When: Saturday, July 16th, 2016 from 2:00pm – 4:30pm
Where: Gameplay Space (1435 rue St-Alexandre)
Panel language: English (n’hésitez pas à poser vos questions en français)
Cost: free
If you’ve ever dreamed of masterminding the next big indie hit, crafting a vast virtual open world, or working with spreadsheets all day, this event will help you get there! The event is inspired by our highly successful Speed Networking events, but is directed to aspiring game designers.
A diverse panel of industry experts will be on hand to answer 45 minutes’ worth of your burning questions, after which you’ll be free to mix and mingle on a more informal basis. These experts are drawn from all levels of the games industry. There will also be game design mentors in the audience, eager to answer your questions one-on-one!
Panelists
- May Ling Tan, Senior Game Designer (WB Games Montréal)
- Isabelle Bouchard, Game Designer (Ludia Games)
- Rilla Khaled, Associate Professor (Department of Design and Computation Arts, Concordia University)
- Nicolas Barrière-Kucharski, Game Designer (Minority Media)
If you have a CV or portfolio you’d like some quick comments on, please feel free to bring it along.
In order to attend this event, you must register in advance. Unregistered attendees will not be admitted.
*** Veuillez noter que cet événement aura lieu en anglais, mais vous pouvez poser vos questions aux panélistes en français.***
Registration
Questions?
Email mentorship@pixelles.ca and we’ll respond as soon as possible. Or tweet us at @pixellesmtl.
Want to become a mentor?
Help out an aspiring woman in games! If you have time to exchange emails, meet at least once, and have been in the industry for at least 1 year, then you’re perfect! We especially need more artist and game writing mentors. Mentors can be of any age, gender, and located anywhere in the world. Send us a short self-introduction at mentorship@pixelles.ca.