The Hand Eye Society is happy to announce “The Games of AGI Round 4″
(our third social), for videogame makers and enthusiasts Thursday, June
25th, 7-10pm. It’s once again at the bar Unit (1198 Queen Street W.) in
Parkdale and it’s free. Meet some great people, have a few drinks,
play some indie games, and catch what local game makers are up
to. You don’t need to be a member, everyone is welcome!
“The Games of AGI round 4″
At 7:30 we’ll introduce the Artsy Games Incubator round 4 games* which
will then be playable for the rest of the night! Come enjoy games
featuring: squidy things, raccoons, Luddite potatoes, criminally
awkward breakfast conversation, stylish mountain climbing, and
applying for arts grants!
Started by Hand Eye Society member Jim Munroe the Artsy Games
Incubator is a multi-week workshop where artists, writers and other
creative types learn how to make their own games. You can read about
the AGI and play games from previous rounds on the AGI Blog.
*Time permitting round 4 AGI organizer Miguel Sternberg may also give
a short demonstration of his current work in progress Guerrilla
Gardening: Seeds of Revolution.
it's perfectly readable, you just need glasses
Friday May 22nd
7:30pm – Midnight
Open to the Public
FREE!
29 games were created and they want… nay… NEED to be shown!
Not only will you be playing, you’ll be voting.
oooo… now that’s what I call interactive.
6 games will be projected at a time, changing every half hour.
Drinks are available at the bar, to help your hand eye skills.
Official Kickoff at 7:45pm. BE PROMPT!
Note
Due to size limitations we cannot hold the TOJam Arcade at the excellent Unit bar. We will be found instead at The Blue Moon Pub, located near downtown Toronto on Queen Street near Broadview. Hope to be back at cozy & sleek Unit for the next social.
Full details including map here.
The amazing Toronto Indie Game Development Jam is happening May 1st-May 3rd. This is the fourth one, and last year’s had something like a hundred and twenty people slaving to finish a game in three days.
This year, however, there’s only room for a hundred — so you’ll want to get ye to this page as there’s already 34 people signed up and the deadline is five days from now (April 27th). It’s free, it looks hella fun, and there’s options for teams, lone wolves, or floaters of various types (art, music) to pitch in for needy teams.
LCol Rick Thompson, Section Head for Air Force Synthetic Environments, Canada’s Air Force speaks about Air Force synthetic training system that combines existing defense networks, electronic learning content and delivery, and real time distributed combat simulations.
Location: at the Hamilton International Airport
Register Here
The Hand Eye Society is pleased to announce “5 in 25″ (our second social), for videogame makers and enthusiasts Thursday, April 23, 7 – 10pm. It’s once again at the bar Unit (1198 Queen Street W.) in Parkdale and it’s free. Meet some great people, have a few drinks, and catch what local indie game makers are up to.
“5 in 25″
At 8:00pm, there will be 5 quick presentations from 5 Toronto indie game developers. Featuring cute monsters, funky claymation, stylized mayhem, interactive fiction, and the world’s ultimate multiplayer game. The audience will be required to interact, and the only goal is excitement. Hosted by Jim McGinley, who dreams of playing Barney Fife on the big screen. At 8:30pm the shenanigans will end, and the socializing will continue.
Hi Toronto Indie friends,
Game art super hero, Messhof, will be exhibiting some form of gamey artyness at your local MOCCA for the Images Festival.
The opening reception is April 3rd, 7-10 pm. Let’s all go an give him a huge indie man-hug.
The first Social worked out swell, with a rather dense crowd of gamemakers and enthusiasts descending on Parkdale’s Unit bar.
photo: Mike Nowak
Thanks to everyone who came out, especially our presenter Paolo from Molleindustria who took us through his controversial and thought-provoking games with exclamations like, “I will destroy the credibility of your industry!” after a particularly unsavoury shot from Operation Pedopriest.
To be notified about the next Social in April ‘09, register and optionally become a member.
The Hand Eye Society, a new coalition dedicated to meshing Toronto’s videogame communities, will be having its first Social for videogame makers and enthusiasts this Thursday, February 12, 7-10pm. It’s at the bar Unit (1198 Queen Street W.) in Parkdale and it’s free.
We’re excited that Paolo Pedercini from Molleindustria, the celebrated Italian developer of nextgen media activist videogames, will be attending. At 7:30 he will be briefly discussing his next project and taking some questions from the audience. His controversial, hilarious and politically subversive games McDonalds, Faith Fighter and Oiligarchy will be available for play through the night.
This Social is hosted by Jim Munroe. The upcoming bimonthly Socials will be hosted by different Hand Eye Society members as G.J.s, including such notables as Jim McGinley (April), Miguel Sternberg (June), Raigan Burns and Mare Sheppard (August), and Jon Mak (October). The future Socials will invite members of the community to demo their in-progress and finished games in a casual and supportive atmosphere. Register to get an email update on these and other upcoming videogame events.
While in town, Paolo Pedercini will also be doing a talk at OCAD and an art show at Digital Event 09.
Social | miguel | 
June 16, 2009 2:02 am | 
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