I’ve been invited to speak to about creating apps for kids at Nook – a work and event space for artists and illustrators here in Toronto. I’m expecting it to be a pretty free-wheeling discussion about all the practicalities of the process. I’ve hand picked a number of articles and links to get people started [...]
Yesterday I joined Ryan Creighton and Deborah Esayian in a panel discussion on the topic of lessons learned running an interactive business. The event was part of Interactive Ontario‘s iLunch series. The topic was pretty broad ranging but I tried to put a younger version of myself in the audience and ask myself what wisdom [...]
Today marks the launch of Tickle Tap Toddler Pack Two. While we do have a few tweaks and updates planned this is the last app in the Tickle Tap Apps series. Tickle Tap Apps kicked off with a pitch written back in early 2009. At the time zinc Roe had produced only a couple of [...]
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 of the company as a whole. It’s very important that candidates have experience working in [...]
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 the Ontario college system. I taught Flash programming at Centennial College and George Brown and [...]
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 blog post. The government is failing to support the folks who need it most – [...]