Frequently Asked Questions

From April 29-May 2, 2022 and on March 18, 2023, three groups of BMPD students worked together to compete in the first two “Create-athons”— an event series funded under the Carleton University Experiential Learning Fund designed to bring students and industry leaders together to design a digital media project. Borrowing from the format of Hackathons and Game Jams, the short sprint events allowed student groups to work together to answer a design challenge and create a project proposal or prototype. A professional mentor from the media production and design industry worked with each group to help brainstorm, plan, critique, and troubleshoot at various project stages. The result in each event were three exceptional prototypes that uniquely addressed design challenges and showcased what BMPD students are capable of achieving. 

Create-Collab is an extension of the previous successful Create-athon events that focused on bringing students from the BMPD program and industry leaders together to design a digital media project. The first Create-Collab took place on March 16, 2024. The event provides students from both departments with an opportunity to use their growing skillsets to create fact-based digital media projects that support the core learning objectives of both degrees while encouraging greater community growth.

You can learn more about the previous events (Create-Collab 2024, Create-athon 1.0, Create-athon 2.0, and Create-athon Mini) and projects on the Projects. 

Students are expected to participate in the full day of events. It will run from 9:30 am to 6:00 pm on Saturday, March 22, 2025.

You can register for free HERE.

Mentors for Create-Collab will be from sectors of the media production and journalism industries that overlap: documentary film makers, podcasters, social media creators, game designers, and photojournalists.

The winning design proposal/prototype will win a $500 cash prize to split between all members.

Everyone registers as an individual and groups will be created comprise of students from both programs.

In the registration form, you can make a friend request. All effort will be made to honour requests; however, it cannot be guaranteed. 

Unfortunately, Create-Collab is an in-person event.

The event will be hosted at Carleton University in the Richcraft Building.

Students will have access to a variety of BMPD and Journalism equipment, including camera gear and recording equipment. 

Groups will design a project based on a design challenge revealed at the event launch. Students can develop any form of digital media, including games, films, software, augmented reality or virtual reality applications, websites, mobile apps, or other forms of digital storytelling taught in the program. The project can be a prototype, proposal, or demo. Projects will be shared through a proposal presentation.

Only students in BMPD, Journalism, or Journalism and Humanities undergraduate programs can participate. Students currently in co-op or internship are eligible.

The event is free!