[PANEL] Is the Mobile / Web World for You?

Panel: Is the Mobile / Web World for You?

9:00am – 10:00am

Theatre

Web professionals meet together to share their wisdom and advice on how to best advance your abilities to secure a successful career in the world of web.

Students: Want to show off your gaming portfolio to the industry professionals from Antic Entertainment, Big Blue Bubble, Big Vioking Games and Digital Extremes at DIG 2012? Further your career and register for Canada's got Game Talent online at www.DigLondon.ca

1. Moderator Hanan Lutfiyya, Western

2. Panel: Jeremy Prevoe, rtraction

3. Panel: Michael Grant, Digital Echidna (photo: YES)

4. Panel: Jon Clark, Hall mc

5. Panel: Jim Cooper, Fanshawe College

1. Moderator: Hanan Lutfiyya

Organization: Western

Bio: Hanan Lutfiyya is a Professor and Chair in the Department of Computer Science at Western University. She has been recognized for her research, teaching and service with a Western Faculty Scholar Award. She has been on the University Students' Council Teaching Honour Roll.

2. Panellist: Jeremy Prevoe

Organization: rtraction

Bio: Jeremy Prevoe is a Code Monkey who works away in rTraction’s brightly-lit development mines. Having studied at the University of Waterloo, Jeremy moved to London to join its vibrant technology community. He loves to work on anything that faces users, and is always looking for something new to challenge him. Case in point: Jeremy got his start in game development before making his move to the digital agency world. He now spends his hours pumping out interactive websites like the one you're looking at right now.

3. Panellist: Michael Grant

Senior Consultant

Organization: Digital Echidna

Bio:Michael Grant at is the Senior Consultant at Digital Echidna, an industry leader in providing full service open-source digital marketing solutions. Michael combines pragmatism with over 15 years of interactive design, development and marketing experience to offer innovative solutions his clients.

Michael's rich experiences in both the entrepreneurial and agency worlds have given him the opportunity to work with both local and global clients that include RIM - Blackberry, Wyndham Hotel Group, CBC’s PlayOn!, Maple Leaf Foods, Symantec, Western Fair District, Roxul, Yamaha and many more.

4. Panelist:  Jon Clark

Developer

Organization: Hall MC

Bio: Jon is a web developer at Hall Marketing Communications, a digital and traditional advertising agency that's been doing business in London for almost 40 years. He has a broad interest in the web, from user interface design to the more technical aspects of application development. Jon is a graduate of the collaborative program between Western and Fanshawe called Media Theory and Production, and was employed at Western developing administrative tools before joining

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5. Panelist:  Jim Cooper

Professor

 Organization: Fanshawe College

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[PANEL] So you want to make Games?

Panel:  So you want to make games?

900 am – 10:00 pm

Salon A/B

Game professionals meet together to share their wisdom and advice on how to best advance your abilities to secure a successful career in gaming.

Students: Want to show off your gaming portfolio to the industry professionals from Antic Entertainment, Big Blue Bubble, Big Vioking Games and Digital Extremes at DIG 2012? Further your career and register for Canada's got Game Talent online at www.DigLondon.ca

1. Moderator: Mike Katchebaw Associate Professor Western

2. Panel: Mat Tremblay Art Director Digital Extremes.

3. Panel: Robyn Bremner QA Tester Big Blue Bubble

4. Panel: Ryan Ferguson Programmer Big Blue bubble

5. Panel: Dan Rickard Professor Fanshawe College

1. Moderator: Mike Katchebaw

Department of Computer Science                   

Organization: The University of Western Ontario

Bio: Michael Katchabaw is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Western Ontario and a game development expert.

Session title: Tools of the Trade for Programming Video Games

2. Panelist: Mat Tremblay

Art Director

Organization: Digital Extremes

Bio:In the 14 years Mat Tremblay has been with Digital Extremes, he has mastered every aspect of the 3D art trade. From textures to models, he can create it all and has for the majority of the games the studio has developed over the years including all iterations of theUnreal® franchise, Dark Sector®, the multiplayer portion of BioShock®2 and most recently,The Darkness II. Entirely self-taught, his easy going yet driven spirit and eye for detail led him to his current role as Art Director where he’s busy fine-tuning the art style forStar Trek, the game planned for the upcoming movie sequel.

3. Panelist: Robyn Bremnar

QA Tester

Organization: Big Blue Bubble

Bio: Robyn got her start in games as a Quality Assurance Analyst. She has since held the positions of Technical Designer, QA Lead and is now an Assistant Producer at Big Blue Bubble. She has shipped a wide variety of titles including My Singing Monsters and Resident Evil. Robyn is graduate of York University with an interdisciplinary degree in Communication and Psychology.

4. Panelist: Ryan Ferguson

Programmer

Organization: Big Blue Bubble

Bio: Ryan is a graduate from the University of Western Ontario with a degree in Computer Science and Game Development. After graduating a year and a half ago, Ryan was immediately picked up by the team at Big Blue Bubble and has worked on multiple released titles for the iOS and Android platforms

5. Panelist: Dan Rickard

Professor

Organization: Fanshawe College

Bio: Accomplished 3d artist in animation and character design -has worked on close to 40 games -Batman Arkham City / Arkham Asylum, Borderlands, Battlefield series and more.

Web site http://www.fanshawec.ca/programs-courses/full-time-programs/anc1-intro

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[SPEAKER] Michael Feeney on An Hour in the Life of a Game Programming Student

See Michael Feeney speak on November 14, 2012 at the DIG Conference

Name: Michael Feeney Jr.

Organization: Fanshawe College

Title: Coordinator, Game Development - Advanced Programming

Bio: Michael is the coordinator of the “Game Development – Advanced Programming” graduate certificate program at Fanshawe College in London, Ontario.

Web site: http://fanshawec.ca/programs-courses/full-time-programs/gdp1-intro

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FanshaweCollege

Track: Student, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

TOPIC: An Hour in the Life of a Game Programming Student
Many students with a desire to “get into the game industry” are often unclear about the specific role they are aspiring to fill. Modern game development teams are divided into fairly specific disciplines including: producers, artists, designers, programmers, etc. We will look at what a typical “game programming” student would experience, by walking through the development and modification of a small C++, DirectX 11 game.

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Early Bird Registrations are available until October 31, 2012.

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Canada's Got Game Talent: Portfolio Pitch & DIGx

10:30am – 3:30pm

LCC Second floor, DIGx

Canada’s Got Game Talent

Description: Twenty university and college students will be invited to pitch their portfolio and

demonstrate their skills in front of representatives from Canada’s leading game developers. Panelists from Big Viking Games, Digital Extremes, Antic Entertainment and Big Blue Bubble will provide feedback in an open forum in the DIGx room.

1. 10:30 am – 11:30 am Antic Entertainment (flash/web/mobile games)
2. 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Digital Extremes (large scale console games)
3. 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Big Blue Bubble (mobile games)
4. 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Big Viking Games (mobile games)

Register for Canada's Got Game Talent here. Spaces are limited, so reserve your spot today!

12:00pm – 4:00pm

DIGx

DIGx Industry Spotlights

 

Session Description:  Relax and play with your colleagues at our console or web game stations, Connect with Digital Extremes, Big Blue Bubble and Mircrsoft Canada. The DIG x room is there to showcase industry and give our delegates a place to play. 

  Spotlight Sessions: Check out your favourite companies in DIGx at certain times throughout the day on Nov. 14th for special demos, reveals, and VIP experiences.

 

11:30am - Fanshawe College 

12:00pm - Big Viking Games 

12:30pm - Big Blue Bubble 

1:00pm - Microsoft 

1:30pm - Fanshawe College 

3:30pm - Digital Extremes

Register for #dig2012 at diglondon.ca. Early Bird Pricing ends Oct. 31st.

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[PANEL] Cathy Feraday-Miller, Press 'A' To Jump: Animation and Interactivity

Panelist: Cathy Feraday-Miller

Organization: Rocket 5 Studios

Title: Art Director

Bio:

A Torontonian, born and raised, Catherine Feraday Miller began her career in LA at DreamWorks as a 2D classical animator, working on such features as The Prince of Egypt and The Road to El Dorado. Switching to 3D animation in 1999, Cathy has worked for various feature and game companies in San Francisco and Toronto, and has taught 3D animation at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco and Toronto's Max The Mutt Animation School. Back in Toronto since 2009, Cathy is now working with her husband Tim as Art Director and co-founder for their own independent game studio, Rocket 5 Studios Inc.

Twitter handle: @rocket5studios

            Website link: http://www.rocket5studios.com

              

Read about some of Cathy's recent work HERE.

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Early Bird Registration for the DIG Conference is available until October 14th, so don't delay!

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[PANEL] Jay Edry, Press 'A' To Jump: Animation and Interactivity

Panelist: Jay Edry

Organization: ExplicitDestruction / Drinkbox Studios

Title: Animator

Bio:

Jay Edry is trained in both classical and computer animation. Jay was the recipient of Nelvana's Best Digital Character Award in 2006, and was the runner-up for Teletoon's Most Promising Student Award at the Ottawa International Animation Festival that same year. He also received the People's Choice Video Game Gold Award at TOjam (a 3-day game creation competition held in Toronto in 2010). His work demonstrates his strong passion both creatively and technically. Jay is currently working as an animator at DrinkBox Studios upcoming combat-platformer Guacemeele.

Are you intrigued? Do you want to meet Jay and our other speakers on November 14th? Registration for DIG is now open! Register for the event with Early Bird pricing here. Also, don't forget to visit and LIKE our Facebook page for updates and announcements. 

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[PANEL] Sagan Lee Moderates for "Press ‘A’ To Jump: Animation and Interactivity"

Panel Title : Press ‘A’ To Jump: 

Animation and Interactivity

Panel Description:

"Press ‘A’ To Jump" explores the importance of animation, design, and storytelling in game design and development as seen and experienced by a panel of successful traditional animators who have made the successful ‘leap’ into gaming. This panel is co-presented by TAAFI, the Toronto Animation Arts Festival International.

Moderator: Sagan Yee

Title: Animator

 Organization: Saganimation

Bio:  

Sagan Yee is a recent graduate of Sheridan College's Classical Animation program, where she made a four-minute film in Flash about a malfunctioning particle accelerator that causes mini black holes to consume Toronto. Her first introduction to Toronto's indie game community was as a participant and later co-coordinator of the Difference Engine Initiative, a woman-focused game-making incubator run by TIFF.nexus and the Hand Eye Society. Currently, Sagan divides her working life between the TIFF Film Reference Library, freelancing on a variety of projects ranging from kid's flash games, t-shirt designs, and animating on Disney's Motorcity. She spends her free time dabbling, scheming, and ruminating.

Twitter handle: @SaganYee

            Website: saganimation.blogspot.ca/

       

Interested in this panel? Registration for DIG is now open! Register for the event with Early Bird pricing here. Also, don't forget to visit and LIKE our Facebook page for updates and announcements. 

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