Gamercamp 2013: The Legacy of TOJam
The Gamercamp Honours Ceremony told the story of one manic weekend that helped spawn an entire gaming community.
Fave Finds: TCAF 2013
Sam Maggs shares her haul – and, of course, the wicked work of some incredibly talented folks – in her fave TCAF finds of 2013!
Night of the Living Dead Live Review
Night of the Living Dead Live not only pays homage to the seminal zombie film, but also asks the question: if the characters had done things differently, would they have survived?
Free Comic Book Day – May 4th
If Halloween is nerd Christmas for cosplay reasons, Free Comic Book Day on Saturday May 4th is the non-denominational, equal opportunity Holiday party — complete with Secret Santas.
Canadian 80s Toy Expo
Toy collectors and fans of the 80s are in for a treat this weekend as the 2012 Canadian 80s Toy Expo will be at the Sheraton Parkway Toronto North Hotel – 600 Highway 7 East, Richmond Hill, Ontario this Sunday, April 1st. Featuring Canada’s largest dealer room of vendors selling 80s related merchandise, former WWF […]
TOJam Arcade
Friday Oct 28 – TO Jam Arcade Opening party, 7:00 pm-12:00 am Saturday Oct 29 – TO Jam Arcade, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Location OCAD University Great Hall, 100 McCaul Street – Free event The Toronto Independent Game Development Jam (TOJam) is a free, annual game-making event open to the public. For the last […]
Digifest 2011
Digifest is Toronto’s international festival celebrating innovation and digital creativity. From October 26-30, we will be bringing together some of the world’s best and brightest to showcase next generation digital art & design. Established and emerging designers, technologists and artists will come together during Digifest for presentations, incredible demos, interactive exhibitions and parties. Attendees will learn about the latest trends and experience innovations firsthand.
TIFF Nexus Locative Media Innovation Day @ Digifest 2011
As part of Digifest 2011 Innovation Days, TIFF Nexus hosts the first in a series of conferences that bring film, gaming and new media professionals together at TIFF Bell Lightbox.
X-Summit – October 24-26
Cross-Media || Intelligence, Collaboration, Change X marks the spot where interactive digital media innovators meet, collaborate, partner and learn. This two-day business intelligence conference focuses on the areas where cross-media converges; enabling content producers to better tell their stories seamlessly across multiple platforms. X-Summit embraces innovation and explores the future of cross-media content through active […]
TORONTO AFTER DARK 2011
SEPTEMBER 28, 2011: Final 10 Films include Ti West’s INNKEEPERS! Lucky McKee’s WOMAN! Two World Premieres and More! Toronto After Dark Film Festival is THRILLED to officially announce its FINAL WAVE of exciting new Horror, Sci-Fi, Action, and Cult feature film selections that will screen at the festival’s 6th Annual Event this October 20-27, 2011! […]
You Guessed It! You Can’t Unguess It! Futurama Trivia
Want to take your trivia know-how into the year 3000? “You Guessed It! You Can’t Unguess It!” Futurama Trivia is interesting if true! And it is true! 3 rounds of mathematically flawless, alien eye-popping trivia backed by the viewing of three different classic Futurama episodes – and you don’t even need a $300 Nixon tax […]
Gil Alkabetz Retrospective & Workshop
An evening with the creator of many award-winning short animated films, presented by the Toronto Animated Image Society in partnership with Goethe Institut and the National Film Board of Canada. Best known for his animation in the award-winning film, RUN LOLA RUN, Alkabetz joins us from Stuttgart, Germany, to present his retrospective and to discuss ideas of storytelling.
Star Trek Day TO
Sponsored by the Silver Snail Star Trek Day TO, a Nerd Mafia collaborative extravaganza that celebrates everything Star Trek, will be hosted at the Toronto Underground Cinema on October 02, 2011. Why Star Trek? Star Trek represents a hopeful vision of the future — a future that promotes collaboration, inclusiveness and responsibility. Celebrating Star Trek […]
The Questy Awards 2011
The Second Annual Questy Awards celebrates the best of the worst of the year in comics. Created by Donnie Coulter and Jeff Moss of the Watchtower podcast and the Naked Nerd Katherine Curtis, the Questys are much more than just an award show: they are a nerdy celebration, timed to coincide with Toronto Fan Expo. […]
NERD-APPROVED MUSIC
LINEUP: brentalfloss, Cobra, Wordburglar, More Or Les, Peter Project BUY YOUR TICKETS ONLINE: http://nerdapprovedmusic.eventbrite.com/ BRENTALFLOSS A COMEDIAN, MUSICIAN, AND GAMER WHO FIRST GAINED NOTORIETY WHEN HE ADDED LYRICS TO THE TITLE THEME FROM MEGA MAN 3 AND CREATED THE “WITH LYRICS” SERIES ON YOUTUBE. HE HAS SINCE BECOME A FEATURE ON SCREWATTACK.COM AND GROWN A […]
