Category Archives: Competitions

Heads up: ClimateSpark Social Venture Challenge

Written by jason. Posted on September 15, 2011. Filed under Competitions. Comments Off.

climatespark logoJust received this:

Up to $500,000 in Funding for Projects that can Help our City (Toronto) and our Climate!

The ClimateSpark Social Venture Challenge is a new experiment in open innovation. The Challenge is open to any social venture that includes at least one nonprofit partner and that can demonstrate a financially viable solution to reducing Toronto’s climate impact.

More info here

Heads Up: $50K Grants Available for Next-Generation Children’s Media Projects in Canada

Written by jason. Posted on February 16, 2011. Filed under Children & Youth, Competitions. Comments Off.

An old friend of mine just hipped me to this competition.

The Centre for Creative Communications, Centennial College, is seeking innovative and forward-thinking proposals from Canadian media, interactive, creative, technology, business and social entrepreneurs for the next wave of children’s media and multi-platform projects to qualify for $50K federal development grants. The new kidsmediacentre, an industry and creative content think tank at Centennial College, will hold an Information Session to interested developers, on:

Thursday, Feb 24 at 5:30 p.m., at The Centre for Creative Communications, located at 951 Carlaw Avenue, Toronto.

Heads Up: National STEM Video Game Challenge

Written by jason. Posted on October 12, 2010. Filed under Competitions. Comments Off.

For you undergraduate and graduate school innovators out there: The National STEM Video Game Challenge

As the saying goes, “I feel honoured just to be nominated.”

Written by jason. Posted on May 13, 2010. Filed under Competitions, Latest News. Comments Off.

The winners of the Digital Media and Learning Competition have been announced and unfortunately Terra X was not one of them. I’m disappointed however I continue to feel honoured that my project was selected as a finalist. Looking at the descriptions of the award winners really highlights what incredible thinking is going on in the world of digital media and learning. If  you get a chance, please do take a look at the winning projects – inspiring.

I want to thank all of the people who supported Terra X. Your comments and words of encouragement on the DML website, YouTube, Facebook and email were much appreciated.

Well, back to business as usual. The next PlanetYou idea is just around the corner!

Sincerely,

Jason

Terra X video is up!

Written by jason. Posted on April 19, 2010. Filed under Children & Youth, Competitions, Latest News. Comments Off.

Here’s our video entry for the Digital Media and Learning Competition. I’m pretty happy with the direction we took for this video although I must admit I’m humbled by the work of the other competitors. Please do take a look at their work; awesome stuff!

If you personally like where we’re heading with Terra X: An Interactive Learning Lab, please gives us your vote. You can vote/comment here. For those with big screens, you can also watch a higher rez Flash version here.

Terra X: An Interactive Learning Lab makes the finals!

Written by jason. Posted on March 28, 2010. Filed under Competitions. Tagged , . Comments Off.

I’m very pleased to announce that our project – Terra X: An Interactive Learning Lab – has been selected as a finalist in the MacArthur Digital Media and Learning Competition. The next step in the competition will be to create a three minute video describing the project. Lots of work to do. We’ll definitely keep you posted.

What will you do with your idea?

Written by jason. Posted on February 23, 2010. Filed under Competitions. Tagged , . Comments Off.

The MacArthur Digital Media and Learning Competition is now closed. I estimate over one thousand ideas were submitted. As far as I can tell, there are only six awards categories in the 21st Century Learning Lab Designers stream. Some of us will advance to the second round. Most of us won’t. That’s a lot of disappointed creative talent.

Gut check time: If you don’t receive DML funding, is your idea worth pursuing?

Digital Media and Learning Competition Reopens

Written by jason. Posted on February 8, 2010. Filed under Competitions. Tagged , , , . Comments Off.

 

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If you missed the first deadline, you now have until Feb 15th to submit your big idea. Visit dmlcompetion.net for more details.

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