Last years Game Slice is back - offering developers to show off their unfinished games, and gamers to play and give feedback. It's in London Ontario on May 25th - but check out the FaceBook group for all the details. If you're interested in showcasing your game, you can apply right here.

WORLD'S ONLY INDUSTRY NIGHT FOR PLAYTESTING UNRELEASED GAMES RETURNS FOR THIRD YEAR
Fanshawe College hosts Mikutech's Game Slice downtown on May 25th, 2018

LONDON, ON - January 16th, 2018 --- Mikutech, a London-based software development company specializing in game development, confirmed the return of its third annual Game Slice, an event that will take place at Fanshawe College’s Centre for Digital And Performance Arts (CDPA) in downtown London, Ontario on Friday, May 25th, 2018.

Game Slice is a first of its kind event, that gathers local game industry professionals to provide a sneak preview and gather feedback for unreleased games made in Southwestern Ontario. It's an event made exclusively for game developers, by game developers. it aims to provide constructive feedback for game makers on vertical slices, alphas, betas and release candidates, in a collaborative, exciting and fun atmosphere.

Last year, over 120 professionals from more than 30 game development companies showcased 25 unreleased games. The event was made possible by the support of Big Blue Bubble, Fanshawe College, Robertson Hall, and the Montreal International Gaming Summit, among others.

Mark Mikulec, Mikutech’s founder and chief technical consultant, said “I'm excited to bring Game Slice to a beautiful facility like Fanshawe's CDPA. Game Slice was created two years ago after hearing people’s surprised comments that London actually had a game development community. As we grow into this new, larger space, I look forward to continuing to raise awareness of our industry alongside one of the province’s best game development schools."

The 2018 edition of Game Slice will feature an improved itinerary, more time for playtesting and feedback on the games and the Industry Choice Award now being judged by a elite group of veteran game developers. More information about the event can be found at http://gameslice.mikutech.com as details are released.

Event Details
Who: Mikutech and Fanshawe College
What: Announced the return of Game Slice for its third year.
Where: Fanshawe College’s Centre for Digital and Performance Arts, 137 Dundas St, London ON
When: Friday May 25th, 2018

Contact for Mikutech: Mark Mikulec, Chief Technical Consultant, 519-636-7019, mark@mikutech.com

Contact for Fanshawe College: Michelle Giroux, Supervisor of the Centre for Digital and Performance Arts, 519-452-4430 x6401, mgiroux@fanshawec.ca

About Mikutech: Founded in 2012, Mikutech is a London-based collection of versatile technical consultants and programmers who provide work-for-hire services in software. With an emphasis on games and game-related technologies, Mikutech's strengths in high design and rich media have also been put to work in the specialized fields of education, engineering, e-commerce, and medicine. In recent years, Mikutech has gained a reputation as a harbor of advanced knowledge and proven skill in the burgeoning field of augmented and virtual reality.

About Fanshawe: Fanshawe is a comprehensive college serving the greater London region by providing flexible learning arrangements and experiential education opportunities developed in response to labour market needs.One of Ontario's largest colleges – with four campuses in London, Simcoe, St. Thomas and Woodstock - Fanshawe serves close to half a
million people with a promise to educate, engage, empower and excite.

For more information about Mikutech, please visit our website. Mikutech is also on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Mark Media have announced they've brought on Yvan Pinard as their new Director, CG and Visual Effects. He'll be leading the 3D artists and directing their CG animation pipeline. Mark Media is working on a series of CG animated shorts for their upcoming mobile game Shuyan the Kung Fu Princess. Congrats on the new position Yvan, and be sure to check out the full Press Release below!

Leo He, COO of Toronto-based television, film and digital media company Mark Media, is pleased to announce the appointment of Yvan Pinard to the new role of Director, CG and Visual Effects in Mark Media’s Toronto studio.

Pinard will be responsible for leading and building Mark’s team of 3D artists and directing the studio’s CG animation pipeline, in addition, he will be producing of a series of CG animated shorts for Shuyan, an upcoming kung-fu action game property.

Motivated by the idea of working on 3D production since the age of 15, Pinard is a skilled and creative leader in 3D and visual effects production, with leadership and a human approach that give each team member the chance to excel during completion of a project.

After graduating in 2001 in 3D Animation and Visual Effects for Film and Television from NAD Centre in Montreal, he worked on several film productions as a compositing artist, leading him to successfully managing a team of 3D artists at SHED, an award-winning post-production studio specializing in motion design and visual effects in commercial production, for eight years before moving to Mark Media in Toronto.

“Yvan brings the experience and attention to quality that Mark Media needs as the studio matures and expands into feature films and high-end commercial and VFX production,” says Leo He, COO of Mark Media.

Pinard’s production credits include:

Films (Compositor):

Extreme Ops, Book of Eve, Far Side of the Moon, The Blue Butterfly,

Stay, Cursed, The Fountain, The Legend of Secret Pass

Film (Post-Production Director):

Beauty and the Beast

Documentary (Post-Production Director):

The DNA of GSP

TV commercials (Post-Production Director):

Bell, IGA, Adidas, Rogers, Videotron, Burger King, Loto Québec, LaPresse+, Ford, Subway, Dell, Rona, and more

Corporate (Post-Production Director):

Bombardier

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About Mark Media

Mark Media is an exciting new film, television and digital media production company based in Toronto that combines culture and technology to create media properties that entertain, inspire and educate across platforms.

With expertise in kids, factual, feature film and digital gaming, Mark produces culturally rich and engaging cross-media content for global audiences of all ages.