Networking events are weird. You look up from your phone, your cheeks full of cheese cubes. A man in a turtleneck sweater and spectacles shifts from foot to foot in front of you. He doesn’t know what to ask you. He doesn’t want to make small talk. You had been playing Angry Birds. “So what …
Hi all, it’s Maia writing as guest blogger here at Banging Rocks. I am so happy to share that Tuesday, April 16 is the day that Banging Rocks previews its Tonglen project, one that creatively synthesizes the experience of virtual reality with the experience of a Tibetan Buddhist meditation practice known as “Tonglen”. Four of …
There’s nothing like Vancouver’s biggest Career Fair for folks in Digital Entertainment to highlight being a little fish in a big pond. As I pass the ILM booth and find my spot, I take stock of things. First, there’s my materials. Or, rather the lack of materials. When I went to retrieve my 2′ x …
9 Days ago, the VRARA offered us the chance to represent Banging Rocks at the Vancouver Economic Commission’s Digital Entertainment Career Fair. It was a perfect chance to practice the OODA Loop which fellow Launch Academy entrepreneur Leigh Sembaluk had introduced me to. Leigh is a pro athlete turned bestselling author turned founder of the …
It’s a truism that like a fish, we take for granted the waters we swim in. I’ve had the great fortune to be swimming in the confluence of some amazing waters lately will be starting to share about that here, in a “Hub Life” blog series. There’s two key pairs of intertwined threads this will …
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Banging Rocks has been accepted as the newest member of the VR/AR Hub in Downtown Vancouver. This Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality Hub is the joint venture of Launch Academy and the VR/AR Association of Vancouver. The 12,000 square foot facility located in Gastown provides work space, a VR/AR Device Lab, and unparalleled access to …
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