Dr. Richard Smith Re-Appointed For Another 3 Years As Director at the Centre for Digital Media
Dr. Richard Smith has just been re-appointed for another 3-year term as Director of the Master of Digital Media (MDM) program. Smith was appointed as Director back in June 2011, having previously been a professor at Simon Fraser University's School of Communication for over 15 years...
Read MoreDr. Kimberly Voll on Gaming and Higher Education
Last week, CDM faculty Kimberly Voll presented at Western Washington University on The Confluence of Gaming and Higher Education. In her talk, Voll addresses why games matter and how game dynamics can, and should, be used in the classroom. Voll argues that games are one of the most...
Read MoreVisiting professor to host machinma workshops this fall
The Centre for Digital Media is pleased to welcome Isabelle Arvers as an MDM Visiting Professor. This appointment was made possible through the help of the Consulat général de France in Vancouver, and Raynald Belay, Cultural attaché. Arvers will be hosting lectures and masterclasses at...
Read MorePatrick Pennefather Nominated for Jessie
Centre for Digital Media faculty member Patrick Pennefather has been nominated for the Outstanding Sound Design or Original Composition for Large Theatre award by the Jessie Richardson Theatre Award Society . The awards, known as the Jessies, recognize significant achievement in lower...
Read MoreJon Festinger’s 'Video Game Law, 2nd Edition' Available Now
Centre for Digital Media adjunct faculty instructor Jon Festinger has a new edition of his book Video Game Law out now. The book, which was co-authored with Chris Metcalfe and Roch Ripley, is currently in its second edition and “addresses the overlapping and emerging issues relating to...
Read MorePatrick Pennefather lives at the intersection of art, inspiration, and digital media
Vancouver, BC – January 30, 2012 – Original Centre for Digital Media faculty member Patrick Pennefather has discovered that teacher, clown and composer can co-exist in symbiotic harmony. Pennefather, who began his professional career at seventeen composing music for a low budget film...
Read MoreSFU Professor announced as incoming Director for the Masters of Digital Media program
Vancouver, B.C. – The Board of Directors at Great Northern Way Campus (GNWC) recently announced the appointment of Dr. Richard Smith as the new program Director for the Masters of Digital Media (MDM) program. Smith’s appointment comes at a time of expansion for the now four-year-old...
Read MoreMDM faculty member named one of top 10 pioneers of Vancouver’s film industry
MDM instructor George Johnson among those trailblazers who helped shape Vancouver's film industry, according to a recent Georgia Straight article.
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