Gamercamp event (Nov 21)

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to quickly tell you about, and invite you to a gaming event I'm co-organizing called Gamercamp; I think you'll dig it.

It's a one day event that happens right here in Toronto on November 21, 2009 and celebrates the creativity, art, and history of video games with top-notch speakers, demos, an arcade filled with rare and retro games from Canada's first gaming museum and the Torontron, an arcade cabinet from the Hand Eye Society full of Toronto indie games.

We're excited to announce the keynotes will be local developers Mare and Raigan from Metanet Software who will be talking about approaching video game development with a rock band model (instead of the traditional movie production one). Michael Todd will be there talking about Broken Brothers Deluxe and the lessons learned from his game-a-week experiment. As well, Gamercamp will be the first place to hear from Gerald Darcy of the Replay Arcade Museum, Canada's very first gaming museum located here in Toronto and set to open soon.

Between sessions we'll be showcasing work from the Toronto developer community: game demos, works-in-progress and pixel art (there are still a couple spots open). We've also teamed up with Replay for a one-of-a-kind closing party, 1UP, which features 25 rare and classic arcade cabinets for an on-site arcade with unlimited freeplay into the night. Dinner will be provided to power up for all that gaming.

The whole thing goes from 1:00pm to 9:30pm at the Lower Ossington Theatre (100A Ossington Ave). Tickets are only $15 (available at Gamercamp.ca) and include admission, dinner, and the unlimited arcade freeplay.

If you have any questions or want to show one of your games check out www.gamercamp.ca or you can send me an email, .

Hope to see you there!