Digital Kung-Fu! 2009 Interactive Workshop

Program Description:

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

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!

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

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 May 14th for this special event.

Date and Location:

Date:	Thursday May 14, 2009
Location:	Centre for Digital Media 577 Great Northern Way Vancouver BC (For directions visit mdm.gnwc.ca/contact)

Workshop Schedule:

	SESSIONS:	SPEAKERS:
9:00am - 9:30am	Registration Coffee will be provided
9:30am - 10:30am	Keynote Panel Panel discussion on building successful companies, teams, and business models (e.g. the "Premium to Freemium" model).	Gerri Sinclair (Executive Director, MDM Program and Panel Moderator) Mark Baxter (Co-Founder & VP Product, Fit Brains) Jamie Cheng (CEO, Klei Entertainment) Steve Bocska (CEO, Pug Pharm Productions) Hong-Yee Wong (CEO, IUGO Mobile)
10:30am - 12:00pm	Visualizing the Idea Hands-on session on developing a visual story through storyboarding and mind mapping.	Steve Mamber (MDM Adjunct Faculty) Stephen Danic (MDM Graduate)
12:00pm - 1:00pm	Lunch
1:00pm - 2:30pm	Developing Your Idea (Option 1) One half Lecture and one half interactive session on building your business plan and team, with a discussion on the art of the pitch.	Tom Frisina (MDM Instructor)
1:00pm - 2:30pm	An Overview of Interactive Audio: Where are we currently and where are we heading? (Option 2) This workshop will provide an introduction to interactive game sound, highlighting the importance and benefits of sound in games.	Karen Collins (Canada Research Chair in Interactive Audio at the Canadian Centre of Arts and Technology, University of Waterloo) Bill Kapralos (Assistant Professor, Game Development and Entrepreneurship Program, University of Ontario Institute of Technology)
2:30pm - 4:00pm	Finding Fun Through Paper Prototyping (Option 1) Interactive session on how to design a board game and apply techniques of "Agile" design.	Jeremy Gibson (MDM Instructor) Michelle Parent (MDM Graduate)
2:30pm - 4:00pm	Digital Prototyping (Option 2) Overview session on designing applications for the iPhone.	Joe Bonar (Partner, A.C.R.O.N.Y.M. Games Inc.) Aaron Hilton (President, CellMap Inc.)
4:00pm - 5:30pm	Creating Social Media Games (Option 1) Learn how to develop games for social media sites.	Jon-Paul Dumont (Producer, Zynga Inc.)
4:00pm - 5:30pm	"The Art of the Pitch" (Option 2) Pitch your idea to our distinguished panel of judges (following a format similar to the television show "Dragon's Den")	Gerri Sinclair (Executive Director, MDM) Tom Frisina (MDM Instructor) Kenton Low (President, NMBC) Boris Wertz (CEO of Nexopia and CEO of W Media Ventures) Earl Hong Tai (Regional Director, Business Development, Telefilm) Boris Mann (Founder, Bootup Labs)

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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Digital Kung Fu! Workshop Sponsors: Annex Pro, 31337 Recruiters, New Media BC