Comics vs Games + Upbaseio Games = Crazy Busy Toronto Weekend!
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Comics vs Games + Upbaseio Games = Crazy Busy Toronto Weekend!
So outside of Upbaseio Games I’m also
part of the Hand Eye Society a Videogame
arts and culture non-profit here in
Toronto. As part of that I started
a project called Comics vs Games a
couple years ago that keeps getting
bigger every year. The third one happens
this weekend as part of the Toronto
Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) and it is
going to be madness. Here’s where you’ll
be able to find me (Miguel) or the other
half of Upbaseio (Andrew) all
weekend.
Saturday May 10th 11am-8pm at Bit Bazaar, Andrew will be manning our table
which will have the new Russian Subway Dogs playable and a ton of They Bleed Pixels Merch!
Saturday May 10th 12pm-1pm I’ll be
upstairs from Bit Bazaar
interviewing XKCD’s Randall Munroe
for Comics vs Games Talks live on stage. (Full talk description here) In fact I put together a full 7 hours
of talks and panels that day with comic
artists and game makers talking about
the intersection of the mediums. Full
list in the CvsG Talks program
guide: http://handeyesociety.com/wp-content/uploads/Comics-vs-Games-Talks-2014.pdf
Saturday and Sunday May 10-11th at
TCAF
Black Church Brigandage 2/4 player
versus barbarian sports game I created
with comic artist Andy Belanger will be playable at the Comics vs Games Showcase. This game isn’t available
anywhere so it’s a rare chance to play
it. Here’s a video of a 1vs1 match I played against fellow game dev
Christine Love, however it really shines
in 2vs2. It’ll be upstairs near the
elevators at the TCAF main location
along with a whole bunch of other
games. I’ll also be there most of
Sunday if you want to chat or challenge
me to match.
I’ll also be on
the following panel talking about
traveling in Japan with TCAF:
Sunday, May 11 12:15 pm -
1:15 pm
Toronto Marriott Bloor Yorkville
Hotel - Google Map
TCAF International: Japan, England,
and Beyond!
The Toronto Comic Arts Festival
has been exhibiting on behalf of the
Canadian Comics Industry and Canadian
artists in Tokyo, Japan, for the past 2
years. In 2014 and 2015 we plan to head
back to Tokyo, as well as other
destinations around the world! Find out
about our trips, what we’re hoping to
accomplish, and how you as an artist or
publisher can get involved.
So if your in Toronto and a fan of Upbaseio Games, or just comics and games in general you should come out! Full info on Comics vs Games including times & locations here: http://torontocomics.com/comics-vs-games-3/