zinc Roe is looking for a part-time Bookkeeper and Office Manager. zinc Roe is a small creative studio with ten full-time staff. We are seeking an individual to take care of day-to-day bookkeeping needs and contribute to the smooth operation…
Today’s blog post started out as a comment on What’s Wrong with Ontario Colleges. I share Ryan’s general frustration with how Ontario’s colleges are failing to serve either their students or our industry.
I’ve had my share of experiences with…
For the past few years zinc Roe has supported a number of charities. It’s part of being a good corporate citizen. Everyone on our team puts forward the name of one charity to give to. It’s a great chance to…
Update: We are no longer accepting applications for this position. Thanks to all of those who applied.
zinc Roe is seeking an experienced project manager to co-ordinate the efforts of our production team and guide projects through to successful completion. zinc…
With news of the Ontario government using the lure of $250+ million in incentives to bring UbiSoft to Toronto there is talk in the air about government support for the gaming industry. Ryan at Untold summarizes things well in this…
Finally got around to posting some walkthroughs of our Zimmer Twins iPhone games: Flying Furball, Stunt Wagon, Snack Attack. You’ll find links to all three games on the App Store on our iPhone App page.
The follow-up to Arctic Shuffle is nearing completion. We have rebuilt Arctic Shuffle to take advantage of Box2d, openGL and in-app purchases. The result is a game that is faster, smoother and more extensible. We’ve also managed to add in…
This is a little story about a storybuilder and a project that came and went and came back again. Way back when the universe was young and zinc Roe was operating out of a bachelor apartment we created this thing…
Since we launched Arctic Shuffle we’ve been keeping a running list of feature ideas for future versions. Ideas have come from our own experience playing (useful), talking and watching friends and colleagues play (more useful), iTunes reviews (mostly useless), reviews…
Looking forward to attending Museums and the Web conference this year. Last year was the first time I attended and I really enjoyed all the lively discussions around how museums and galleries can take advantage of new media to educate and…