DOWNTOWN LA. Esports team Cloud9 defeated the Immortals to win the Vainglory Summer 2017 Unified North America and Europe Championship at the Globe Theatre in Downtown LA on September 8-10. Vainglory is the leading mobile esports multiplayer online battler arena … Continued
We’ve been doing our events at large LA coworking spaces since they first started popping up in 2012. Here’s our guide of major coworking spaces that are good places to work, meet other startups, offer free amenities (coffee to beer), … Continued
Interactive Emmys were awarded at the Creative Arts Emmys in Downtown LA on September 9-10, and the Interactive Media Peer Group Reception at the Television Academy in North Hollywood on September 6. CREATIVE ARTS EMMYS Westworld and The Oscars won … Continued
Startup UCLA Demo Day graduated its 6th class with 11 startups, from biotech to VR. The Startup UCLA accelerator gives startups $5,000 each and access to its mentors and alumni network. Startup UCLA takes no equity in the startups. The student … Continued
Disney Star Wars partnered with an augmented reality company to send fans on a Labor Day weekend scavenger hunt to thousands of retail locations nationwide to take photos or videos of more than 15 characters, including BB-8, R2-D2, C3-PO, Stormtroopers, … Continued
PALM SPRINGS – Comic Con Palm Springs guests included celebrity guests, actors, artists, and lots of cosplay on August 25-27 at the Palm Springs Convention Center. Featured guests included: Stan Lee, Lynda Carter (Wonder Woman), Lindsey Wagner (Bionic Woman), artists Rob Liefled, … Continued
BEVERLY HILLS – A lucky Omaze winner attended the “Extraordinary: Stan Lee” tribute show with celebrity guests Lou Ferrigno, David Hasselhoff, Michael Rooker, Pom Klementieff and more at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills. The show chronicled highlights of Stan’s career creating dozens of … Continued
SANTA MONICA – Teams USA and UK dominated the Overwatch World Cup qualifiers at the Barker Hanger at Santa Monica airport this past weekend. Team USA and UK will advance to battle for the Overwatch World Cup at BlizzCon this … Continued
DOWNTOWN LA – The creators of the Overwatch animated shorts discussed how they created content, from story development to character animation to visual effects, at the annual SIGGRAPH digital animation conference in downtown LA. The Overwatch animated shorts are based … Continued
The 44th annal SIGGRAPH computer animation conference featured panels, VR, VFX, 3D printing and more at the LA Convention Center in Downtown LA. Thousands of digital animators, developers, VFXers and more attended panels on the VFX of Guardians of the … Continued