Website: Andrewkeenan.com
Twitter: @tall_andy
Session: Cheating As A Game Mechanic
Andy Keenan is a PhD student at the University of Toronto. He researches decision-making in games and how interfaces can keep us from making satisfying decisions. Andy worked on Seek Your Own Proof with DiscoveryKids and is currently developing an energy conservation game that uses the thermostat as the controller.
Website: coryschmitz.com
Session:Finding My Way Into Games (As a Graphic Designer)
Cory Schmitz is a graphic designer from Seattle WA, temporarily living in Toronto to work on a video game. In the year after publishing video game culture magazines EXP and The Controller, he has done design projects for Sworcery, Uncharted 3, Anamanaguchi, Joystiq, and more.
Website: Damiansommer.tumblr.com
Twitter: @damiansommer
Sessions: Peripherals Theatre Demo; Emerging Artist Showcase; I MAEK GAMES AND SO CAN YOU!
Damian Sommer has been making computer games since he was 10. Since then, he has released a mountain of Flash, PC, and iOS games. He is a notorious game jam junkie and loves making tons of tiny little games. (Also, he doesn’t really like anime.)
Website: DrinkBoxstudios.com
Twitter: @c_j_harvey
Session: DrinkBox Days—Bringing Blobs and Guacamelee To Life
Chris Harvey is Co-Founder and Technical Director of DrinkBox Studios, a small independent studio in Toronto. DrinkBox released its first game, Tales from Space: About a Blob, earlier this year. Chris is now hard at work on the follow-up to Blob called Mutant Blobs Attack and Guacamelee!
The Gamercamp app, powered by Guidebook, is now available and is the best and easiest way to organize your time at the festival. Check out all our speaker bios, sessions, activities, and even make your own schedule!
Just head to m.guidebookapp.com and you’ll find our event listed on the home page. If you have an iPhone, iPod Touch, or Android device, you can download the Guidebook app off the Apple and Android app stores and search for Gamercamp—one advantage is that the app saves the information locally, so even if you lose connectivity, you still have that goodness available. You can also get notifications for upcoming sessions so you won’t miss a thing, even if you’re in the middle of an epic game!
Friday 8:00 to 10:00 pm. Join us for the Casual Gala at CSI Annex.
Gamercamp gives back with a party hosted by Electric Playground‘s Shaun Hatton celebrating a year of great games from local designers and developers. See Toronto’s future talent with the emerging artist showcase and get your hands on one-of-a-kind game art with an exciting charity raffle supporting the Hospital for Sick Children.
[Separately ticketed event!]
Saturday from 8:00 to 10:00 pm. Sign up for a night of adventure with our Urban Road Trip—like a live-action Mario Party across the city, but better!— as we challenge teams to race to complete ten unique challenges and battle to be on top!
Not participating in the Urban Road Trip? Join us at Betty’s while we cheer on the teams and provide live updates, before holding the trophy ceremony at 10:30 pm.
Sunday 7:00 to 10:00 pm. Join Will Perkins and Peter Kuplowsky post-Gamercamp for the Toronto premiere of The FP, a film best described as the Warriors meets Dance Dance Revolution. Then, play some DDR on the big screen!
[Note: special event! Tickets sold at the door of Toronto Underground Cinema!]
