March 2010 Issue

Industry Seeks MDM Talent at 3rd Annual Portfolio Showcase

Industry legend Don Mattrick, his partner Nanon Mattrick and MDM's Gerri Sinclair WOMP! it up at the 3rd Annual MDM Portfolio Showcase with team members who created the one-controller button Xbox Live video game.

The Third Annual MDM Portfolio Showcase, held on March 4th at the Centre for Digital Media, was attended by more than 130 industry executives, senior managers, recruiters and media. Companies such as Microsoft, EA, Ubisoft, Rainmaker, Nokia, the National Flim Board and many others connected with the digital media talent of the Masters of Digital Media Program.

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MDM Open House, Hosted by Electronic Arts - March 24th, 2010

An event not to be missed! This is the final MDM Open House before the March 31st Application Deadline. A presentation including curriculum details, admission requirements, scholarship opportunities and FAQs, will be followed by a tour of the facility. Current MDM students and grads will be available to answer your questions about the MDM program and career prospects after graduation.

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MDM Perspectives - Interviews Featuring Students of the MDM Program

Hear what the multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary students of the MDM Program have to say about this industry-facing, graduate degree based in Vancouver, Canada. Find out why they chose the MDM, the challenges and rewards of getting this powerhouse degree, and the advice they would give prospective students.

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New website launched for GRAND NCE based in the Centre for Digital Media

In Feburary, GRAND NCE - a newly formed Network Centre of Excellence for research in Graphics, Animation and New Media - went online with a revamped website (grand-nce.ca). Headquatered at the Centre for Digital Media, GRAND was awarded $23M in December 2009 by the federal government, and involves 50 researchers at 19 universities across Canada. GRAND is set to explore new media through collaborative, multi-disciplinary research, training, and innovation with a secondary focus on commercialization.

Visit the GRAND NCE website

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MASTERS OF DIGITAL MEDIA PROGRAM
at the Center for Digital Media

The MDM Program is a 20-month professional graduate degree jointly awarded by the four major public post-secondary institutions in Vancouver, Canada - the University of British Columbia; Simon Fraser University; Emily Carr University of Art + Design and the British Columbia Institute of Technology. This innovative program provides our students with practical team-based experience through industry-relevant curriculum and real-world industry-funded projects. Students work together to develop essential team-building, communications, and project management skills, preparing them for careers as creators, practitioners and senior managers in the rapidly-growing video game and digital media industry. We are housed in the Centre for Digital Media on the Great Northern Way Campus, jointly owned and operated by all four of our academic partners, in Vancouver- a spectacular city and digital media hub. FULL PROGRAM INFO

GREAT NORTHERN WAY CAMPUS

Located in Vancouver, BC, GNWC is a unique, collaborative university environment that combines the strengths of four leading academic institutions: University of British Columbia; Simon Fraser University; Emily Carr University of Art + Design and the British Columbia Institute of Technology. An urban campus, GNWC has the mandate to intersect arts, technology and the environment. Learn more at the GNWC Website.