About Jalloo 2020
Due to the sad reality of social isolation, we will be shifting Jalloo to a virtual space while still striving to help Atlantic Canadian Animation and Game businesses grow and succeed and help connect new industry graduates with possible employers.
Where
A screen near you. Register for a link.
When
Thu - Fri 18-19 June
Game Jam Fri-Sat 19-20 June
Event Speakers
Here are some of our speakers
Kate Edwards
Award-winning Advocate, Speaker, Geographer, Culturalization Pioneer, Advisor, Executive Director of the Global Game Jam
Oscar Clark
Chief Strategy Officer at Fundamentally Games Ltd
Chad Comeau
Game Designer
Chloé Desmoineaux
Artiste // Curator // ART GAMES DEMOS
Paton Francis
Professional Creative: Animation, Illustration and Visual Arts
Sam Robichaud
Game Dev Instructor NSCC Truro
Deborah Anderson
3D Artist and Animation Industry Advocate
Robbie Anderson
Producer at Mercury Filmworks
Mark Cappello
Creative Producer at Jam Filled
Luke Conrad
CEO, Cartoon Conrad Productions Inc.
Lucy Kyriakidou
Veteran Freelance 2D artist and animator
Blair Leggett
CTO One More Story Games & Professor of Game Design at Sheridan College
Jean Leggett
CEO, One More Story Games, Professor of Game Narrative at Sheridan College
Darryl Wright
Technical Director at Ubisoft Halifax
Event Schedule
Here is our event schedule
Note: this is our first Virtual Conference so times may be more approximate than accurate.
Registration
Startup and working out technical difficulties.
Keynote Kate Edwards
Current game industry, advocacy, culturalization, and more!
Why Indies Should Care About Live Ops. Oscar Clark
Live Ops games aren't just for larger studios; Indies should be considering them too.
Lunch Break.
Take an hour out for a healthy lunch and a walk.
Portfolio Presentations P1. Moderator Norma MacLean
Graduates ready to enter the industry will show off their portfolios and answer questions Check out new talent!.
Video Games, as an Artist, Curator and Player. Chloé Desmoineaux
Chloé will discuss the different practices and approaches she has to video games, as an artist, curator and player. Then a presentation of some game art scenes in France, some hybrid projects such as the universe of the alternative controler and their context of presentation in Europe, during events like A.maze. This will include a quick presentation tour of the French independent video game exhibition S'il Vous Play made for the French Institute.
Portfolio Presentations P2. Moderator Norma MacLean
Graduates ready to enter the industry will show off their portfolios and answer questions Check out new talent!.
A Career in Games. Sam Robichaud
What does it take to start and maintain a career in the Game industry? Get some hints and tips from industry veteran and NBCC alum Sam Robichaud.
Jalloo Virtual Social. Brian McGee
This will be a big experiment - since a large 100 person virtual social is difficult to maintain. But we will have a plan to try to make it work :-) .
State of the Game Industry. Moderator: Darren Reid
A panel of industry experts talk about what's going on now. The panel includes guests Darryl Wright, Jean Leggett, Blair Leggett, Lucy Kyriakidou.
Portfolio Presentations P3. Moderator TBA
Graduates ready to enter the industry will show off their portfolios and answer questions Check out new talent!.
Lunch Break.
Take an hour out for a healthy lunch and a walk.
State of the Animation Industry. Moderator: TBA
A panel of Animation industry experts discuss what's going on in the industry now. Panel includes Deborah Anderson, Mark Cappello, Robbie Anderson, Luke Conrad.
Portfolio Presentations P4. Moderator TBA
Graduates ready to enter the industry will show off their portfolios and answer questions Check out new talent!.
My Life As An Animator. Paton Francis
From stop motion animation to regular animation through freelancing and personal projects Paton has seen the Animation industry from many angles.
Involving Communities In The Game Design Process. Chad Comeau
What happens when you build a game project around a specific real-world community? Game designer Chad Comeau shares outcomes of his recent game Clarevoyance, created in collaboration with 130 members of his hometown, as well as other participatory game development experiences.
Jalloo Game Jam - 24 HourBrian McGee
Game Jam host Brian McGee will set the mood and reveal the secret THEME that will drive this, our very first Virtual Game Jam.
Game Jam Progress. Brian McGee
Shared screens from Game Jam participants will be flashing up content while they work away.
Jalloo Game Jam - Presentations. Brian McGee
Teams will present their amazing creations from the Jalloo Virtual Game Jam.
Gallery
Check our gallery from past events
Sponsors
F.A.Q
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What does Jalloo mean?
Jalloo is Manx Gaelic for picture, image, sculpture, bust, idol, drawing, effigy, altarpiece, carving, icon, figure, painting, or statue .
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When did Jalloo begin?
The first Jalloo was June 2008.
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