In this workshop, you will be guided on some of the main components you need to understand to make a game in Unreal Engine 5 in the context of a game jam. How to set up a level, what is a game mode, what is a player controller, how to work with blueprints (especially in…
Get started on setting up VR in Unreal Engine and designing your game with VR-specific interactions to immerse your players into your worlds. Your workshop leader will be Pedram Safari, many-time Game Jam winner and developer at local game studio, Maritime Digital Art & Design. 📅 Date: January 23, 2025 ⏰ Time: 5:00PM-6:30PM 📌 Location:…
Excited to share that we're launching a new certification program in SQL in January! Led by Vishwa Patel, this program offers you the chance to learn the basics of SQL and get hands-on experience. This free certification program is offered through ShiftKey Academy Up, generously supported by Cognizant. 📅 Dates: January 6th, 13th, 20th, and…
UPDATE: This event is now virtual due to the weather forecast for January 29th. Dive into the world of prompt engineering in this beginner-friendly workshop with ShiftKey's Tobi Onibudo! We'll explore key techniques for crafting effective prompts that shape AI responses and discuss the evolving future of this critical skill. Whether you're new to prompt…
UPDATE: This event is now virtual due to the weather forecast for January 30th. On January 30th, come to our Scrum/Agile Workshop with Brenda Fay! In this two-hour session, we will discuss what Agile and Scrum mean in today's technology environment. Specifically, we will discuss: What Agile means and how it can benefit you both…
(Now starting at 5:00 pm!) The LeetCode Challenge invites students from across Nova Scotia to hone and test their coding skills, while making valuable industry connections and learning about technical interviews. This event will take place in the Goldberg Computer Science building, hosted in collaboration by the Faculty of Computer Science, ShiftKey Labs and CIBC.…
Get a crash course in product marketing and how to take your idea from 0 to 1. This workshop will help you clearly define your market and start building the foundation of your marketing strategy. Facilitator Bio: Kate Orchard has over a decade of experience in B2B and B2C marketing, working on advertising campaigns for…
Ever wondered what a career in consulting looks like? Or the skills you need to break into the industry? Join us for an engaging workshop with Cognizant, one of the largest consulting firms in the world! By the end of the workshop, you’ll gain a better understanding of the consulting world and develop some fundamental…
Want to turn ideas into real projects in hours, not weeks? At the Build Fast / Ship Fast Workshop, you’ll learn how to quickly set up everything your app needs, from auth to analytics, so you can focus on building features and getting feedback fast. This workshop is all about adopting a modern, lean approach…
Come find out at our Intro to Data Engineering Workshop⚙️📊! Whether it’s making product decisions, tracking user behavior, or powering internal tools, data engineers play a key role in designing the systems that move, clean, and structure data at scale 🌐📈. In this beginner-friendly session, we’ll walk through the core components of the modern data…