July’s Hand Eye Society Staff is WORKING HARD Newsletter
Hey all! We’re hard at work at our various Hand Eye Society HQs putting in the work organizing the early stages of WordPlay 2021! Be on the lookout for updates on that very soon! Thanks again to all our current members and friends supporting us! We’ll make you proud! We promise!
We would love to welcome everyone to our official Hand Eye Society Discord channel! Join us! Hang out! Chat!
Note: Events may be cancelled, or change form, like a transformer, or like a popsicle in the sun.
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.
Where to Jaunt & Haunt
July 5
DMG’s Unity Club
July 6 – 27
DMG’s Worldbuilding Intensive is happening all month long
July 8
Games Writing Working Group with DMG
July 14
GWU is having their monthly meeting
July 17
CALL FOR ATTENDEES! Mark your calendars for Saturday, July 17th at 1-2PM EDT – Enna Kim @fongkikid is hosting an online one-on-one interview with Ahbi!, game designer and developer of Venba! You can view more of Venba here: venbagame.com or twitter: https://twitter.com/venbagame 🧄
Venba is a narrative cooking game, where you play as an Indian immigrant mom, who immigrated to Canada with her family in the 1980s. Players will cook various dishes and restore lost recipes, hold branching conversations and explore in this story about family, love, loss and more. Wishlist it on Steam! Abhi is a game designer and developer at Visai Studios.
Enna Kim is a Toronto-based artist-research exploring the intersections of race, gender and class in video games! She is doing her field placement at Hand Eye Society. You can learn more by following her on Instagram and Twitter.
#ICYMI
🌞🦑SPOOKY SQUID GAMES🦑🌞
🌞🦑 STEAM SUMMER SALE!🦑🌞RUSSIAN SUBWAY DOGS – 55% off!https://t.co/nVexYVTLsu
THEY BLEED PIXELS – 65% off!https://t.co/QzW3J13ETV pic.twitter.com/hV8cHzh4wq
— Miguel 🦑 Sternberg (@spookysquid) June 25, 2021
A few years ago I didn’t really believe I’d ever get to make music as a job, so thank you @CAPYGAMES for taking a chance on me for Grindstone, it’s changed my life. @iam8bit & @actionhankbeard truly honoured the game and my music with their beautiful work. It’s SO special. 💖💎💖 pic.twitter.com/2ZgPu00wap
— sam webster (@hollett_samuel) June 30, 2021
Now’s the best time to announce it (because I didn’t before?), I’ve joined the @GlowUpGames team as a Script Supervisor & Writer for the upcoming @insecurehbo mobile game!
— ʕ •ᴥ•ʔ (@Rokashi) June 30, 2021
Soooo I’m gonna be ramping up production on my dice to FINALLY start my shop and selling sets!
Highly recommend following my dicemaking account for updates if you’re interested in purchasing some of my shinies 👀💜
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— Cassie 💜 (@d20love) June 27, 2021
We've released our first newsletter, subscribe to keep up with all of our Pekoe development news!https://t.co/E0fdFSrGbJ
— Kitten Cup Studio 🍵 (@KittenCupStudio) June 18, 2021
You can learn more about NORCO and @roboticgeo's personal journey through American decay in the first issue of FUNLAND https://t.co/gArWu4NPe6 #SummerGameFest pic.twitter.com/R1SCgeWRKL
— 𝐅𝐔𝐍𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐌𝐀𝐆𝐀𝐙𝐈𝐍𝐄 (@FunlandMag) June 11, 2021
say hello to faraway fairway, the mysterious golf game we’ve been working on for the last little while! im really proud with what we’ve made so far, and i’m really excited for you to play it! https://t.co/JO6SC4tQdE
— taylor anderson (@ttl_anderson) June 8, 2021
🚀NEW GAMEPLAY TRAILER ALERT🎮
The "endless gunner like no other" Super Space Club will be an #Xbox console launch exclusive later this year! To celebrate, please enjoy this shiny new trailer.
🎶Audio goodness by the legendary @Fat_Bard.#GuerrillaCollective #E32021 @ID_Xbox pic.twitter.com/VUSvRxkiBf
— Graham Reid 🚀 (@GrahamOfLegend) June 5, 2021
BREADWINNER – JOBS/GIGS/OPPORTUNITIES/DEADLINES
If y'all want free consulting from a 22 year vet, hit me up.
— Charles Randall (@charlesrandall) June 15, 2021
Heyo! The spider and I are looking for work. If you need a copyeditor, writer, narrative designer – I wear all kinds of hats! If you don't need any of that, a signal boost would be awesome too!
— sunny :::: ) evans (@olbeyblade_jpeg) June 30, 2021
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.
