The Gaming Industry

May 31, 2019

Modern personal computers owe many advances and innovations to the game industry: sound cards, graphics cards and 3D graphic accelerators, faster CPUs, and dedicated co-processors like PhysX are a few of the more notable improvements. The video game industry is the economic sector involved in the development, marketing, and monetization of video games.

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The Decline of the Media Industry

Infographic | March 13, 2020

The traditional media industry has taken a huge hit over the past few years. Since the boom of online media and social media, newspapers have been replaced by online news sites, printed books have been replaced by Kindles and e-readers, and video rental stores have been replaced by Redbox. Traditional media companies are suffering financially–some have even had to file for bankruptcy. Take a look at how traditional media is changing in the infographic below.

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GAME MECHANICS FOR NON-GAMING APP BUSINESSES

Infographic | February 27, 2020

No matter what category your mobile app is in, the challenge of retaining loyal users is universal. While generating initial interest and communication of value is top-of-mind, there’s plenty of work to be done in keeping those users engaged and turning them into much-coveted Daily Active Users (DAU). But when your app or audience may be more utility focused or situational, how do you keep retention high?

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The benefits of Augmented Reality

Infographic | February 6, 2020

Augmented Reality technology is a widely adopted technology in today's era. The benefits of Augmented Reality is that it provides a better experience to present the product or services with in-depth knowledge to the clients. Business and Industries of mostly all domains are utilizing the benefits of Augmented Reality, to engage and entertain their clients as well as to provide proper knowledge, improving training skills, providing an immersive experience and an interactive way of knowledge sharing.

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Game On: Turn Your Love of Gaming into a Career

Infographic | April 7, 2020

Game On: Turn Your Love of Gaming into a Career whether you are a serious gamer or you’ve always toyed with coding, your passion for gaming may lead to an exciting career. To identify¬ keys to successful gaming careers, we tapped into three.

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The Techy Business of Mobile Gaming

Infographic | January 31, 2020

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is as new as gaming, and both have been involved with each other since the beginning. Several of the world’s most popular games feature elements of artificial intelligence. Instances can be found in Pac-Man, Red Dead Redemption 2, Sid Meier’s Civilization VI, and so on. Unbeknownst to many, mobile games played a major part in bringing Augmented Reality (AR) to popularity. Today, 81% of American gamers have played using AR at least more than once. With 81% of digital gaming time being spent on mobile apps and engagement with mobile games increasing.

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YouTube and Facebook Stories: The Platforms to Watch in 2020

Infographic | March 26, 2020

For small business and marketers, trying to get noticed in a sea of online marketing content can be a challenge. Video can help you stand out in social media feeds, but your video content needs to be on the right platforms to maximize the return on your investment. To help businesses share their content in the right place, Animoto dove into their recent survey of 1000 consumers and 500 marketers.

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In 2008, three guys decided to build a company that they would want to work for. Jam Filled has since expanded out of a modest 400-square-foot attic in rural Manotick to a fully-operational, multi-production animation company with studios in Ottawa and Toronto. A dynamic workplace for like-minded creative artists, Jam Filled will remind you why you love cartooning: every project is produced with an eye for quality and an ear for fun!

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