The Hand Eye Society is a
not-for-profit
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coalition
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Formation
According to ''A Gui ...
of projects and people in support of
Toronto's
video game communities.
The Hand Eye Society Organizes socials,
unconferences, presentations,
showcases and established connections with the
interactive design community at large.
Current members
* Executive Director, Sagan Yee
* Technology Director, Ken Cho
* Communications, Royel Edwards
* Operations Director, Amanda Wong
Events
* The Hand Eye Society Participated in Toronto's 2010
Nuit Blanche Festival
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Based on the Ancient Egyptian sky goddess Nut, ...
where they held a booth at the TIFF bell Lightbox called Arcadian Renaissance.
* The Hand Eye Society was At the
Toronto FAN EXPO
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showing off the Torontron.
* In 2011, The Hand Eye Society hosted two incarnations of the Difference Engine Initiative, a program dedicated toward getting more women involved in independent game development.
Current projects
* Game Curious
* WordPlay
* Comics x Games
* Toronto Videogame Database
* Hand Eye Society Socials
* Artsy Games Incubator
* Torontron: a 1982
arcade cabinet
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that has been retrofitted to play six games created by
Toronto independent game artists:
''Albacross'',
''LockON 2'',
'' Mondrian Provoked'',
''Monster Puncher'',
''Heavy Weather''
and ''Night of the Cephalopods''.
Traveling events include:
Nuit Blanche Festival Toronto,
the Canadian Zine Fair Canzine Toronto Fan Expo, Flash In The Can,
Toronto Comic Arts Festival
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InterAccess
and Gamercamp.
Torontron credits
* Cabinet Retrofitter:
Jph Wacheski Jph Wacheski (or Jeph) is a musician and independent video game developer in Ottawa
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, Iteration Games
* Project Coordinator:
Jim Munroe, No Media Kings
* Cabinet Graphic Design: Nadine Lessio
* Gamemaker Liaison: Jim McGinley, Bigpants Games
* Deployment Officer: Peter Marshall
* Housing Assistance: Rose Bianchini and Jason Van Horne
* Financial Support:
Toronto Arts Council,
Ontario Arts Council
Partnering projects
* Gamercamp
*
TOJam
TOJam or Toronto Game Jam is an annual game development event held at George Brown College in Toronto, Canada each spring, usually the first weekend in May. The event is named for the common abbreviation for Toronto ("T.O."), and the term for an i ...
(Toronto Game Jam)
References
External links
DeFi Gaming & Staking
Non-profit organizations based in Toronto
Clubs and societies based in Toronto
Video game organizations