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What skills are major game development companies looking for?
Are you interested in or thinking about entering the job market as a game developer? I recently attended the Academic Days on Game Development in Computer Science Education Conference which provided some interesting facts. At the conference, Electronic Read More...
David Hu, WarPong and XNA
One of the amazing stories to come out of X07 Canada is that of David Hu (shown below on the right, beside David Flook), a grade 10 student from Toronto who created a cool XNA game called WarPong. His story has spread throughout the blogosphere including Read More...
Imagine Cup 2007 Korea - Canada Wins!
I can now announce that Team Awesome came 3rd place in the Photography Challenge and walked away with a giant cheque and trophies! Congratulations to both Team Awesome ( Team Robot Hospital and the rest of the Canadian and U.S. teams) on winning the finals, Read More...
EnergizeIT 2007 - Pre-register Now!
EnergizeIT 2007 is coming on June 16th and it's shaping up to be a very exciting free Summer event! It's going to happen on a Saturday in downtown Toronto and it's a perfect opportunity for Developers and IT Pros to let loose and "Get Your Geek On!". Read More...
Game Camp is now Open to Canada!
We ran the first Game Camp in November 2006 - it was great to see the number of people show up and the excitement you demonstrated towards XNA and the XNA Game Studio Express . In fact, the event was such a hit that our developer and student communities Read More...
Game Camp Ottawa - Mike the 3D Graphic Artist
Here is a video of Mike, a 3D modeling artist attending the Ottawa Game Camp. In this video, Mike gives his views on some of the 3D frameworks and technologies out there and how XNA measures up. Video: Game Camp Ottawa 2007 - Mike The 3D Artist If you Read More...
Game Camp Ottawa 2007 - Daniel Deschamps
Last Saturday, Carleton University hosted a Game Camp for students and faculty. The theme of the Game Camp was XNA and Game Studio Express. Christian Beauclair gave an in-depth presentation on how to create a pong game from scratch. We also took a look Read More...
[Announcements] Dream. Build. Play. XNA Competition
If you are interested in XNA or game development, you won't want to miss this! It's a global gaming competition - check out the website at: http://www.dreambuildplay.com . As with XNA Game Studio Express, we're going to break from convention and look Read More...
Game Camp Waterloo - Neville Samuell
Here is a video direct from the Game Camp at the University of Waterloo that took place on January 19th, 2007. Neville Samuell demonstrates his XNA game "Super Paddle Ball 2" - he wrote the game in 6 hours (after attending the original Game Camp in Toronto). Read More...
[Podcast] Show #001 - X06 Toronto (Part 1) - Interview with Major Nelson
Hi everyone, Welcome to the Canadian Developers Podcast. In this series, we'll be chatting with members of the Canadian developer community, finding what exciting stuff you are doing with XNA, ASP.NET AJAX, Windows Live and other technologies, and giving Read More...
XNA Game Studio Express and XBox 360
Yesterday Mark Relph and I spent the day at the Brant House talking to the press about XNA and XNA Game Studio Express . Take a look at what Mark had to say. Video: Mark Relph on XBox 360 & XNA If you are interested in GameCamp, head over to http://www.microsoft.com/canada/events/event_details.aspx?event_id=1032312244 Read More...
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