Village Gamer

On March 14th we were the guests of Nintendo Canada and Jason Michael Paul Productions for the Vancouver performance of The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses at The Orpheum Theatre. This magical presentation featured Irish conductor Eímear Noone leading the Vancouver Film Orchestra and members of the Vancouver Chamber Choir in an incredible performance that culminated in two standing ovations and three encores. Read the rest of this entry »

At the Uniprix Stadium this morning, Bombardier, BMO Financial Group, Youth Fusion, Robotique FIRST Québec and Montreal Hooked on School, along with partners from the education community, launched the first Quebec Robotics Festival. Bringing together more than 5,000 people from 67 schools in Quebec, one in Ontario and four in the United States, this major event features high school and elementary students taking part in a series of significant technological challenges. The initiative aims to familiarize students with science and new technology, and inspire young Quebecers to stay in and succeed at school. Read the rest of this entry »

via Banff Media Festival News: Not only is the BANFF World Media Festival chock-full of networking and meeting opportunities to access industry heavyweights, as well as insightful and informative workshops and sessions, but there are a number of exciting competitions to give you and your work the opportunity to shine, too. Read the rest of this entry »

An international team of astronomers is planning something audacious: a revolutionary telescope so vast and distributed, it will comprise 3,000 dishes spanning the area of an entire continent. This $2 billion international mega-science project is coming in the next decade to provide new insights about the darkest corners of our universe. Read the rest of this entry »

The Media Awareness Network (MNet) and the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF) are pleased to announce that “Privacy Matters” will be the theme of this year’s Media Literacy Week, to be held November 5th through 9th. MNet and the CTF are pleased to welcome back YouTube as the 2012 Gold Sponsor of Media Literacy Week. Read the rest of this entry »

The Saskatchewan Motion Picture Industry Association (SMPIA) is excited to announce that the following teams and their projects have been selected to compete in the Banff Cross-Media Pitch Competition at Multi-PlatFORUM 2012. Read the rest of this entry »

PromaxBDA, the association dedicated to the success of marketing, promotion and design professionals in entertainment and the interactive community, has announced the finalists for the Game Marketing Awards, the first and only annual awards competition established to honor the finest work created by the marketing professionals in the game marketing community. Read the rest of this entry »

QuickPlay Media, a provider of managed solutions for the distribution of premium video to IP-connected devices, has announced that CEO Wayne Purboo will present a session detailing how mobile and TV service providers can compete with Over-The-Top (OTT) offerings at the third annual Over-The-Top TV Conference (OTTCON) being held March 20-21, 2012 in Santa Clara. Read the rest of this entry »

The Canadian Wireless Trade Show 2012 has unique sponsorship opportunities for businesses. The advantages of a business signing up as a sponsor are numerous, the first being that it gives organizations an outstanding return on investment. Read the rest of this entry »

The Economic Development Association of British Columbia (EDABC) is pleased to announce that they are organizing a four-day economic summit centred around building British Columbia’s economy through the BC Jobs Plan and other innovative economic development tools. Read the rest of this entry »