Went to the IGDA Toronto’s very first Indie Game Showcase, which started about 7PM at the IAOD within the CBC Building on Front street. About 8 independent Toronto-based game developers presented quite a variety of games, ranging from arcade-like side scrollers to real-time 3D games both on PC and for windows mobile platforms.

I think it was set up very well. Two groups of presenters on either side of a main projection screen would alternate, so that when a team from one side presented, the next presenter would be getting ready on the computer on their side. Even when one or two groups did have technical difficulties, Anne-Marie the MC was able to either move on to further audience questions or switch to the next working group, so it all ran quite smoothly.

Each presentation ended with a short question period, and at the end of the presentations, around 8:50 pm it was the mingling period where we could go up and meet whichever presenter we wanted to mingle and chat with until about 9:30, when they had to close down the presentation hall. Regular students at the IAOD were still seen working late in the computer labs, but we had to leave.


Composite Photo, Top Left: Jim presenting his funny Juggling game; Top Right: U of T biz student Jerry with his Iron Nail side-scroller game; Bottom: The mingling period where we all swarmed the game developers.