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I made a playful site for TGW again this year with poster art from @michaeldeforge.bsky.social.

There are three easter egg alt-sites, click around and find out?

17.02.2026 17:48 👍 13 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0

now that Git 2.53 is out, the Git data model @omarieclaire.bsky.social and I wrote is on the official Git website! git-scm.com/docs/gitdata...

14.02.2026 13:47 👍 244 🔁 36 💬 5 📌 3
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Orbs Sunset Night Light Join us for an evening of experimental play with glowing orbs at Frédéric Back Park. Part of Montreal Games Week.

Join us at Frédéric Back to play with glowing orbs at dusk.

We'll paint with light above 40 million tonnes of transforming material, ritual shifting into experimental play.

Part of Montreal's first Games Week, Nov 15 4pm (sunset is unstoppable). Limited spots:
marieflanagan.com/orb-sunset-n...

05.11.2025 23:44 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A screenshot of an ascii art building drawing tool. On the left is a drawing of bain colonial, on the right are all the characters you can draw with.

A screenshot of an ascii art building drawing tool. On the left is a drawing of bain colonial, on the right are all the characters you can draw with.

I was hoping it wouldn't come to this, but here we are. I'm making a Montreal version of LoserLane.

If you want to contribute a building, I made a tool for you! omarieclaire.github.io/loserlanemon...

28.10.2025 18:50 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Palestinian Voices in Games

We met last May in the dream room, now we meet in reality palestinian-voices-in-games.com

PVIG is a community of gamedevs, curators, and organizers supporting Palestinian game creators in telling their stories.

Got coins? Support a creator!
Got skills? Volunteer!
Got reach? Share the project!

19.09.2025 21:30 👍 5 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
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@agotoronto.bsky.social and Game Arts International Network hosted Video Game Arts Appreciation Night, led by @jimmunroe.net!
The event showcased Canadian interactive talent. Special shoutout to Ontarian participants @visaigames.bsky.social Venba and @omarieclaire.bsky.social Loser Lane!

10.09.2025 19:48 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Loser Lane Experience cycling between certain death and probable death in this totally accurate street survival simulator. Life without bike lanes? Thanks Doug.

Come play LoserLane at the Art Gallery of Ontario tomorrow? Watch out world, we're rolling into the museums!

marieflanagan.com/loserlane
ago.ca/events/video...

05.09.2025 02:24 👍 8 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
Toronto Games Week 2025 Highlights
Toronto Games Week 2025 Highlights YouTube video by Toronto Games Week

Were you at TGW 25? Did you play protest games under a ufo? Invent giant parachute games with a fully armoured knight? Colour with your face on a giant silo with Olivia Chow? Find a giant rat in the depths of Toronto? Relive the glory in 3m thanks to Tate Young www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNf-...

01.09.2025 17:11 👍 9 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 1
Cover of DSC #22: Lee Skallerup Bessette, Zine-Sitter, with Lee pointing to the text "We can do better than just printing out the DSC!" and holding a zine of the cover.

Cover of DSC #22: Lee Skallerup Bessette, Zine-Sitter, with Lee pointing to the text "We can do better than just printing out the DSC!" and holding a zine of the cover.

Pssst! Just in time for @readywriting.bsky.social zine-making session on Friday at #ACH2025, we'll have a new #DataSittersClub for you all... including an interview with @b0rk.jvns.ca & @omarieclaire.bsky.social of Wizard Zines! 😍

11.06.2025 20:46 👍 27 🔁 13 💬 0 📌 1
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Toronto Games Week Celebrating games in Toronto, Canada

Toronto Games Week starts in a week! Everyone is going to be there, from the rabble-rousers to the mayor.

Join us for a night parkade, chase an infinite sunset, fight for DEI or DIE, make a business deal, play giant games, search for the godmama. We got you!

torontogamesweek.com/schedule

04.06.2025 22:53 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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infinite hum overtone echo cellular thrum
in resonance we rise we melt into tone
in vibration we trust
dr(((o))))ne

happy drone day
video: Jónsi installation

24.05.2025 18:23 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

What are your fav games made in Toronto or set in Toronto?

I need them for a special event for @torontogamesweek.com!

23.05.2025 17:08 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 0
Toronto Games Week logo
Text underneath reads: June 12-18 2025 TorontoGamesWeek.com

Our Schedule is Now Live!
QR Code with a label that says SCHEDULE

A week-long celebration of playable arts and culture in the city of Toronto.

Toronto Games Week logo Text underneath reads: June 12-18 2025 TorontoGamesWeek.com Our Schedule is Now Live! QR Code with a label that says SCHEDULE A week-long celebration of playable arts and culture in the city of Toronto.

⚠️ THIS IS NOT A DRILL ⚠️

The schedule for Toronto Games Week 2025 is now live on our website!
torontogamesweek.com/schedule 🕹️

There's so many awesome events happening throughout the week, which ones are you all planning on attending? 👀 #TGW25

22.05.2025 16:07 👍 39 🔁 36 💬 1 📌 11
I piece of string on a colourful blanket

I piece of string on a colourful blanket

I'll be showing work at LUDODROME next week in Montreal, and I'm looking for a volunteer to help. DM for info!

LUDODROME is bringing together 40+ experimental games for an inspiring evening of conversation & gameplay at SAT on May 15th

www.eventbrite.com/e/ludodrome-...

@satmontreal.bsky.social

07.05.2025 18:07 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Toronto Games Week Celebrating games in Toronto, Canada

While we're on the topic of fostering a sense of community in our games industry at in-person game dev events, may I direct your attention to our cool, local, community organized up-and-coming annual event @torontogamesweek.com?

torontogamesweek.com #gamedev

17.03.2025 12:52 👍 29 🔁 12 💬 3 📌 0

Has anyone found solutions for surviving social noise?

I'm talking about art openings or restaurants, spaces with many voices running at full volume and bouncing off the reflective walls like an autitory torture trampoline

Earplugs don't cut it, they mute everyone equally

21.02.2025 19:01 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 4 📌 0

What's your fav voice transcription software/service?

considerations: privacy policy (do they have one? Are they selling data?) price (I love a flat rate over a subscription), live transcription (nice!) english and french language support

11.02.2025 14:41 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

What animals do you see?

11.02.2025 05:40 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I've been taking my morning coffee outside. Snowpants on, perched on a broken plastic adirondack chair for a few minutes.

I get this feeling that I've missed for years. It was one of the hardest things about quitting smoking, years ago. Spending time alone with the morning, every morning.

10.02.2025 17:08 👍 12 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

benefits?! yes!

05.02.2025 22:33 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Toronto Games Week, June 11-17 2025
torontogamesweek.com

A painterly view of the city of Toronto, encapsulated by a gold frame, but the city extends out past it. The top and the bottom of the poster are covered in clouds.

Poster created by Caitlin Russell.

Toronto Games Week, June 11-17 2025 torontogamesweek.com A painterly view of the city of Toronto, encapsulated by a gold frame, but the city extends out past it. The top and the bottom of the poster are covered in clouds. Poster created by Caitlin Russell.

We're so happy to reveal our poster for 2025, created by Caitlin Russell. A lovely overview of Toronto, offering a glimpse into the playful events that take place during Toronto Games Week!

We're looking forward to celebrating warmer times in June with you all 🥰 #TGW2025

22.01.2025 22:11 👍 24 🔁 10 💬 1 📌 0
New Organizers Info Session - Toronto Games Week 2025

Are you a new event organizer and want to do something for Toronto Games Week 2025?

We welcome all kinds of events related to play. Maybe you want to host an underwater scuba arcade? Maybe you want to organize tiny immersive theatre performances on the TTC?

docs.google.com/document/d/e...

27.01.2025 19:14 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Video game captures the ‘abject terror’ of cycling in Toronto. Welcome to ‘Loser Lane’ Creator Marie LeBlanc Flanagan, frustrated with Doug Ford’s plan to remove bike lanes in Toronto, coded the impossible-to-beat video game in just two weeks.

Toronto Star interview is up! www.thestar.com/news/gta/vid...

08.01.2025 19:47 👍 15 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
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Pique returns for 2024 winter season — Dec. 14, 2024 Starting Dec. 14, head to the Arts Court for Pique winter edition. The festival’s got music, visual and interdisciplinary arts, artisan food vendors, and drag and ballroom performances to pique your i...

If you are in Ottawa this weekend, come to Pique?

I'll be showing a few things! We don't have a dome, but you can play a flattened version of some of the DO-EMS and experience Soft Sanctuary <3 apt613.ca/pique-return...

11.12.2024 16:31 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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GAIA 2025 Call for Applications The Game Arts International Assembly (GAIA) is an event that creates space for people in the game arts organizing, production and curation community to discuss their challenges and share information. ...

We're close to the deadline for GAIA 2025 applications. We're looking for curators, streamers, reviewers, festival organizers, advocates & more!

If your work involves celebrating, documenting, curating, educating, organizing in games & playful arts, please apply!

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

10.12.2024 16:46 👍 8 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
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GAIA 2025 in Barcelona Applications Open We are thrilled to announce the open call for the fifth edition of GAIA, taking place in Barcelona in 2025. GAIA (Game Arts International Assembly) is an international symposium and gathering dedicate...

Apply to GAIA Barcelona for 2025? It's a very fun event I co-run!

Game Arts International Assembly is an international symposium & gathering dedicated to exploring the intersections of games, play, and art through critical and creative perspectives.

gameartsinternational.network/gaia-2025-in...

02.12.2024 21:34 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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This Bike Lane Game Is Nightmare Fuel - Aftermath It's like a very upsetting Frogger

Love the description "an upsetting frogger"

aftermath.site/loser-lane

02.12.2024 21:28 👍 10 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Loser Lane: Escapist game design with Marie LeBlanc Flanagan — Debaser Marie LeBlanc Flanagan will be presenting two interactive “game poems” at Pique winter edition on December 14, and recently released a protest game called Loser Lane about “the terrifying reality ...

Last week I made a game about how scary it is to bike without bike lanes. Then on Saturday, with the unbelievable irony of life, I was biking on a street without a bike lane and something bad happened.

www.debaser.ca/news/loser-l...

29.11.2024 20:13 👍 9 🔁 2 💬 3 📌 0
an image with the discount codes and the titles of all the zines and the cool character from the "How DNS Works" in the background

an image with the discount codes and the titles of all the zines and the cool character from the "How DNS Works" in the background

it's zine sale time!

from now until the end of the day on Friday, all my PDF zines are 50% off with the discount code WIZARDPDF

print zines are 30% off with code WIZARDPRINT

wizardzines.com

29.11.2024 01:51 👍 306 🔁 127 💬 12 📌 32
A poster for Toronto Games week 2024 featuring many tiny interesting creatures.

A poster for Toronto Games week 2024 featuring many tiny interesting creatures.

We’re looking for an artist for the 2025 @torontogamesweek.com poster!

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

(Shout out to Nicholas Di Genova for the gorgeous 2024 poster!)

26.11.2024 16:25 👍 10 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0