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.

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

Current members

 * Executive Director, Sagan Yee
 * Technology Director, Ken Cho
 * Communications, Royel Edwards
 * Operations Director, Amanda Wong

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.
 * 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.

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: Albacross, LockON 2,  Mondrian Provoked, Monster Puncher, Heavy Weather and Night of the Cephalopods. Traveling events include: Nuit Blanche Festival Toronto, the Canadian Zine Fair Canzine Toronto Fan Expo, Flash In The Can, Toronto Comic Arts Festival Function 13, InterAccess and Gamercamp.

Torontron credits

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

Partnering projects

 * Gamercamp
 * TOJam (Toronto Game Jam)