Panels meet pixels in the Comics Vs. Games Jam

Inspired by the artxgame projects in Los Angeles and San Francisco, TIFF Nexus’ Comics vs Games creative jam, led by Miguel Sternberg from the Hand Eye Society, has developed five inspiring game collaborations between nationally and internationally renowned independent comic and game creators. Click to learn more!

The New Media Literacies Conference April 20th, 2012

The latest installment of the wildly successful TIFF Nexus series took place during the TIFF Kids International Film Festival on April 20th! The TIFF Nexus New Media Literacies Conference looked at how the children and youth of today – and their families, educators and content creators – exist in today's drastically evolving media landscape, and explored what new skills are needed to thrive in this interactive, instant-on, internet-enabled, and mobile media ecosphere. Click Here!

Youth New Media Literacy Jam!

What do you get when you cross an…illustrator, film maker, producer, photographer, writer, psychologist, youth worker, educator, hacker, maker, motion graphics artist, animator, web designer, sculptor, programmer, musician, video game maker, board game designer, pilot, break dancer, spelunker, astronomer, bicyclist, rugby player, chef, and climber?

Keynote: Leigh Alexander

Gaming culture is beginning to embrace the idea that it needs more diverse perspectives both on the player side as well as in game development, and there are many positive examples - yet it still has further to go. Find out the where and how by watching Leigh Alexander's keynote presentation from the TIFF Nexus Women in Film, Games and New Media conference that took place on Dec. 9th, 2011 in partnership with WIFT-T. Click to watch.

TIFF Nexus Locative Media Day keynote presentation

Design guru and author of Sketching User Experiences: Getting the Design Right and the Right Design, Bill Buxton discusses how the three rules of digital are more-or-less the same as those for real-estate: location, location, location. Click the adjacent image to watch his entire presentation on Whereable Media now!