Autodesk Game Tour Vancouver

Create, Animate, Integrate

May 14th, 2008 1pm -7pm PT

The Empire Landmark Hotel

Join Autodesk for our Create, Animate, Integrate Game tour. In this seminar, see how the latest releases of Autodesk 3D solutions can help your entire team create, animate and integrate its work into the game engine like never before. Our guest speaker, Randy Stebbing, Technical Art Director at High Moon Studios will talk about why his team chose to use Autodesk 3D solutions, and how they were used in his latest work, Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Conspiracy.

Register today http//www.autodesk.com/gametour2008vancouver

Posted by JasonElliott on April 24, 2008 09:05 AM

Pre-history Meets Science Fiction

Vancouver ACM Siggraph Presents

Prehistory Meets Science Fiction
The Remake of Turok

March 5, 2008
Join the development team from Propaganda Games as they take us through the process of creating the the art, design, animation and technology of Turok, their recently released HD remake of the classic dinosaur hunting game. Propaganda will bring some sculpts of the dinosaurs along, and those will be displayed in the lobby of the theatre. Come early and have a look. Doors open at 6:30 pm.

Visit Vancouver ACM Siggraph for more information and tickets

Posted by JasonElliott on February 16, 2008 10:41 AM | Comments (0)

Masters Of Digital Media Student Wins IGDA Scholarship

VANCOUVER, B.C. CANADA – February 13, 2008 – Masters of Digital Media graduate student Mike Cornford was selected to receive one of 25 scholarships awarded by the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) (www.igda.org) to attend this year’s Game Developers Conference (GDC) (www.gdconf.com) in San Francisco, California. He is only one of two Canadians to be chosen for this award.

Hundreds of students from around the world applied for the IGDA scholarship due to the generous package. Winners received a Main Conference Pass, access to all sessions, roundtables and keynotes. Plus, each scholar is paired with an industry mentor. The IGDA matched Mike Cornford with game industry veteran Mike McShaffry (http://www.mcshaffry.com/mrmike/), who will also be speaking on project management at the conference. Further, scholars are treated to a studio tour at nearby Three Rings Design (www.threerings.net), a pioneer in the casual games space.

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Posted by JasonElliott on February 16, 2008 10:30 AM | Comments (0)

SPARK VFX '08 Film Festival

Posted by JasonElliott on January 29, 2008 09:06 AM

Psyop & Best of Stash '07

Vancouver ACM SIGGRAPH presents:

Wednesday · January 23, 2008

AFTERNOON PROGRAM
1:00 pm Doors Open & Registration
2:00 pm The Creative Process of Designing a Universe
3:30 pm Q & A
3:45 pm Intermission
4:00 pm The Best of Stash '07

EVENING PROGRAM
6:00 pm Doors Open & Registration
7:00 pm The Creative Process of Designing a Universe
8:30 pm Q & A
8:45 pm Intermission
9:00 pm The Best of Stash '07

For details, please check out: Vancouver ACM SIGGRAPH Coming Events

Posted by JasonElliott on January 17, 2008 10:21 AM | Comments (0)