Hand Eye Society
Encyclopedia
The Hand Eye Society is a not-for-profit
coalition
of projects and people in support of Toronto
's video game communities.
The Hand Eye Society Organizes socials, unconference
s, presentations, showcase
s and established connections with the interactive design community at large
Showing off the Torontron
.
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
coalition
Coalition
A coalition is a pact or treaty among individuals or groups, during which they cooperate in joint action, each in their own self-interest, joining forces together for a common cause. This alliance may be temporary or a matter of convenience. A coalition thus differs from a more formal covenant...
of projects and people in support of Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
's video game communities.
The Hand Eye Society Organizes socials, unconference
Unconference
An unconference is a participant-driven meeting. The term "unconference" has been applied, or self-applied, to a wide range of gatherings that try to avoid one or more aspects of a conventional conference, such as high fees, sponsored presentations, and top-down organization...
s, presentations, showcase
Showcase
A showcase, or vitrine, is a glassed-in cabinet or display case for displaying delicate or valuable articles such as objets d'art or merchandise in a shop, museum, or house...
s and established connections with the interactive design community at large
Events
- The Hand Eye Society Participated in Toronto's 2010 Nuit Blanche Festival where they held a booth at the TIFF bell Lightbox called Arcadian Renaissance.
- The Hand Eye Society was At the Toronto FAN EXPO
Showing off the Torontron
Torontron
The TORONTRON is a 1982 arcade cabinet that has been retrofitted to play six great games by local Toronto independent game Artists.- games :* Albacross * LockON 2 * Mondrian Provoked * Monster Puncher * Heavy Weather * Night of the Cephalopods - Credit :...
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Current Projects
- Hand Eye Society Socials
- TorontronTorontronThe TORONTRON is a 1982 arcade cabinet that has been retrofitted to play six great games by local Toronto independent game Artists.- games :* Albacross * LockON 2 * Mondrian Provoked * Monster Puncher * Heavy Weather * Night of the Cephalopods - Credit :...
(The Indie Arcade Cabinet) - Artsy Games Incubator
- Gamercamp
- TOJamTOJamTOJam or Toronto Game Jam is an annual game development event held in Toronto each Spring. The event is named for the common abbreviation for Toronto , and the term for an impromptu performance , borrowed from jazz. The name of the event is knowingly evocative of "toe jam"...
(Toronto Game Jam)
Useful Links
- http://www.tojam.ca/details/overview.asp
- http://nomediakings.org/artsygames/
- http://www.gamercamp.ca/