Village Gamer

Marvel Entertainment LLC and Visa Inc. are taking readers in Canada and around the world on an action packed journey courtesy of the new comic book Avengers: Saving the Day. The 16-page comic book – available to Canadians in French and English – combines Marvel’s iconic characters with Visa’s financial literacy expertise, to introduce children to basic money concepts – and which some critics say encourages kids to borrow money. Read the rest of this entry »

Vancouver Film School is pleased to present this year’s Women in Games Scholarship to Kristina Soltvedt Wiik of Norway. The first of its kind in the world, this scholarship provides full tuition for an aspiring female game designer to VFS’s acclaimed one-year Game Design program. Read the rest of this entry »

To help startup entrepreneurs access the mesh12 conference, mesh has created a scholarship opportunity so that bootstrapped entrepreneurs can join us this year. Calling it the mesh12 conference scholarship: A Hosted Startup Program, mesh strives to give startup entrepreneurs an opportunity to expand their connections, share ideas and be inspired. Read the rest of this entry »

Future Shop has announced a record-number of 20 high schools across Canada will be updating their outdated technology thanks to over $500,000 in donations from the company’s Future Generation Tech Lab program. More than 160 schools from coast-to-coast submitted applications for funding in three categories: $10,000; $25,000; and $50,000. Read the rest of this entry »

Social Campaign Optimization and Social Learning developer Parta Dialogue Inc. has announced that its affiliate company Edu-Performance has signed an eLearning agreement to distribute online content under American company OpenSesame. Read the rest of this entry »

The University of Waterloo’s newest high-tech accelerator is showcasing some of the latest in interactive digital display technologies from an equally new ‘sandbox for serious play’ – the FELT Lab – throughout CDMN’s Canada 3.0 2012. Read the rest of this entry »

The 4^thannual CDMN Canada 3.0 digital media forum has gotten off to an exciting start today with opening remarks from Governor General David Johnston from Brazil, an on-site keynote by Industry Minister Christian Paradis, keynotes by Canadian tech leaders, and the announcement of the 10th member ‘node’ to join the Canadian Digital Media Network (CDMN).  Ryerson University’s Digital Media Zone (DMZ) today officially joins regional centres of digital media entrepreneurship linked from coast-to-coast through the CDMN. Read the rest of this entry »

The 4 Little Pigs is changing the way parents are teaching their children about money.  The publishing company’s momentum is building with the release of the award winning book “The 4 Little Pigs” – a financial values book for children – on iTunes.  The innovative new digital release will help children become aware of the different ways that money can be used through a simple and engaging story.  The book has already been honoured by receiving a Moonbeam Children’s Book Award and a Mom’s Choice Award. Read the rest of this entry »

A new patent-pending platform developed by two U of T computer engineering students, promises to take students’ social networking and learning skills and turn them into potential job leads. CoursePeer, a social academic network and talent management platform, allows students to connect, share knowledge, get help and help others, as well as get job opportunities delivered to them based on their activities. Read the rest of this entry »

Bluedrop Performance Learning Inc. has announced that it will be opening the Bluedrop Training and Simulation Centre (BTSC) in Halifax. This state of the art facility will host and develop some of the world’s most advanced training and simulation technologies to address the operational and maintenance requirements for Civil and Military Aviation, as well as Army and Naval domains. Read the rest of this entry »