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2.15.2008
2008 Camp Lineup Announced
The 2008 summer computer
camp schedule is here. 
01.03.2005
Digital Adventures to Participate
in Youth Science Forum
Video game design will
be the topic of several interactive workshops...
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2.15.2008 2008 Camps start July
7th!
01.03.2005 April 7 -9th in Sault
Ste. Marie. Digital Adventures will be leading
interactive video game design workshops as well
as showcasing its camps at the tradeshow on April
9th.
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Adventures
in Computing Summer Camps
Focus on Game Design
SAULT STE. MARIE, ON –
June 16, 2008– InteractiveMinds
Inc. is proud to announce their
8th and most exciting season of
Adventures in Computing summer
camps at Algoma University.
Eight weeks of camps on the campus
of Algoma University begin on
July 7, 2008 and include our best
line up of camps to date. Due
to popular demand, Adventures
in Computing continues to offer
new gaming focused camps for teens
and remains the most innovative,
exciting and fun technology camps
in Northern Ontario.
In 2007, Role Playing Game (RPG)
Design camp was introduced and
quickly sold out. This year, along
with our regular line up, Interactive
Minds is excited to introduce
Pro Gamer - Cyber Athlete camp.
The camp is dedicated to honing
gaming skills using some of the
most popular PC games available.
Campers learn tips and tricks
to improve their gaming skills,
discover how to build or “mod”
their own game levels, and compete
with each other for fun and prizes.
Adventures in Computing camps
offer a mix of hands-on instruction,
videos and presentations, and
outdoor activities. Camps are
held in Algoma University’s
state-of-the-art ICT Centre.
For more camp details please visit
www.computercamps.ca or to register
call or visit the Algoma U. main
office at 949-2301 ext. 4723.
For camp content questions please
call 946-2141. Don’t be
disappointed, register today!
July 7-11, Adventures in Computing
(Ages 8-11)
July 14-18, Role Playing Game
(RPG) Design (Ages 11-15)
July 21-25, Adventures in Video
Game Design (Ages 11-15)
July 28-Aug. 1, 3D Video Game
Design (Ages 12-15)
Aug. 5-8, Adventures in Computing
(Ages 8-11) **4-day week
Aug. 5-8, Pro Gamer- cyber Athlete
(Ages 13-17) **4-day week
Aug. 11-15, Role Playing Game
(RPG) Design (Ages 11-15)
Aug. 18-22, 3D Video Game Design
(Ages 12-15)
Adventures in Computing Camps
Now a Division of InteractiveMinds
SAULT STE. MARIE, ON - April
2, 2007– Adventures in Computing
Camps have been spun off by Digital
Adventures into a new company
called InteractiveMinds. The new
company retains the existing managment
and leadership which made Adventures
in Computing a success, and brings
on board additional talent to
further enhance the existing program.
"Spinning off the computer
camps program into its own company
allows us to focus more on delivering
exciting and educational computer
and game design camps for kids,
while allowing Digital Adventures
to pursue other opportunities",
stated InteractiveMinds President,
Nevin Buconjic. The move also
allowed us to capitalize on our
employees' interest in sharing
a greater stake in the success
of Adventures in Computing. Look
for our new company website coming
soon at www.interactiveminds.ca.
Digital Adventures and Algoma
U. Launch 5th Season of Computer Camps
SAULT STE. MARIE, ON - April
15, 2005 – Digital Adventures
and Algoma U. announced today
the launch of the 5th season of
Adventures in Computing computers
camps which begin July 4th, 2005.
This season holds many exciting
additions including a brand new
advanced video game design camp,
entitled First-Person Game Development.
The camps, which have grown not
only in enrolment each year, but
in exciting content, have set
the bar high this year. “We
are very excited about what we
have to offer this season,”
states Digital Adventures President,
Nevin Buconjic. Not only have
we developed an awesome new camp
to further our video game design
theme, but this year we are also
excited to hold camps in Algoma
University’s brand new,
state-of-the-art, $6 million dollar
Information Communication Technology
centre (ICT) opening shortly,”
Buconjic adds.
The brand new ICT centre is equipped
with new high-end computer lab
resources a well as housing other
amenities such as a fully equipped
lecture hall, student lounge and
the Sault Ste. Marie Innovation
Centre’s business incubator.
This year’s lineup of camps
include a fun introductory camp
entitled “Adventures in
Computing”, a web page design
camp, and three different video
game design camps. Each camp is
offered at least once over seven
weeks. Camps are one week in length
and involve a mix of hands-on
computer instruction, videos and
demonstrations, and recreation.
Digital Adventures recently took
part in the Northern Ontario Youth
Science Forum, where they provided
game design workshops to four
grade eight classes as well as
participating in the tradeshow
portion of the forum. “We
had the opportunity to demonstrate
several software programs used
in the game design camps, and
I think the students were blown
away with what they could create,”
said Buconjic. For more camp details
please visit www.computercamps.ca
or to register call or visit the
Algoma U. main office at 949-2301
ext. 4723.
In celebration of their 5th season,
Digital Adventures is also offering
an early bird special for those
who register before June 1, 2005.
Registrants will be entered into
a drawing to win their choice
of an Xbox or Sony PS2 game console!
Camps fill up quickly, so register
today!
The camp schedule is as follows:
July 4-8, Adventures in Computing
(Ages 8-11)
July 11-15, Adventures in Video
Game Design (Ages 11-15)
July 18-22, 3D Video Game Design
(Ages 12-16)
July 25-29, First-Person Game
Development (Ages 13-17)
Aug. 8-12, Adventures in Web Page
Design (Ages 9-15)
Aug. 15-19, 3D Video Game Design
(Ages 12-16)
Aug. 22-26, First-Person Game
Development (Ages 13-17)
Digital Adventures to Participate
in Youth Science Forum
SAULT STE. MARIE, ON - March
1, 2005 – Digital Adventures will
participate in the largest student
science forum of its kind in Northern
Ontario, April 7-9th in Sault
Ste. Marie. Science: The Future
is Yours is designed to showcase
future careers for students in
the North if they engage in science-oriented
post-secondary education. The
forum will feature keynote speakers
Dr. Roberta Bondar, along with
University of Toronto nanotechnologist
Dr. Ted Sargent and CBC Radio's
Quirks and Quarks Bob McDonald.
Digital Adventures will be leading
four interactive workshops on
video game design, based on its
highly successful Adventures in
Computing Computer Camp series.
Students will find out how to
create impressive video games
utilizing software programs that
limit the need for software programming.
Students will also be able to
preview the newest video game
development camp, to be introduced
this summer.
The forum, which will host over
1,500 grade 8 and 9 students from
around the North, will wrap up
Saturday April 9th with a tradeshow
at the Sault Ste. Marie Armories.
The trade show is open to all
residents, and will feature the
organizations which took part
in the forum. Digital Adventures
will have its own booth, and will
be showcasing video game creations
and camp information will be available.
For more information visit www.ulern.on.ca
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Head of the
Class - 10 Top Young Entrepreneurs
Creating Web-wise kids (08/04)
By IAN ROSS
Northern Ontario Business
Nevin Buconjic knows the challenges
of growing a business from both sides
of the ledger.
When the 32-year-old manager of the
City of Sault Ste. Marie’s Enterprise
Centre isn’t counselling fledgling
entrepreneurs on starting up their
own businesses, he is operating his
own Internet-based consulting and
training company, Digital Adventures,
specializing in computer camps for
kids.
Now in its fourth year, he expects
to draw 85 students to the campus
of Algoma University College this
summer.
“It’s roughly grown about 20 per
cent per year in revenues. To me it’s
proven itself,” says the Sault Ste.
Marie native who developed the idea
while tutoring at a local elementary
school.
After working in the mortgage and
finance industry in Arizona and Toronto,
Buconjic, who holds a B.Sc. in marketing
and management, along with an MBA
from Lake Superior State (Michigan)
University, returned to his hometown
to take advantage of Algoma University
College’s one-year accelerated computer
sciences program. He had plans on
someday starting his own company.
While tutoring, Buconjic realized
many kids were less than enthusiastic
about their computer training and
created a more fun-oriented program
around Web design.
“Right away I saw the kids change.
They wanted to stay in at recess,
lunch and after school, and they were
finally getting something fun to do.”
Today, his formalized Web design
program walks kids through the basics
of producing their own personal Web
site and progresses through to video
game design, a huge university undergraduate
growth area.
Although the computer camps remain
only a seasonal venture, this year
represents a crossroads for Digital
Adventures.
“I’m ready to grow if I want to take
the next step,” says Buconjic, who
plans on spending this year evaluating
an opportunity to expand the camps
to other cities in Northern Ontario.
“I have a proven program...and I
have it down to a science.”
To keep infrastructure costs low,
Buconjic is hoping to take his delivery
model and partner with other post-secondary
institutions similar to U.S. summer
computer camps.
As a certified Internet marketing
and business specialist, he is also
looking to take on other future consulting
work and has talked with some local
Web design companies about packaging
their services together in computer
marketing and consulting.
In dealing with many first-time entrepreneurs,
Buconjic says a common challenge is
that many are not doing their research
in identifying their market, as well
as securing startup funding sources.
“It’s very important to plan out
your business. Whether its a formal
business plan or not, it’s important
to do some research up front to make
sure it’s a good idea.
“But you have to take some chances.
That’s what entrepreneurship is all
about.”
Visit Northern
Ontario Business to view original
article.
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| Adventures
in Computing 2004 Season Launched |
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SAULT STE.
MARIE, ON - May 1, 2004 – Digital
Adventures announced today, the launch
of their 4th computer camps season
on the campus of Algoma University
College. Seven weeks of camps begin
on July 5th.
The camps which began in 2001, provide
approximately 80 children aged 8 -
16 with fun and exciting learning
opportunities. Focusing on topics
such as video game and web design,
as well as studying computer operating
systems and viruses, campers are able
to test out new technologies, have
fun and make friends during each week-long
session.
Campers don't spend the whole day
in computer labs either. They enjoy
a nice mix of computer time, videos/lessons,
outdoor activities and sometimes end
the week with an Xbox tournament for
good measure!
To register for please call or visit
the Main Office at Algoma U. Call
(705) 949-2301 ext. 4723 today. Don't
miss out, camps fill up fast! For
more information visit www.computercamps.ca
or call (705) 257-1691.
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| Adventures in Computing Launches New Website |
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SAULT STE.
MARIE, ON - April 29, 2004 – Digital
Adventures announced today, the launch
of their new Adventures in Computing
website. The site was developed to differentiate
itself from the corporate site, and
promote the computer camps exclusively.
According to company president, Nevin
Buconjic, "the goal was to promote
the 'Adventures in Computing' brand
and specifically to utilize the www.computercamps.ca
domain to our advantage.
We also wanted to create a more exciting
site with more pictures, multimedia
and other value added content to let
parents and their children see what
our camps are all about."
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Adventures Creates Algoma U. Scholarship |
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SAULT
STE. MARIE, ON - September 2, 2003 – Digital Adventures
announced today, the creation of a $500 entrance scholarship
at Algoma University College. The scholarship, which will
be awarded in November of each year, will goto a first year
Computer Science student with a minimum entrance average
of 80% and who best answers the question "Why am I
excited about a career in Computer Science?" in 100
words or less.
According to Nevin Buconjic, President of
Digital Adventures, "I created the scholarship because
I wanted to give something back to Algoma U. They have been
nothing but supportive and encouraging with our Computer
Camps program. Without the help of Dr. Celia Ross and many
of the staff at Algoma U., the camps may not have become
a reality. Secondly, I wanted to do something to reward
a student for being excited about taking Computer Science
at Algoma U. As a graduate of the program, I was very satisfied
with the education I recieved, and I would like to see more
of our young people staying in Sault Ste. Marie for their
education."
Officials at Algoma University College
thanked Nevin Buconjic, President of
Digital Adventures for the creation
of the Digital Adventures Entrance Scholarship.
Click
here to view Sault Star ad.
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| Most successful
camps season wraps up |
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SAULT
STE. MARIE, ON - August 29, 2003 – Digital Adventures completed
the third season of its popular "Adventures in Computing"
camps today. This season was the most successful to date,
with almost 80 young computer campers taking part over the
past 7 weeks.
The program continues to expand and evolve,
essentially going from three to five different camps over
the last three years and enrolment continues to increase
each year. Children aged 9 - 16 have the opportunity to
learn about the Internet, the insides of a computer, how
to create web pages, and even design there own video games!
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| CBC Radio Interview |
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SUDBURY,
ON - July 7, 2003 - The President of Digital Adventures,
Nevin Buconjic, was interviewed by Dan Lesard of CBC Radio
North, regarding the summer computer camp program at Algoma
University College. The interview reveals how the program
began in 2001, the different camps available and what some
the campers have gone on to do since taking part in the
Digital Adventures' camps.
Click
to hear interview. (Windows Media
Audio file requires Windows Media
Player - 2.64 MB)
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| Summer camp gives kids a taste
of tech |
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By SALEEM KHAN
FOR METRO TORONTO
TORONTO,
ON - June 12, 2003 – Children and teenagers attending summer
camps in Sault Ste. Marie will have the chance to learn
how to design their own Web sites and program three-dimensional
(3D) computer games.
Computer training company Digital Adventures of Sault Ste.
Marie has teamed up with Algoma University College to offer
this year’s programs, which have added courses in advanced
web and 3D game design, both for children age 12-to-16.
Returning this year are a general computer camp and a Web
page design camp for ages 9-to-15, and a video game design
camp where children aged 11-to-16 years can learn how to
create two-dimensional (2D) games.
Algoma U. connection
The video game design programs are a particularly good match
for Algoma University, which plans to
introduce a Masters of Science in Computer
Game Technology degree program in co-operation
with the University of Abertay in Scotland
this September. “While the computer
camps are not directly linked to the
M.Sc. program, the intent is certainly
to have activities for youth that link
up with our computer science and IT
fields,” said Krista Yetman, Algoma’s
director of external relations. “It
is also an excellent way to demonstrate
partnerships and educational options
in the area of computer science and
information technology.”
The camps start in July and registrations
will be taken on a first-come, first-served
basis. For more information, visit
www.digitaladventures.ca or call (705)
257-1691. Registrations will be taken
in the main office at Algoma University
or by calling (705) 949-2301 ext.
236.
 To
view the original article in the Toronto
Metro newspaper please click
here . |
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