Team Highlights

Buskerhat partners with NOW Magazine!

We are excited to announce that, Transmedia Zone Team, Buskerhat, will be bringing their innovative algorithm to NOW Magazine to make it easier than ever to find local music!

Memoride wins award!

We are super excited to announce that, Memoride, a current team at the Transmedia Zone, has won the Best Smart Health Company Award at the Smart Cities and IoT show! Congratulations Memoride! Learn more about Memoride here.

Bringing TMZ to Nuit Blanche

This year three of our teams were featured at Toronto's Nuit Blanche. LUCID, Paere, and Science Everywhere! brought their projects to life in this night of art and exhibition.

Mum's the Word Crowdfunding Campaign Launched

Transmedia Zone's very own team, Mum's the Word, has launched their crowdfunding campaign and already reached more than 50% of their goal! Learn more here.

EyeLive receives RBForum Award!

Transmedia Zone's alumni team, EyeLive, now rebranded as Torus Studios, has received the RBForum Jury Award for Best Vision of Horse Racing! Congratulations Torus Studios for you innovation in sports media! Learn more here.

Past Events

Popcorn Storytelling Event

The Transmedia Zone members had a night full of tasty snacks while they enhanced their story-telling skills with the authentic Mexican game of Lotería.

Inappropriate Questions Workshop

Inappropriate Questions brought their podcasting expertise to our members by hosting a workshop about the basics of audio and studio recording!

Our Community

We're excited to welcome four new teams to the Transmedia Zone! OAK AR, BirdQuest VR, The GIST, and Earbank!

OAK AR is reinventing the natural history genre of storytelling, delivering a VR game designed to reconnect children with nature.

BirdQuest VR is transforming VR gaming from an isolated experience to a multiplayer experience using asymmetrical gameplay.

The GIST is pushing boundaries in sports journalism by providing content and live experiences that level the playing-field by including women and underrepresented communities.

Earbank reinvents how broadcasters can generate revenue from audio by making archived audio clips searchable for creators.

Highlights from
Rough Draft

"There is a great opportunity to shape your show and weave together a compelling story that features many unique voices in the edit suite."

Article by Inappropriate Questions Podcast, Core Team.

Members of Ryerson's Transmedia Zone share their experience in podcasting and provide tips on how to become a pro-podcast-editor! Link to article is here.

Upcoming Events

Nov. 29th: Keynote Speaker
Dec. 1st: Applications Open for Winter Semester
Dec. 6th: Digital Showcase

Industry Trends & News

Snapchat to incorporate more AR advertising

Snapchat has been using their AR filters as a means to advertise companies for over a year now. The company is now looking into partnerships with more AR businesses to focus on advertising. Read more here.

3D printed violins make their Canadian Debut

The Ottawa Symphony Orchestra is having its first major performance with the debut of 3D printed instruments. Read more about the gap between musicians and technology here

Resources

How to Manage

An article about management and how the best of managers do their greatest!

Read the article here.

Future of Story-telling

Learn from Jonah Sachs and his take on the future of story-telling in his Youtube series.

Watch the video here.

Learn more and apply to join the Transmedia Zone at www.transmediazone.ca

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October 2018 Issue