There’s a gaming event coming up called Gamercamp that I’m helping organize and I think you might really dig it. Alot of the community is already involved and it would be great to have you there too.

It’s a one day event that happens right here in Toronto on November 21, 2009 and celebrates the creativity, art, and history of video games with top-notch speakers, demos, and an arcade filled with rare and retro games, not to mention Toronto’s own indie game cabinet, the Torontron.

We’re excited to announce the keynotes will be Hand Eye’s own Mare Sheppard and Raigan Burns talking about approaching video game development with the rock band model (instead of the movie production one). Not to mention Michael Todd (also a Hand Eye member) who’ll be talking about Broken Brothers Deluxe and the lessons learned from his game-a-week experiment. As well, Gamercamp will be the first place to hear from Gerald Darcy of the Replay Arcade Museum, Canada’s very first gaming museum located here in Toronto and set to open soon.

Between sessions we’ll be showcasing work from the Toronto indie dev community: game demos, works-in-progress and pixel art (there are still a couple spots open). We’ve also teamed up with Replay for a one-of-a-kind closing party, 1UP, which features 25 rare and classic arcade cabinets for an on-site arcade with unlimited freeplay into the night. There will even be dinner provided to power up for all that gaming madness.

The whole thing goes from 1:00pm to 9:30pm at the Lower Ossington Theatre (100A Ossington Ave). Tickets are only $15 and include admission, dinner, and the unlimited freeplay at the 1UP closing party. They’re available right now at Gamercamp.ca.

If you would like to show one of your games or have any questions at all, feel free to send me an email (mark@gamercamp.ca) or check out the site (www.gamercamp.ca).

Hope to see you there!