IVGD
@ivgd.bsky.social
Official account of the Independent Video Design program at Dawson College in Montreal. Home of the only recurring #indiegame #playtest event in Montreal!
https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/aec/programs/independent-video-game-design/
https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/aec/programs/independent-video-game-design/
Games to the left of me! Robots to the right!
Check out Roy-Bots, an ingenious Lemmings-style puzzle game developed by Kidney Beans Studios, and Planet 3479, a harvesting sim meets 3D platformer by Bacon Interactive.
Play them both at our event tomorrow!
events.humanitix.com/playtest-nig...
Check out Roy-Bots, an ingenious Lemmings-style puzzle game developed by Kidney Beans Studios, and Planet 3479, a harvesting sim meets 3D platformer by Bacon Interactive.
Play them both at our event tomorrow!
events.humanitix.com/playtest-nig...
April 11, 2024 at 6:45 PM
Games to the left of me! Robots to the right!
Check out Roy-Bots, an ingenious Lemmings-style puzzle game developed by Kidney Beans Studios, and Planet 3479, a harvesting sim meets 3D platformer by Bacon Interactive.
Play them both at our event tomorrow!
events.humanitix.com/playtest-nig...
Check out Roy-Bots, an ingenious Lemmings-style puzzle game developed by Kidney Beans Studios, and Planet 3479, a harvesting sim meets 3D platformer by Bacon Interactive.
Play them both at our event tomorrow!
events.humanitix.com/playtest-nig...
Join us this Friday! We welcome local #indiegame developers every 2 months to show their games to the community at Montreal’s only recurring public #playtest event.
Try over a dozen games with us on April 12th! Full info here, don’t miss it:
events.humanitix.com/playtest-nig...
Try over a dozen games with us on April 12th! Full info here, don’t miss it:
events.humanitix.com/playtest-nig...
April 10, 2024 at 8:00 PM
Join us this Friday! We welcome local #indiegame developers every 2 months to show their games to the community at Montreal’s only recurring public #playtest event.
Try over a dozen games with us on April 12th! Full info here, don’t miss it:
events.humanitix.com/playtest-nig...
Try over a dozen games with us on April 12th! Full info here, don’t miss it:
events.humanitix.com/playtest-nig...
Project Containment is an online multiplayer game by Crow’s Cabin Games where five players work to transport a dangerous, live alien creature while keeping it fed, appeased and contained!
Try it out at our #indiegame #playtest this Friday:
events.humanitix.com/playtest-nig...
Try it out at our #indiegame #playtest this Friday:
events.humanitix.com/playtest-nig...
April 10, 2024 at 4:41 PM
Project Containment is an online multiplayer game by Crow’s Cabin Games where five players work to transport a dangerous, live alien creature while keeping it fed, appeased and contained!
Try it out at our #indiegame #playtest this Friday:
events.humanitix.com/playtest-nig...
Try it out at our #indiegame #playtest this Friday:
events.humanitix.com/playtest-nig...
Do you like cats? Do you like #roguelite #citybuilders? Do you like piloting a metropolis-sized drill to explore subterranean depths?
Look no further, CitaDrill by Studio Moka is here! Come check it out at our #indiegame #playtest event this Friday:
events.humanitix.com/playtest-nig...
Look no further, CitaDrill by Studio Moka is here! Come check it out at our #indiegame #playtest event this Friday:
events.humanitix.com/playtest-nig...
April 9, 2024 at 5:15 PM
Do you like cats? Do you like #roguelite #citybuilders? Do you like piloting a metropolis-sized drill to explore subterranean depths?
Look no further, CitaDrill by Studio Moka is here! Come check it out at our #indiegame #playtest event this Friday:
events.humanitix.com/playtest-nig...
Look no further, CitaDrill by Studio Moka is here! Come check it out at our #indiegame #playtest event this Friday:
events.humanitix.com/playtest-nig...
Smolder No More is a cool action bullet-hell by Carbon-Based Games with a narrative focus and unique pixelated are style.
store.steampowered.com/app/2852090/...
Check it out at our in person #indiegame #playtest event on April 12!
events.humanitix.com/playtest-nig...
store.steampowered.com/app/2852090/...
Check it out at our in person #indiegame #playtest event on April 12!
events.humanitix.com/playtest-nig...
April 8, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Smolder No More is a cool action bullet-hell by Carbon-Based Games with a narrative focus and unique pixelated are style.
store.steampowered.com/app/2852090/...
Check it out at our in person #indiegame #playtest event on April 12!
events.humanitix.com/playtest-nig...
store.steampowered.com/app/2852090/...
Check it out at our in person #indiegame #playtest event on April 12!
events.humanitix.com/playtest-nig...
Our newest #playtest event is coming up next Friday! Join us on April 12 from 6-9PM at Dawson College to play some local #indiegames and hang out with developers.
Check the link for the full list of games and details for the event. See you there!
events.humanitix.com/playtest-nig...
Check the link for the full list of games and details for the event. See you there!
events.humanitix.com/playtest-nig...
April 5, 2024 at 6:01 PM
Our newest #playtest event is coming up next Friday! Join us on April 12 from 6-9PM at Dawson College to play some local #indiegames and hang out with developers.
Check the link for the full list of games and details for the event. See you there!
events.humanitix.com/playtest-nig...
Check the link for the full list of games and details for the event. See you there!
events.humanitix.com/playtest-nig...
What a great turnout!!
Thanks to everyone who joined us for our event last week. The indie game playtest scene is alive and well in Montreal and we love to see it ❤
Next playtest is coming in April, follow us for more news!
Thanks to everyone who joined us for our event last week. The indie game playtest scene is alive and well in Montreal and we love to see it ❤
Next playtest is coming in April, follow us for more news!
February 28, 2024 at 7:25 PM
What a great turnout!!
Thanks to everyone who joined us for our event last week. The indie game playtest scene is alive and well in Montreal and we love to see it ❤
Next playtest is coming in April, follow us for more news!
Thanks to everyone who joined us for our event last week. The indie game playtest scene is alive and well in Montreal and we love to see it ❤
Next playtest is coming in April, follow us for more news!
Come check out 9-TO-FIGHT, a friendly arena combat tabletop game by @osamadorias.bsky.social. It's a blast!
Just one of the many games you can playtest at our free event this Friday! events.humanitix.com/playtest-nig...
Just one of the many games you can playtest at our free event this Friday! events.humanitix.com/playtest-nig...
February 21, 2024 at 7:40 PM
Come check out 9-TO-FIGHT, a friendly arena combat tabletop game by @osamadorias.bsky.social. It's a blast!
Just one of the many games you can playtest at our free event this Friday! events.humanitix.com/playtest-nig...
Just one of the many games you can playtest at our free event this Friday! events.humanitix.com/playtest-nig...
Feline Fortress is an action tower defense game by Carbon-Based Games. Play as Mousse, The Clever Cat, to defend your home against invading mice with cat-a-pults and laser-pointers to outwit your crafty foes!
Playtest it with us at our event this Friday!
Playtest it with us at our event this Friday!
February 21, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Feline Fortress is an action tower defense game by Carbon-Based Games. Play as Mousse, The Clever Cat, to defend your home against invading mice with cat-a-pults and laser-pointers to outwit your crafty foes!
Playtest it with us at our event this Friday!
Playtest it with us at our event this Friday!
Transform and combine blocks to create increasingly complex mechanisms in Block Shop, a factory automation puzzle game by Foolbox Studios that got us immediately hooked when we tried it.
Come check it out for yourself this Friday! events.humanitix.com/playtest-nig...
Come check it out for yourself this Friday! events.humanitix.com/playtest-nig...
February 21, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Transform and combine blocks to create increasingly complex mechanisms in Block Shop, a factory automation puzzle game by Foolbox Studios that got us immediately hooked when we tried it.
Come check it out for yourself this Friday! events.humanitix.com/playtest-nig...
Come check it out for yourself this Friday! events.humanitix.com/playtest-nig...
Dion is a multiplayer survival game set in 1300s West Africa developed by Baobab Games. Collect resources, hunt down your enemies and explore ancient monuments filled with traps & puzzles.
Playtest the game and meet the devs at our event this Friday!
Playtest the game and meet the devs at our event this Friday!
February 19, 2024 at 8:03 PM
Dion is a multiplayer survival game set in 1300s West Africa developed by Baobab Games. Collect resources, hunt down your enemies and explore ancient monuments filled with traps & puzzles.
Playtest the game and meet the devs at our event this Friday!
Playtest the game and meet the devs at our event this Friday!
A historically-accurate real-time strategy game on a hex-based map, Avant-Garde is a meticulously built indie game from Vitam Aeternam Studio. Playtest it at our event on Feb. 23! events.humanitix.com/playtest-nig...
February 19, 2024 at 7:01 PM
A historically-accurate real-time strategy game on a hex-based map, Avant-Garde is a meticulously built indie game from Vitam Aeternam Studio. Playtest it at our event on Feb. 23! events.humanitix.com/playtest-nig...
You control and manage a city-sized drill in Citadel of Depth by Studio Moka an original and innovative 1-bit basebuilder roguelite.
Check out this and more games of its ilk at our playtest this Friday!
Check out this and more games of its ilk at our playtest this Friday!
February 19, 2024 at 6:02 PM
You control and manage a city-sized drill in Citadel of Depth by Studio Moka an original and innovative 1-bit basebuilder roguelite.
Check out this and more games of its ilk at our playtest this Friday!
Check out this and more games of its ilk at our playtest this Friday!
In Amant, a Sokoban 3D puzzle game, you play as two magnets navigating through tile-based levels to uncover the secrets of an underground facility.
We've loved seeing this one evolve at our previous playtests. Can't wait to check out the latest version next week!
We've loved seeing this one evolve at our previous playtests. Can't wait to check out the latest version next week!
February 16, 2024 at 6:56 PM
In Amant, a Sokoban 3D puzzle game, you play as two magnets navigating through tile-based levels to uncover the secrets of an underground facility.
We've loved seeing this one evolve at our previous playtests. Can't wait to check out the latest version next week!
We've loved seeing this one evolve at our previous playtests. Can't wait to check out the latest version next week!
Shards Between Us is a wholesome plant adventure game by Queensguard Games. Grow plants and solve puzzles to progress through a story about two sisters, heartbreak and forgiveness.
We love the look of this game. Try it out at our playtest on Friday Feb. 23!
We love the look of this game. Try it out at our playtest on Friday Feb. 23!
February 16, 2024 at 6:35 PM
Shards Between Us is a wholesome plant adventure game by Queensguard Games. Grow plants and solve puzzles to progress through a story about two sisters, heartbreak and forgiveness.
We love the look of this game. Try it out at our playtest on Friday Feb. 23!
We love the look of this game. Try it out at our playtest on Friday Feb. 23!
We're getting stoked about our next playtest on Feb. 23! Check out some of the happy faces from our previous editions, we hope you'll add yours soon :)
We host indie game playtests every 2 months in Montreal, all devs & players are welcome! Click for tix:
events.humanitix.com/playtest-nig...
We host indie game playtests every 2 months in Montreal, all devs & players are welcome! Click for tix:
events.humanitix.com/playtest-nig...
February 14, 2024 at 6:17 PM
We're getting stoked about our next playtest on Feb. 23! Check out some of the happy faces from our previous editions, we hope you'll add yours soon :)
We host indie game playtests every 2 months in Montreal, all devs & players are welcome! Click for tix:
events.humanitix.com/playtest-nig...
We host indie game playtests every 2 months in Montreal, all devs & players are welcome! Click for tix:
events.humanitix.com/playtest-nig...
This Friday!! Join us for a fun evening of gaming and networking. We'll have over 18 playable games and demos at our in-person playtesting event!
See you Dec. 1, 6-9PM at Dawson College. Follow the link for the full list of confirmed games and details:
www.eventbrite.com/e/playtest-i...
See you Dec. 1, 6-9PM at Dawson College. Follow the link for the full list of confirmed games and details:
www.eventbrite.com/e/playtest-i...
November 27, 2023 at 9:34 PM
This Friday!! Join us for a fun evening of gaming and networking. We'll have over 18 playable games and demos at our in-person playtesting event!
See you Dec. 1, 6-9PM at Dawson College. Follow the link for the full list of confirmed games and details:
www.eventbrite.com/e/playtest-i...
See you Dec. 1, 6-9PM at Dawson College. Follow the link for the full list of confirmed games and details:
www.eventbrite.com/e/playtest-i...
We had a great time hosting the Green Software Foundation's panel on low-carbon game design and the State of Green Software 2023 last week!
Great presentations followed by rich discussions w panelists & attendees. We look forward to hosting more events like this in the future!
Great presentations followed by rich discussions w panelists & attendees. We look forward to hosting more events like this in the future!
October 12, 2023 at 3:07 PM
We had a great time hosting the Green Software Foundation's panel on low-carbon game design and the State of Green Software 2023 last week!
Great presentations followed by rich discussions w panelists & attendees. We look forward to hosting more events like this in the future!
Great presentations followed by rich discussions w panelists & attendees. We look forward to hosting more events like this in the future!
Just look how happy @osamadorias.bsky.social was when demoing his new board game prototype
(Spoilers: it's A LOT of fun!!)
(Spoilers: it's A LOT of fun!!)
October 2, 2023 at 8:20 PM
Just look how happy @osamadorias.bsky.social was when demoing his new board game prototype
(Spoilers: it's A LOT of fun!!)
(Spoilers: it's A LOT of fun!!)
Massive thanks to Superset Games, LORE NINE Studios, Bold Spirit Games, Artifact 5, Flying Carpets Games and all the other developers who showcased their games!
October 2, 2023 at 7:38 PM
Massive thanks to Superset Games, LORE NINE Studios, Bold Spirit Games, Artifact 5, Flying Carpets Games and all the other developers who showcased their games!
Thank you to everyone who attended our indie game Playtest event last Friday!!
The evening was a huge success, with a dozen teams showing their games & players staying past closing time. We look forward to hosting another one soon
Sign up below to get notified:
forms.gle/7asqgsJyHgf6...
The evening was a huge success, with a dozen teams showing their games & players staying past closing time. We look forward to hosting another one soon
Sign up below to get notified:
forms.gle/7asqgsJyHgf6...
October 2, 2023 at 5:22 PM
Thank you to everyone who attended our indie game Playtest event last Friday!!
The evening was a huge success, with a dozen teams showing their games & players staying past closing time. We look forward to hosting another one soon
Sign up below to get notified:
forms.gle/7asqgsJyHgf6...
The evening was a huge success, with a dozen teams showing their games & players staying past closing time. We look forward to hosting another one soon
Sign up below to get notified:
forms.gle/7asqgsJyHgf6...
We're hosting a panel by the Green Software Foundation next Wednesday, October 4 at 6pm.
Join us online/in person at Dawson college to learn best practices for reducing the carbon impact of software and game development.
Full details and free tickets available below:
www.meetup.com/gsf-canada/e...
Join us online/in person at Dawson college to learn best practices for reducing the carbon impact of software and game development.
Full details and free tickets available below:
www.meetup.com/gsf-canada/e...
September 27, 2023 at 7:14 PM
We're hosting a panel by the Green Software Foundation next Wednesday, October 4 at 6pm.
Join us online/in person at Dawson college to learn best practices for reducing the carbon impact of software and game development.
Full details and free tickets available below:
www.meetup.com/gsf-canada/e...
Join us online/in person at Dawson college to learn best practices for reducing the carbon impact of software and game development.
Full details and free tickets available below:
www.meetup.com/gsf-canada/e...
Even more indie games from Montreal developers!
Check out UNPLUG, AMANT, SPACE GNOME, WITHOUT ASTEROIDS and NASTY ROGUE 2 among the 10+ titles you can demo at our playtest.
Join us this Friday Sept 29, 6-10PM in room 5B.16 at Dawson College:
tinyurl.com/bd4edvhy
Check out UNPLUG, AMANT, SPACE GNOME, WITHOUT ASTEROIDS and NASTY ROGUE 2 among the 10+ titles you can demo at our playtest.
Join us this Friday Sept 29, 6-10PM in room 5B.16 at Dawson College:
tinyurl.com/bd4edvhy
September 26, 2023 at 10:18 PM
Even more indie games from Montreal developers!
Check out UNPLUG, AMANT, SPACE GNOME, WITHOUT ASTEROIDS and NASTY ROGUE 2 among the 10+ titles you can demo at our playtest.
Join us this Friday Sept 29, 6-10PM in room 5B.16 at Dawson College:
tinyurl.com/bd4edvhy
Check out UNPLUG, AMANT, SPACE GNOME, WITHOUT ASTEROIDS and NASTY ROGUE 2 among the 10+ titles you can demo at our playtest.
Join us this Friday Sept 29, 6-10PM in room 5B.16 at Dawson College:
tinyurl.com/bd4edvhy
We're overjoyed to showcase BATTLE FRIENDS, a new board game prototype by the IVGD's own @osamadorias.bsky.social, at next week's open playtest!
Come check it out, + many other games from local indie developers, Sept 29 at Dawson College. See you there friends❤
tinyurl.com/bd4edvhy
Come check it out, + many other games from local indie developers, Sept 29 at Dawson College. See you there friends❤
tinyurl.com/bd4edvhy
September 22, 2023 at 7:15 PM
We're overjoyed to showcase BATTLE FRIENDS, a new board game prototype by the IVGD's own @osamadorias.bsky.social, at next week's open playtest!
Come check it out, + many other games from local indie developers, Sept 29 at Dawson College. See you there friends❤
tinyurl.com/bd4edvhy
Come check it out, + many other games from local indie developers, Sept 29 at Dawson College. See you there friends❤
tinyurl.com/bd4edvhy
We're tickled to reveal that Artifact 5 will be showcasing their new unannounced game at our in person playtesting event next Friday!
Come visit us on 09/29 from 6-10PM to try the game, and many more, for yourself.
Full details below. Hope to see you there!
www.eventbrite.com/e/ivgd-playt...
Come visit us on 09/29 from 6-10PM to try the game, and many more, for yourself.
Full details below. Hope to see you there!
www.eventbrite.com/e/ivgd-playt...
September 21, 2023 at 8:30 PM
We're tickled to reveal that Artifact 5 will be showcasing their new unannounced game at our in person playtesting event next Friday!
Come visit us on 09/29 from 6-10PM to try the game, and many more, for yourself.
Full details below. Hope to see you there!
www.eventbrite.com/e/ivgd-playt...
Come visit us on 09/29 from 6-10PM to try the game, and many more, for yourself.
Full details below. Hope to see you there!
www.eventbrite.com/e/ivgd-playt...