- Winners 2009 and Finals Judges
Alex Quick, Colour Coded (Winner)
Rita Davies, City of Toronto
John Josephson, Colour Coded (Winner)
Yannis Mallat, Ubisoft Canada
Marc Saltzman, Media Personality
Blake Lewin, Turner Broadcasting
Vikas Gupta, Transgaming Technologies
Vortex launches its 6th year!
We are finalising incredible speakers for Vortex 2010. Check out our amazing Vortex 2009 speakers.
Take your videogame concept & prototype to the next level! Learn the steps to create, produce, protect and commercialize your idea at the Vortex Boot Camp, then pitch to top industry experts at the Vortex Game Competition.
“The Vortex Competition has demonstrated the outstanding calibre of talent for the electronic entertainment industry within Ontario. This competition has raised the profile of Ontario video game companies and has cast a spotlight on the young emerging stars of tomorrow… My compliments to the organizers who have done a great job of highlighting the importance of this industry and the influence it has on the world.”
Vikas Gupta
CEO & President
TransGaming Technologies
September 11, 2009
International business leader at Vortex, in October!
Consummate Business Leader Peter Williams, head of US Business Unit & Chief Strategic Officer, Bamboo Networks will be at Vortex 2009 Boot Camp as our Key Note speaker – don’t miss it!
September 6, 2009
Feel the dragon’s breath at Vortex 2009!
We are please to announce that Mr. Kevin O’Leary from the famous CBC’s Dragon’s Den TV show Will join Vortex 2009 in the capacity of competition judge.
September 2, 2009
Vortex Welcomes Blake Lewin
More great news! Blake Lewin VP media & entertainment, Turner Broadcasting Co. Will be speaking at the Vortex Game Competition.
August 31, 2009
Get ready!
We are about to accept applications! Get ready to register – Space is limited!
August 24, 2009
Vortex on Twitter
Vortex is on Twitter! Come and visit at VortexComp on Twitter and start your networking now!
March 25, 2008
The Vortex 2008 seminar was a great success, and we’d like to thank all those who helped make it happen: Our sponsors, OMDC, Beyond Digital Imaging, Brandwork, and Digital Sugar and our tireless friends Angelika Lal, Anna Plugina, Stephanie Spada, Viktoria Tumasova, Pamela Sethi, Kyle Anderson and John Foote for their efforts.
Of course, special thanks goes to Blake Lewin for giving his inspriational presentation, as well as Marc Saltzman and our panelists Vikas Gupta, Jason MacIssac, Jonathan Freedman, and Trevor Fencott.