Madison Côté

International Women's Day (even when it is only 23 hours long) means a lot to our studio. We are constantly inspired by the women and gender-diverse individuals who make up the games industry that have carved a path for us to succeed where just a few years ago that would have seemed impossible.

No bowl cut and she'll be at GDC to chat? Sounds like someone people should connect with 🌟

Looking to get more involved with IAA? We're recruiting! Keep your eyes open for more posts, but for now we're looking for a volunteer Website Manager!

www.volunteerconnector.org/edmonton/int...

Happy to send over our games industry manifesto!

Baby Ghosts Baby Ghosts is a nonprofit supporting studios led by underrepresented founders across Canada.

Just a wee reminder that applications for our ✨NEW Cooperative Foundations✨ program + $5k grant are open through this Friday, March 6!

Canadian indie game studios looking to learn about building a sustainable business - we'd love to hear from you.

babyghosts.fund/coop-foundat...

Oops all belly.

Did you know that Spry Fox has a presence in Alberta?

You can listen to the incredibly talented @pentapod.bsky.social talk about her early career here: www.podbean.com/media/share/... including her time on EverQuest II, working around the globe and ending up at BioWare before joining Spry Fox.

That's right! The legendary Roberta Taylor will be teaching through play March 9 at Walkthrough and all interested in board game design are welcome to attend. RSVP at the link below and make sure you're ready for an evening of fun!

Jason Della Rocca Games Business Masterclass · Luma Interactive Arts Alberta is excited to welcome Jason Della Rocca to Edmonton for a masterclass session. Who is Jason? Jason Della Rocca is a game business…

Edmonton indie studios 👀

We’re hosting a Jason Della Rocca Masterclass on Feb 28 at Walkthrough.

Perfect timing for GDC/GDX prep, pitching & funding.
If you're interested in exploring studio sustainability we highly recommend checking this event out!

Register: luma.com/zzp08tw0

Screaming this from the rooftops.

Behind (almost) every beloved auteur is a team of incredibly talented, often marginalised people who will be jettisoned into unprotected obscurity the minute their work draws even the lightest criticism towards the person taking all the credit 🤷

There’s a little girl at the pho place who is just rocking a pair of devil horns and I aspire to be more like her. She is free from all judgement. The most chaotic little sister energy possible.

Excited to present this to the community but FIRST we're looking to book some time with indies to discuss where we're at and the focuses that the community wants us to take moving forward as well. Strategic Plan 2027 doesn't exist without all of you incredible Albertan devs!

While the industry has changed significantly since this plan was developed, there's no shame in not hitting some of these targets--especially when they're based on community needs. There are a lot of check marks so far, and I couldn't have done it without our volunteers and our community.

We are currently in the midst of prep for Strategic Plan 2027-37 and reading some of the plans that people put out for their orgs that have such meaningless words in them seems a waste of everyone's time. We've got our 2017 plan and I plan to show everyone what we accomplished and what we didn't.

I am probably overthinking this, but I just want them to know I did it because they are genuinely innovative and it's an award for innovation. Times are strange.

I feel like my brain chemistry fundamentally changed when I realized that people pay for awards. Differentiating people who genuinely deserve recognition for themselves/their projects and people who just have money and connections is hard. I nominated a company for one and now it feels weird?

Happy New Year folks!

We are once again doing a no-crunch version of Global Game Jam at Walkthrough which means there is no overnighting at the space. Don't forget to check out the other options in Edmonton, Calgary, & Lethbridge!

Sign up here: globalgamejam.org/jam-sites/20....

Our holiday party and Game Awards watch party was a blast! We ended up with almost 50 devs and some fantastic convos about the games industry in Edmonton.

Thank you to MLA Nathan Ip for popping in to see what is cooking on Whyte Ave and welcome back to our neighbours @arcanautstudios.bsky.social!

Edmonton in July >

Our December Playtest goes live tomorrow!!

Please sign up and spread the word to your fighting game and roguelike-playing friends!

store.steampowered.com/app/3977340/...

Thank you!

Walkthrough Holiday + Game Awards Watch Party · Luma 🎉 Join us for the Walkthrough Holiday + Game Awards Watch Party! 🎉 Get into the holiday spirit with a night full of fun, food, and festive cheer! Whether…

Howdy! 🎉 Join us December 11 at Walkthrough for our holiday celebration and Game Awards watch party! Come hang out with the community, cheer on this year’s nominations, and wrap up 2025 together with good vibes and great company.

RSVP here: luma.com/jhwlru3c

Year of the fire horse is a pretty fun horse though!

Canada at it again with the women in the games.

Also we pay them, because art is work and original art is incredibly difficult to make!

I just want to hire the same artists over and over again (because they're all amazing) but it's been really fun having someone new each year do the Alberta Steam Sale graphics. The hunt for this year begins now! We've only ever used marginalized and Alberta-based artists, so many talented folks.

I know @henryfaber.bsky.social used to do a lot of this in-person work in Toronto, maybe he's got some ideas through the @gammaspace.bsky.social or @babyghosts.fund community?

Final day of #AIIDE25 and final day of Emily's live posting!

Skipping again this year, we won’t be going to the states until it’s safer.

See you tomorrow Montreal!