Welcome to a brand new weekend of videogames and learning, presented by Toronto Games Week! We have a game showcase at the AGO on Friday, go into indie dev talks on Saturday and game development workshops on Sunday!
Video Game Appreciation Night
Friday Oct. 23rd, 6-9pm
AGO, Walker Court
317 Dundas Street W.
We’re turning Walker Court into a virtual playground. Dive into this lineup of standout video games as we play, explore, and get lost in the rich worlds and creative magic of video game art. Grab a drink and listen as Jim Munroe, former AGO Artist-in-Residence and Toronto Games Week co-founder, shares why he selected each game and asks questions of many of the games’ developers for behind-the-scenes looks at their processes and artistic inspirations. (Recap of last year’s event.)
Admission Included with General Ticket.
Young Ontarians between 14 and 24 years old can enjoy the AGO for free, all year long with the Free AGO Annual Pass,
Indie Game Dev Summit
Sat. Oct. 24th, 10-4pm
U of T Bahen Centre
40 St. George St, BA 1160
In this time of industry uncertainty, we can benefit a lot from sharing knowledge of our craft with other creators in the city. Learn about the design processes that spawned local successes, get insights into unreleased prototypes and revealing postmortems, and level up your skills. Tickets and more information available here.
Games Made Open! Open Source Game Development Tool Workshops
Sun. Oct. 25th, 10-4pm
Toronto Tool Library
192 Spadina, Ground Floor
Have you been wanting to dive into Godot, the free open source game creation tool that spawned successes like Slay the Spire 2? The Toronto Tool Library’s excellent workshop is a great place to start. How about Blender? Have you wanted to dip your toe into interactive narrative? The no-code-required interactive fiction tool Texture Writer will allow you to create a story game in the browser from start to finish. Arrive with passion – leave with a game you can share! Tickets and more information available here.
