Arcadian Renaissance

At the TIFF Lightbox with the Hand Eye Society

December 20, 2010January 4, 2011 Doug Groves Arcadian Renaissance, event, Hand Eye Society, Messhof, Nidhogg, TIFF Bell Lightbox, TORONTRON, video1 Comment

The Hand Eye Society held the Arcadian Renaissance a while back TIFF Bell Lightbox. On hand was a bank of arcade cabinets loaded with a number of great indie games, no quarters required . The main event of the evening was an exciting, big-screen NIDHOGG tournament. Every time I see or play NIDHOGG, I just wish I had it at home. It’s a 150 proof distillation of 1 on 1 competitive gaming. rgbFilter.com was on scene…

The Start Show – Benjamin Rivers interview

October 2, 2010October 7, 2010 Doug Groves Arcadian Renaissance, Dyad, Hand Eye Society, interview, N+, Nidhogg, Nuit Blanche, Retro Sabotage, Show, The Start Show1 Comment

With the Hand Eye Society’s Arcadian Renaissance happening tonight as part of Nuit Blanche, we figured it would be appropriate to post this interview with The Start Show co-organizer Benjamin Rivers. When we first interviewed him, it was at Fan Expo as a comics creator. We actually had no idea about his involvement with Hand Eye at the time. Well, we know better now. The Start Show, which I hope becomes an annual event at the very least, showcased a number of great indie titles, including N+, Dyad and Spooky Squids’s…

The Arcadian Renaissance at Nuit Blanche

September 18, 2010September 22, 2010 Doug Groves Arcadian Renaissance, Bell Tiff Lightbox, event, Hand Eye Society, indie, Nuit Blanche, PC gaming2 Comments

As we mentioned first back in July, the Hand Eye Society will be presenting the Arcadian Renaissance this October 2nd, as part of Nuit Blanche, which runs from sundown to sunrise. On hand at the Renaissance will be six arcade cabinets fitted with a number of great games from the Toronto indie gaming scene – no quarters required. You can hit the arcade at the Bell TIFF Lightbox.