The Ottawa Flash Platform User Group invites you to attend our Flash
Builder 4 / Flash Catalyst Pre-Release Event on June 3rd. Yes,
unfortunately the event is scheduled for the same night as Pub Night;
but you are more than welcome to BYOB.

The event will begin with a Pixel Bender workshop, followed by a
presentation by Julian Dolce of Fuel Industries, a demonstration of
mapping technology built with Flex by DBx Geomatics and finally a
keynote speech about Flex 4 and Flash Catalyst given by Greg Wilson,
an Adobe Evangelist and the manager of Tour de Flex. Free food and
refreshments will be served, and there will be a Premium CS4 Bundle
give away at the end of the night.

We encourage all ActionScript/Flash/Flex/AIR developers to attend as
well as join the group and become part of Ottawa’s fast growing Flash
Platform development community.

Official Event Page: http://ofpug.eventbrite.com/
Official Group Page: http://www.bit.ly/ottawaflash

Hurry, space is limited!

The Ottawa Flash Platform User Group Team

Hi everyone!

IGDA Ottawa is setting up a pub night next week. Come join the local gaming
community on this social gathering!

Here is the informations:

What? Pub night (Social meeting)
When? Wednesday, June 3rd. Starting at 6:30 p.m.
Where? Honest Lawyer, 141 George Street. (Byward Market)

You are NOT require to RSVP but if you think you will be coming, I'd like to
receive an e-mail so I can have an idea on how many people will be there.

You can also register at the Facebook event:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=84909758166

Hope to see you there,

Jean-Sylvain Sormany

Please see the final invitation for next week event.

http://www.igda.org/ottawa/index_files/IGDA_April_20th.png

Don't forget to register and advert this event!

Js

Hi everyone,

IGDA Ottawa is inviting you for a special event on April 20th that will feature
a guest speaker from Montreal Ubisoft Studio. Montreal Ubisoft is one of the
largest gaming development studios in the World. They are well known for some
games such as Prince of Persia, Splinter Cell, Assassin Creed and Far Cry
series.

Next Monday, someone from the production team will be speaking about the
development of AAA titles. Communication director (Cedric Orvoine) and head of
Human Resources (Suzanne Boutin) will also be present to the event. Details will
be known during the next few days but meanwhile, please reserve your seat!

When: April 20th, 6:30 p.m.
Where: Bitheads Studio, 1309 Carling Avenue (Corner of Merivale)
Who: T.B.A. (You will receive an official invite this week)

Please RSVP by e-mailing me at Jssormany@...

ONTARIO MEDIA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

INDUSTRY INITIATIVES – INTERACTIVE DIGITAL MEDIA BULLETIN

OMDC INTERACTIVE DIGITAL MEDIA FUND

deadline: May 11, 2009 (BY 5:00 PM)

New This Cycle

·        Maximum contribution level increased to $150,000.

·        Fee-for-service and minority partnerships between book and magazine, film and television, music or interactive digital media companies are eligible.

·        Two deadlines per year.

Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) is pleased to announce a new deadline for the OMDC Interactive Digital Media (IDM) Fund. Revised documentation is now available online (www.omdc.on.ca – under Programs / Content and Marketing Funds / OMDC Interactive Digital Media Fund). To link directly to this information click here: Guidelines and Application Forms.

The OMDC Interactive Digital Media (IDM) Fund is designed to provide Ontario companies with access to funding required to move their content projects into production. Successful applicants will receive a non-refundable contribution of up to $150,000 to a maximum of 50% of the project budget to create a market-ready interactive digital media content product.

The OMDC IDM Fund is open to Ontario screen-based companies that are involved in the creation of complete content products. Applicants must have demonstrated expertise in the production of content for interactive platforms, networks or devices. Eligible projects may represent a range of genres, delivery platforms and budgets but must be suitable for distribution on a digital media platform, network or device that is interactive.

OMDC will be holding two information session on April 8, 2009. If you would like to attend an information session for this program please sign up via our online registration form.

INFORMATION SESSION #1

Date:               April 8, 2009

Time:              10:30 am to 11:30 am

Location:        Conference Centre - 175 Bloor Street East, North Tower, Third Floor, Toronto, ON.

INFORMATION SESSION #2

Date:               April 8, 2009

Time:              2:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Location:        Conference Centre - 175 Bloor Street East, North Tower, Third Floor, Toronto, ON.

Registration will close at 5:00 pm on April 7, 2009.  Unregistered guests will only be accepted if space permits.

For further information on this or any of the other Industry Initiatives programs, please contact the Industry Initiative Coordinator at:

Ontario Media Development Corporation

175 Bloor Street East, South Tower, Suite 501

Toronto, Ontario M4W 3R8

Direct phone: 416-642-6695

Main phone: 416-314-6858

Fax: 416-314-6876

Email: programs@...

Culture is our Business

Ontario Media Development Corporation

Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) is an agency of the Ontario Ministry of Culture that facilitates economic development opportunities for Ontario's cultural media industries including the book publishing, film and television, interactive digital media, magazine publishing, and music industries.

Join us for IN: The Interactive Exchange (March 17-19 in Toronto)

For tickets, the Full Conference Schedule <http://www.inexchange09.com/schedule>
and Speaker List <http://www.inexchange09.com/speakers>  visit the IN09 website
at www.inexchange09.com <http://www.inexchange09.com>


Featured Speakers
• Stephan Argent, VP Digital Media, CTV (CA)
• Jonathan Lister, Managing Director and Head of Google (CA)
• Ben Relles & Amber Lee Ettinger, BarelyPolitical & BarelyDigital "I got a
crush on Obama" - (Obama Girl) (US)
• Adam Singer, Deputy Chair, Content Board – Ofcom (UK)
• Jelle Prins, Founder - Moop.Me (NL)
• Dan Hon, Co-founder & CEO - Six to Start (UK)
• Paulo Castro, President of Terra Brazil and President - IAB Brazil (BR)
• Richard Stursberg, Executive VP English Services, CBC (CA)
• Juliette Powell, Author, 33 Million People in the Room (US)
• Claude Galipeau, Senior VP Digital Media, Rogers (CA)

Session Highlights
• Future of the Medium - The Right Questions
• IN Toons - The evolution of interactivity in kids formats
• Change is the Only Constant - Regulation & Copyright in a Post Broadcast World
• Kidz-ville - Working Out Virtual Worlds
• Transmedia Tales- Experimenting With Stories
• App Boom – Facebook to Mobile

Streams @ IN
• Cross Platform
• Games
• Mobile
• Social Marketing
• Biz Dev
• Kids

Added Value
• Over 60 confirmed speakers from all over the world
• IN The Know...Free Financial and Legal Clinic @ IN09
• Over 275 one-on-one meeting slots available
• Find out about the OMDC's Revised IDM Guidelines @ IN09
• Over 30 hours of networking opportunities
• Opening Night Reception, March 17th
• ShmoozIN' Networking Reception, March 18th


For tickets visit http://www.inexchange09.com

Dear IGDA Members,

We would like to take this opportunity to remind and invite you to
the 3rd Annual Carleton Game Day Event. This year we have lectures
from industry giants Microsoft, and EA... But, we have reserved the
majority of the space for the Ottawa local industry who will be
looking to tell you about their exciting projects and how they made
some of the games you know so well. Artech, Fuel Industries, Magmic,
Nortel and Sylien Games will all be available to let you know what
they are up to. More information is available at: http://
gameday.carleton.ca/

Lunch and snacks are provided courtesy of Carleton University. We
would like to ask that you register online (gameday.carleton.ca) so
that we can get an accurate count of participants and order the right
amount of food.

We look forward to seeing you all this coming Saturday.

CU Game Day Organizaing Committee.

As part of the Carleton University Game Day event,

Carleton School of Information Technology

Invites all game development enthusiasts to participate in

Global Game Jam - 2009

In a Game Jam, artists, programmers, and designers come together to make video games. Each participant works in a small team on a complete game project over the course of a limited time period, usually over a weekend. In a Global Game Jam, people all over the world meet at 44 different sites to jam simultaneously!

Competition

Start: Friday January 30, 2009, 5:00PM

End: Sunday February 1, 2009, 3:00PM

Evaluation

Sunday February 1, 2009, 3:00-5:00PM

How It Works

Everyone meets at their local Game Jam on Friday, January 30, 2009. Doors will be shut promptly at 5:00pm. Local Organizers will then share the constraints and rules for the game Jam. Everyone will have 15 mins. to come up with a pitch and then share it with the group. Teams will then be formed; no one leaves until everyone is a part of a team. Teams are free to use the space at the host venue. Each team will have until 3:00PM on Sunday, February 1st to create their game. The local jurors will then go around and play all the games and at 5:00pm, each team will present their game to all participants. Each Local Jam will announce what team best embodies the spirit of the jam. We hope to raise enough funds to bring the best examples of the local Game Jams to the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, CA, USA. All finished games will be archived onto the Global Game Jam website for all to play.

Participation is free. Competition will happen in Azrieli Pavilion, Carleton University. Computers with common programming and multimedia software and internet access, and also access to rest area and food to buy (and some free meals) will be provided.

Available Hardware

Core 2 Quad 2.4GHz, 4GB RAM, 80GB HDD, 256MB ATI RADEON Graphics, DVD/USB/

Available Software

Windows XP, Office 2007, Visual Studio 2005, XNA 2, Maya 2008, Motion Builder 7.5, Adobe CS3 (Photoshop, Flash, Premiere, etc), Java SDK, All typical media players

Register Now

Registration is necessary for all participants. Registration is individual and free. For more information or to register, send an email to arya AT carleton DOT ca

Join our Facebook Group!

IGDA Ottawa Meet-up presents:
Come PLAY with IGDA!

- RSVP Required -

To close off on 2008 … We've decided to combine all of our favourite things under roof: Gaming, gamers, beer, amazing speakers, and prizes!

Come join us at Ottawa's premiere gaming hall to hear two great speakers, play in a mini multi-player gaming tournament, and meet-up with Ottawa's gaming community!

You will have the opportunity to hear great keynote topics from two of Ottawa's game companies, TransGaming & Fuel Industries:

--------------------------------

Keynote 1: TransGaming

Speaker: Gavriel State, CTO and Founder

Title: Bringing EA's SPORE to the Mac using Cider

Quick Sum: TransGaming has been developing portability solutions for the games industry since early 2000. In this presentation, Gavriel will explore their portability approaches with us and share insight into what is was like to apply these techniques to the fan favourite, SPORE!!

--------------------------------

Keynote 2: Fuel Industries

Speakers: Jesse Henderson, Producer and Jean-Sylvain Sormany, Lead Programmer

Title: Tinker, a Post Mortem

Quick Sum: Microsoft Tinker was a product developed by Fuel Industries for Microsoft. Come listen to Jesse Henderson Jean-Sylvain as they share Post Mortem results of this project, highlighting the importance of collaborating with the client, agile management, and changes in design. This presentation will include demonstrations and will be very interactive!

--------------------------------

When:                

Wed. December 3, 2008
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm           Mini Gaming Tournament on State of the Art Equipment!!
7:30 pm – 8:30 pm           Keynote Speaker Presentations + Q&A

8:30 pm – 8:40 pm           Tournament Winners Announced & Prizes!

8:40 pm – 10:00pm          Free Access to Gaming Facilities and Networking

Where:
Virtual Reality Game Hall

1652 Bank Street, Ottawa
Map & More Info:  http://www.virtualrealitygh.com/  

Busing: The No. 1 bus stops right in front of VRGH. OC Transpo Trip Planner: http://www.octranspo.com/intro_trip_planner.htm   

Driving: Parking is available in front, behind and beside VRGH.

For more information see below, or check out the invitation attached.

RSVP REQUIRED!
Space is limited …

To RSVP please reply to this email, OR

Send your RSVP to jean-sylvain.sormany@..., OR

RSVP to the Facebook Event (search for IGDA Ottawa to find our page)  

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Cheers,
Jean-Sylvain Sormany

Ottawa IGDA, Chair

www.igda.org/ottawa  

----------------------

This event is sponsored by:

THQ Wireless

Distil Interactive     

Fuel Industries

IGDA Ottawa Meet-up presents:
Come PLAY with IGDA!

- RSVP Required -

To close off on 2008 … We've decided to combine all of our favourite things under roof: Gaming, gamers, beer, amazing speakers, and prizes!

Come join us at Ottawa's premiere gaming hall to hear two great speakers, play in a mini multi-player gaming tournament, and meet-up with Ottawa's gaming community!

You will have the opportunity to hear great keynote topics from two of Ottawa's game companies, TransGaming & Fuel Industries:

--------------------------------

Keynote 1: TransGaming

Speaker: Gavriel State, CTO and Founder

Title: Bringing EA's SPORE to the Mac using Cider

Quick Sum: TransGaming has been developing portability solutions for the games industry since early 2000. In this presentation, Gavriel will explore their portability approaches with us and share insight into what is was like to apply these techniques to the fan favourite, SPORE!!

--------------------------------

Keynote 2: Fuel Industries

Speakers: Jesse Henderson, Producer and Jean-Sylvain Sormany, Lead Programmer

Title: Tinker, a Post Mortem

Quick Sum: Microsoft Tinker was a product developed by Fuel Industries for Microsoft. Come listen to Jesse Henderson Jean-Sylvain as they share Post Mortem results of this project, highlighting the importance of collaborating with the client, agile management, and changes in design. This presentation will include demonstrations and will be very interactive!

--------------------------------

When:                

Wed. December 3, 2008
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm           Mini Gaming Tournament on State of the Art Equipment!!
7:30 pm – 8:30 pm           Keynote Speaker Presentations + Q&A

8:30 pm – 8:40 pm           Tournament Winners Announced & Prizes!

8:40 pm – 10:00pm          Free Access to Gaming Facilities and Networking

Where:
Virtual Reality Game Hall

1652 Bank Street, Ottawa
Map & More Info:  http://www.virtualrealitygh.com/  

Busing: The No. 1 bus stops right in front of VRGH. OC Transpo Trip Planner: http://www.octranspo.com/intro_trip_planner.htm   

Driving: Parking is available in front, behind and beside VRGH.

For more information see below, or check out the invitation attached.

RSVP REQUIRED!
Space is limited …

To RSVP please reply to this email, OR

Send your RSVP to jean-sylvain.sormany@..., OR

RSVP to the Facebook Event (search for IGDA Ottawa to find our page)  

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Cheers,
Jean-Sylvain Sormany

Ottawa IGDA, Chair

www.igda.org/ottawa  

----------------------

This event is sponsored by:

• THQ Wireless
• Distil Interactive
• Fuel Games
  

Digital Games-Based Learning Company scores

Best in Show and Best Service/Product Provider at DevLearn 2008

OTTAWA, Canada, November 17th, 2008 –DISTIL Interactive Ltd., an Ottawa-based leader in the use of digital gaming technology as a corporate learning environment  beat a field of 40 learning technology vendors to win two key awards at last week's DevLearn conference in San Jose CA. 

The Best in Show was awarded for the digital learning environment "Business in Balance: Implementing an Environmental Management System" developed in collaboration with the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) teaches organizations how to develop an environmental system for their workplace. The Best Product/Service Provider category was awarded for across-the-board product excellence.

"This is an exciting achievement by the DISTIL and CSA teams," said CEO Robert Thompson.  "While we strongly believe in digital gaming's power as a corporate learning tool, being recognized by the attendees at North America's largest international e-Learning showcase is a great endorsement.  We believe a key ingredient in our Best Product/Service Provider award was our integrated assessment technology which mines the game-play data to provide feed-back to learners and to provide their organization with detailed performance information."

DevLearn is a gathering of over 1,200 members of the eLearning Guild. The conference addresses the technology and professional-skill aspects of eLearning initiatives. Each year, attendees pick winners from five vendor award categories.

At the show, DISTIL also previewed its set of learning game authoring tools to a select group of industry thought leaders.  Today DISTIL uses these tools internally to build its award-winning courseware but within months this technology will be released to corporate training departments so they can build their own games-based learning.

"Just as it is a driver in the entertainment gaming world," added Thompson, "user-generated content will be the key to broad adoption of learning games by corporations.  With DISTIL's interactive tools, an instructional designer will soon produce a learning game module as easily as they build a PowerPoint presentation today."

About Distil Interactive Ltd: DISTIL is a venture-backed new media company, has developed a platform that utilizes "video games" technology for Talent Management applications. 

Today the DISTIL platform is revolutionizing the way professionals are trained and certified through Digital Game-Based Learning (DGBL).  eLearning games users benefit from the intuitive, immersive, interactive experience provided by DISTIL products that accelerates learning through virtual experience.  Training providers benefit from the enhanced skills transfer and learning time compression offered by DGBL, and the integrated assessment technology that evaluates performance through game-play. DISTIL also manages on-line distribution and re-sale of award winning DGBL programs co-developed with its training partners, including an extensive set of Quality, Health & Safety, Environmental, Emergency Preparedness and ISO Standards training products.  You can learn more about DISTIL Interactive at www.distilinteractive.com

My name is Tobias Scholz and I am working on a survey about:

"What is the impact of cultural diversity on game software development team performance?".

It will only take you about 10 to 15 minutes and you can enter our contest to win an iPod Nano in a color of your choice!

It would be helpful for us to have as many participants as possible, so feel free to forward this invitation to your colleagues ...

The survey is done in cooperation with the Goethe University Frankfurt.

http://survey.gamestudy.de

Thanks for your participation and support

IGDA Ottawa Meet-up presents:
Come PLAY with IGDA!

- RSVP Required -

To closeoff on 2008 … We've decided to combine all of our favourite things under roof:Gaming, gamers, beer, amazing speakers, and prizes!

Come joinus at Ottawa's premiere gaming hall to hear two great speakers, play in a mini multi-player gaming tournament, and meet-up with Ottawa's gaming community!

You willhave the opportunity to hear great keynote topics from two of Ottawa's gamecompanies, TransGaming & Fuel Industries:

--------------------------------

Keynote 1:TransGaming

Speaker:Gavriel State, CEO

Title:Bringing EA's SPORE to the Mac using Cider

Quick Sum: TransGaminghas been developing portability solutions for the games industry since early2000. In this presentation, Gavriel will explore their portability approaches with us and share insight into whatis was like to apply these techniques to the fan favourite, SPORE!!

--------------------------------

Keynote 2:Fuel Industries

Speakers: JesseHenderson, Producer and Jean-Sylvain Sormany, Lead Programmer

Title: Tinker,a Post Mortem

Quick Sum: MicrosoftTinker was a product developed by Fuel Industries for Microsoft. Come listen toJesse Henderson Jean-Sylvain as they share Post Mortem results of this project,highlighting the importance of collaborating with the client, agile management,and changes in design. This presentation will include demonstrations and willbe very interactive!

--------------------------------

When:               

Wed.December 3, 2008
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm          Mini Gaming Tournament on State of the Art Equipment!!
7:30 pm – 8:30 pm          Keynote Speaker Presentations + Q&A

8:30 pm –8:40 pm           TournamentWinners Announced & Prizes!

8:40 pm –10:00pm          Free Access toGaming Facilities and Networking

Where:
Virtual Reality Game Hall

1652 BankStreet, Ottawa
Map & More Info:  http://www.virtualrealitygh.com/ 

Busing: The No. 1 bus stops right in frontof VRGH. OC Transpo Trip Planner: http://www.octranspo.com/intro_trip_planner.htm  

Driving: Parking is available in front,behind and beside VRGH.

For moreinformation see below, or check out the invitation attached.

RSVP REQUIRED!
Space is limited …

To RSVPplease reply to this email, OR

Send yourRSVP to jean-sylvain.sormany@..., OR

RSVP to theFacebook Event (search for IGDA Ottawa to find our page)  

Lookingforward to seeing you there!

Cheers,
Jean-Sylvain Sormany

Ottawa IGDA, Chair

www.igda.org/ottawa  

----------------------

This event is sponsored by:

Distil Interactive

Fuel Industries

Hi Everyone,

Next IGDA meeting will most likely happen on Wednesday, December 3. Please mark the date on your calendar! Detail should follow soon.

Also, I'd like to remind you to fill out the survey about the last meeting. We really do need your feedback!

==================================================

IGDA Ottawa

Help us, Help you!

Following our highly successful Meet-Up event on October 1, we'd like to ask you a few questions about your experience.

The survey should only take a minute or two of your time and your responses will help us ensure that our future events will be just as great as our last one. It is thanks to great user feedback that IGDA Ottawa will continue to grow and improve!

Click here to complete the survey: http://fluidsurveys.com/surveys/kateunderhill/igda-ottawa-oct-08/

Thank you in advance for your time and ideas.

Cheers,
Jean-Sylvain Sormany

Ottawa IGDA, Chair

IGDA Ottawa

Help us, Help you!

Following our highly successful Meet-Up event on October 1, we'd like to ask you a few questions about your experience.

The survey should only take a minute or two of your time and your responses will help us ensure that our future events will be just as great as our last one. It is thanks to great user feedback that IGDA Ottawa will continue to grow and improve!

Click here to complete the survey: http://fluidsurveys.com/surveys/kateunderhill/igda-ottawa-oct-08/

Thank you in advance for your time and ideas.

Cheers,
Jean-Sylvain Sormany

Ottawa IGDA, Chair

www.igda.org/ottawa  

Geared to industry needs, the MIGS aims to be the annual event for game development specialists from all over the world.

Some 1300 members of the game industry are expected for this fifth Edition.

October 3, 2008

Over 75 gamers, professionals, students, and related industry fans joined the IGDA Ottawa Chapter at The Code Factory on Wednesday night. It was record breaking attendance for the IGDA Ottawa chapter and the positive reviews keep flowing in.

The speakers, represented by 5 of the top game companies in Ottawa (Magmic Games, Fuel Industries, Sylien Games, HeadGames and DISTIL Interactive) delivered interesting and inspiring presentations ... sharing innovations, products and initiatives that are being created right here in Ottawa, Ontario.  

There was a great buzz all evening -- which continued onto the pub where the group enjoyed free beer, courtesy of our sponsor Fasken Martieau (law firm specializing in this industry), as well as lots of networking, game talk and good times!

There is no doubt that Ottawa is a force to be reckoned with, and that the IGDA Ottawa Chapter has been reignited. Here's to continuing with this momentum into 2009.

Some early press:

http://www.quicklybored.com/category/vpost/

Stay tuned for an article in the Ottawa Business Journal as well!

For more information contact Kate at kunderhill@..., check out the IGDA Ottawa group on Facebook, or our chapter website www.igda.org/ottawa.

Ottawa IGDA Meet-up presents:
HOME GROWN INNOVATIONS!

- RSVP Required -

What exciting and innovative products are coming out of the gaming
industry in Ottawa? If you're curious, join us on October 1st and find
out what local game companies are working on that will put Ottawa on the
map! This is also a re-launching the IGDA Ottawa Chapter and an
opportunity to connect with other people in the industry.

This event is for IGDA members, as well as professionals, gamers, and
students interested in gaming or related industries. The event is being
hosted at The Code Factory, a collaborative workspace and think tank for
the start-up community in Ottawa (located downtown). Speakers will talk
about what their company is all about and what makes them unique. They
will also demo an innovative, new product or initiative that they are
working on or recently released!!

Check out the FANTASTIC line-up of companies!

Presentation topics and speakers are noted below.
*         Fuel Industries
*         Magmic Games
*         DISTIL Interactive
*         Sylien Games
*         Head Games


When:

Wed. Oct 1, 2008
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm (networking and presentations)
8:30 pm (pub social to talk gaming!)


Where:
The Code Factory, 246 Queen Street (between Bank & Kent)

For more information see below, or check out the invitation attached.

RSVP required
Please reply to this email OR send your RSVP to
jssormany@....


Looking forward to seeing you there!


Cheers,
Jean-Sylvain Sormany
Ottawa IGDA, Chair
www.igda.org/ottawa


Ottawa IDGA Meet-up presents:

HOME GROWN INNOVATIONS!

When: October 1st
Where: The Code Factory,246 Queen Street
Goal: A meet-up to highlight and show case the Game Development industry in
Ottawa and to re-launch the IGDA Ottawa Chapter.

6:00pm - Refreshments and Networking - All

6:30pm - Introduction: IGDA goals, mission, purpose of the event, possible
future events, highlight business opportunities and growth of the gaming
industry.

Thank-you to our sponsor: Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP

Jean Sylvain (IGDA Ottawa Chair)

6:45pm

Sylien Games: "Power to the Gamer!" - Sylvain Rochon, CEO

7:05pm

Fuel Industries - Mike Burns, CEO of Fuel Industries

7:25pm

Magmic Games: "Eagle Eye"

Wes Tam, Producer, Sr. Game Developer

7:40pm

DISTIL Interactive: "Business in Balance"

Treena Grevatt, Product Manager

8:00pm

Head Games: "Building your First Console Title"

Paul Winterhalder, Executive Producer

8:20pm

Closing Remarks: Promote next meet-up, reiterate IDGA Ottawa goals,
invite everyone to pub  to drink and talk gaming, thank you from our
sponsor: Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP.

Jean Sylvain
IGDA Ottawa Chair

SOCIAL

8:35pm

Head out to a pub and talk about making games!

D'Arcy McGee's - 44 Sparks Street

From: Jean-Sylvain Sormany
Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 1:03 PM
To: Staff
Subject: Ottawa IGDA Meet-up: Invitation!



Hi everyone,



As you are probably already aware, I'm coordinating the Ottawa IGDA
chapter. This Ottawa network allow people from the industry to connect
to each other and build professional network.



I'm inviting you today to the next event that will be held on October
1st. Don't miss it, it's a great opportunity to see what's hot in the
city!



Please RSVP.



Also, the IGDA will be holding monthly event... If you want to stay in
touch with everything, subscribe to the IGDA Ottawa mailing list by
sending an e-mail with "Subscribe" Title at the following address:
IGDA_Ottawa-subscribe@yahoogroups.com



Hope to see you at the next event!



JS



Ottawa IGDA Meet-up presents:
HOME GROWN INNOVATIONS!

- RSVP Required -



What exciting and innovative products are coming out of the gaming
industry in Ottawa? If you're curious, join us on October 1st and find
out what local game companies are working on that will put Ottawa on the
map! This is also a re-launching the IGDA Ottawa Chapter and an
opportunity to connect with other people in the industry.



This event is for IGDA members, as well as professionals, gamers, and
students interested in gaming or related industries. The event is being
hosted at The Code Factory, a collaborative workspace and think tank for
the start-up community in Ottawa (located downtown). Speakers will talk
about what their company is all about and what makes them unique. They
will also demo an innovative, new product or initiative that they are
working on or recently released!!



Check out the FANTASTIC line-up of companies!

Presentation topics and speakers are noted below.

*         Fuel Industries

*         Magmic Games

*         DISTIL Interactive

*         Sylien Games

*         Head Games



When:

Wed. Oct 1, 2008
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm (networking and presentations)
8:30 pm (pub social to talk gaming!)



Where:
  The Code Factory, 246 Queen Street (between Bank & Kent)



For more information see below, or check out the invitation attached.



RSVP required
Please reply to this email OR send your RSVP to
jssormany@....



Looking forward to seeing you there!



Cheers,
Jean-Sylvain Sormany

Ottawa IGDA, Chair

www.igda.org/ottawa





Ottawa IDGA Meet-up presents:


HOME GROWN INNOVATIONS!


When: October 1st


Where: The Code Factory,246 Queen Street


Goal: A meet-up to highlight and show case the Game Development industry
in Ottawa and to re-launch the IGDA Ottawa Chapter.



Duration

Start Time

Description

Speaker


30min

6:00pm

Refreshments and Networking

All


15min

6:30pm

Introduction: IGDA goals, mission, purpose of the event, possible future
events, highlight business opportunities and growth of the gaming
industry.

Thank-you to our sponsor: Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP

Jean Sylvain
IGDA Ottawa Chair



25min

6:45pm

15 min presentation | 5 min Q&A

Sylien Games: "Power to the Gamer!"
Sylvain Rochon, CEO


25min

7:05pm

15 min presentation | 5 min Q&A

Fuel Industries


Mike Burns, CEO of Fuel Industries


25min

7:25pm

15 min presentation | 5 min Q&A

Magmic Games: "Eagle Eye"


Wes Tam, Producer, Sr. Game Developer


25min

7:40pm

15 min presentation | 5 min Q&A

DISTIL Interactive: "Business in Balance"


Treena Grevatt, Product Manager


10min

8:00pm

15 min presentation | 5 min Q&A

Head Games: "Building your First Console Title"
Paul Winterhalder, Executive Producer



10min

8:20pm

Closing Remarks: Promote next meet-up, reiterate IDGA Ottawa goals,
invite everyone to pub  to drink and talk gaming, thank you from our
sponsor: Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP.

Jean Sylvain
IGDA Ottawa Chair



SOCIAL

8:35pm

Head out to a pub and talk about making games!

D'Arcy McGee's


44 Sparks Street

Hi to all,

The IGDA website has been refreshed. You're invited to look at the
reviewed interface : http://www.igda.org/ottawa/

Also, I use this opportunity to remind you of the meeting that will
take place this Thursday at Carleton University.

http://www.igda.org/ottawa/index_files/Page592.htm#12/06/2008

You don't have to RSVP but if you know that you'll be attending the
meeting, I would appreciate if you could send me an e-mail!

Thank you!

Jean-Sylvain

Several Digital companies will be presenting tonight at LaBarge
Weinstein/Ottawa Network : LaBarge Weinstein and the Ottawa Network
host monthly startup, dropin sessions which are designed to cultivate
management team formation in various startup communities in Ottawa,
and bring together certain of those communities with some of the
traditional telecom folks out here in Kanata.

If you are interested to attend, more info can be found on IGDA
website: http://www.igda.org/ottawa/index.shtml

Jean-Sylvain

The IGDA Ottawa group is happy to invite you to the next chapter meeting.

In this next meeting, we will showcase some great student work.

You are invited to see their work as well as discussing with the local
industry.

Here's the details:
    June 12, 6pm.
    Location: Carleton University, Azrieli Pavilion Room 236.

Program:
1) Expatriate Trailer (FPS Game great story idea)
2) Winnipeg General Strike -- Immersive museum exhibit game about the
strike -- to be put in place official at the Museum of Civ for the 90
year anniversary
3) Motion Controller games (Dance Dance Evolution and Track games that
require you to move in order to play).
4) Free and Mighty (third person shooter, arena tournament style)
5) Machine Imprint -- flash based RPG game, online component
(http://www.machineimprint.com/)
6) Intergalactic ComBot -- motion controller (wii controls) based PC
street fighter type of game.

For more info, you can contact me.

Jean-Sylvain Sormany

Tonight from 5-9pm there's a guitar hero competition at the Billings Bridge Mall
hosted by
live885:

http://live885.com/default.asp?mn=1.32.24&sfield=content.id&search=793

You could win a flat-screen TV or a notebook

Reply if you're interested and e-mail all your info (ie; name, phone number,
e-mail etc.) to
guitarhero@...

You don't have to play you can come watch Sean own all of Ottawa if you like J

Rock On!

You are cordially invited to attend the

2007 Cognos Innovation Lecture

Bits, Bites and Beats: Problem and Solutions in Video Game Audio

with invited lecturer

Dr. Karen Collins, Canadian Research Chair in Technology
and Communication at the Centre of Arts and Technology, University of
Waterloo

Wednesday, November 7, 2007
7:00 p.m. β€" 9:00 p.m.
5050 Minto Building
Refreshments to follow
Carleton map
RSVP to:
cognoslecture@...

Ref : http://www.igda.org/ottawa/index.shtml

You can see a quick report of the last meeting:

http://www.igda.org/ottawa/reports/20_09_07.shtml

Js

========================
IGDA Ottawa - Announces
========================

- September 20th meeting announcement: IGDA Get Together
- All information's available at IGDA Ottawa chapter website:
http://www.igda.org/ottawa/index.shtml

Please invite all colleagues and friends that are interested to meet
with others developers of the Ottawa game industry (Artists,
Designers, Programmers, etc.)

If you have any questions, please write to jssormany@...

ONTARIO MEDIA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

INDUSTRY INITIATIVES - INTERACTIVE DIGITAL MEDIA BULLETIN

OMDC VIDEO GAME PROTOTYPE INITIATIVE

Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) is pleased to announce
the launch of the OMDC Video Game Prototype Initiative. Documentation
for this pilot initiative is now available online (www.omdc.on.ca -
under Programs / Content and Marketing Funds / OMDC Video Game
Prototype Initiative). To link directly to this information click
here: Guidelines and Application Forms.

The OMDC Video Game Prototype Initiative is designed to provide
Ontario video game developers with funding for the creation of a
prototype in order to secure a publisher or attract financing for a
market-ready, commercial video game product. Successful applicants
will receive a repayable contribution of up to $500,000 to a maximum
of 50% of eligible expenses for their prototype.

This initiative is targeted at established video game developers with
a track record that clearly demonstrates their capability to create
and exploit a large scale video game. It is anticipated that the
prototypes that will be funded through this initiative will lead to
the development of video games that will provide significant benefits
to the Ontario economy.

For further information on this or any of the other Industry
Initiatives programs, please contact the Industry Initiative
Coordinator at:

Ontario Media Development Corporation
175 Bloor Street East, South Tower, Suite 501
Toronto, Ontario M4W 3R8
Direct phone: 416-642-6695
Main phone: 416-314-6858
Fax: 416-314-6876
Email: programs@...

Culture is our Business

Ontario Media Development Corporation

Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) is an agency of the
Ontario Ministry of Culture that facilitates economic development
opportunities for Ontario's cultural media industries including the
book publishing, film and television, interactive digital media,
magazine publishing, and music industries.

After two years of silence, IGDA is back in town.

Because the game industry is growing in the capital, it is a good
period to regroup and learn who else is working in the game field.

See this article:
http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/story.html?id=de9ff3c2-bc5d-44b0-9054-330eb7\
007db5


Thursday, September 20th, there will be a get together meeting. It
will be the occasion for you to make some connections and speak about
what you're doing.

Companies will be invited to showcase their products. Small
presentations will be organized and there will be attendance prize.
Drinks will be offered.

Here are the details:

What? IGDA "get-together"
Who? Everyone interested in the game development field.
When? Thursday, September 20th. 7 P.M.
Where? Fuel Industries, 7 Hinton Ave North.

Google map directions:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=&daddr=45.401719,-75.731807\
&mrsp=1&sz=16&mra=mi&sll=45.401629,-75.731742&sspn=0.010471,0.020084&ie=UTF8&z=1\
6&om=1

Any questions? jssormany@...

--- In IGDA_Ottawa@yahoogroups.com, "rightanalogstick"
<hellphoenix89@...> wrote:
>
> I'm going into the field, the only problem is, I want to do very
little
> to no coding whatsoever, and do the 3D Animation aspects only. Is
this
> possible?
>


Sure, it's very much possible. You'd be basically working as an
artist. The understanding that you need to have of how the artwork
gets incorporated into the game engine will come with experience.

I'm going into the field, the only problem is, I want to do very little
to no coding whatsoever, and do the 3D Animation aspects only. Is this
possible?