Nicalis Inc., developer and publisher of such video games as Cave Story, 1001 Spikes and The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+, announced that it has acquired two talented and diverse game development studios: Irvine, California-based SuperVillain Studios and Cowboy Color of Eugene, Oregon.
Behind the scenes, the Oregon animation studio, LAIKA, is an amazing collection of animators, artists, cutting-edge tech, and good, old-fashioned story-telling, and this fall you will be able to explore LAIKA’s “creative process” from start to finish at the Portland Art Museum.
The Overlook Film Festival is about to begin (April 27-30) at Timberline Lodge, on the flanks of Mount Hood. The lodge exterior stood in for the fictitious “Overlook Hotel” in Kubrick’s ’80’s classic horror movie, “The Shining“, and has drawn fans from all over the world to see the impressive pre-WWII 1930’s building.
“Tracktown” Alexi Pappas and Jeremy Teicher co-wrote and produced the movie that chronicles the physical and emotional struggles of a young, Eugene runner (Pappas) in this coming of age feature. Check out the latest review from ESPN.
Next week, Governor Kate Brown, will unveil a grove of trees in a north Portland park, as a way to permanently thank many departments in the City of Portland, and to celebrate the crew, vendors and service people of Oregon that made it possible for the show to be such a success.
Watch the new tour of “Grimm’s” Portland locations on this great guide from the Oregonian! You can read more about this tour of 23 iconic locations used in the show here.
We had another stellar turnout of high-schoolers at this years’ NW Youth Careers Expo, (over 6,500) and two Portland Public School student videographers, who were part of our Job Shadow Program last year, were on hand to film, and produce the video that told the story. Great job! See photos from the expo.
“TechFestNW is where you’ll explore the best of tech trends- from Artificial Intelligence to cannatech- in an up-close and personal way.
With four tracks of content- Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence & Robotics, Lifestyle Tech, and Digital Storytelling- there’s truly something for everyone with an eye and ear for the tech universe.
Carefully curated speakers bring their stories to the main stage; workshops bolster their messaging with intimate gatherings; meetups draw you together to network and mingle; demo alley boasts the coolest new gadgets; and PitchFest NW showcases the best and brightest startups from all over the world. Continue reading... “TechFestNW Kicks Off Today!”
The Final Episode has aired for the long-running NBC Series “Grimm”, and we wanted to celebrate and congratulate the deeply talented local crew that worked so hard to make the show all that it is. To that end, many of them came together for an afternoon at Picture This and spoke about what the show, and the state, meant to them. We’ve put together a short promo of those people and that day here.
Very special thanks to David Brame, Shanti Martin, Kitty Norton, Picture This, members of the “Grimm” crew that participated and all of the talented and hard working Oregon crew and vendors that now make this state such a destination to create great content. Continue reading... “Grimm Crew is #OregonMade”
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