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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 for a "social". These are unstructured gatherings usually at a pub downtown for people to mingle, talk about games and geek out. Every once in a while we put on events with guest lectures, panels and round tables. Currently we are working hard to have meetings that have more depth than just hanging out at a pub. We are experimenting with a new format we call "moderated discussions". These are meant to be casual discussions on a different topic each meeting and take place is a setting more conducive (than a noisy bar). Of course we know people really like the social networking stuff so we still plan to keep it in the format. We are also bringing in new people to help run the chapter on a day-to-day basis to help keep things truckin'.

Please contact josh AT darkmatterinc.com (or post on the forums) if you

  • have a topic you would like covered in a chapter meeting
  • would like to be a moderator/speaker at a Toronto IGDA meeting
  • would like to sponosor a Toronto IGDA event
  • would like to volunteer for the Toronto IGDA
  • know of any events that the local game developer community would benefit hearing about

If you wish to be included on the IGDA Toronto mailing list, email jason AT elecplay.com.


Next Meeting: Thursday, July 2

Format: Social networking

The next IGDA meeting will be a casual networking event. Just drop on by, introduce yourself and make new friends! There won't be any IGDA signs up so just head to the back room. It's cash & carry. See you there!

Date:
Thursday July 2, 2009
 
Time:
8:00 PM to ? PM
 
Place:
Elephant and Castle, 212 King Street West, Back Room
(Its very close to St. Andrew TTC Station)

Who can attend?:

Everyone is welcome!

 

 

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Chapter Reports

June 4, 2009: Moderated Discussion: Publishing on XBOX Live Community Games

January 16, 2008: Guest Speaker Triple Bill: Jason Della Rocca, One Laptop Per Child, TO Jam

May 3, 2007: Panel Discussion: Indie Game Development with the Great Canadian Game Competition

October 12, 2006: Clint Hocking on "The Last 3D Revolution"

September 12, 2006: Cry Havok, and Let Slip the Ducks of War

April 20, 2006: Post Mortem: Full Auto--Report and Pictorial

November 10, 2005: Presentation: Establishing an Online Brand--Report and Pictorial

June 2, 2005: Indie Games Fest--Report and Pictorial

February 3, 2005: Panel Discusson: Building a Viable Game Company--Report and Pictorial

August 5, 2004: Game Journalism for Game Developers: Report and Pictorial

June 30, 2004: Social Event Report & Pictorial

December 4, 2003: Anne-Marie Hurre Explains What Women Want

September 18, 2003: Ernest Adams on Game Design and Twinkies

August 7, 2003: Open Discussion--Art and Level Design Content Creation

May 3, 2003: Social Event Pictorial

Nov. 13, 2002: Telefilm's Keith Clarkson Presentation

Oct 3rd, 2002: Social gathering

September 4, 2002: OMDC Presentation

June 5, 2002: LucasArts' Scot Brew Presentation

April 11, 2002: We've Got Visitors!

March 11, 2002: Success!


 

Chapter Coordinators

Josh Druckman - josh AT darkmatterinc.com

Ryan MacLean - ryanm AT drinkboxstudios.com

Andrei Petrov - apright AT gmail.com

Paul Forest - igda AT paulforest.com

Derek Maninang - derek maninang AT rogers.com

Ryan Henson Creighton - ryan AT untoldentertainment.com

 

Chapter Advisors

Denis Dyack - denis AT siliconknights.com

Trevor Fencott - tfencott AT bedlamgames.com

Anne-Marie Huure - anne-marie AT womenwise.com

Jason MacIsaac - jason AT elecplay.com

James Schmalz - james AT digitalextremes.com

Fredrik Lilegren- fredrik AT redjade.com

George Geczy - george AT battlegoat.com

Chris Locke - chrisl AT capcom.com

Jim Mcnally - jmcnally AT ldagames.com