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WIGeh Monthly Martini Night

NightStorm — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 06:02:32 +0000

Title: WIGeh Monthly Martini Night
Location: Rogue Kitchen and Wetbar
Link out: Click here
Description: Fourth monthly Women In Games Vancouver Martini Night
Come out and meet your peers!

Please note that like our other Martini Night Events, this is a “Women Only” gathering.
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2011-05-10 –> This event has been rescheduled to 5/10 to avoid overlap with Canucks games.
End Time: 22:00

Women In Games Martini Night

Michelle — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 01:05:29 +0000

Title: Women In Games Martini Night
Location: Rogue Kitchen and Wetbar
Description: An evening of socializing and experience sharing for ladies in the game development and related creative/tech fields.

Contest:
This month we will be holding a gaming Haiku contest! Click this link to make your entry. A computer will be available on-site for spontaneous creative poetry. Entries can be made up until 9:30pm, at which point WIGeh organizers will review the entries and announce the winner. Multiple entries are more than encouraged, but the writer of the chosen poem must be in attendance at the event in order to win. The poems will be reviewed for originality (original content only please), flow, emotion, and relevance (to gaming). The chosen winner will receive a small prize, courtesy of WIGeh!

Start Time: 18:30
Date: 2011-03-24
End Time: 21:30

Get your Zen on!

Women In Games Martini Night

NightStorm — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 03:40:58 +0000

Title: Women In Games Martini Night
Location: Rogue Kitchen and Wetbar
Link out: Click here
Description: An evening of socializing and experience sharing for ladies in the game development and related creative/tech fields.
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2011-02-10
End Time: 22:00

Media Literacy Week – Girls and Games Event Success Story on medialiteracyweek.ca

Michelle — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:29:19 +0000

On November 5th, WIGeh members represented Vancouver’s video game industry at a special panel discussion hosted at Argyle Secondary School in North Vancouver. The panel, in partnership with Entertainment Software Association of Canada (ESAC) and hosted by Electric Playground’s Briana McIvor, introduced video game development as a future career path to the Argyle students.

Read the full event write-up here: http://www.medialiteracyweek.ca/en/involved_success.htm.

Read the ESAC tweets from the event: www.twitter.com/ESACanada.

Media Literacy Week – Girls and Games

TaraZM — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 23:37:47 +0000

So Media Literacy Week is upon us. Some of our very own Women in Games members will be participating on a panel at the Argyle Secondary School on November 5th. The topic – Girls and Games.
One of the main themes for Medial Literacy Week this year is Gender and Media, please read more here and help further discussion and awareness on the topic.

The event will be live-tweeted so search for the #G&G hashtag on twitter!

Gamesauce and Casual Connect Conference: Seattle July 19th – 22nd

TaraZM — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 21:32:17 +0000

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…

The Making of ModNation Racers

TaraZM — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:10:12 +0000

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.

WIGeh GDC Canada 2010 Mixer

TaraZM — Mon, 03 May 2010 01:30:40 +0000

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

TaraZM — Sun, 02 May 2010 23:44:18 +0000

More info on the one and only Olympic Gaming Mixer!

http://tinyurl.com/OlympicGamingMixer

Canadian Video Game Awards

TaraZM — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:24:48 +0000

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