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Wednesday, May 18
Meagan Byrne, Co-Founder at this year’s Ubisoft Indie Series winner Achimostawinan Games speaks with MobileSyrup’s Bradly Shankar about their upcoming title Hill Agency: Purity and Decay.
Indigo Doyle, Founder and 3D Artist at Pushing Vertices is set to appear on this week’s Dirty Rectangles Toronto stream to discuss their upcoming RollerGirl demo and showcase brand-new gameplay.
Dark Slope Studios has announced a partnership with metaverse production company Insight Productions to begin work on developing competition formats for the metaverse.
Ubisoft+ comes to PlayStation, bringing Ubisoft Toronto’s classic games like Far Cry 4 and Watch Dogs to the upcoming PlayStation Plus revamp as part of the Ubisoft+ Classics lineup on May 24th.
Ubisoft Toronto has announced that it will kick off its partnership with the UXR Lab at Ontario Tech University with the launch of a new user research training program.
Toronto Game Jam 2022 begins today, and promises a jam packed weekend of trivia contests, live chats, and of course, a ton of games!
The Lodgge Podcast
Welcome to The Lodgge Podcast. Each episode we will be welcoming a different uniquely talented guest to talk about a variety of topics. Our goal is to showcase the immense knowledge, diversity, and skill that Ontario video game and interactive entertainment studios have to offer. Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at the industry, its members, and the projects they create.
Job Board
Looking to start a new adventure? The Lodgge Job Board will be showcasing available positions from around Ontario. We will be adding jobs throughout the week, so make sure to check in often. Each post includes a direct link to the official job posting, so you can apply in no time!
- Minimum 2 years experience working in motion capture or as part of a motion capture animation pipeline.
- Minimum 1 year experience with Motion Builder.
- Experience working in both production and animation.
- Ability to work well both independently and in a team-oriented environment.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (written and verbal).
- Self-motivated with a strong interest in motion capture and animation.
- Self-disciplined, with an organized approach to working practices, and the ability to multi-task, prioritizing various requests at once.
- Comfortable giving and receiving feedback, to promote the highest standards or work.
- Strong tech, math and 3D problem-solving skills, with a high level of attention to detail.
- Ability to stay calm, work hard, and be dedicated to finding solutions.
- Unity experience, C# programming, with some work/projects online we can check out
- Interest/experience in game design and ability to take initiative in making game design decisions
- Living in Ontario.
- 3+ years professional experience in game or interactive media development.
- Experience with android development, specifically for Meta Quest.
- Experience with VR development and OpenXR.
- Strong knowledge of Unity3d.
- Fluent in C# and/or 3 years working in C#.
- Experience with version control software (Git).
- Experience with rendering, memory and performance optimization.
- Excellent communication skills and enjoy working in a diverse team.
- Excellent problem solving and lateral thinking skills.
- Proven ability to troubleshoot and provide technical solutions & recommendations.
- Self motivation and ability to work effectively remotely with communication between multiple time zones.
- A creative gamer you find inspiration in the player experience and constantly comes up with ideas to keep the audience engaged and improve game features.
- Understands the business and economics of games.
- Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Economics, Marketing, or related field.
- 1-2 years of professional experience in gaming, business intelligence, or online/e-commerce field.
- Able to plan, organize and complete multiple projects simultaneously under pressure and within tight deadlines.
- Proficient with Excel.
- Fluent in English.
- Excellent communication skills with attention to detail and highly organized.
Upcoming Industry Events
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