Digital Kung-Fu 2! 2010 Workshop at the Centre for Digital Media

Get your digital black belt during a day of intensive training and professional development workshops at the Centre for Digital Media.

Program Description:

Bringing together experts and leaders from an array of sectors in digital media, this workshop offers a full day of interactive sessions to help inspire new ideas and develop them into realizable goals. Participants will be treated to insider techniques for the conceptualizing, visualizing, prototyping and pitching of ideas, as well as insights into current industry trends and technologies. This is your opportunity to get a crash course in digital martial arts - Register Today!

*Proceeds of this workshop will be put towards scholarships for students in the Masters of Digital Media program.*

Part of Vancouver Interactive Digital Week, Digital Kung Fu 2 is a one-day intensive professional development seminar delivered by industry experts. Kick-start, augment and accelerate your digital ideas into realizable apps, services (or products) and start-ups.

Who is it for?

If you are a developer, looking to start your next venture, or just interested in learning more about future trends in digital development and innovation, join us at the Centre for Digital Media on Friday, May 28th for this special event.

Date and Location:

Date: Friday May 28, 2010
Location: Centre for Digital Media
577 Great Northern Way
Vancouver BC
(For directions visit mdm.gnwc.ca/contact)

Workshop Schedule:

SESSIONS:

SPEAKERS:

8:30am - 9:00am Registration, Networking & Silent Auction Table Opens
Coffee will be provided.

 

9:00am - 10:00am Digital Kung Fu 2 Opening Remarks and Workshop
Build a Tower Build a Team!

Tom Wujec's (AUTODESK Fellow & TED Talk Speaker) TOWER WORKSHOP

10:00am - 11:00am Project Planning/Biz Dev - Tips, Tricks & General Advice Panel

Rochelle Grayson

Sean Murch

Kerry Corlett

Adrian Crook

Jim Derbyshire

11:00am - 12:00pm

“How to Boot-Strap a Successful Digital Media Start-Up: 101”

Case studies from Cosmos Interactive (Developer of the iPad/iPhone game Babylonian Twins) and EcoBuddies (the largest green children's virtual world) will be presented.

A number of questions will be answered - like: What were the main factors, during the early idea stage, that convinced you that these were business concepts you wanted to pursue?

What were the major challenges you encountered on the road to success?

How did you find the money to finance your business?

Earl Hong Tai

Ferma Ravn-Greenway

Rabah Shihab

 

12:00pm - 1:00pm Lunch
1:00pm - 2:30pm (TRACK ONE) ACCELERATE your success in a GRAND way (w/case studies)

Join us to hear how local companies (Electronic Arts Canada, and also Elastic Entertainment Inc  in partnership with Mod 7 Communications Inc.) achieved their R&D needs through the Accelerate program and learn how we can help you. Accelerate interns will also be there to discuss how their research expertise could be the right fit for the companies they partnered with.

• Is your company developing and/or applying new & innovative technologies?
• Do you find it challenging to find qualified personnel?
• Have you ever considered the benefits of working with local universities?

Laurence Meadows (MITACS)

Adrian Sheppard (GRAND)

Jackie Copland (EA)

Wil Arndt (Mod 7)

Jennifer Ouano (Elastic Ent.)

 

(TRACK TWO) If you’re not Indie…Stories from the front line

Indie developers share their insights/best practices on approaching an indie venture...

Mark Baxter

Shane Neville

Jake Birkett

Gene Endrody

Nick Waanders

2:30pm - 4:00pm (TRACK ONE) “Why does the free to play model make sense in online games”

Andrew Gracie

Steve Bocska

Gene Endrody

Marc Dugas

Richard Waller

(TRACK TWO) Augmented Reality – what’s up with that???

Damon Hernandez

Dr. Nick Hedley

Ian Stavness

4:00pm - 5:00pmDigital Kung Fu Networking,

Best of TED screenings,

Silent Auction End		Guests from the digital media industry will be on-site to network and exchanges cards and ideas...Selected TED sessions will also be shown in the screening room

Registration:

Individual Rates
(Full Workshop)		 $125 regular/$75 for students and digital media professionals in between assignments
Group Rates
(Full Workshop)		 Groups of 5-10: $100 per person
Groups of 10 or more: $75 per person
(Group rates apply to digital media companies and association members)

 

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Presented by the Centre for Digital Media and Vid Week. Special thanks to Annex Pro.

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