We’re happy to announce the winners of the Game Design Expo 2009 Scholarship, including the recipient of the first-ever Women In Games Scholarship! The scholarships were first unveiled at Game Design Expo as an opportunity for aspiring game designers to join Vancouver Film School in its acclaimed one-year Game Design program. Six scholarships ranged from…

Here’s a roundup of some of the press coverage leading into and following the enormously successful Game Design Expo 2009: Georgia Straight, Debunking Video-Game Industry Myths (Feb. 5) Georgia Straight, Scholarship Promotes Women In Video-Game Industry (Feb. 5) Techvibes, Clint Hocking at Game Design Expo on the Next Generation of Player (Feb. 7) Techvibes, “Level…

Here are some highlights from Saturday’s Industry Speaker Day:     And more from the free Open House on Sunday at Vancouver Film School’s Game Design campus:

What a weekend! Game Design Expo 2009 saw game industry professionals and enthusiasts from across North America converge in Vancouver, BC for a sold-out schedule of lively talks and panel discussions. Keynote speaker Clint Hocking (Ubisoft) gave the packed house an exhilarating start to Saturday’s Industry Speaker Day. His ambitious and provocative presentation, The Next…

Game Design Expo 2009 is this weekend: the perfect time to announce the winner of the Great Game Design Expo Challenge 2009! We asked you to tell us how you’d improve a game of your choice, and boy, did you ever come through. Out of all the fantastic entries, VFS and Big Fish Games’ Nick…

Game Design Expo 2009 is almost here! And we couldn’t be more excited about the exciting schedule we have in store for registrants. Saturday, February 7, 2009 – Industry Speaker Day The sold-out Industry Speaker Day (Vancity Theatre at the Vancouver International Film Centre) will feature some of the leading minds in game design, from…

Tickets to Industry Speaker Day (February 7, 2009) at Game Design Expo 2009 have sold out! Missed out on tickets? For aspiring game designers and anyone interested in game design and development, Game Design Expo also features a free Open House on Sunday, February 8, 2009 at Vancouver Film School’s acclaimed Game Design program. Attendees…

Tickets are now on sale for Industry Speaker Day, February 7, 2009, at Game Design Expo 2009! With a schedule headlined by keynote speaker Clint Hocking, Creative Director at Ubisoft (Splinter Cell, Far Cry 2), and featuring speakers from companies like Epic, Insomniac, Radical, and Relic, this event is sure to engage and inspire anyone…

The 3rd annual Game Design Expo in Vancouver, BC, Canada, kicks off February 7th and 8th, 2009, with a lineup of game industry speakers and panels that promises to be an educational and entertaining experience for game industry pros and aspiring designers alike. Since the inaugural event in 2007 and continuing through the sold-out 2008…