Welcome to this month’s Newsletter!

Help us connect by taking our quick social media survey and checking out our board member callout. Boost your skills with online workshops on grant writing, pixel art, live streaming, and more. Dive into FLUX, our immersive cyberpunk adventure with Lockwood Immersive.

How can we connect?

We are re-examining how best to reach our games community as social media landscapes evolve. Help us find you on the right platform by taking our quick, anonymous survey. Your input ensures we stay connected in the spaces you love! 

Take the Survey 

Join the board at Hand Eye Society! 

We are looking for dedicated individuals who are eager to share their time, skills, and insights to strengthen our governance and strategic direction. While we welcome expertise from all backgrounds, we are particularly interested in candidates with experience in finance, accounting, and fundraising to help guide Hand Eye Society’s financial sustainability and growth. This is a volunteer position.

Apply here by March 21st: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1-rSLkgxmN_6VZLVJUUHbm7IPokC8rHP0nqJtob4xmqM/edit

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to board@handeyesociety.com

Level Up Your Game: Explore Our Workshops

Unlock a world of creative learning with our diverse online workshops! We’ve delved into the legal side of game development, explored diverse art techniques, tackled programming challenges, and even guided creators through interactive storytelling with Twine. We’re continuously expanding our curriculum with upcoming hands-on sessions on mastering game engines, immersive 3D modelling, crafting winning grant proposals, pixel art, live streaming, and much more. Elevate your skills, expand your knowledge, and join a community of passionate creators.

Register For Workshops Now

Mar. 6th

Grant Writing For Creatives

Get Money! Make Games! Grant funding is a huge and underrated part of making games and art, but writing a grant is an art by itself. Join Tech Director Jordan Sparks online to better understand how to get grant funding for your latest project!

Mar. 13th

Intro To Pixel Art

Let’s make some cool game art, bit-by-bit! Learn how to create amazing pixel art of your own characters for games and other projects with our Intro To Pixel Art Workshop online with talented indie artist Sean Browning. No experience required!

Mar. 21st

Intro to Live Streaming

Let’s learn to go live! Live streaming is a fun way to share your experiences with the world, and we love to show diverse game creators on our festival streams. Learn how to become a pro-streamer with the Intro To Live Streaming Workshop with Tech Director Jordan Sparks! 

Have an Idea for our Workshops?

Are you interested in teaching a workshop with HES? Are you passionate about game creation and want to share your skills? Do you have an idea for a cool new workshop, or just want to suggest a workshop that HES should be doing? 

We want to hear from YOU! Share your ideas and pitch us your workshop. We are developing our 2025 calendar and would love to include you.

Workshop Request Form

OAC Workshop Wrap-Up: Thanks for Attending!

Ever wanted to get money to make games and creative projects? On Tuesday, Feb 11, we partnered with the Ontario Arts Council to host a FREE workshop that showed you how to apply for their funding programs. 

Thank you to everyone who joined us and contributed to making the workshop a success. Stay tuned for more events and workshops from Hand Eye Society!

Hand Eye Society is thrilled to partner with Lockwood Immersive for FLUX—an immersive cyberpunk experience set in the year 2125. From interactive missions and mind-bending puzzles to a costume contest and arcade challenges, FLUX offers an immersive experience like no other.

Join us at See-Scape (347 Keele St., Toronto) for an evening of roleplay, puzzles, theatre, and games at a crooked dive bar in Sector T-O. Don’t miss our Torontron retro arcade machines!

Shows start at 7 pm on select dates from February through April. Secure your tickets now on Eventbrite.

Thank you for reading. Stay inspired and connected—until next time!

– The Hand Eye Society Team