Game Design Expo, April 10-11 2010
Posted on | February 6, 2010 | No Comments
Title: Game Design Expo
Location: Vancouver International Film Centre 1181 Seymour Street (@ Davie)
Link out: Click here
Description: For game industry pros, students of game design, and everyone passionate about games, Vancouver Film School’s Game Design program will be hosting the fourth annual Game Design Expo in Vancouver, BC, on April 10 and 11, 2010. This event will feature guest speakers and panels with the leading minds in game design and development, representing some of the industry’s top companies.
Public ticket sales and Open House registration will begin Tuesday, February 16, 2010.
Start Date: 2010-04-10
End Date: 2010-04-11
WIGeh Networking Event, Feb. 3 2010
Posted on | January 29, 2010 | No Comments
Title: WIGeh Networking Event
Location: Steamworks Wine Room, 375 Water Street, Vancouver
Description: WOMEN IN GAMES VANCOUVER (WIGEH) will be hosting a socializing and networking event at the Steamworks Wine Room in Gastown from 7-9pm on Wednesday, February 3rd. Join us as we celebrate women in the video game industry. There’s no better time than now to get involved.
Your participation is paramount to the growth of this industry – YOU can make a difference by contributing to one of the following committees (attend on Feb. 3rd to learn more):
-Education (Scholarship & Awareness)
-Formal Mentorship & Professional Development
-Recruiting & Career (Informal Mentorship & Advocacy)
-Sponsorship & Partnership
-Networking & Events
-Online Community Management
-PR/Mktg/Recruiting
Look forward to seeing you there!
Steamworks Wine Room
375 Water Street, Vancouver
Ph : 604.689.2739
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2010-02-03
End Time: 21:00
The 2010 Global Game Jam, Jan. 29-31 2010
Posted on | January 29, 2010 | No Comments
Title: The 2010 Global Game Jam
Location: Two Vancouver locations: UBC and Vancouver Hack Space
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Description: The Global Game Jam (GGJ) was founded in 2008 as an IGDA event to broaden the outreach of the organization while giving the world an opportunity to create games in the world’s largest Game Jam to date. The 1st Annual Global Game Jam was held January 30-Feburary 1, 2009 to much critical acclaim and success. With over 1600 participants in 23 countries, the GGJ produced 370 games.
-http://globalgamejam.org/jam
Registration for the 2010 GGJ is now closed.
Start Date: 2010-01-29
Start Time: 04:00
End Date: 2010-01-31
End Time: 20:00
Vancouver ACM SIGGRAPH presents: SPARK FX 10 Animation Festival
Posted on | January 29, 2010 | No Comments
Title: Vancouver ACM SIGGRAPH presents: SPARK FX 10 Animation Festival
Location: Vancity Theatre @ VIFC 1181 Seymour Street (@ Davie)
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Description: 8 films, more than 30 speakers taking part in 17 presentations, a party, a mixer, hundreds of industry attendees and, of course, T-Shirts! SPARK FX 2010 is helping to start the year off with a bang (along with that other winter party).
We have an unbelievable line-up of industry speakers led by ILM veteran John Knoll. We’ve got film makers talking about their work on virtually every big effects film of the past year including Avatar, District 9, Transformers 2, GI Joe and half a dozen more. If you’re eager, you can buy a pass now for full access to all the main speaking sessions. The pass is $250 for the full 3-day conference, 2 party tickets and a T-shirt – a fantastic deal for the high calibre speakers we’re bringing to town!
If you’re coming from out of town, please take a look at the deal we’ve arranged for you to stay at the Sheraton Wall Centre, a 3 minute walk from the theatre. Mark your calendars and break out your sci-fi costumes – the party starts January 27, 2010. See you there!
Start Date: 2010-01-27
End Date: 2010-01-31
Thank You To Our Leadership Development Forum Sponsors
Posted on | July 20, 2009 | No Comments
We would like to thank our sponsors for helping to make the Leadership Forum at 2009 Casual Connect happen.
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Leadership Development Forum At Casual Connect
Posted on | July 9, 2009 | No Comments
Vancouver – Several founding members of Women In Games Vancouver (WIGV), along with several women (and men) from Vancouver?s game development community will be participating in a new Leadership Development Forum taking place on July 20 in Seattle. The Forum, being held one day prior to the start of Casual Connect Seattle, will offer a variety of topics relating to business, development, careers and community. Presented in partnership with the Casual Game Association, Women In Games International and the IGDA Women In Games SIG, topics will be presented on three consecutive tracks: Business, Design and Production.
Taking place at The Triple Door, the Leadership Development Forum will begin with registration and networking at 11am. Attendees will be welcomed by Jessica Tams, Managing Director at Casual Games Association and Annie Sumi Nam of WIGV. They will be followed by keynote presenter Megan Gaiser, President and CEO of Her Interactive, who will speak on the Importance of Leadership. Please read on for information on the full schedule, and a special thank you to Kerry and Kalinka Corlett over at AnnexPro for their generous sponsorship and support of WIGV?s first official international speaking event.
Anyone who is attending Casual Connect will have full access to the Leadership Development Forum. For those who only wish to attend the Leadership Forum, tickets are $25.00 (USD) and include networking, panels, roundtables and the post-event mixer.
Forum Topics:
1pm - The Art of the Pitch: How do you make a lasting impression without droning on? Perfect your pitch, of course! This session will help you present yourself, your game or your company in the best light possible ? fast.
Moderator: Brenda Bailey, Deep Fried Entertainment (WIGV)
Brittney Buchan, RealGames
Ariella Lehrer, Legacy Interactive
Asra Rasheed
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Sign Up
Posted on | June 22, 2009 | No Comments
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Please take a few seconds of your time to register here on our site, to be kept informed of the ongoings of Women In Games Vancouver.
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