Technoculture, Art and Games (TAG) is an interdisciplinary centre for research/ creation in game studies and design, digital culture and interactive art

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Interactive narratives workshop 101 (INK)

In this workshop you will explore the possibilities of interactive fiction by writing branching stories and choose-your-own-adventure games using INK with choices, variables, dynamic text, loops and more. Come learn the program and experiment with writing your own interactive stories, poetry, and adventures.
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The workshop will be held on Zoom. Link will be provided by email!


Your 1st platformer! (Construct 3)

Construct 3 is a software designed to create 2D games. In this workshop we’ll go over the fundamentals of how to use it to make your own games! Construct 3 is a great game engine to start with since it’s a visual based editor, which means there’s no scripting required and it will do a lot of the programming for you with built-in behaviours. After this workshop, you’ll all be set to make your first …


Intro to Sokoban Puzzle Games

Puzzlescript is a free online tool for making sokoban-like puzzle games (grid-based puzzle games where you push and pull blocks). It does not require programming knowledge or advanced artistic skills, making it one of the most accessible game development tools! This workshop will go over all the core features of the engine and will let you modify a pre-existing game, making sure you have some actual practice before making your own game.
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Tiny Worlds in Bitsy

Bitsy is a simple tool to easily make tiny worlds and tiny games in your browser, that requires no coding. It’s well suited to make games where you can walk around and talk to people and be somewhere. This workshop is an entry level and requires no game making experience and minimal tech or art skills. If you know how to use the internet, you can use Bitsy! Bring your friends! \(^o^)/
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TAG Statement on Black Lives Matter

The members of the Technoculture, Art and Games (TAG) Research Centre condemn the recent murders of Regis Korchinski-Paquet, George Floyd, Ahmad Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and so many more Black people across Canada, the USA, and many other countries.
We affirm that Black Lives Matter and stand in solidarity with those presently protesting and resisting structural Black racism across the globe. We cannot treat recent events as isolated incidents or ones that are limited to the United …


Yann Seznec on his TAG visit

Last month, TAG welcomed Yann Seznec, Game Designer in Residence at the Maryland Institute College of Art Game Lab in Baltimore. Yann is an artist and musician whose work focuses on sound, music, physical interaction, games, and building new instruments. At TAG he gave a super short Microtalk, participate in our weekly game night, gave a workshop and much more. He is here to tell you about his experience:

A few weeks ago I had the …