Day Three: Family Day, The Autism Reality Experience, & More
Saturday proved to be a day that was filled with fun for all ages. Every year, Digifest opens its doors to the public in the
On behalf of the Digital Media and Gaming Incubator at George Brown College, we’d like to thank all of our Digifest 2019 participants! The event was a great success and we would like to thank all of our speakers, exhibitors, workshop leaders, attendees, and especially our fantastic team of volunteers. We are proud to have brought together some of the leading minds of our time to come together and disseminate ideas on the future of creative growth.
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Day Two: Learning No Fear in a Technological Age
The second day of Digifest 2019 proved to be filled to the brim with opportunity, with back-to-back talks, workshops, and performances located at Corus Quay
Day One: Creative Growth
We kicked off the day with opening remarks given by George Brown College’s Luigi Ferrara, the Dean of the Centre for Arts, Design and Information
Digifest 2019 Opening Celebration
Last night marked the opening of Digifest 2019, with a celebration filled with an award ceremony, music, performance, and a keynote speaker. The night started
OPENING CELEBRATION
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- Meet The Media Guru Keynote Talk – Dr. Koert Van Mensvoort
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- Digital Media Pioneer – Dr. Sara Diamond
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- Performance by Stagekeep
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- The Blow Up – Installation by LeuWebb Projects
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- Visualizations by Pixels & Plans
OPENING CELEBRATION
ITS A START
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- ITS A START 2019 1st place winner: Stan A.I.
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- ITS A START 2019 2nd place winner: LinkMentalHealth
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- ITS A START 2019 3rd place winner: Shuttershare
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- ITS A START 2019 People’s Choice Winner: Retreat
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- ITS A START 2019 Honourable Mention Winner: Mero Technology
ITS A START
KEYNOTE TALKS
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- Panel: Tech for Social Good
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- Keynote: Manuel Lima, Google UX
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- Panel: Digital Innovation + Jewellery
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- Keynote: Scott King, Critical Mass
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- Keynote: Ron DiCarlantonio, iNAGO
KEYNOTE TALKS
EDUCATORS FORUM
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- Workshop: Sensory Design Exercises
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- Keynote: Jake Hirsch-Allen, LinkedIn Canada
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- Talk: Anita Gandhi, Academy School District 20
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- Keynote: Julie Smithson, VRAR Association
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- Workshop: Enhanced and Accessible Learning using WebVR
EDUCATORS FORUM
FAMILY DAY
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- Autism Reality Experience Truck
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- Racing with Autism
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- Cyborg Art Collective – Action Painting 2.0
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- Family Day Exhibitor – Revelo Bikes
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- Family Day Exhibitor – Hotpoprobot
FAMILY DAY
INTERACTIVE ZONE
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- Interactive Zone 2019 – Emma Atkinson
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- Interactive Zone 2019 – Taiga Robotics
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- Interactive Zone 2019 – Masterpiece VR
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- Interactive Zone 2019 – Patio Interactive
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- Interactive Zone 2019 – Cyborg Art Collective
INTERACTIVE ZONE
PERFORMANCES
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- Performance: Bears, Stars and Trees
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- Performance: Bears, Stars and Trees
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- Performance: Bears, Stars and Trees
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- Performance: Btw Lf & Dth – interFACING disAPPAERANCE
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- Performance: Btw Lf & Dth – interFACING disAPPAERANCE
PERFORMANCES
TESTIMONIALS
STAY IN TOUCH FOR 2020
PAST PROGRAMMING
THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS
UPCOMING PARTNER EVENTS
The DesignThinkers Toronto Conference is put on by RGD, supporters of Digifest 2019. Conference registration includes presentations and panel discussions from industry professionals, a design marketplace, book signings, giveaways, food and drink at our Delegate Party and a multitude of opportunities to network with top design professionals from around the world.
When school is out for the summer, STEAMLabs offers weekly maker camps to engage kids and teens in a fun summer full of making! We’ve got four different camp themes to choose from including: Robotics camp, Minecraft Pro camp, Video Game Programming camp, and Tech Powered by Girls camp. We have weeklong camps running every week in July and August for two whole months of fun at multiple Toronto locations.
