWorld-Renowned Hyper Olympic Coming to the Evolution of Gaming
Hyper Olympic, a world-renowned installation from French artist Djeff Regottaz, will be featured at the Evolution of Gaming exhibit at the Centre for Digital Media August 1-10. It is being brought to Canada through the generous support of the French Consulate in Vancouver. Hyper...
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