Hand Eye Society
(Redirected from Torontron)
The Hand Eye Society is a not-for-profit coalition of projects and people in support of Toronto's video game communities.[1]
The Hand Eye Society Organizes socials, unconferences, presentations, showcases and established connections with the interactive design community at large.[2]
Current members
[edit]- Executive Director, Sagan Yee[3]
- Technology Director, Ken Cho[3]
- Communications, Royel Edwards[3]
- Operations Director, Amanda Wong[3]
Events
[edit]- 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.[4]
- The Hand Eye Society was At the Toronto FAN EXPO showing off the Torontron.
- In 2011, The Hand Eye Society hosted two incarnations of the Difference Engine Initiative, a program dedicated toward getting more women involved in independent game development.[5]
Current projects
[edit]- Game Curious
- WordPlay
- Comics x Games
- Toronto Videogame Database
- Hand Eye Society Socials
- Artsy Games Incubator
- Torontron: a 1982 arcade cabinet that has been retrofitted to play six games created by Toronto independent game artists:[6] Albacross,[6] LockON 2,[6] Mondrian Provoked,[6] Monster Puncher,[6] Heavy Weather[6] and Night of the Cephalopods.[6] Traveling events include: Nuit Blanche Festival Toronto,[4] the Canadian Zine Fair Canzine[7] Toronto Fan Expo,[8] Flash In The Can,[6] Toronto Comic Arts Festival[9] Function 13,[6] InterAccess[6] and Gamercamp.[6]
Torontron credits
[edit]- Cabinet Retrofitter: Jph Wacheski, Iteration Games[6]
- Project Coordinator: Jim Munroe, No Media Kings[6]
- Cabinet Graphic Design: Nadine Lessio[6]
- Gamemaker Liaison: Jim McGinley, Bigpants Games[6]
- Deployment Officer: Peter Marshall[6]
- Housing Assistance: Rose Bianchini and Jason Van Horne[6]
- Financial Support: Toronto Arts Council, Ontario Arts Council[6]
Partnering projects
[edit]- Gamercamp
- TOJam (Toronto Game Jam)
References
[edit]- ^ "The Hand Eye Society". The Hand Eye Society. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
- ^ "Welcome to totech.ca".
- ^ a b c d "About Us". Hand Eye Society. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
- ^ a b "Scotiabank Nuit Blanche". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
- ^ Munroe, Jim. "Difference Engine Initiative". Hand Eye Society. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Torontrons".
- ^ "IndieGames.com - The Weblog - Torontron Indie Game Arcade Machine". www.indiegames.com. Archived from the original on 2009-11-16.
- ^ "Hand Eye Society Arcade at Fan Expo – rgbFilter". 26 August 2010.
- ^ "Torontrons".,