Creative Focus :: Digital Media

Brickyard Helps Mitsubishi Shatter Pretentiousness

Brickyard VFX teams with 180 L.A. and Tool of North America on Mitsubishi's "Unpretentious" TV spots and accompanying Facebook app.

Toon Goggles Lands on MEEP! Tablet

Toon Goggles app featured on innovative new tablet for kids.

Toon Goggles Lands on MEEP! Tablet

Toon Goggles app featured on innovative new tablet for kids.

TELETOON Launches 2 New Mobile Apps

Posted In | News Categories: Mobile and Wireless, Television | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Mobile and Wireless, Television
TELETOON’s gaming universe has expanded again with the launch of Humans VS Vampires for iPhone and iPod Touch, which comes hot on the heels of Find the Earl for iPad, a Skatoony app that launched earlier this summer.

Five Operators, One Giant App Store

Posted In | Site Categories: Business, Mobile and Wireless
Later this month, five of the world’s largest mobile operators plan to launch a virtual app store that will let their customers buy apps from one another. For developers, one potential benefit is access to each operator’s APIs to enable operator-specific additional features without rewriting big chunks of the app for each operator.

Hansel & Gretel Trailer Released

Posted In | News Categories: Films, Internet and Interactive, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Films, Internet and Interactive, Visual Effects
Paramount releases a trailer for the forthcoming “Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters.”

The Glue Society Unveils Watch With Mother

The Glue Society unveils a brand new multi-platform entertainment concept called “Watch With Mother.”

The Glue Society Unveils Watch With Mother

The Glue Society unveils a brand new multi-platform entertainment concept called “Watch With Mother.”

Disney Interactive Hit With Layoffs

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More than 50 employees at Disney Interactive lost their jobs this week.

DD’s John Textor Wins Cyberstalking Ruling

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Internet and Interactive, People, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, Internet and Interactive, People, Visual Effects
Controversial CEO persuades a Florida judge to order that Yahoo! remove critical comments posted by two anonymous writers on a message board.

SMOSH’S Shut Up! Cartoons Signs with Gotham Group

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Cartoons, Internet and Interactive | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, Cartoons, Internet and Interactive
Leading animation firm to rep top-ranked properties for tv, other brand extensions.

Origami Digital Creates DR0NE with LightWave 11

Posted In | News Categories: Internet and Interactive, Technology | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: 3D, Internet and Interactive, Technology
Origami Digital delivers feature film-level visual effects for new web series with Virtual Studio Tools in LightWave 11 3D modeling and animation software.

Royale Creates Design Story for Hyundai

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, Internet and Interactive | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, CG, Internet and Interactive
Ad agency Innocean Worldwide recently commissioned motion design & production studio Royale to create the Azera Journey, an interactive microsite showcasing Hyundai's flagship model for the US market.

TELETOON Launches Live Streaming on Illico

Posted In | News Categories: Mobile and Wireless, Television | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Mobile and Wireless, Television
TELETOON Canada Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of its first ever live streaming service on Videotron’s illico.tv and illico mobile beginning Wednesday, September 5.

Liar’s Autobiography Trailer Released

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The first official trailer is released for “A Liar’s Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python’s Graham Chapman.”

Cinefex Publishes iPad Edition

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Cinefex announces the publication of an iPad edition of its popular film journal.

Vizrt and never.no Announce Partnership

Posted In | News Categories: Broadcast Design, Business, Internet and Interactive, Technology | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Broadcast Design, Business, Internet and Interactive, Technology
never.no and Vizrt Inc. announce a partnership to bring a comprehensive suite of social media tools to the broadcast industry.

New Ben 10 Game Tops APAC Charts

Posted In | News Categories: Games, Mobile and Wireless, Television | Geographic Region: Asia | Site Categories: Games, Mobile and Wireless, Television
A new free app starring Cartoon Network’s favorite action hero has shot straight to the top of the iTunes Store, achieving almost half a million downloads in its first month.

New Gotham City Imposters Trailer Released

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, Games, Internet and Interactive | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, CG, Games, Internet and Interactive
Warner Bros. Interactive debuts a new game trailer to coincide with the announcement that the PC version of “Gotham City Impostors” is now free-to-play.

Building Real-time Strategy Games for Mobile Devices

Posted In | Blog Categories: Interviews | Site Categories: Games, Mobile and Wireless, Technology
Real-time strategy (RTS) games have had lasting appeal on PCs, and now the genre is moving to mobile devices. Needless to say, the shift from large displays to much smaller ones creates design challenges for RTS game makers.