Upcoming Events & Programs
Thursday, Mar 20
Introduction to Game-Making Tools
New to game-making and don’t know where to start? In a rut with your tool of choice and want to see what else is out there? Cecily Carver will introduce some of the tools that are most popular with DMG members, and show examples of games made with each.
Saturday, Mar 22
March Speakers Social: Building Empathic Games
Our monthly speaker socials highlight the work of amazing dames in Toronto’s game-making community!
Wednesday, Mar 26
Open Studio Session / WIP Critique Night
Join Bento Miso and DMG members for an evening of coworking, project check-ins, and workshopping!
Friday, Mar 28
Dames Playing Games: Girly Boardgame Edition
A new game night for members of DMG. Games, dames, and snacks and a low-key evening of fun!
Past Programs
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Feb Fatale 2: The Glitch is Back!
February 1-2, 2014
A revenge- and glitch-themed jam to take the edge off another bleak Toronto winter. Thirty DMG-ers hunkered down and worked on noir-ish games over the dark and frigid weekend. Showcase Feb. 22.
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No Jam 2: VideoVideo
November 9-17, 2013
No Jam 2: VideoVideo is a two-weekend game jam for film/video, animation, and comic artists. Presented in partnership with OCAD U's game:play lab.
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Snacktember!
September 2013
Our third member game jam, on the theme of subverting video game tropes + stereotypes 12 solo jammers and four teams made games in two days flat. Organized by Cecily Carver and Jennie Faber.
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Junicorn
June 2013
Junicorn was our intensive summer 2013 program for 10 dames brand-new to making games. Four weeks of intense hands-on workshops and productive mentoring sessions. Organized by Cecily Carver and Jennie Faber. Check out the games!
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Mother, May I?
May 18-19, 2013
Mother, May I? was our second members-only game jam. 35 participants worked alone and in teams to create games inspired by the theme of polite requests in just 48 hours. Organized by Cecily Carver and Jennie Faber.
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Feb Fatale
February 16-17, 2013
Feb Fatale was a members-only game jam. 24 participants worked alone and in teams to create a game inspired by the theme —deceit, destruction, and all things diabolical—in just 48 hours. Organized by Cecily Carver and Henry Faber. Check out the games!
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No-Jam
November 10-18, 2012
No Jam was our first jam-style incubator. 20 participants got a crash course in gamemaking, from level design to visual creativity and audio, one-on-one mentoring and assistance, and emerged with a complete game in just 10 days. Organized by Cecily Carver and Jennie Faber.
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Jeuxly
July-August 2012
Six women each created their first game, with twice-weekly instructional sessions, collaborative work sessions, and mentoring. At the end of the incubator, each participant presented her game at a showcase event that drew over 80 people. The games have since been exhibited at several arcades, including the DMG/Miso community arcade at Digifest 2012. Organized by Cecily Carver and Jennie Faber.
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New Game Makers
July-August 2012
New Game Makers was a 6-week program co-presented by Bento Miso and DMG Toronto. The series surveyed a broad range of disciplines, and taught methods and techniques behind six unique roles in the game industry—from visual design to music, game design to programming hardware—with weekly lectures and instructor-led project studios. Organized by Jennie Faber.
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Jamuary
January 2012
10 women created games over four weeks, with weekly guided work sessions at Site3 CoLaboratory and Bento Miso. Organized by Cecily Carver and Zoe Quinn.
About Our Jams & Incubators
DMG incubators and jams are opportunities for women to learn how easy it is to make a game in a hands-on, structured environment.
The purpose is to take each participant from zero to complete game in a short period of time—our incubators run from 4-6 weeks and jams are just two days.
They're for any Dame, with any level of comfort and experience with games and technology. No matter what your background is, and whether you're a gamer or not, you'll emerge from the program with a new set of skills and confidence to tell your own stories through games.
