Hi Everyone,

I just wanted to let you all know about the upcoming GameCamp Toronto 2.

The event will be held on May 3rd, 10am-6pm at the Bahen Center of Information Technology, 40 St. George St. Room BA1130. Registration is free but mandatory.

Head over to www.gamecamptoronto.com to register.

GameCamp Toronto 2 is an event which aims to increase awareness of the game development industry in Toronto. We hope to grow the community of our city into a large, healthy and successful industry. The target audience is composed of: indies, professionals, and aspiring students.
Attendees have the opportunity to network with the other enthusiasts, learn various development tricks, and have some fun. Presenters get an opportunity to practice their pitches, share their knowledge with others and recruit young talent.

In other words, it’s GREAT FUN! Don’t miss it!

Here are some of the speakers we have confirmed so far:

Mare Sheppard and Raigan Burns, N+ Creators
Jean-Luc David, Microsoft
Mathew Di Iorio, Independent Games Project
Nelson Yu, Casually Hardcore Games
David L. Blazetich, Bedlam Games
Jim McGinley, ToJam
Chris Charabaruk, IGDA indie SIG
Andy Smith, IADT

Kazra Zokaei, J2Play

Hope to see you all there!

- Mark Cautillo

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From the forums in this thread:

Greetings Comrades,

It’s election time!

As discussed in meeting, we will be holding elections next week.

Just in case anyone who wants to run for an administrative position wasn’t at the meeting this week. Please post here if you’d like to run for any position.

The current nominees for each position are as follows:

President: Jennifer Ruttan / Katie Gnus
Vice-President: Jennifer Ruttan / Katie Gnus
GMD Coordinator: Barry Rowe
Advertising: Shane Zeagman
Web Admin: Shane Zeagman
General Admin: Liesl A.

Next week will be elections, so if anyone wants to run for a position please post here by then.

- Mark

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Hi everyone!

This week’s meeting will be in BA 3004 5-7pm on Friday.

We will be talking about the upcoming elections for the club for next year, and giving an update on the progress of the GMD judging.

See you there!

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Hi everybody!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111one

I was unable to book a room for a meeting this week, and since we haven`t really had any non-meeting club events this year, I propose that we go out to an arcade or net-cafe and relax!

This weeks meeting will be in an arcade or net cafe at 5-7pm on Friday March 28th.

We can meet at 5pm in the circle on the 2nd floor of Bahen.

- Mark

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Hey Everyone,

Today’s meeting will be in BA2165 at 5-7pm

Hope to see you all there!

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Hey everyone,

Since last time was such short notice,  I figured I’d let you guys know about the band I mentioned a while back’s next performance,   here’s the info:

The Runaway Five
15/03/2008
500 Queen Street East, Toronto, Ontario
Cost : $5.00
Come join The Runaway Five to here live video game music arranging in the jazz idiom. If you don’t like game music, come for the jazz. If you don’t like jazz, come for the game music. If you don’t like jazz nor game music, come to see Alex Goodman do a quadruple backflip while wearing a dress (The Runaway Five assumes is not liable for Alex Goodman’s lack of backflip ability or ability to fit into a dress). This night will include music from many games including: Final Fantasy, Sonic The Hedgehog, Earthbound, Super Mario Brothers, Chrono Trigger, Zelda, Megaman and many more! With the growing popularity of video game music, this will sure be a night to remember. Come be part of a unique audience and help support live jazz and video game music!

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The room that we will be meeting in is BA 2165, NOT BA 2135.

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Hello!

Today’s meeting will be in BA2195 between 5-7pm.

We’ll be accepting GMD submissions and have a presentation by Andrei Petrov about his experiences at the Game Developer’s conference in San Fansisco.

Hope to see you all there!

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Hey everyone,

I just got this email from a local jazz group who do arrangements of game music.  I saw them recently at video games live and they were really good.  They’re playing on Monday (Feb. 25th) at 9:30 at the Concord Cafe.

Hey!

My name is Brendan McElroy and I am a music student here at U of T’s Faculty of Music.  I am currently the band leader for a jazz quartet that does jazz arrangements of video game music.  I am a huge fan of the game industry, especially game music, and I am planning on finishing school with a degree in jazz performance and a minor in composition, then attempt to break into the world of game music composition when I am out of school.  I came across your site while promoting our upcoming show.  We are playing at the Concord Cafe on this upcoming monday.  I thought some of you might be interested.  Tell people about us!

Come see a unique performance to hit one of Toronto’s active venues, the Concord Cafe. The Runaway Five will be performing video game music arranged by Brendan McElroy, Brendan Swanson, Alex Goodman and Matt MacLean in the jazz idiom! This night will include performances from many games including: Final Fantasy, Sonic The Hedgehog, Earthbound, Super Mario Brothers, Chrono Trigger, Zelda, Megaman and many more! With the growing popularity of video game music, this will sure be a night to remember. Come be part of a unique audience and help support live jazz and video game music!

The Runaway Five:

Trumpet - Matt MacLean
Piano/Guitar - Alex Goodman
Bass - Brendan McElroy
Drums - Jon McCaslin

Time: 9:30
Cover: $5.00

Take Care,

Brendan
Bass/Arranging/Band Leader
The Runaway Five
www.therunawayfive.com
http://mymrc.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6922366324

If you have the chance,  come out and see their show, I don’t think you’ll be disappointed.

- Mark

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Hi everyone!

This weeks meeting

Will be held at 5-7pm Friday Feb 15th in BA1240.

Mark will do a tutorial on adventure game studio, and we will have some fun DS gaming.

Hope to see everyone there!!!

- Mark

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