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Workshop: Accessibility in Game UI

Creating a usable game interface extends far beyond pretty colours and a good design sense. Join Kat Dolan & Justine Raymond, Senior UI Designers at Proletariat Inc, known for the popular magic-slinging battle royale, Spellbreak, as they talk about what elevates a beautiful UI into a usable one. They’ll highlight things like picking the proper… Continue reading Workshop: Accessibility in Game UI

Pixelles Creator Fund 2020: Selections

Thanks to SUPERHOT, Kowloon Nights, Clever Endeavour, and Vertigo Gaming Inc., Pixelles announced its new Creator Fund in fall of 2020. We are giving up to $5k CAD each to selected Canadian game creators of marginalized genders, as a grant, without recoup, publishing or platform requirements. All the selected folks have to do is make their game. Although we… Continue reading Pixelles Creator Fund 2020: Selections

[:en]Call for Speakers [:fr] Appel aux conférenci•er•ère•s

In collaboration with Gameloft Montréal, Pixelles is looking for speakers to give a 45 minute online presentation followed by 15 minute Q&A. These webinars will be given to a mixed audience of Gameloft employees and people from the Pixelles community. The content, on any of the topics below, can discuss representation in games, development techniques,… Continue reading [:en]Call for Speakers [:fr] Appel aux conférenci•er•ère•s

[:en]Workshop: Harassment in the Workplace and Your Rights [:fr] Atelier : Harcèlement au travail et vos droits

Folllowing the #metoo movement in 2017, a group of professional associations has put together measures to address the situation and ensure workplaces become a healthy environment, free from violence. From this initiative, the need to create a confidential and independant legal support platform was felt. The task of creating this service was given to Juripop, a… Continue reading [:en]Workshop: Harassment in the Workplace and Your Rights [:fr] Atelier : Harcèlement au travail et vos droits

[:en]Our Safe Space Policy Reminder [:fr]Rappel de notre politique d’espace sécuritaire

[:en] Pixelles hears and believes the survivors coming forward to share their stories about abuse, harassment and toxicity in game development. Our safe space policy covers all Pixelles spaces (online and in-person venues). We do not tolerate predation or harassment. If any person who has made you feel unsafe has been promoted by Pixelles as… Continue reading [:en]Our Safe Space Policy Reminder [:fr]Rappel de notre politique d’espace sécuritaire

Career Ignite: Improving Your Job Interview Skills

We’re teaming up with Stadia to bring our Career Ignite series online through lunch & learn events! By popular demand, it’s back! On July 8th (12:00pm EST) in the series join us for a workshop on reinforcing your interview skills. This online presentation, crafted by the Stadia team, aims to help you land that next games… Continue reading Career Ignite: Improving Your Job Interview Skills

[:en] Solidarity with BlackLivesMatter [:fr] Solidaire avec BlackLivesMatter

Pixelles stands in solidarity with the black community, protestors, activists and support organizations. Injustice and racism have run rampant for centuries in Canada (#JusticeForRegis), the United States (#JusticeForFloyd) and around the world. It’s ingrained in our systems and institutions, access to resources, at the educational level, amongst neighbours and yes, even in game development. As… Continue reading [:en] Solidarity with BlackLivesMatter [:fr] Solidaire avec BlackLivesMatter

[:en]Update: Pixelles Career Accelerator welcomes all transgender, non-binary and genderqueer applicants [:fr]Annonce : les candidat∙e∙s transgenres, nonbinaires et personnes queer dans le genre sont invité∙e∙s à postuler pour l’Accélérateur de carrière Pixelles

Nous sommes chez Pixelles très fières d’annoncer que notre accélérateur de carrière cette année est non seulement ouvert aux femmes, mais à chaque personne qui subit la discrimination fondée sur le genre de manière importante. Ceci signifie qu’en plus des femmes transgenres et cisgenres, nous accueillerons également les hommes transgenres, les personnes queer dans le… Continue reading [:en]Update: Pixelles Career Accelerator welcomes all transgender, non-binary and genderqueer applicants [:fr]Annonce : les candidat∙e∙s transgenres, nonbinaires et personnes queer dans le genre sont invité∙e∙s à postuler pour l’Accélérateur de carrière Pixelles

Call for Panelists: “Surviving GDC”

[:en] Pixelles will host a panel on “Surviving GDC” in the weeks leading up to the conference. This panel will focus on sharing ways of getting the most out of GDC, while ensuring one’s well-being. We are looking for women, genderqueer and non-binary people, (especially anyone identifying as a person of color) from all backgrounds… Continue reading Call for Panelists: “Surviving GDC”