6 Skills You Need to Become a Digital Media Leader
Working in the digital media industry requires a complex set of proficiencies. Because the industry merges science and technology with art and design, individuals employed in digital media jobs need to have a strong grasp of some key skills. Digital media includes everything from...
Read More3 Key Skills to Become a Great Programmer
Becoming a great programmer requires more than being an expert in object-oriented principles, a love for math, a strong sense of logic, and a deep knowledge of (preferred choice) coding language. Technical skills are an important foundation, but to reach the next level of your career,...
Read MoreReflections on the Master of Digital Media Program from its First Indigenous Graduate
Centre for Digital Media graduate John Pantherbone hopes to see more Indigenous students in the cutting-edge Master of Digital Media program in Vancouver. My name is John Pantherbone and I'm Blackfoot from Blood Tribe in southern Alberta. I graduated from the Master of Digital Media (...
Read MoreTop Tips for Remote Work from an Agile Project Team
These tips are summarized from a post by Denis Morozov . Read the full blog here . Team Emotion Bots is on a mission to nurture the development of emotional intelligence in children through digital game play. Using a group of friendly aliens who have landed on Earth and need help...
Read MoreWinners of 2021 Gerri Sinclair Award for Innovation in Digital Media Create Interactive Installation for a Post-Pandemic World
Due to current NDA limitations, some project details are unable to be shared at this time. “What can the future of cultural spaces look like in a post-pandemic world?” In answer to this question, this year’s recipients of Centre for Digital Media’s Gerri Sinclair Award for Innovation...
Read MoreWhy Digital Media Is Important
Former Master of Digital Media Program Director, Richard Smith, shared his thoughts on the importance of digital media back in 2019. While he could not have predicated how a pandemic would shape the ways we have adapted to working, learning, and living, his argument for the importance...
Read MoreMDM Students Create Solutions For the Future of Remote Training & Education
With the current global pandemic and restrictions on social contact, it is a disruptive time for education. This past spring, educators around the world had to quickly move to remote and online learning, often using digital tools to help facilitate this new learning. It can’t be...
Read MoreAvoiding Disinformation During COVID
Last month I received a "helpful" email from my mother, who received it from a friend of hers. The friend who forwarded it to her is a health professional with many years of experience, and her husband is a crop scientist. Credible people. When I received it, my first reaction was "huh...
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