The Screen Industries Research and Training Centre (SIRT) supports Ontario’s film, television and interactive media cluster. As a government funded Technology Access Centre, SIRT works with a dedicated staff, as well as faculty and students to conduct world-class applied research, training and other industry support activities that enable the adoption of new technology and business models for innovation. SIRT’s unique capacity through trusted partnerships with key industry organizations and technology leaders facilitates innovations within digital cinema, virtual and augmented reality, interactive media and artificial intelligence.

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Sheridan receives major federal investment to advance computer-generated characters for private industry and social innovation

The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) has awarded Sheridan with a grant of $995,877 to purchase equipment needed to advance pioneering work related to the creation of believable and engaging virtual characters – especially virtual humans – for all types of screens including cinema, television, mobile devices, and immersive interactive displays such as virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR).

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SIRT showcases virtual production photo booth at Higher Education Summit

Sheridan’s Screen Industries Research and Training Centre (SIRT) was on location at the Higher Education Summit in Toronto on Dec. 1 and 2, bringing its popular virtual production photo…

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  • SPXTRM AI and SIRT

    SPXTRM and SIRT partner together to provide synthetic data sets to accurately depict real-world scenarios.

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  • SIRT partners with Canadian Opera Company and National Ballet of Canada to launch Digital Stage

    The Canadian Opera Company has embarked on an ambitious long-term project called the Digital Stage to explore new and collaborative approaches to digital technology, in partnership with The National Ballet of Canada and Sheridan College and its Screen Industries Research and Training Centre.

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  • Navigating Motion Capture In Furious Seas

    Learn how we used motion capture technology and virtual production to facilitate immersion for an award-winning VR game

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Burstable capacity. Quick access. Flexible real-time collaboration. From preproduction to delivery, SirtNet is the solution for screen companies looking for a secure, high-speed fibre collaboration with on-net IT services.

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Virtual Reality

Our focus in Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) involves both technological and creative aspects of content development and display. We collaborate with companies…

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Digital Cinema

Leading industry associations, guilds and screen-related companies come to the SIRT Centre at Pinewood Toronto Studios because it is the premier digital cinema testing and…

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