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. 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...
Read MoreDigital Media Summer Camp For Teens: The Relaunch of Tomorrow’s Master of Digital Media Program
The Centre for Digital Media had a number of major milestones in 2015, but none as meaningful as re-launching our digital media summer camp for teens, Tomorrow's Master of Digital Media (TMDM) program. In 2008 the CDM, in partnership with EA, ran a very successful intensive month long...
Read MoreCDM’s Newest Faculty Brings 20 Years Experience in Digital Media, Gaming & Film
Centre for Digital Media is excited to welcome Jason Elliott as the newest full-time faculty member. Jason brings his 20+ years of experience in digital media as a game designer, game artist and filmmaker to the CDM and will be teaching in the Master of Digital Media program as well as...
Read MoreMerry 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...
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