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SUMMARY:New Media Manitoba's StudioLab xR: 3D Gaussian Splatting Acquisition
DESCRIPTION:Register Today\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUse Gaussian Splatting Acquisition to turn Real-World Locations into Photorealistic 3D Scenes\n\n\n\nNo advanced 3D or coding background needed. If you’re curious about scanning and reality capture and comfortable finding your way around a computer\, you’re ready for this. \n\n\n\nTerrestrial scanning has traditionally meant a choice: LiDAR and photogrammetry give you accurate measurements\, but the results often look flat\, gappy\, or artificial once you try to actually look around inside them. 3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) changes that equation. It’s a newer capture-and-rendering technique that turns real-world scans into scenes you can walk through in photorealistic detail\, reflections\, foliage\, glass\, fine texture and all \, and it does it in minutes\, not days. \n\n\n\nThis workshop is a hands-on introduction to that pipeline. In this three day workshop you will learn how to capture a location with modern scanning hardware\, how to clean up and process that data\, and how to bring the result into a real-time 3D environment where it can actually be used for visualization\, presentation\, or production. \n\n\n\nJoin the Virtual Production Academy and Epic Games Authorized Instructors who will walk you through the process end to end. You’ll capture and process a real scan yourself\, and see how it’s deployed in a real-time engine including a look at how the same pipeline extends all the way to a live LED wall\, one of several places this technology is landing right now. \n\n\n\nWho is this for:\n\n\n\nTerrestrial scanning and 3DGS are useful well beyond any one industry this workshop is built for anyone who wants that skill set\, including: \n\n\n\n\nFilm & advertising professionals curious about digital scouting and how scanned locationscan be used in preproduction.\n\n\n\nReality capture & survey professionals already working with LiDAR or photogrammetry who want to add high-fidelity 3DGS to their toolkit.\n\n\n\nArchitecture\, engineering & construction (AEC) professionals looking for faster\, more photorealistic ways to document and present sites and buildings.\n\n\n\nReal estate\, tourism & marketing professionals who want immersive\, walk-through-quality captures of properties or destinations.\n\n\n\nHeritage & cultural documentation specialists interested in creating lasting\, richly detailed digital records of historic sites.\n\n\n\nUrban planners & digital twin creators building accurate\, real-world-based 3D models for planning and public engagement.\n\n\n\nDigital artists & Unreal Engine technicians who want to build real-time environments from real-world scans instead of building everything from scratch.\n\n\n\n\nWhat you’ll walk away knowing how to do:\n\n\n\n\nCapture a real location as a precise\, photorealistic 3D scan using professional-grade scanning hardware.\n\n\n\nClean up and refine that scan so it’s genuinely usable: sharp\, stable\, and free of visual noise.\n\n\n\nBring the scan into a real-time 3D engine (Unreal Engine) and get it running smoothly.\n\n\n\nUnderstand how a finished scan gets calibrated and deployed for real-world use\, using a live LED wall demonstration as a hands-on example of a real-time deployment pipeline.\n\n\n\nRecognize and troubleshoot the common visual issues that show up when a scan gets pushed into real-time playback.\n\n\n\n\nWhat to bring:\n\n\n\n\nCuriosity about 3D scanning\, no advanced 3D or coding background required.\n\n\n\nBasic comfort navigating a computer; some familiarity with Unreal Engine’s interface is helpful but not mandatory.\n\n\n\n\nYour instructors:\n\n\n\nThis workshop is led by Epic Games Authorized Instructors with real-world reality capture and virtual production experience: Gastón Alvarez and Carlos Vilchis\, brought in through a partnership with the Virtual Production Academy.  \n\n\n\nBetween them\, they bring hands-on expertise in real-time 3D pipelines\, 3D art\, capture and digitization of real-world locations\, and on-set deployment. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Here
URL:https://newmediamanitoba.com/event/new-media-manitobas-studiolab-xr-3d-gaussian-splatting-acquisition/
LOCATION:Manitoba
CATEGORIES:Promoted Event,Training
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SUMMARY:Level Up Your Vibe Coding: Building AI Apps with a Harness
DESCRIPTION:Register Here\n\n\n\n\nBuild higher-quality apps with AI agents by setting up a harness that steers your AI and tests its work. Hands-on\, in the terminal. \n\n\n\nAI agents can build apps fast\, but fast isn’t the same as good. Left on their own\, they guess at what you want\, skip testing\, and make design decisions without asking you. \n\n\n\nThe difference between an okay result and a great one is often the harness: everything you set up around the AI to guide it and check its work. \n\n\n\nWho this workshop is for\n\n\n\n\nWhat a harness is\, and why it matters as much as the AI itself\n\n\n\nHow to give your AI clear direction before it starts building\, so it makes what you actually want instead of guessing\n\n\n\nHow to set up automatic checks that test your app after the AI builds\, so mistakes get caught before you find them yourself\n\n\n\nHow to create higher-quality\, better-designed apps with AI agents\n\n\n\nTogether\, we’ll build a simple app step by step and see firsthand the difference a well-set-up harness makes.\n\n\n\n\nBefore you sign up: we’ll be working in the Terminal with text-based tools\, not graphical apps. You should be comfortable with basic command-line skills\, like changing directories and running simple commands from a terminal or command prompt. \n\n\n\nSchedule\n\n\n\n5:30–6:00 PM | Doors Open & Soft Networking6:00–6:35 PM | Harness basics + the “before” build6:35–7:25 PM | Set up your AI + let it interview you10 minute break7:35–8:20 PM | Write the plan + add automatic checks8:20–8:50 PM | Build in small\, well-designed steps8:50–9:00 PM | Before vs After \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here\n\n\n\n\n=== \n\n\n\nNew Media Manitoba’s AI Adoption Project is funded by Prairies Economic Development Canada I Développement économique Canada pour les Prairies. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDetails\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://newmediamanitoba.com/event/level-up-your-vibe-coding-building-ai-apps-with-a-harness/
LOCATION:StudioLab xR\, 201 Portage Avenue c100\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, R3B 3K6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Promoted Event,Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20261114T090000
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SUMMARY:Hack Club - Haven Hackathon
DESCRIPTION:Learn More\n\n\n\nMentor Form\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDon’t Game Jams Sound Awesome? \n\n\n\nThis November\, YOU can join the world’s largest teen game jam. Yes\, you! It doesn’t matter if you have years of experience\, or just learned what they are today. \n\n\n\nYou’ll join thousands of teens ages 13 to 18 making games from all around the world.  \n\n\n\nDon’t consider yourself a game dev? No problem – we have tons of workshops for you to make your game; NMM’s IDM CreatorLab Lead\, Marc Cacho\, will be guiding the Intro to Godot workshop! \n\n\n\nWhen: Saturday Nov 14 & Sunday Nov 15\, 2026Time: Sat = 9 am to 9 pm\, Sunday = 8 am to 8 pmWhere: Rady Faculty Health Sciences Pathology Building\, Theatre E (771 McDermot Ave) \n\n\n\nThis is your chance to learn something new\, meet new friends\, and go on an incredible adventure together: \n\n\n\n\nLearn & Build: follow workshops or create at your own pace\n\n\n\nMake Friends: meet new people and form lifelong relationships\n\n\n\nFree Food & Prizes: can’t say no to free snacks 😉\n\n\n\n\nWe take safety seriously. You can see our parent guide reach out to the Hack Club for more info \n\n\n\n\nParent Guide\n\n\n\nEmail Hack Club\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWant to make a difference and be a mentor? \n\n\n\nHaven is run by high schoolers\, for high schoolers in over 200 cities worldwide. We need to collect the above information for safeguarding and so we can send you updates ahead of the event. \n\n\n\nHere are our promises: \n\n\n\n\nThis data will never be shared with third parties.\n\n\n\nWe will never sell your data.\n\n\n\nLocal event organizers will have limited access to your data and won’t be able to see your exact date of birth and home address.\n\n\n\n\n\nMentor Form\n\n\n\nPrivacy Policy\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDetails\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWebsite: virtualhyper.net \n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://newmediamanitoba.com/event/hack-club-haven-hackathon/
LOCATION: Rady Faculty Health Sciences Pathology Building\, Theatre E\, 771 McDermot Ave\, Winnipeg\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Industry Event,Promoted Event
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SUMMARY:GameBiz Lab | Expanding Your Game's Reach Through Culturalization
DESCRIPTION:Register Today\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGameBiz Lab is bringing education and consulting around the business side of video games. Join us for our next event! \n\n\n\nJoin us for this program helping new and aspiring video game studio owners or anyone interested in the business of video game development. \n\n\n\n=== \n\n\n\nNMM is excited to have Kate Edwards share about culturalization for market expansion. \n\n\n\nTakeaways:\n\n\n\nAttendees will learn the details of how cultural and social issues impact the perception and reception of their game content on a global scale\, and will be provided with a clear framework for how to proactively account for these concerns during development\, and beyond the game’s release. \n\n\n\n=== \n\n\n\nEvent Agenda: \n\n\n\n5:30 – 6:00pm Doors open and networking \n\n\n\n6:00 – 6:15pm Welcoming remarks \n\n\n\n6:15 – 8:00pm Session and Q&A by Kate Edwards \n\n\n\n8:00 – 8:30pm Wrap up & Event concludes \n\n\n\n=== \n\n\n\nHaven’t visited StudioLab xR before?  \n\n\n\nSee directions to our space here: https://www.studiolab-xr.com/directions \n\n\n\n=== \n\n\n\nSpeaker: Kate Edwards\n\n\n\nWith over 30 years of experience in video games as a geographer and culturalization strategist\, Kate Edwards has been involved in the creation of many games\, including titles such as: Halo\, Fable\, Age of Empires\, Mass Effect\, Call of Duty\, Tomb Raider\, Apex Legends\, and many others. She has witnessed creative teams struggle with a wide variety of issues\, such as cultural representation\, geopolitics\, and human representation (also known as “culturalization” issues) that were often overlooked during the game’s creation and negatively affected the game’s ability to be viable across all possible markets. Kate will provide an overview of culturalization and the complexities that come with striving to build game worlds while maximizing the global reach of your creative vision. \n\n\n\nJoin us for this free session! \n\n\n\n=== \n\n\n\nNew Media Manitoba is thankful to those that have supported GameBiz Lab since its launch in 2024: the Canada Media Fund\, the Government of Manitoba\, the Government of Canada\, and Ubisoft. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDetails\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://newmediamanitoba.com/event/gamebiz-lab-expanding-your-games-reach-through-culturalization/
LOCATION:New Media Manitoba StudioLab xR\, 100-201 Portage Ave\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, R3C 0B9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Business Development,Promoted Event,Speaker Session
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SUMMARY:MBWiTech - Unplugged Holiday Mixer
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClose the laptop and get ready for an evening of good company\, friendly competition\, great food\, and plenty of laughs.\n\n\n\nThe Manitoba Women in Tech Unplugged Holiday Mixer is your chance to meet the people behind and in the community in a relaxed\, no pressure setting.  \n\n\n\nWe’ll have games to bring out your playful side\, food to keep you fueled\, and lots of time to chat\, connect\, and celebrate the people who make Manitoba’s tech community brighter. \n\n\n\nCome with friends or come ready to make some. Whether you’re a familiar face or joining us for the first time\, there’s a place for you at the table. Leave with new connections\, a few great stories\, and some holiday cheer to carry into the year ahead. \n\n\n\nAll genders welcome – excited to see you there! \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDetails\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n=== \n\n\n\nManitoba Women in Tech (#MBWiTech) is a community for women and gender-diverse folks working in tech\, along with our allies. Whether you’re a developer\, designer\, founder\, project manager\, student\, or just tech-curious: this space is for you.Our events and workshops are agenda-free\, judgement-free\, and all about genuine connection.  \n\n\n\nMBWiTech is made possible through the support of three non profit organizations across Manitoba’s tech ecosystem. New Media Manitoba\, North Forge\, and Tech Manitoba\, who have come together to build a community of connection\, learning\, and inclusion.
URL:https://newmediamanitoba.com/event/mbwitech-unplugged-holiday-mixer/
LOCATION:Innovation Hub\, 100 Innovation Drive\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, R3T 6A8
CATEGORIES:MBWiTech,Promoted Event
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SUMMARY:HYPER Winnipeg 2026 - In the blink of AI
DESCRIPTION:Learn More\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCelebrating 5 Years of Hyper in Canada!It has been 90 years since Alan Turing’s Universal Turing Machine sparked the computing revolution.  \n\n\n\nToday\, as we marvel at the rapid evolution of AI\, we must also balance this momentum with a deep commitment to ethical responsibility and environmental sustainability.New Media Manitoba is proud to partner with Hyper for these dynamic panels that explore the challenges and opportunities in Interactive Creative Tech as we look to the future of this innovative field. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2026 PROGRAM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n⭕ 12:15 Doors Open \n\n\n\n⭕ 1:00 – 5 Years of AI: From predictive to generativeFrom analyzing past data to creating new content.How moving from prediction to generation transforms how we workSpeakers: Cam Bergen\, Ali Esmaeili\, Alex Juma\, David Valentine \n\n\n\n⭕ 2:30 – The Ghost in the MachineDecoding AI consciousnessSpeakers: Tracy Gromniski\, Travis Herntier\, Yuri Galvao \n\n\n\n⭕ 4:00 – The Future of TechAn unbiased exploration of the possible scenarios for the next 10 and 50 yearsSpeakers: Zainab Mosunmola Hassan \n\n\n\n\nLearn More\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDetails\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWebsite: virtualhyper.net \n\n\n\n\n\nVenue\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizer: Fabio Hofnik
URL:https://newmediamanitoba.com/event/hyper-winnipeg-2026-in-the-blink-of-ai/
LOCATION:New Media Manitoba StudioLab xR\, 100-201 Portage Ave\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, R3C 0B9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Industry Event,Promoted Event
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