Events Calendar All events take place at the New Westminster Campus unless otherwise noted. Thursday Aug 19 The Urban Quilt Featuring works by artist Sherrill Hardy-Baker and the winners of the Institute of Urban Ecology art contest Amelia Douglas Gallery Tuesday Aug 31 Update on the Academic Plan 10-11:30am Boardroom Thursday Sept 2 Summer Sizzle Wrap-up BBO 12-2pm Upper cafeteria and adjoining deck (weather permitting) Dave Munro: the voice of the game After barking on the sidelines for seven years as a Douglas College basketball coach, Dave Munro is now ranting and raving on television and computer screens around the world. He’s the voice of one of the basketball coaches in Electronic Arts NBA Live and March Madness 2003 and 2004 video games. “There are kids who come to our basketball camps who say they recognize my voice,” says Munro. “I still can’t prove that it’s spontaneous and not just one of the other counsellors putting them up to it, though.” Munro, who is the Programmer for Douglas College’s Sports Institute, got started with Electronic Arts (EA) in 1995 when he was playing basketball for Simon Fraser University. EA had just built their offices off Willingdon, and needed summer employees to test the basketball video games. They called on SFU’s then- head-coach Jay Triano, Munro and some other players. “We talked about strategy and where players move on the court, how to make the game more realistic,” he says. “It was a great summer job!” From there, Munro got into database work for EA Sports, a job that sounds like a sport fanatic’s dream. For each player, Munro would provide information on everything from dunkability and shooting range position to the colour of their hair and whether or not they had tattoos. His first contract was a 2,500 page document that he churned out in two weeks, helping the company get the game in stores in time for 50/50 Draw Changes Christmas. That led to other work. “Tl supplied basketball players from Douglas College and SFU to be motion capture models, and then I got into scripting. I was writing some scripts and consulting on others, telling them what words come up ina game, howa game flows, how the coaches will react to certain things that happen. The voice work was just a fluke that came from that — they'd had some other coaches in there but they were kind of nervous, so the producers said to me ‘hey, why dont you hop in there and give it a shot?” he says. That was when Munro found his dream job. “To do voice work youre in this Mariah Carey-like dance studio and you see all the producers through the window and you put on the headset and you hear the crowd roaring, and you just start acting.” Munro has been doing voice work for two years now while holding down various sports-related jobs. He worked for the Vancouver Grizzlies from 1995-2002 in basketball information doing player index ratings, which included ran king scouting reports and performing contract analysis. He coached Douglas College’s men’s basketball team for seven years before taking over for Chris Johnson as Sports Institute Programmer in 2003, and is currently an apprentice coach with the Canadian National Team Coaching Development Pool. For those of you familiar with the video games, Munro is the voice of the coach in the practice mode, where you go to get Employee Achievements Sports Institute Programmer Dave Munro is the voice behind the coach in Electronic Arts’ latest basketball video games. individual instruction on your game. “I’m kind of like a personal trainer,” he says. “You'll hear me in the background saying things ; sao ae \?« like ‘let’s go, let’s go! and ‘get that ball up the court!’ The voice work gets you into the heart of the video game. It really brings out the big kid in me.” Summer Sizzle Wrap-up Due to recent changes in gaming regulations, the Foundation is no longer able to offer a bonus ticket for the Douglas College Employee 50/50 lottery. Tickets are still $2 each, but if you are currently paying $10 per month you will be entered into the draw with five tickets instead of six. Contact Elizabeth at local 6176 This summer you've met several employees who have participated in scholarly activities, been involved in the community or received an award for personal or educational excellence. We're always looking for people to profile, so please let us know about your accomplishments or those of a colleague. Thanks go out to Nursing instructor Susan Greathouse for telling Join your colleagues for the seventh annual employee Summer Sizzle Wrap-up Barbeque, held Thursday September 2, 12-2pm in the upper cafeteria and outside deck (weather permitting), New Westminster Campus. Swap tales of summer vacation and work, and share plans for the Fall semester. See you there! for more information. Briefly Maxine Gracey, departmental assistant in psychiatric nursing, is June’s winner of the 50/50 draw. Maxine takes home $665 while the same amount goes to student aid. Karen Maynes, VP Finance, is a first-time grandmother. Grandson Nathan Alexander was born May 30. Says Karen: “T have to tell you, being a grandma is the best thing ever — all of the pleasures and none of the responsibilities. I highly recommend it.” Patrick Mooney, instructional facilitator in the Consumer and Job Preparation Program isa new dad. Abigail Faith Mooney was born June 26 weighing 6 pounds and a half ounce at Peace Arch Hospital in White Rock, a first child for Patrick and his wife Tracie. Patrick reports that she is a real bundle of joy indeed! Trevor Van Eerden joins The Training Group August 30 as Operations Manager. Trevor has us about this month’s employee, Sherry Soball. worked in the field of vocational education, career transition, and job re-entry training for over 12 years. He holds an MBA witha specialization in Education Administration from Royal Roads University, anda Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Victoria. Prior to joining Douglas College, Trevor was a Director and Acting Executive Director of the Open Learning Agency’s Skills Centre Operations Division and has previous experience in both not for profit and private education. ¥ There's still time to rent Tom Whalley’s seaside, Gabriola Island home this month. Use it as your base to golf, cycle, swim, beachcomb, kayak, gallery and pub crawl or just lay ona deck and read. Or get in a little gardening — he’s offering all the weeds you can pick for just $700 a week! Adult environment. Contact Tom at 5582 for details. * Silvia Wilson, RN, BScN, MA, is the interim Director of Allied Health and Academic Assistant to the Dean in the Faculty of Health Sciences. The position is from July 10- December 31, with the potential of an extension for the remainder of the academic year. Silvia will be responsible for administrative support to the Community Mental Health Worker, Dental Assisting, Dispensing Optician, Health Information Services and Home Support/Resident Care Attendant Programs, as well as providing selected staff support to the Dean related to the General and Psychiatric Nursing Programs. Language, Literature and Performing Arts welcomes Valerie Elchuk as the new Language, Literature and Performing Arts Assistant, replacing Bonnie Bauder who has moved to the Performing Arts area as the Performing Arts Assistant. * In the Library, Susan Ashcroft takes over as Collections Librarian from Joan Wenman, who retires September 1. INside Douglas College is published by the Communications & Marketing Office the first Tuesday of each month. Submissions and story ideas are welcome; deadline is 10 working days before publication. Send text-only files to INside editor, CMO, Room 4700, New Westminster Campus; e-mail to denofreot@douglas.be.ca; or call 604-527-5325. 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