PULL - Year End Show by George Brown College

The School of Design at George Brown College is hosting a year end event, PULL, to showcase the talent of their 2017 graduating class.  The graduates are from not only the Game Design and Game Development programs, but also from Concept Art for Entertainment, Graphic Design, and more.  It's a great opportunity for recruiters looking for new talent, to play video games created by the students, and check out the art that their creative graduates can offer.

“PULL — Year End Show 2017
School of Design, George Brown College
230 Richmond St E

Please join us for the School of Design Year End Show!

PULL celebrates the talent and diversity of students across nine School of Design programs:
- Art and Design Foundation
- Concept Art for Entertainment
- Design Management
- Game Design
- Game Development
- Graphic Design
- Interaction Design & Development
- Interactive Media Management
- Interdisciplinary Design Strategy

Highlights of this year’s show include:
- Three whole floors! The School of Design, along with the newly formed School of Media and Performing Arts, will occupy all floors of 230 Richmond Street East for the first time
- Live mural painting and video games featuring work by students in Game Design, Game Development, Game Programming, and the brand new Concept Art for Entertainment post-grad program
- Reboot Detroit, a series of themed immersive environments brought to you by the second year Interaction Design students
- Beyond the Edge: an inside look into a year at the Institute without Boundaries and the future of Toronto’s Waterfront

Pull is part of ShowGBC, a series of events showcasing talent from the 2017 graduating students across George Brown’s Centre for Arts, Design and Information Technology.

Schoolofdesign.ca/yearendshow
ShowGBC.ca

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#yespull
#SHOWGBC17”

You can RSVP for the event here.  The reception will be on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 from 6pm to 9pm. at 230 Richmond St E.  Don't forget to check out our events page to keep up with the gaming events happening in the Toronto area.  See you there!

Lots of Toronto Game Developers At Bit Bazaar #5: May 9th

The other day I found out about Bit Bazaar #5 which is described as "a unique celebration of the art & craft of independent games, comics and good food."

"Bit Bazaar is a video game craft fair and marketplace, featuring a local multiplayer arcade tournament! Its held twice a year in the spring and winter in Toronto. Buy one-of-a-kind, limited-edition and handmade/DIY items—pins, zines, boxed video games, card decks, art prints, comics, t-shirts, game soundtracks on vinyl, mixtapes, papercraft and toys—direct from your favorite independent game makers! …And come hungry! Food vendors will be on site serving up tasty food and beverages of the soft and hard variety!"

Lots of great developers will be there, showing off their games including Drinkbox Studios, Cococucumber, PixelNAUTS and many many more. Check out the full list here, and follow them on Twitter for more updates.

The event will be on May 9th, 1-9 pm, and best of all - Free.  I'll be there, who else is going?