Sony Mixes It Up in T.O.
Last night, Export Development Canada and Sony held a thing at a trendy joint in downtown Toronto. The night was a who’s who of the Toronto game development scene, as in “who’s that guy?” and “who’s that other guy standing next to that guy i don’t know?”
The fellas from Chocolate Liberation Front chat it up with Mike from the OMDC
i keed, i keed. Everyone who’s anyone was there, and then some. It turned out to be a great networking event for our industry. But strangely, Sony’s role in it was downplayed.
i got a chance to talk to one of the Sony reps. Here’s how the conversation went:
Me: Hi! I’m Ryan Creighton. i run a game studio here in Toronto.
Him: Hi. Nice to meet you. I’m [that guy].
Me: So, [that guy] why is Sony throwing this event? What are you specifically looking for?
That Guy: We just want to meet Toronto game developers.
Me: …. (awkward silence) ….
That Guy: …
Me: Hi! I’m Ryan Creighton. i run a game studio here in Toronto (re-shaking his hand).
That Guy: Hi. Nice to meet you.
Then we sort of looked around for a while. Somewhere in the background, a tumbleweed blew by.
It was a little odd. i don’t picture myself much of mover and shaker, but i had hoped to move and/or shake him a little more than that.
About EDC
EDC, the partner group in the event, is an outfit that will essentially co-sign for a bank loan or a line of credit with you (especially if you have a publisher deal), to help keep cash flowing through the company. Game development projects are often locked to milestone delivery dates which free up chunks of cash, but if you’re late on a milestone, or you can’t quite make ends meet from checkpoint to checkpoint, it helps to have a pool of sweaty cash to draw from. EDC takes an administration fee for their role in securing those funds. i had never heard of them before the event, so i pass this info on to you so that you can be similarly educated.
If that doesn’t do it for you, here’s the 2010 World Yo-Yo Champion:
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EDC is a Great Group, So is Telefilm Canada for getting money to start a project.
What about the yo-yo guy?
yo yo guy made my day :)
but, something wrong with WP. Your comments are on the right side. (Messing up your widget bar)
I just saw the yo-yo guy on the 18th.
Other than that the site is really messed up on IE7 and Firefox, maybe more didn’t check.
The replies are on the right hand side were the menu used to be and it has been pushed way down below replies?
Thanks for the tip-off, Chris and Rasmus. An errant closed div tag was wreaking havoc on the site structure.
That yo-yo man is a god. He definitely had to have done a montage in training to achieve such greatness.
Too right. And his montage music was likely “Any Way You Want It” by Queen.
Did i say “Queen”? i meant “Journey.” They’re basically the same band.
YOU BITE YOUR TONGUE, SIR!