Virtual Worlds News reports today that the a new Federal Trade Commission study finds “explicit sexual content” in virtual worlds for kids and teens. Like prudish moms scouring books in the elementary school library for cuss words so that they can kick up a book-burning bonfire, the FTC has gone searching for offensive content and [...] Keep Reading

Earlier this week i played a Flash game called Continuity. The game is a clever mash-up of a platformer and a slider puzzle. You have to re-order segments of the level to get your stickman to the key(s), and then the door. Go play it. i’ll wait right here. Continuity is a student project (JEALOUS!), [...] Keep Reading

Get Set Games was recently formed by a number of talented Toronto game developers, and Rob Segal. i met most of these fellas through TOJam, an annual create-a-game-in-a-weekend expo, which i maintain is the lifeblood of the indie game industry here in the Big Smoke. At the second TOJam, these guys were responsible for a [...] Keep Reading

Yesterday was a deadline day here in Ontario for the Ontario Media Development Corporation’s Interactive Digital Media Fund. That’s a lot of words, so let’s just shorten it to “OMDC IDM”. Of course, that’s a lot of acronyms, so let’s just shorten it to “OD” … as in, “i just OD-ed on application writing, and [...] Keep Reading

Today, we’re combining our Made in Canada and Made with Unity features into one: Made Through Canudity (working title). Decode Entertainment is a Canadian convergent media company that creates kids’ teevee shows and interactive properties. If you own any toddlers like i do (i’m collecting), you’ll recognize a few of their shows: Bo on the [...] Keep Reading