I had a really cool experience writing for Macleans. Plus I had something the show to the extended family over the holidays to make myself look super successful.
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The Canadian Video Game Awards were a grand production, with gaming celebrities, flashing lights, and champagne. But for an awards show meant to feature Canadian talent, there sure were a lot of foreign studios floating about.
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Trihex was a joy to talk to. It's no wonder he connects so well with his fans. In this interview, I talk to him about his time speedrunning Yoshi's Island for more than a decade.
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This is the first review I did after getting an early access copy of a game. I'm fairly happy with how the review turned out. Although, I think the audio in the video version of the review could be a lot better.
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This was my capstone thesis project as part of my Journalism degree from Humber College. It's a 12 minute audio feature about artificial intelligence and the future of our work.
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Once in a while I find the time to play pen and paper role playing games. I'm almost always the Dungeon Master. One of my favourite things to do is build worlds. There are so many different ways you can go about world building. But personally I like to start with a good map. Here are a couple of the maps I've made in Photoshop.
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Any kid who grew up with a Gameboy or watched Pokemon on TV wanted to be the very best. Whether that meant catching them all or winning the toughest battles, Pokemon inspired the imagination of kids around the world. For some, this dream is a reality.
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I worked on this infographic for a data journalism class. Check out which provinces have the most game development happening, and who is doing it.
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Damian Sommer and Emily Carroll made The Yawhg. But with an IDGF Award at stake, the project took off and became one of the most defining moment in Sommer's burgeoning career.
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The Yawhg, made by Damian Sommer and Emily Carroll, puts you in the shoes of locals in a town about to be faced with the Yawhg. The Yawhg will be here in 6 weeks. Can you prepare yourself for its evil?
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"To be the best, like no one ever was" is the mantra of any aspiring Pokemon master. To most, this is part of a child's fantasy. But to some young adults who grew up playing Pokemon, it's a reality.
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Esports is a rising industry where people compete in the virtual space of video games. They are quickly becoming a viable platform for telling good stories that is drawing millions of people worldwide to watch them as a spectator sport.
Read MoreVideo game development may seem like something exclusively for skilled programmers, but Cecily Carver, co-founder of the feminist game development organization Dames Making Games, says making a video game is something anyone can do.
Read MoreIndie game developers from Toronto and around the world gathered at Hotel Ocho last Friday to share and discuss the joy of game design. A myriad of small independent games filled the hotel rooms, there to be discovered by gamers and developers alike. The chatter of excited discussion and music filled the lobby, while the rooms were dominated by the light and sound of the games on display.
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