Village Gamer

One of the next big things coming to a theatre near you will be movies shot and projected at rates much faster than currently – a process designed to dramatically improve the overall audience experience, particularly with 3D movies. With directors such as James Cameron and Peter Jackson planning projects that will use this High Frame Rate (HFR) technology, there’s a need to develop international technical standards and to explore how moviemakers can use the new technology most effectively. Read the rest of this entry »

Singular Software, a Vancouver-based developer of workflow automation applications for video production, is pleased to introduce CloudEyes, a cloud-based media synchronization technology that lets producers and contributors share and mine footage for remote video collaborations. Read the rest of this entry »

Our first Video Pick of the Day is for the student-developed game Tank’d, which you can try for yourself on the VFS Projects site. We had a chance to view the student pitch for this game, as well as give it a trial play, a few months ago at Vancouver Film School. The game was developed by David Felipe Franco Morales, Andres Molina, Dylan Loney and Alberto A Braga. Read the rest of this entry »

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has announced that the agency has concluded a five-month investigation, taking enforcement action against 85 companies for breaking the telemarketing rules. This investigation marks the latest step in the CRTC’s efforts, using a variety of enforcement strategies, to reduce unwanted calls made to Canadians. Read the rest of this entry »

Canada’s federal government should take all steps necessary to ensure the standards and values behind Canadian privacy laws are not diminished as programs to fulfill the Canada-US perimeter security action plan are developed, say Canada’s privacy guardians. Read the rest of this entry »

Hegemony Gold: Wars of Ancient Greece from Longbow Games is an historical real-time strategy game that takes you back to the days of Philip and Socrates, Pericles and Brasidas. With three different campaigns to choose from, as well as a sandbox mode, you can relive the glory days of Athens, Sparta and Macedon. Hegemony Gold: Wars of Ancient Greece is available for the low price of $19.99. If you already own Hegemony: Philip of Macedon on Steam, then you can upgrade to Gold for only $9.99. Read the rest of this entry »

Softchoice’s analysis of 78 corporate networking environments reveals that neglecting device management is exposing organizations to the risk of network outage, ratcheting up maintenance costs, and degrading network performance. While global spending on network security is estimated at more than $7 billion annually and growing, without effective asset management, network maintenance represents a significant and largely overlooked threat to many organizations. Read the rest of this entry »

Chase Card Services Canada, a division of JPMorgan Chase & Co., has announced the launch of the Amazon.ca Rewards Visa^® Card. Cardmembers earn two reward points for every dollar spent on eligible Amazon.ca purchases and one reward point per dollar spent everywhere Visa^® credit cards are accepted. There is no limit to the amount of reward points cardmembers can accumulate and points do not expire. The Amazon.ca Rewards Visa Card is the second in the Chase portfolio with the online retailer, joining the Amazon.com Rewards Card that launched in the U.S. in 2002. Read the rest of this entry »

Throughout the month of April, Pizza Pizza’s traditional restaurant locations are trading slices for unused cell phones or handheld devices. Now in its eighth year, the company’s Cells for Slices program encourages people to recycle their unused devices, which are often not disposed of properly. All of the proceeds collected from this initiative benefit Food Banks Canada as part of its Phones for Food program. Read the rest of this entry »

Business enterprise and software solutions provider for small and mid-sized businesses ProjectLine Solutions Inc.  has announced Intec Controls Inc. as one of its newest customers implementing the SAP® Business One application. With locations across Western Canada, ProjectLine Solutions will be completing the implementation from its head office in Saskatoon. Read the rest of this entry »