The Hand Eye Society is a not-for-profit coalition of projects and people in support of Toronto's video game communities.^[1]

The Hand Eye Society Organizes socials, unconferences, presentations, showcases and established connections with the interactive design community at large.^[2]

Current members

• Executive Director, Sagan Yee^[3]
• Technology Director, Ken Cho^[3]
• Communications, Royel Edwards^[3]
• Operations Director, Amanda Wong^[3]

Events

• The Hand Eye Society Participated in Toronto's 2010 Nuit Blanche Festival where they held a booth at the TIFF bell Lightbox called Arcadian Renaissance.^[4]
• The Hand Eye Society was At the Toronto FAN EXPO showing off the Torontron.
• In 2011, The Hand Eye Society hosted two incarnations of the Difference Engine Initiative, a program dedicated toward getting more women involved in independent game development.^[5]

Current projects

• Game Curious
• WordPlay
• Comics x Games
• Toronto Videogame Database
• Hand Eye Society Socials
• Artsy Games Incubator
• Torontron: a 1982 arcade cabinet that has been retrofitted to play six games created by Toronto independent game artists:^[6] Albacross,^[6] LockON 2,^[6] Mondrian Provoked,^[6] Monster Puncher,^[6] Heavy Weather^[6] and Night of the Cephalopods.^[6] Traveling events include: Nuit Blanche Festival Toronto,^[4] the Canadian Zine Fair Canzine^[7] Toronto Fan Expo,^[8] Flash In The Can,^[6] Toronto Comic Arts Festival^[9] Function 13,^[6] InterAccess^[6] and Gamercamp.^[6]

Torontron credits

• Cabinet Retrofitter: Jph Wacheski, Iteration Games^[6]
• Project Coordinator: Jim Munroe, No Media Kings^[6]
• Cabinet Graphic Design: Nadine Lessio^[6]
• Gamemaker Liaison: Jim McGinley, Bigpants Games^[6]
• Deployment Officer: Peter Marshall^[6]
• Housing Assistance: Rose Bianchini and Jason Van Horne^[6]
• Financial Support: Toronto Arts Council, Ontario Arts Council^[6]

Partnering projects

• Gamercamp
• TOJam (Toronto Game Jam)