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Jarita’s Trip to FITC Toronto

FITC (short for: Future. Innovation. Technology. Creativity) is a design and technology event that brings together digital creators of all types. It aims to inspire, educate, and challenge attendees. Each day of the conference was packed with a great selection of sessions that covered a variety of topics from Creative, Technical and Business spheres. As a first time attendee, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect; but since my personal background overlapped the most with the Business and Creative side of things, I chose a few sessions from those categories to fill out my Sunday. I’ll admit that I was a bit hesitant and skeptical on the content of these presentations. Would I be sitting in a one hour session of someone dropping buzzwords on me, much like a running joke on 30 Rock? I’m glad to report that I was completely and 100% stupid for even worrying about that. If you have the opportunity to attend FITC, please do so at your earliest convenience.

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Upcoming Event
FITC Toronto 2013

A fair number of collaborative events are hosted in Toronto every year. One of the most keenly anticipated is the annual FITC Toronto event. For those that are not in the know, FITC (formerly known as Flash In The Can) stands for: Future; Innovation; Technology; Creativity. If you have anything to do with creating in the digital space, this event is definitely something that you should attend. With over 70 presentations, talks and panels, it is pretty much guaranteed that there will be something for you innovative types here.

Spanning 3 days, and sure to be well-attended by an international crowd, FITC Toronto is a collaborative force; it is a great place to meet like-minded people and will be a postive networking paradise. FITC Toronto 2013 will take place at the Toronto Hilton (145 Richmond Street West, Toronto) from April 21-23. Be sure to check it out!

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Events
Level Up Showcase

Last week, the Design Exchange hosted the Level Up Showcase: a show where students from Colleges and University’s around Ontario working in interactive media got to show off games that they have been making. The room was packed – full of really innovative and creative games (more than I could have possibly looked at all night). With all of the talent that I saw on display, I feel confident that the future of interactive media is a bright one. Can it be the future already? I don’t think I can wait any longer.

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For the Younger Audience
TIFF Kids International Film Festival

No Noodles – Directed by Tyler Nicolson

The smallest of us deserve entertainment, just like us big kids. The TIFF Kids International Film Festival caters to the tastes of the younger movie critics. This year, TIFF sent us a sample of some of the shorts that will be playing this year. Smallest Thumb and I were excited to see some of these productions from around the world.

We won’t get into too many details so as not to spoil the fun; but we thought that we’d share a few our thoughts about some of the shorts that we saw – and hopefully some of our readers will go check it out and let us know what they thought, too! The film festival runs from April 9-21, and you can check out information on the festival here.

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Science!
Game On 2.0
Thumbs Goes to the Ontario Science Centre

We let people know a few weeks ago that the Ontario Science Centre was holding an exhibition celebrating the history of videogames. Dubbed Game On 2.0, the display (which runs until September 2, 2013) features over 150 playable videogames from the 60′s all the way up to recent titles. Given the fact that Wreck-It Ralph was recently released (which also features videogames from days past), Smallest Thumb and I thought it would be worth a look-see. So, thanks to the nice people at the Ontario Science Centre, we made a Sunday out of it and headed over to Don Mills and Eglinton (on the East side of town) to enjoy an electronic history lesson.

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Events
Rituro At GottaCon 2013

Click the pic to watch Rituro’s experience at GottaCon 2013.

Recently, Rituro went to GottaCon 2013. Now, as a follow-up, he has submitted this fantastic video showing some highlights from his trip. Check it out!

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