Hand Eye Society

The Hand Eye Society is a not-for-profit coalition of projects and people in support of Toronto's video game communities.[1]

The Hand Eye Society Organizes socials, unconferences, presentations, showcases and established connections with the interactive design community at large.[2]

Current members
  • Executive Director, Sagan Yee[3]
  • Technology Director, Ken Cho[3]
  • Communications, Royel Edwards[3]
  • Operations Director, Amanda Wong[3]

Events
  • The Hand Eye Society Participated in Toronto's 2010 Nuit Blanche Festival where they held a booth at the TIFF bell Lightbox called Arcadian Renaissance.[4]
  • The Hand Eye Society was At the Toronto FAN EXPO showing off the Torontron.
  • In 2011, The Hand Eye Society hosted two incarnations of the Difference Engine Initiative, a program dedicated toward getting more women involved in independent game development.[5]

Current projects
  • Game Curious
  • WordPlay
  • Comics x Games
  • Toronto Videogame Database
  • Hand Eye Society Socials
  • Artsy Games Incubator
  • Torontron: a 1982 arcade cabinet that has been retrofitted to play six games created by Toronto independent game artists:[6] Albacross,[6] LockON 2,[6] Mondrian Provoked,[6] Monster Puncher,[6] Heavy Weather[6] and Night of the Cephalopods.[6] Traveling events include: Nuit Blanche Festival Toronto,[4] the Canadian Zine Fair Canzine[7] Toronto Fan Expo,[8] Flash In The Can,[6] Toronto Comic Arts Festival[9] Function 13,[6] InterAccess[6] and Gamercamp.[6]

Torontron credits
  • Cabinet Retrofitter: Jph Wacheski, Iteration Games[6]
  • Project Coordinator: Jim Munroe, No Media Kings[6]
  • Cabinet Graphic Design: Nadine Lessio[6]
  • Gamemaker Liaison: Jim McGinley, Bigpants Games[6]
  • Deployment Officer: Peter Marshall[6]
  • Housing Assistance: Rose Bianchini and Jason Van Horne[6]
  • Financial Support: Toronto Arts Council, Ontario Arts Council[6]

Partnering projects
  • Gamercamp
  • TOJam (Toronto Game Jam)

References
  1. "The Hand Eye Society". The Hand Eye Society. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
  2. "Welcome to totech.ca".
  3. "About Us". Hand Eye Society. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  4. "Scotiabank Nuit Blanche". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
  5. Munroe, Jim. "Difference Engine Initiative". Hand Eye Society. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
  6. "Torontrons".
  7. "IndieGames.com - The Weblog - Torontron Indie Game Arcade Machine". www.indiegames.com. Archived from the original on 2009-11-16.
  8. "Hand Eye Society Arcade at Fan Expo – rgbFilter".
  9. "Torontrons".,
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