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Tuesday, May 17
Showcased at Nintendo Direct Indie World, Laundry Bear Games and Glumberland’s Ooblets is set to drop on Nintendo Switch this summer!
Hand Eye Society’s HES Mixtape Vol 1 is out now, featuring a bundle of five Toronto-made games, available to download for free!
Northern Arena has announced its partnership with uOttawa Esports for this weekend’s Staples Gaming Bootcamp with League of Legends!
Phantom Compass’ 2017 multiplayer car combat game Auto Age: Standoff is now available on Itch.io.
SkyPyre Studios has announced Build 27 for their upcoming online flight multiplayer title Evasive Maneuvers, which comes with a ton of additions, adjustments, and bug fixes.
East Side Games’ newest idle game Star Trek Lower Decks, based on the animated series with the same name, has officially launched in select countries around the world!
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!
- You must be able to gather requirements, do independent research, prepare technical briefings, and implement the results
- Past experience with Unity is required.
- 1+ Year(s) experience capturing gameplay footage for a studio, company or channel
- Goal-oriented and competitive, with excellent follow-through on commitments
- A team player with excellent communication skills
- Willingness and aptitude to learn new techniques and best practices
- Have a genuine enthusiasm and interest in video games
- Experience achieving strategic objectives/creative strategy within video assets
- Knowledge of video formats and different platform requirements
- Proficient in video editing techniques and software (Ex: Adobe Premiere)
- Have a good eye for composition and cinematography with knowledge of lighting and camera techniques
- Bonus if familiar with game engines (like Unreal or Unity).
- Be a video games and computer graphics enthusiast.
- Be experienced in prototyping new tools and techniques.
- Have a background in computer science.
- Have expert knowledge of real-time 3D rendering techniques and video game production pipelines.
- Have experience of mobile device limitations and challenges.
- Possess working knowledge of DCC apps (3dsMax, Houdini, Photoshop, Substance).
- Have expert knowledge of: MaxScript, Python, dotnet/C#, javascript and GLSL/HLSL.
- Mobile video game experience is preferred but not a must.
- Industry experience 3D modeling and texturing environments for video games with clean and optimized models
- Industry experience working in Unity or industry equivalent game engine
- Experience working in 3D modeling program, strong preference to Blender
- Excellent communication skills
- Interest in cats, tea, and cozy games
- Experience with working and collaborating in an indie development pipeline
- Experience making hand-painted textures
- Strong artistic sense and ability to create concepts for review from Art Director
- Familiarity with communication tools such as Discord, Jira, and GitHub is a bonus.
Upcoming Industry Events
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