Category: Workshops

When: Wendnesday, August 2cd, 2018 from 7-9pm Where: 3rd floor of Notman House / Cafe OSMOS (51 Sherbrooke Ouest – rue Clark entrance) Primary language: English Cost: free Want to increase the chances your talk is accepted to GDC or other conferences? Tanya will share her advice from speaking at and helping run conferences, sharing… Continue reading Workshop: Improving Your Speaker Application (for GDC, etc)

When: Monday, June 4th 2018 from 7-9pm Where: 3rd floor of Notman House / Cafe OSMOS (51 Sherbrooke Ouest – rue Clark entrance) Language: English (French, Spanish and Portuguese also spoken) Cost: free This workshop is a hands-on introduction to shaders using Unreal’s node-based editor, aimed at folks interested in creating simple and fun effects… Continue reading Workshop: Shaders for Artists Part 2

When: Monday, May 7th from 7-9pm Where: 3rd floor of Notman House / Cafe OSMOS (51 Sherbrooke Ouest – rue Clark entrance) Language: English Cost: free In this workshop, we will be looking into the implementation and creative process for audio for games. This is geared toward any person who wants to know more about… Continue reading Workshop: Principles of Audio Design and Implementation for Games

When: Wednesday, April 25th from 7-9pm Where: 3rd floor of Notman House / Cafe OSMOS (51 Sherbrooke Ouest – rue Clark entrance) Language: English Cost: free This workshop will introduce you to the major types of intellectual property (IP) that can apply to videogames, explore the steps that developers can take to ensure that they… Continue reading Workshop: What Developers Should Know About Intellectual Property & Videogames

When: Wednesday, March 14th 2018 from 7-9pm Where: 3rd floor of Notman House / Cafe OSMOS (51 Sherbrooke Ouest – rue Clark entrance) Language: English (French, Spanish and Portuguese also spoken) Cost: free This workshop is a hands-on introduction to shaders using Unreal’s node based editor, aimed at folks interested in creating simple and fun… Continue reading Workshop: Shaders for Artists

When: Tuesday, February 13th from 7-9pm Where: 3rd floor of Notman House / Cafe OSMOS (51 Sherbrooke Ouest – rue Clark entrance) Primary language: English Cost: free We’ll be learning how to write better talk/panel/etc proposals to conferences. A proposal is your first step to getting professional public speaking opportunities. If you want to learn… Continue reading Workshop: Write Better Conference Proposals (feat. Queerness & Games Conference)

When: Wednesday, September 27 from 7-9pm Where: 3rd floor of Notman House / Cafe OSMOS (51 Sherbrooke Ouest – rue Clark entrance) Primary language: English content Cost: free You’ll learn how to: Prepare a scene for animation Create your very own walk cycle This is an introductory workshop for game devs with little or no… Continue reading Workshop: Sound in Games (for Beginners)

When: Monday, July 24th 2017 from 7-9pm Where: 3rd floor of Notman House / Cafe OSMOS (51 Sherbrooke Ouest – rue Clark entrance) Primary language: English content (bilingual workshop leader) Cost: free You’ll learn how to: Prepare a scene for animation Create your very own walk cycle This is a 3D animation workshop for beginners… Continue reading Workshop: Let’s Make a Walk Cycle in Maya

When: Tuesday, June 27th 2017 from 7-9pm Where: 3rd floor of Notman House / Cafe OSMOS (51 Sherbrooke Ouest – rue Clark entrance) Primary language: English content (bilingual workshop leaders) Cost: free Have you wanted to give a workshop but were unsure of yourself or don’t know where to really start? Are you a seasoned… Continue reading Workshop: Teaching Workshops in Games/Tech; Anyone Can Do It!

When: Wednesday, May 31st, 2017 from 7-9pm Where: 3rd floor of Notman House / Cafe OSMOS (51 Sherbrooke Ouest – rue Clark entrance) Primary language: English content Cost: free User Interfaces are the core of how players interact with games. From menus to health bars, in this workshop we’ll explore the basics of UI design,… Continue reading Workshop: UI/UX Design