The Canadian New Media Awards take place November 18, 2008, as part of the nextMEDIA conference. In the lead up to this event, we're profiling the categories and finalists on Techvibes. Today's category is Company of the Year and it looks like T-dot is in fact the media capital of Canada as all three finalists call Toronto home.
Big Blue Bubble - Established in 2004, London's Big Blue Bubble is an award winning developer of video games. The company philosophy is based on these simple guiding principles – to design compelling multi-platform games, to develop them to the highest quality possible, and to deliver them on time and within budget. With over 35 games in its portfolio and games distributed in 80+ countries, Big Blue Bubble leads the way in becoming a cornerstone of the gaming world.
marblemedia - Toronto's marblemedia is a content creation company on the forefront of television and new media production, devoted to telling stories that entertain and engage audiences across all platforms. Some of marblemedia’s notable projects include the teen competition series The Adrenaline Project; the hit preschool series This is Daniel Cook and This is Emily Yeung; the first television series and website in American Sign Language, deafplanet.com; and the mobile short film anthology Shorts in Motion: The Art of Seduction.
Moment Factory - Montreal's Moment Factory is a new media arts and entertainment studio that specializes in the creation, design and control of immersive environments, media installations, and new media content. Their innovative approach of seamless integration is the key to their success. Blending and merging the mediums of video, lighting, performance, architecture and sound, Moment Factory has created and executed outstanding installations for some of the worlds largest entertainment companies.
Vision Critical - A real revolution is happening in the way organizations engage with their customers which is pushing market research to become more captivating and Vancouver's Vision Critical is leading the charge. Vision Critical is the world’s leader in providing the technology and expertise to help companies recruit, engage and learn more from their own customers.
Vision Critical is a leader in the development, marketing and deployment of online research software in North America. The company''s innovative... [more]
Big Blue Bubble was founded by game industry veterans in February 2004 with one driving goal in mind – to become the leader in the video game... [more]
marblemedia is a content creation company on the forefront of television and new media production, devoted to telling stories that entertain and... [more]
Moment Factory is a new media arts and entertainment studio with HQ in Montreal - specialized in the creation, design and control of immersive... [more]
Vision Critical may have had a great year but the good times are over, the word is they recently laid off a bunch from their research and development department due to potential finical difficulties. Now I am sure most Tech companies are feeling the pinch in these current bleak economic times but to give the Canadian New Media Awards - Company of the Year, to a work environment that puts on a bunch of new hires to turn around and lay them off only months after they started.... Now I am sure that the decision makers did what had to be done to balance the books and keep the doors open but being forced into that situation in the first place really does beg the question, is Vision Critical 'Company of the Year' worthy? Judges, make sure you do your research before making your decision.
Dude, layoffs are not what anyone wants.. But put this into context according to Tech Crunch there have being 70,000+ layoffs in 200+ companies IT companies since August. The latest being Techhorati. This is not fun for anyone. Lets hope we all get through it..
