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GAMERella Everywhere!

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GAMERella Global 2021
free game jam and workshop series focusing on mentorship and career support
July 9-11, 2021

Hundreds of people have made their very first game at GAMERella, the world’s longest running inclusive game jam. Now it is time to level up! Make your next game, learn about the industry, make connections across the globe, get a job or start your own indie studio! Free, learner-friendly and supportive! Sign up from anywhere in the world!
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Guest Talk by GAMERella Award Winner: Team Bardz

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Nedward Rehanek, Maya Harry and Joshua Shaw team-members developed Masks during the two days of the GAMERella Game Jam in November 2020. Their game went on to win the first ever GAMERella Game Award sponsored by Kishonna L. Gray and TAG. After a few month in further development, we have them back to talk about their process, show the game and answer your questions. 

In Masks you play as an autistic woman, Harriet, trying to navigate …

TAG MICROTALKS #5

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On Monday, March 29th TAG will be hosting the fifth session of MICROTALKS. This time welcoming speakers and audiences in our cosy online space on gather.town. To keep online fatigue to the minimum, five members will be sharing their work in the shape of super fast pecha-kucha style presentations.
Join us and get up to date on the research TAG members have been conducting this year. Speakers featured in this first session will talk about a …

TAG MICROTALKS ONLINE

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On Wednesday, February 24th TAG will be hosting the fourth session of MICROTALKS. This time welcoming speakers and audiences in our cosy online space on gather.town. To keep online fatigue to the minimum, five members will be sharing their work in the shape of super fast pecha-kucha style presentations.
Join us and get up to date on the research TAG members have been conducting this year. Speakers featured in this first session will talk about a …

GAMERella Game Award Winner!

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GAMERELLA IS HONOURED TO ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS OF ITS VERY FIRST GAME AWARD:
MASKS by Team Bardz
Nedward Rehanek, Joshua Shaw and Maya Harry team-members developed Masks during the two days of the GAMERella Game Jam in November 2020. In the game you play as an autistic woman, Harriet, trying to navigate life. You have to make sure she’s productive while also managing how the world around her sees her.

“We built this game based on the experiences …

TAKE HEED – HTMlles Festival

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As part of the HTMlles Festival, ADA X and TAG present
TAKE HEED: MENTAL HEALTH AND WEARABLE DEVELOPMENT
an artist talk with Alessia Signorino, Isabelle Charette, Amélie Charbonneau, and Nina Parenteau
Take Heed tunes in to how different individuals experience mental distress and neurodivergence. Interacting via an Internet of Things (IoT) network, the cocoon-vests visually represent an emotional dialogue between the wearers, using senses often left out in traditional storytelling mediums.

This artist talk will cover elements of the development …