Find out what goes on behind the creation of the amazingly detailed 3D virtual world of the Shanghai World Expo with Mr. Lim Yeow Chong, Creative Director, Crystal Computer Graphics, an IDMPO-supported company.
EVENTS come and go, but virtualisation in the form of online 3D worlds or models ensures a lasting legacy.
Mr Lim Yeow Chong, Creative [...]
Singapore’s IDM sector is set for greater heights with a recent spate of initiatives to boost innovation
When it comes to the future of media in Singapore, one thing’s for sure – interactive digital media (IDM) will be one of the most significant growth pillars, redefining how businesses work and how consumers live and play.
The IDM [...]
In its fourth year of running the annual summer internship programmes at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab (GAMBIT) continues to see high demand for its interns who have benefited from the programmes. Not only have 86% of its interns from the 2008 and 2009 batches found employment in the [...]
GAMBIT’s 4th batch of interns have returned from 10 weeks of training from the Summer Internship Programme at MIT, with 7 exciting and original game prototypes and demos.
GAMBIT would like to take this opportunity to share the results and innovation behind the game prototypes done over the summer with the MIT team, together with our [...]
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The National University of Singapore (NUS) and Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, together with the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA), have officially launched the new NUS-Tsinghua Extreme Search Centre.
This was announced by DPM Wong Kan Seng at the sidelines of the China-Singapore Joint Council for Bilateral Cooperation. [...]
Earlier this year, GermaniumWeb, a 3D in-building platform developed by IDMPO-supported company GElement, was launched as an official programming platform for code::XtremeApps:: (CXA) 2010. Organised by the Information Technology Standards Committee (ITSC), CXA creates awareness on the use and value of standards in programming, and cultivates programming talents and interest in Singapore.
Held over a 24-hour [...]
A new addition to the already attractive Singapore Pavilion is proving a huge hit at the Shanghai World Expo. IDMPO-supported company TQ Global unveiled 3D TQ Motor, a 3D stereoscopic racing game that lets drivers race along a 3D stereoscopic car race through Singapore. This is the most popular exhibit at the Singapore Pavillion’s Media [...]
Date: 24 August 2010
Time: 2.00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m.
Venue: NUS Engineering Auditorium. Block EA, Engineering Drive 1
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A discussion by world renowned inventors, innovators, policy makers, scientists, social entrepreneurs, investors and media persons who will discuss how technology influenced connectivity and its effects on shaping up the future of the society that we live in. You [...]
Microsoft has just announced the first wave of Xbox LIVE game titles coming to Windows Phone 7 at Gamescom 3020, and GAMBIT’s CarneyVale:Showtime was mentioned as being one of the popular Xbox games to become available on Windows Phone 7. In tandem with the Microsoft announcement, GAMBIT has announced that it has signed a Windows [...]
Two weeks ago, IDMPO led a match-making mission to China to partner our IDM startups with opportunities in China.
Some 18 business deals and agreements were signed. It is heartening to see our startups making impact and gaining foothold in the China market. Two of our IDM-funded projects became the anchor for the Singapore Pavilion.
· TQ [...]