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In its fifth year, the DIG (Digital Interactive & Gaming) London is the conference that brings it all together in one interactive space. Showcasing the latest in digital technology and web development, DIG addresses the needs of development industries’ leaders and top contributors to share, collaborate and network.  DIG London 2012 will feature interactive panels, world-class speakers, award-winning companies, and post-secondary institutions that help fuel the evolution of the game and web industries, DIG is about strengthening Canada’s digital interactive gaming industry and assisting medium and smaller-sized businesses to recruit, retain and engage valuable talent and ideas. Read the rest of this entry »

As those of you who follow us on Twitter will be well aware, DigiBC hosted a town hall meeting Tuesday night for the BC game development community. It was encouraging to see such an excellent turnout for the event, and kudos to Whitney and Carly for putting the event together. The evening featured a panel of local creative devs with Lance Davis taking on the role of moderator. Opening remarks for the evening were presented by Rick Griffiths, Audit and Assurance Group partner with PwC. I will touch on only a few of the highlights from the evening, simply because the conversation moved quite quickly and because we did tape the event. The video is now available and embedded below; I have also pulled many of the tweets into a board on Storify. Read the rest of this entry »

Alone Up There is a feature length documentary from Prairie Coast Films that explores the contemporary culture of stand-up comedy with a focus on the performer. Using interviews with professional comedians and experts Alone Up There asks the questions: “What kind of person can do standup?” and “What kind of person would want to?” You are invited to explore the answers to those questions and more at the film’s world premier and digital debut as part of the Olio Festival this Thursday, September 20th at Vancouver’s Rio Theatre. Read the rest of this entry »

This October, do something you love while helping those who need a little power boost, while adding to the over two million dollars that has been raised over the last four years. Join thousands of gamers as they participate in the 24 hour gaming marathon Extra Life – an annual fundraising event held in support of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals®. Gamers rally friends and family members to sponsor their play. The funds they raise go to help save and improve the lives of kids at the CMN Hospital in their community. Read the rest of this entry »

A very respected international leader, Conor Lenihan, will be joining the i-CANADA Governors Council meeting in Montreal at the i-CANADA Summit Conference. Mr. Lenihan was the former Minister of Science and of Education of Ireland, he was a private sector executive in the telecommunications industry and he is now the Vice President for International Business for Skolkovo, Russia’s new Innovation City. Read the rest of this entry »

Via DigiBC: We’ve all heard news circulating about the state of the BC video game industry in the wake of multiple studio closures and downsizing. When the global digital media industry is growing at over 11% per year, why does it feel like BC is slowly declining? Studios have been shutting down since 2009, including Radical, Rockstar, Propaganda, and Nokia Labs, as well as job losses and project cancellations from EA and Microsoft. Read the rest of this entry »

MEGA Brands Inc. is pleased to announce its first appearance at this year’s Montreal Comiccon, one of the largest comic book and popular arts conventions in North America. The Montreal company will immerse its fans in the world of Mega Bloks construction sets while also giving them the opportunity to meet several MEGA Brands team members. The Mega Bloks booth will welcome fans into the worlds of Mega Bloks Halo^® as well as its newly-launched Mega Bloks World of Warcraft^® product lines. Its booth will offer behind-the-scenes footage on the “making of” its construction sets along with a peek at first designs and prototypes of sought-after Mega Bloks items. Guests will also have the chance to win exclusive prizes, receive super-cool giveaways and access free building tables. Read the rest of this entry »

The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) has launched a new microsite in preparation for the 33^rd edition of BDC Small Business Week^™. A BDC trademark event, Small Business Week runs from October 14 to 20 under the theme Aim High! Invest in Your Future. Read the rest of this entry »

The Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal is pleased to announce that it will welcome legendary American radio and television host Larry King on Tuesday, October 23, at the Palais des congrès de Montréal, for a conference luncheon featuring leading experts in various fields. This event—entitled “The Digital Era and the Impact on our Society“—is co-organized by the Board of Trade and the World Congress on Information Technology 2012 (WCIT 2012). Read the rest of this entry »

Annex Pro is inviting NUKE artists of Vancouver, join them at the first ever Vancouver NUKE User Group Meetup, and get a first look at what’s new in NUKE 7.0, which was unveiled at IBC 2012 on September 7th. The pub night will be hosted at The New Oxford on Homer Street, and with only 30 spots available, early registration is recommended. Read the rest of this entry »