GAME ON - Ontario's brand for the games industry.

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• Investment - Strong government support
• Culture - Ontario is largest and most diverse province
• Interaction - Ontario's vibrant creative industries offer superior opportunity for partnerships.
• Innovation - Ontario is a leading centre for R&D Technology with generous tax incentives.
• Talent - Ontario's workforce ranks among the most educated and diverse worldwide.

Launched in January 2009 GIG will bring games industry professionals into classrooms across Ontario. The purpose of GIG is to provide students who are studying video game development and related courses an opportunity to connect with professionals currently working in the industry. It also allows business leaders to form relationships with students who will become their future employees and educates students about the types of employment opportunities that may exist with Ontario game studios upon graduation.

gTalk is a game industry speaker series and networking event that takes place in various locations across southern Ontario.  Each gTalk event will feature presentations by one or more prominent game industry professionals and a Q&A session.  Over the course of an evening, speakers and audience members will explore relevant industry themes in an informal setting.

Next Events:

> Oct 1st gTalk London, Jen Jenson, Associate Professor of Pedagogy and Technology, Faculty of Education, York University. "Untapped Markets"


> Oct 2nd gTalk Toronto, Vikas Gupta, President and Chief Executive Officer, TransGaming Technologies. "From Passion to Project"

> Sept 14th gTalk Toronto: Susan Abramovitch, leading entertainment lawyer speaks on the evolving world of video game contract negotiations

> Sept 2nd gTalk Toronto: Connecting the Players: A Roundtable Discussion on Games & Education in Ontario

> Apr 20th gTalk Ottawa with Jonathan Bard of Ubisoft

> Feb 26th gTalk Ottawa with Mathew Kumar of Gamasutra

> Feb 19th gTalk Toronto with Kam Memarzia of PlayGen Ltd.

> Dec 10th gTalk St. Catherines with Ian Bogost of Persuasive Games

Ontario is positioned to become a leading global player in the rapidly growing digital game industry. The Ontario Game Summit brought together Ontario’s digital game stakeholders – industry leaders, training institutions, public sector agencies and policy makers – to discuss emerging opportunities, strategies, industry growth, and Ontario’s place on the world stage.