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Student Spotlight: Amine Doulfikar

Photography by Eric J.W. Li Amine Doulfikar is a powerhouse. The fourth-year BCIT electrical engineering student actively leads two clubs, teaches mixed martial arts (MMA) and professionally competes in MMA tournaments outside of academia. The Moroccan-born Canadian not only balances it all, but he also excels. In Morocco, seven-year-old Amine was deemed responsible for all…

Mike Robertson: Photographer & Painter

Mike Robertson is a BCIT student in the video production and editing associate certificate program. He is also a full time Graphic Artist and Art Director for Roots of Fight (rootsoffight.com). Mike Robertson is an avid skier, a dog lover, and a lifelong resident of Vancouver, who grew up on the North Shore. [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Slider_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget]

so, you want to be a game designer?

EA (Electronic Arts) reached out to BCIT in 2017, asking if there was a video game design course offered at the polytechnic school. When EA determined that there wasn’t anything like that at BCIT, the two organizations agreed to work together to develop a course that could prepare students for the industry. BCIT worked to…