Saskatchewan Interactive Media Association
1831 College Ave. S4P 0A5 Regina, SK, Canada

Global Game Jam Regina is happening remotely this year! Be sure to sign up for this great event.

PIXELLES BIPOC CREATOR PROGRAM With the generous sponsorship of the Canadian Media Fund, Pixelles is proud to announce its BIPOC Creator Program. (And if you ...are a sponsor who wants to join up and make this fund even better, let us know at [email protected]!) We’re offering up to $10k CAD to BIPOC Canadian game creators. There’s no recoup; no publishing or platform requirements; you don’t even have to credit us if you don’t want to. You just have to make the game. More info + application: http://pixelles.ca/bipoc-creator-program/ ------------ PROGRAMME DE CRÉATION PANDC PIXELLES Grâce à la généreuse commandite du Fonds des médias du Canada, Pixelles est fier d’annoncer notre nouveau programme de création des PANDC. Nous offrons une subvention allant jusqu’à 10k$ CAD aux développeusesrs de jeux PANDC. Nous ne récupérerons pas la somme; nous n’avons aucune exigence quant à la publication ou la plateforme; vous n’aurez même pas besoin de nous attribuer. Vous avez juste besoin de créer le jeu. Plus d'info et candidatures : http://pixelles.ca/fr/bipoc-creator-program/

Some local press for Xero Hour!! Thanks to Mark for the excellent interview and write-up!!

Partnering with the MacKenzie Art Gallery and curated by Sarah Friend, Cat Bluemke, and Jonathan Carroll, Ender Gallery is excited to be hosting four Minecraft art residencies planned for 2021. Each residency will be 2 months long, followed by a two month exhibition period and will pay an artist fee of 1600 CAD. Check the website for full details. https://ender.gallery/

Hey sask game makers! The Saskatoon Game Designers - January Online Meeting is meeting up TONIGHT!

R.I.P. Flash ... Adobe Flash support officially ends today. Will it be missed or good riddance?

We are excited to announce our new 5 part "Game Business LEVEL UP!" series starting *November 5th*. Learn about funding options, intellectual property law, pitching, marketing, and discoverability. Members who attend will also get additional access to mentoring / consultations with speakers. (Limited openings available) https://saskinteractive.com/game-business-level-up-series/

Coming up next in our "Game Business LEVEL UP!" webinar series on November 26th. How to understand and impress your audience with better marketing with Chris Zukowski #SaskGameDev #VideoGameMarketing... https://fb.me/e/3SMZe6s0x See more

Join the Battlesnake Casting crew today at 2:00 pm as they give you the play by play action for the Battlesnake Saskatchewan tournament.

Check out last week's webinar from Joe Gill chatting about video game law.

Recorded November 12th, 7pm CST This session will focus on the start-up ecosystem and on legal issues such as formation, tax matters, employee incentive planning, privacy and cybersecurity, securing government funding, and raising capital (angels, venture capital, and private equity). Co-hosted by ... Darcy McLane (CEO - SaskInteractive) Ben Schmidt (Noodelcake Studios) https://saskinteractive.com/game-business-level-up-series/ Powered by infinet

Coming up this Thursday.

Calling all programmers! Haven't registered for Battlesnake yet? There is still time to register! Join the Battlesnake team on Saturday Nov 14th at 9am for an intro to Battlesnake using Python. #sktech #battlesnake https://play.battlesnake.com/competitio/saskatchewan-2020/

Coders of Saskatchewan! Still time to sign up for the Battlesnake challenge!