scales, robert scales

Cross-posted from: BBC Sport | Olympics | Beijing Diaries

Background: Raincity Studios CEO/Founder Robert Scales and Pres/Ambassador Kris Krug are on the ground in Beijing to document and study the 2008 edition of the Olympic Games. They are publishing dispatches to a variety of news outlets including the venerable BBC. Here's Scales' first installment of his Olympic diary.

ROBERT SCALES, MONTREAL, CANADA

Robert runs a web development company based in Canada

Krug and I just returned from E3, the Electronic Entertainment Expo, in LA and what a busy week it was! E3 is the premier trade show for the video and online gaming industry.

We went down on behalf of New Media BC and the Digital Media Association of Alberta to provide coverage of the show including recording podcasts with several companies from BC and Alberta who were exhibiting at E3.

Some of the companies I interviewed includes Jarhead Games, Buena Vista Group, Piranha Games, Next Level Games, and Hal Josephson of Media Sense.

A quick video update from 37,000 feet over the Atlantic/Northern Sea. Kris Krug, Boris Mann and I, on our way to Torino, Italy with a short stop in Frankfurt, Germany.

WARNING - MAY NOT BE SUITED FOR ALL AUDIENCE

Kris, Boris and I and on our way to Torino, Italy where we will be hosting a Symposium on technology, web 2.0 and the Olympics at the British Columbia Canada Place. This event is happening on the 17th of February. (We'll post more information on this later.)

During our stay in Italy, we will also see if we can find some cool stories for Streets Of Turino.

Again, I expect to post more information on what we are up to over the next 24 hrs.

Ciao for no

Press Release posted on New Media BC Website

February 2, 2006

Vancouver, BC - New Media BC announced today that there will be a BC led new media symposium in Torino, Italy, during next week's Winter Olympics.

The event, billed as "Olympics and Web 2.0", and slated for February 17th, will showcase a pioneering cluster of British Columbia companies leading a shift towards Web 2.0 - what is being called the evolution of the Internet.

Another fine segment of the Krug and Scales Show.

Checking in from Robson Square in Vancouver. Kris Krug and I are talking about Skateboarding, SXSW and the party we are hosting with Blue Flavor, News Vine, Bryght and Raincity Studios.

My bro, business partner and good friend Kris Krug just recently picked up a Canon OES 5D, which he write about in the linked post.

Knowing that Kris was getting a new camera, I was quick to jump on the gun and claim first right of purchase on his Canon OES 20D. Not only did I get a great deal buying it second hand (plus considering that I used this camera a few times in the past and felt attached to it, we couldn't let it go outside the family.)

Ok ok, Kris Krug tagged me on this one and I gotta keep it going.

Four jobs I’ve had:

1. Grocery clerk, Steinberg
2. Field Manager, Greenpeace
3. Dive Master, Utila Dive Center
4. Program Manager, Squamish Nation - Summer Fun Program

Four movies I can watch over and over:

1. Citizen Kane
2. The Princess Bride
3. Blade Runner
4. Kill Bill

Four places I have lived:

1. Ottawa, Ontario
2. Utila, Honduras
3. Kerala, India
4. Squamish, British Columbia

Four television shows I love to watch:

1. Northern Exposure
2. Tour of Duty

Kris Krug and I were being interviewed by BCIT Magazine about our trip to Torino for the Olympics.

I was filming using my camera phone while he was filming on Roland's Nokia N70 and the crew from BCIT Magazine was filming us. That's meta media coverage for you..

Here's my clip, I'll post an update when Kris Upload his.