Why is TOJam Different from All Other Jams?
Now in its tenth year, the annual Toronto Game Jam endures because the event is as much about people as it is about the games.
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TCAF Director Chris Butcher talks Comics vs. Games 3D
The Toronto Comic Arts Festival's co-founder talks about once again taking over the Toronto Reference Library this weekend, and its collaborative work with video games, Comics vs. Games, now entering its third year - and the third dimension.
Interview: The Yawhg’s Damian Sommer
The Toronto developer (and IGF Nominee) comments on the unexpected two-year journey that took him from TCAF to GDC.
Games and art merge at Vector
Video games and traditional art collided at Toronto’s Vector Game + Art Convergence. Read on for Dork Shelf's run-down of the inaugural festival.
Toronto After Dark launches inaugural Darkcade
The Toronto After Dark Film Festival kicks off today, and it’s getting its first dose of games with the inaugural TAD Darckade, an indie video games showcase to run concurrently with the cult film fest.
TIFF Nexus Locative Media Innovation Day
It has buttons, says Sony's PlayStation Move. You are the controller, says Microsoft's Kinect. Pfft... that's all child's play. Have you ever flown a plane using only your eyes?
The Hand Eye Society Social #11 – “Pancakes vs. Prototypes”
On February 17th, 2011, 7PM “Pancakes vs. Prototypes” – Jason Kaplan (Game Prototype Challenge) and Damian Sommer (Griddle Jam) Ever make a game in a week? What about in four hours? Through two very different game jams, Jason and Damian explore the concept of rapid prototyping, the benefits and difficulties of extremely short-term deadlines, the […]
