Catalyst Entertainment Technology
Kurtis McBride has a diverse background in entrepreneurship and co-founding multiple companies. Kurtis started their career in 2005 as the Co-Founder and CEO of Miovision Technologies Incorporated, a transportation technology company. Under their leadership, Miovision gained over 1000 customers in 65 countries. In 2016, McBride co-founded Catalyst137, a large space dedicated to supporting hardware products and companies. Two years later, they founded Meddo Software. In 2021, they co-founded Catalyst Commons, the largest co-working space in the Region of Waterloo. McBride's most recent project is Catalyst Entertainment Technology, which aims to create the future of fun. Additionally, they are a co-founder of Onward Media Group, starting in 2022. Overall, Kurtis McBride's work experience showcases their expertise in various industries and their passion for entrepreneurship.
Kurtis McBride's education history begins with their enrollment at Martingrove Collegiate Institute from 1995 to 1999. After completing their high school education, they attended the University of Waterloo from 1999 to 2004, majoring in System Design with a Management Science Option and earning a BASc degree. McBride then pursued further studies at the University of Waterloo from 2005 to 2007, where they specialized in System Design and focused on Computer Vision. Kurtis obtained an MASc degree in this field.
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Catalyst Entertainment Technology
Catalyst Entertainment Technology creates micro theme parks by converting content into exciting immersive experiences. CET is the only entertainment company with the capability of delivering free-roam vehicular experiences while fully immersed in virtual worlds. Amusement parks are a $51B global market, attracting over 200M attendees in 2020.It's obvious that consumers want exciting and immersive experiences: Companies like Disney have leveraged their theme parks to build brand loyalty and franchise popularity through immersive transmedia storytelling. However, most media companies and consumer brands cannot easily convert their digital content into physical experiences: It’s expensive and hard!CET is able to partner with any content provider, converting their digital content into virtual landscapes and experiences that seamlessly integrate with our proprietary, free-roam holonomic robot (think real-life Mario Kart). Our vehicle is able to move in any direction, including accelerating while rotating, and is able to replicate motion of vehicles (car, boat, spacecraft, tank, snowmobile, etc). The vehicles have two modes, “driver” (consumer has full control) or “ride” (CET has full control), making these micro theme parks attractive for the largest range of ages/heights. With a single system and geographical footprint, guests benefit from endless immersive virtual experiences like never before.In addition, CET will be the first E-Sports enabled platform of its kind, where players in different locations can play against each other (persistent leaderboards) or play against each other in real time. We have provisional patents filed, including asynchronous starting capabilities, which maximize throughput.CET is founded by a trio of experienced entrepreneurs with demonstrated track records. The first location is slated to open Q1 2023, with plans to franchise globally through 2024.