BCIT New Media Students in Slam
Stay up for 48 hours straight trying to get a project finished on time. Overindulge in caffeine and sugar to create an illusion of alertness. Laugh too hard, work flat out, collapse in tears of exhaustion. Sounds like your typical student weekend, right? The BCIT New Media Crew participating in the 2nd annual New Media Slam event think so.

Teams of eight digital artists and technicians from across western Canada will be given an Inspiration Package at 4 p.m. on March 18. Hoping to prove their talent to the rest of the industry, they have until 4 p.m. a mere two days later to create, publish, and deliver a complete website, DVD, Mini-DV, CD-ROM, or other form of digital media.

How does BCIT’s crew view their chances? Mark Yuasa is confident, pointing out one way this team will be unique.

Our team, the sure winner, is planning to do things a little differently. With three bloggers in attendance, we thought it only logical to share our pain with the rest of you.

The bloggers Yuasa refers to are himself and Robert Scales of The Standard and Sandra Smith of Hamster Salad. Other team members are Erik Hermans, Mariska Richters, Boris Chow, Alan McLean, and Anthony Charles.

Completed projects can be viewed online after March 20, where visitors vote for the coveted “Audience Choice Award.” Check the New Media Slam wesbsite closer to the event weekend for details on how to vote.

This article was written for BCIT's The Link by Sandra Smith.
- posted by Sandra Smith @ 11:56 PM