By now many of you will have heard that membership in the Hand Eye Society is gained by those who contribute 10 hours of volunteer time to any videogame culture project in the city. Those who have contributed these hours report it at the Annual General Meeting in January, which only members are allowed to attend and vote at. It also allows them to run for the board and be hired for Hand Eye projects.

As a videogame arts not-for-profit, much of our ability to execute our initiatives comes from volunteer power. But it’s also a great way to engage with like-minded game enthusiasts and advocate for a medium you love.

Here are some of the Hand Eye Society projects we’ll be discussing our needs for:

• Game Curious?: Our play & discussion group is starting next month, and we need to get the word out! We’ll also need people at the sessions themselves.
• Pop-up Arcades: We’re doing game exhibitions at the Wavelength music festival and the Ontario Science Centre in August, and we need friendly people to invite people to play games.
• WordPlay Festival: We need folks to help us help the public with the showcase of writerly games, as well as be on the program advisory team.
• and other new projects, like the Toronto Videogame Wiki, as well as (perhaps) ideas you bring?

If you have 10 hours between now and the end of the year, it’s the perfect time to jump in!

Thurs. August 14, 6pm-7pm
Toronto Reference Library (789 Yonge Street, North of Bloor)
Room B1, in the basement next to the Star Newspaper Room

Drop us a line if you can’t make the session & let us know which of the above appeals to you.