December’s The Holidays Came FAST Newsletter
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Oh goodness! It’s December already even though it was July 2 weeks ago! Time flies when you’re making games, doing workshops and more! We did so much this year! We had the biggest Comics x Games, HES Ball and WordPlay!
Thank you so much to all our volunteers, friends and sponsors who have been by our side! We really appreciate your support and we hope to work with y’all again in the new year!
Thats enough outta me, enjoy the last month of the decade! Go forth, friends!
Happy Holidays! 🎉
Don’t forget, there’s Google Calendar, in which you can check out all of the events here in one handy, downloadable place!
You can also submit news about Toronto/GTA games and events to calendar@handeyesociety.com at any time before the month in which the event takes place (preferably with a week to spare), post to our Facebook Group (as long as it’s relevant to local games/playful media and doesn’t violate our Code of Conduct), or @ us on Twitter for a RT.
December 4
iLunch – Access to Global Markets: Support and Programs! Yay Interactive Ontario!
December 7
There’s going to be a queer holiday fair which will have arts crafts and more! Introducing, Pink Xmas!
The Fan Expo Holiday Market! Oooo!
The Holiday After Party with Power Up Bar!
Low Poly 3D Modeling with Blender with DMG!
December 8
Unity for Absolute Beginners – Part 1 at DMG!
December 12
Open RPG Gaming Night with DMG.
December 14
December edition of Writing Rainbow!
December 15
Pokémon Go: Community Days with Toronto Gaymers.
December 15
Unity for Absolute Beginners – Part 2 with DMG!
December 20
This is neat! The Addams Family Christmas Bazaar!
January 8
The first Dirty Rectangles of the year!
WHERE TO HAUNT – SOCIALS
December 14
December Social at DMG, Swap & Shop! No Speakers this time…đź‘€
#ICYMI
We had WordPlay! Y’all it was the biggest one yet! Thanks for your support! ♥️
Final session of Fund Futures 2019 round table. So happy to see how the Devs have grown ^^@OntarioCreates @HandEyeSociety #fundfutures pic.twitter.com/E11MnU3xMt
— Ken Cho (@KenCho416) November 24, 2019
Had a great time exhibiting "Recalculating…" with @JessZhangGames and playing tons of awesome games at #Wordplay7 this past weekend. Thanks to the @HandEyeSociety for organizing this awesome event! pic.twitter.com/4zzgBWv04j
— Ben Mora-D (@MakeMoraGames) November 11, 2019
You are all such wonderful people! Happy to be in the same industry as you. Chillin' at the @HandEyeSociety #Wordplay afterparty! @bunnysteak @Nightmarette @lazerwalker @ZaaackKoootzer @AlennMakes @spookysquid @WritNelson @JadenATaylor đź’ś pic.twitter.com/NhSHAhffTl
— Tanya Kan 🌻 (@VividFoundry) November 11, 2019
A very enjoyable Q&A with @lazerwalker at @HandEyeSociety's #Wordplay about analytics and how @playfabnetwork is a really powerful tool, and integrates well with Unity! A latertweet bc I was learning lots and taking notes! Thanks, Em! pic.twitter.com/nOMev4MNtW
— Tanya Kan 🌻 (@VividFoundry) November 11, 2019
Another awesome Larp by the awesome @WritNelson for @wordplay organized by @handeyesociety That's my son up there playing a living piano named Brother Hogan. #discogame #wordplay #HES2019 pic.twitter.com/3BurxfPeMU
— Natalie G (@NatalieGarceau) November 10, 2019
Had an amazing time playing 'Disco never died (but it's trying to kill you)' with @WritNelson! #DiscoGame https://t.co/pI9dtHfSBZ
— Yash Kulkarni (@_YashKulkarni) November 10, 2019
It was so lovely to walk into #worldplay today and see devs I love and admire and chat passionately about horror, The Great British Bake Off and games. A few of my favourite things! Thanks @HandEyeSociety
— Emily FJ (@finalfinalgirl) November 9, 2019
Thanks so much @HandEyeSociety, it was amazing to get to talk about Dear Reader in as awesome a library as @torontolibrary đź“šđź“šđź“š
Also so pleased this photo managed to capture me in my default pose!! https://t.co/8dSXM9KsqJ
— Alexander King (@LiterallyAKing) November 9, 2019
Looking forward to my first Wordplay this weekend 🙂 https://t.co/UPm8VzYidV
— Adventure Games Podcast (@Adventgamepod) November 9, 2019
I will be at WordPlay this weekend with a melange of my weird little RPG zines that will be available for purchase, perusal, and (par)taking [my most recent one is free!]
✨📙📗📕✨ https://t.co/9IEYWp1Vm9
— đź‘˝ seb pines (@smolghost) November 8, 2019
COMING AND GOING ATTRACTIONS
Applications are open for the Ubisoft Indie Series presented by @nationalbank. It’s an annual completion for indie game dev studios that offers mentorships to help Ontario studios – and their games – reach new heights!
Deadline: December 15, 2019
VECTOR FESTIVAL 2020: AFTER GAMIFICATION
OPEN CALL FOR ARTWORKS AND CURATORIAL PROPOSALS
Deadline: February 01, 2020
The Festival will take place between July 16-19, 2020, with the flagship exhibition extended until August 22, 2020. Please note that Vector Festival does not charge submission fees to artists applying to participate. All artists and curators selected for participation will receive fees in accordance with the up-to-date CARFAC Fee schedule, as well as support to apply for external funding.
BREADWINNER – JOBS/GIGS/OPPORTUNITIES/DEADLINES
Toronto Arts Council New Funding OpportunityÂ
ANIMATING TORONTO STREETS
Nuit Blanche Toronto / Year of Public Art
A multidisciplinary Public Art program that provides grants of up to $20,000 to support projects for Nuit Blanche Toronto 2020, and up to $50,000 to support projects for Year of Public Art 2021.
Application Deadlines: January 14, 2020
CONTEXT: Animating Toronto Streets is a partnership between Toronto Arts Council and City Cultural Events, Economic Development & Culture Division of the City of Toronto. Nuit Blanche and Year of Public Art are produced by City Cultural Events. Nuit Blanche Toronto is a free, 12-hour, all-night contemporary art event that has a mandate to connect contemporary art to the broadest possible public and create opportunities for audiences to explore and engage with contemporary art in public space. Year of Public Art will spotlight art work in any medium by one or more artists, created for a publicly-accessible space, free for the public to experience; and is significant in terms of duration, scale and potential for public engagement.
PURPOSE: The Animating Toronto Streets grants program provides funding to professional artists, arts organizations and artist collectives to create and present free public art projects that take place in the public right-of-way (ROW) during Nuit Blanche Toronto and for Year of Public Art. Projects must take place in the public ROW (i.e.: roads, laneways and sidewalks), and/or be directly experienced from the public ROW. For the purposes of this program, “public art” may include art in any media that takes place in public space, including contemporary visual and media arts, performance, and other artistic disciplines.
Info Sessions:
Downtown – Monday, December 2, 6-8pm, 2019 – Metro Hall, Commissioners Boardroom 8th floor, 55 John Street, RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/animating-toronto-streets-information-session-metro-hall-tickets-83080338529
North York – Thursday, December 5, 2019, 6-8pm, North York Civic Centre, Committee Room 3, RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/animating-toronto-streets-north-york-tickets-83081652459
Etobicoke – Tuesday, December 10, 2019, 6-8pm, Assembly Hall, East Room, 1 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Dr, RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/animating-toronto-streets-information-session-etobicoke-tickets-83082414739
Scarborough – Wednesday, December 18, 2019, 6-8pm, Scarborough Civic Centre, Council Chambers, RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/animating-toronto-streets-information-session-scarborough-tickets-83083361571
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Disclaimer: This is a monthly compilation of various Toronto game news and events in and around the city — many of which are not organized by Hand Eye Society — and is by no means comprehensive. Always check official links for accurate details and credits, and please send any corrections, additions, or submissions for future months to calendar@handeyesociety.com before the month in which the event takes place.
