Toronto

Welcome to the Toronto IGDA! If you make games for a living this place is for you! Of course if you are not a pro but are really interested in making games professionally, you are more than welcome to participate!

We typically meet the first Thursday of every month but the dates vary a little. We announce our events in the forums (http://www.igda.org/forums/chapters/toronto) and in a newletter about 2 weeks before each meeting.

In the past we have had a lot of "social" gatherings but we are working hard to hold more frequent meetings that have more depth and focus than just hanging out at a pub. For example, our plan for 2010 is to hold a "moderated discussion" every other month. These are informal discussions on a different topics guided by a moderator. There will typically be a panel of people who have some experience on the topic but participation by everyone is encouraged. Of course we know people really like the social networking stuff so we still plan to keep it in the format. Socials take place in a pub downtown and are totally unstructured. Basically they are there for people to mingle, talk about games and geek out.

Please contact  Josh Druckman (josh AT darkmatterinc.com) if you:

• have suggestions/ideas for events (such as a topic for a moderated discussion)
• would like to be a moderator/speaker for one or more events
• would like to sponsor a Toronto IGDA event
• would like to volunteer for the Toronto IGDA (we mainly need people to help organize events)
• know of any events/stuff that the local game developer community would benefit hearing about