PopVox Awards go to Switch Interactive, Invoke Media, and others

Last night (May 13), the 2009 PopVox Awards recognized the achievements of British Columbia’s digital-media sector.

Switch Interactive was the big winner, taking home four of the people's choice awards, including Best Game for A Puckoff Christmas.

Invoke Media won two awards (Best Social Media Application and Best Start Up) for Hootsuite, formerly known as BrightKit.

The PopVox Awards, presented by New Media B.C., were handed out at Workspace in Gastown, as part of Vancouver Digital Week.

The week, which wraps up today (May 14) with Digital Kung-Fu, included the Game Developers Conference Canada, Convergence 09, and other events.

Here’s the full list of PopVox winners:

Best Digital Animation
“Pride of Frankenstein”
Jibber Jabber

Best Digital VFX
Inside Out
Switch Interactive

Best Digital Learning Initiative (Technology)
The Film Lab
thesubstream

Best Digital Learning Initiative (Instructional Design)
Comix 101
Zeros to Heroes Media

Best Game
A Puckoff Christmas
Switch Interactive

Best Mobile Application
Georgia Nicols 2009 Annual Forecast

Best Social Media Application
Hootsuite
Invoke Media

Best User Generated/Crowd-sourced Content Site
Pixton—Interactive Web Comics

Best Company Use of Social Media
I Love Heartland
Zeros to Heroes Media

Best Viral or Digital Advertising Campaign
Zombie Singles
Noise Digital

Best User Experience (Website)
Interior Designers Institute of BC
Switch Interactive

Best Design (Website)
BC Business Online

Best Do-Gooder (Social Change Initiative)
O-Vert
Switch Interactive

Best Start Up
Hootsuite
Invoke Media

Best Student Project
Tiki Wiki
Art Institute

Individual Stand Out: Industry Advocacy
Danny Robinson, managing director of Bootup Labs and cofounder of Launch Party Vancouver

Individual Stand Out: Digital Education
Gerri Sinclair, executive director of Masters of Digital Media Program

Individual Stand Out: Social Media
Kris Krug, president of Raincity Studios

Individual Stand Out: Visionary Leadership
Michael Tippett, founder and chief marketing officer at Now Public

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Comments

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Anna thesubstream

May 14, 2009 at 3:45pm

Thanks for covering, pleased as punch to be a winner. Check us out at www.thesubstream.com