Join us for a two-day interprovincial networking and business development event for studios creating digital/immersive experiences in Ontario & Quebec. Connect with buyers, professionals, and network with dozens of industry-leading talent.
Find more info and register: bit.ly/3OJ9zWj
Big news for Ontario's game community!
@velanstudios.bsky.social is expanding with a new studio in Toronto. They have also joined Interactive Ontario as our newest member
Interested in joining a diverse, inclusive, and authentic team? Check out their open roles: apply.workable.com/velanstudios...
Get expert legal support from Amar Sidhu and his team at AMAR-VR LAW for a fraction of the cost.
Specializing in IP protection, contract negotiation and much more.
IO covers $200/hr through the Professional Services Cost-Share Program.
Learn more: interactiveontario.com/programs/ind...
Kick off 2026 with our first ISB! Join Cindy Pham to discuss responsible AI in creative work covering regulation, IP & safety.
🗓 Jan 28 | 1–2 PM ET | Online
Register: bit.ly/4by3PrA
Thanks to Ontario Creates, @cmf-fmc.bsky.social, @xsolla.bsky.social & Ubisoft Toronto
#ISB #IndieSuperboost
Happy Holidays From The Team at Interactive Ontario, See You in 2026 for IO’s 25th!
We're proud to launch Interactive Ontario’s new Industry Spotlight video, premiered at IO Connect 2025.
Featuring over a dozen Ontario studios, it showcases our sector’s creativity and momentum. Created with @wearecontinue.bsky.social and support from Ontario Creates
youtu.be/fyXJG3VShyk?...
Curious about Product & Web Design?
Jermaine Williams shares his insight in our latest Career Profile for the Work Placement Program for Black Youth & Emerging Professionals.
Watch here: bit.ly/3XPiruI
Thanks to Ontario Government, POV Film & Jordan Smith-St.Kitts!
Meet Tendisai Cromwell, @bioimmersive.bsky.social CEO in a Career Profile for the Work Placement Program for Black Youth & Emerging Professionals. She shares her journey from film + art to immersive tech + UX.
Watch here: bit.ly/3XPiruI
Thanks to Ontario Government, POV Film & Jordan.S!
Interested in becoming an entrepreneur? Check out Ibiyemi Balogun’s 6-part course for the Work Placement Program for Black Youth & Emerging Professionals. It’s a must-see!
Watch here: bit.ly/4oVhiwJ
Thanks to Ontario Government, POV Film & editor Jordan Smith-St.Kitts!
IO Connect 2025 was one to remember 🎉
Huge thanks to everyone who joined us, the studios who brought incredible demos, our sponsors for making the night possible, and our photographer for the great shots.
Check out our new industry video: youtu.be/fyXJG3VShyk?...
Today's the day!🎉
Dust off your dance moves for the IO Connect Holiday Mixer.💃
Meet others in the industry, play demo stations and enjoy the beauty of Toronto in December.
Get your tickets before it's too late!
Tickets: bit.ly/4olwnIf
#ioconnect
The IO Connect Holiday Mixer is tomorrow!
Join us in celebrating this incredible industry with some music, munchies and mingling.
We can’t wait to see you at the beautiful Arcadian Toronto✨
Get your tickets before it’s too late!
Tickets: bit.ly/4olwnIf
#ioconnect
🕹️IO Connect will showcase demos from 5 Ontario based creators.🕹️
Featuring:
@littlebuffalogames.bsky.social
@softrains.bsky.social
@alientrap.bsky.social
@ravinestudios.ca
Toronto Film School Students
Tickets: bit.ly/4olwnIf
#ioconnect #gamedemo
Come out to the IO Connect Holiday Mixer for your chance to win a new Nintendo Switch 2!🎮
Don’t miss out on networking, fun, and maybe… walking away with a brand-new console! All attendees will be entered to win.
Join us Dec.3 at Arcadian Toronto from 6:30pm to 12 midnight.
Tickets: bit.ly/4olwnIf
Jingle, mix and mingle!🥂
Say hello to old friends,
And make some new ones too.
Get in the festive spirit,
We want to celebrate with you.
Join us on December 3rd!
Tickets: bit.ly/4olwnIf
#ioconnect
Ontario studios showcased creativity and innovation at @vglx-official.bsky.social 🎮🔥
IO member studios demos proved again that Ontario is a hub for creative excellence.
Thank you to the organizers of VGLX for creating a space where fans could dive in and play games made right here in Ontario!
Explore storytelling in XR with @cfccreates.bsky.social CFC Satellites: Crafting Immersive Story Experiences, a 2 half-day online VR/MR workshop.
Dates: Oct 29–30, Nov 3–4 & 10–11. IO members accepted get a discount (contact us).
Learn more and apply now: bit.ly/3KYrtCz
IO Connect: Holiday Mixer is back! 🎉
Join us Dec 3, 6:30pm at Arcadian Loft - Toronto to celebrate Ontario’s games, XR, interactive entertainment & music industries.
IO Members save 60%! For more information and to purchase your tickets, visit: bit.ly/4olwnIf
@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!
Join our next Indie Superboost with Amar Sidhu (Amar VR-Law) on AI clauses, IP ownership & legal risks you can’t ignore.
Free for IO + CIAIC members
Register Here: bit.ly/4mSZn9U
Thank you to Ontario Creates, @cmf-fmc.bsky.social, @xsolla.bsky.social & Ubisoft Toronto for supporting ISB series.
Emerging video game & interactive entertainment studios in Ontario, it’s your time!
Futures Forward 2025 (by IO + Ontario Creates) offers workshops, coaching & legal support to help you grow + prep for the IP Fund.
Apply by Sept 24!
bit.ly/3VCuLx2
Ontario had a record-breaking presence at gamescom this year! IO is proud to celebrate this milestone with our amazing community. bit.ly/3UV18H8
Thank you to Ontario Creates, the Trade Commissioner Services and all contributing provincial and federal partners.
Ontario talent was shining bright at gamescom! ✨
@bancyco.bsky.social (Neo+Harbor Rescue Squad),
@littlebuffalogames.bsky.social (Akiiwan),
@kittencupstudio.bsky.social (Capy Castaway)
@beholdstudios.bsky.social(Deep Dish Dungeon)
Don’t miss your final chance to step into the stories that shaped our world! Only three days left to experience MYTHOS, an all-new immersive anthology from IO member Secret Location, showcasing this weekend at the Canadian National Exhibition!
www.theex.com/attractions/...
IO President and CEO @lucielalumiere.bsky.social was amongst the sold out crowd of over 3000 people in London, ON as hundreds of thousands of fans online tuned in to see upcoming updates like “The Old Peace” and “Tau: 2026", alongside early access to “Soulframe: Preludes” 🎮
A big congratulations goes out to @digitalextremes.com for celebrating the 10th iteration of its wildly successful #Tennocon, the event celebrating their city, their players, and all things #Warframe 🎉
ICYMI - ESAC is asking: what’s YOUR favourite Canadian-made game?
You have until July 25th to cast your ballet in the first round of “The Great Canadian Game-Off”! Choose from a slate of iconic titles, including some from here in Ontario 🗳️🎮
VOTE: theesa.ca/made-in-cana...
I had a great chat with @mightyyell.bsky.social's @positivelaser.bsky.social and @13amgames.com's Tom McCall about Missile Command Delta! 🇨🇦 🎮
Really cool to learn how these two talented Toronto indie studios have worked together to bring a modern spin to a 45-year-old @atari.com classic.
DAY 2 at VRTO
Invalid Symbol discussed “Kid Robot”, Games by Stitch & KRAK Fractured Media talked working in the XR industry, and Dark Slope talked Virtual Production 🙌.
Demoing at the IO booth were Games by Stitch and OK_XR Studio, showing off “Elsewhere Electric” and “Archer — Virtual Realms” 🥽
DAY 1 @vrto.bsky.social
Oleksii Koba and Judith Cheung share their expert insights during panels, with @loftyskygames.bsky.social and Invalid Symbol showcasing their respective games “Verse VR” and “Kid Robot”
Interactive Ontario congratulates VRTO founder Keram Malicki-Sanchez on VRTO year 10 🎉
