Gamesauce and Casual Connect Conference: Seattle July 19th – 22nd
Posted on | July 18, 2010 | No Comments
Have you heard about the Gamesauce and Casual Connect Conference? WIGeh are involved in organizing the Leadership and Professional Development Track at Gamesauce this year. The conference is filled with lots of diverse and interesting topics that cover the breadth of Casual Game development. Find out more…
Jade Raymond: Game Changer
Posted on | July 18, 2010 | No Comments
Great article courtesy of Canadian Business about Jade Raymond, Studio Head of Ubisoft Toronto. It also brings up an interesting question regarding stereotypical perception of female developers in the industry.
‘”They say, ‘You are an attractive female in an industry that has very, very few of them, and so obviously you don’t know what you’re doing, because you clearly are in this position for other reasons.’ Which is not the case.”
Read on here…
The Making of ModNation Racers
Posted on | June 23, 2010 | No Comments
Come along to the Vancity Theatre on Tuesday the 29th of June to find out how Vancouver’s own United Front Games went about creating ModNationRacers. Visit SIGGRAPH for more details and to purchase tickets.
SOE G.I.R.L. Competition Winner Awarded
Posted on | June 8, 2010 | No Comments
Sony Online Entertainment’s Gamers In Real Life design competition has awarded a 10-week paid internship and $10,000 scholarship to Art Center College of Design student Sylvia Liu, to help in her pursuit of a creative arts career.
Liu’s application for the G.I.R.L. scholarship, which aims to bring more women into the creative arts and eventually bring more women-friendly games to market, included concept art for a new EverQuest II environment and a new EverQuest II boss character.
Interview with Shannon Lee – VFS/WIGI Game Design Scholarship Winner
Posted on | May 18, 2010 | No Comments
Check out our three part interview with VFS Student and scholarship winner Shannon Lee. She discusses her expertise, passion and studies in video games, including her experience as a women in games, and her inspirations.
WIGeh GDC Canada 2010 Mixer
Posted on | May 2, 2010 | No Comments
What: Women in Games GDC Canada 2010 Mixer
Where: Century Restaurant and Bar
432 Richards St
Vancouver BC
After an informative and through provoking day at GDC Canada, wander a few blocks in our direction, to talk, meet and mingle with fellow GDC Canada attendees and Vancouver industry professionals.
Come and find out what Women in Vancouver Canada (WIGeh) are about, and participate in our topic of the month, what is the Future of Gaming?
Many thanks to Annex Pro http://www.annexpro.com/ for their involvement!
RSVP on Facebook at http://tinyurl.com/wigehmixer
The Olympic Gaming Mixer
Posted on | May 2, 2010 | No Comments
More info on the one and only Olympic Gaming Mixer!
http://tinyurl.com/OlympicGamingMixer
Canadian Video Game Awards
Posted on | April 28, 2010 | No Comments
Title: Canadian Video Game Awards
Location: Vancouver Convention Centre
Link out: Click here
Description: Co-locating with GDC-Canada this year is the 1st Annual Canadian Videogame Awards. This event will honour and celebrate the best and brightest in Canadian videogames. It will be a great, fun, fast paced night featuring Canadian hosts and presenters. Canadians are masters of their craft when it comes to making games, visual effects and computer animation. They work tirelessly to build terrific entertainment, which then becomes a world class export that the entire planet consumes and is thrilled by. It is time to let everyone know where this fine work comes from!
Featuring Video Games Live!
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2010-05-05
Game Developers Conference Canada
Posted on | April 20, 2010 | No Comments
Title: Game Developers Conference Canada
Location: Vancouver Convention Centre
Link out: Click here
Description: Game Developers Conference™ Canada is the premier event for developers and business development professionals looking for best practices for managing established franchises, developing new global titles, or looking to take advantage of new distribution models. With new digital distribution opportunities, it is easier than ever to get original IP directly to players and actively connect and build new player communities. Attend GDC Canada and learn best practices from industry trailblazers at Zynga, IUGO, Vogster and Pug Pharm on managing your development team to success in a multi-billion dollar industry. WIGI members save 10% off conference passes when they register with code WIGICAN. Learn more about GDC Canada pass options and content here:
http://www.gdc-canada.com/
Start Date: 2010-05-06
End Date: 2010-05-07
Video Game Industry Update in BC
Posted on | April 16, 2010 | No Comments
Interesting news piece about our industry, especially regarding female gamer stats towards the end.Video Game Industry Update