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The Tiniest TOJammer

The Tiniest TOJammer

After a tumultuous delay, the TOJam registration form is currently live! What was the hold-up? Remember that scene from Lord of the Rings, where Gandalf battles the ferocious Balrog and they wrestle each other off a cliff? Well, imagine that Gandalf is TOJam organizer Jim McGinley, the Balrog is the new database system for TOJam, [...] Keep Reading

 
 
Gamercamp Came to Kick Ass and Chew Bubblegum

Gamercamp Came to Kick Ass and Chew Bubblegum

Gamercamp came to kick ass and chew bubblegum. Unfortunately, it was unable to locate a single morsel of bubblegum, be it in stick, cube, or nugget form, so it was resolved instead to staying its original course and so it did, ipso facto, kick ass. Sponsors AND signage? Are we still in Toronto? The sophomoric [...] Keep Reading

 
 
IGDA Toronto Producer Panel Stocked Game Industry Heavy-Hitters

IGDA Toronto Producer Panel Stocked Game Industry Heavy-Hitters

The IGDA Toronto Chapter ran its final content event of the year last night before a final December social, when the reins are handed over from outgoing president Josh Druckman to incoming president Lesley Phord-Toy, a producer at the newly-minted Ubisoft Toronto studio. Lesley writes the date of Armageddon on the whiteboard, when she will [...] Keep Reading

 
 
Ryan Goes to Camp

Ryan Goes to Camp

i think i only missed one Toronto game community event last year. It was called GamerCamp, and it was on a Saturday. i skipped it because Saturdays are family days, and i wanted to spend some quality time with my wife and kids. i’ll never make that mistake again. GamerCamp : worth forsaking your family [...] Keep Reading

 
 
Canadian Vortex Game Competition Named a Scottish Team as its Winner

Canadian Vortex Game Competition Named a Scottish Team as its Winner

In 2009, the Vortex Game Competition used municipal and provincial Canadian funding to award its top prize to a Scottish game design team. We followed up on allegations made by CultureGET, a news blog that covered the event, and found that last year’s Vortex winners, Alex Quick and John Josephson, likely had nothing to do [...] Keep Reading

 
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