#HESBall18: Games and Music 1st Wave

T-minus two weeks until the fourth Hand Eye Society Ball at 918 Bathurst, Sept 22! Tickets are selling fast and we haven’t even announced the games, the experimental live music, the all-new Silent Auction, or the 600-player mystery experience involving Second City improv performers that may or may not devolve into absolute chaos. Has your interest been Twin Piqued yet? If you’re still on the fence, keep reading on to get a taste of the fanciness to come!

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Already got your tickets? Please RSVP on the Facebook event and spread the word with #HESBall18! And remember: All HES membership tiers get a 25% discount, new Annual memberships (does not apply to student memberships), sponsors, and volunteers get a free ticket, and everyone else .

!!! GAMES GAMES GAMES GAMES !!!

Cathode Mark 1
Ryan Mason / Toronto, Canada

Coming holiday 1983, the Cathode Mark 1 is a next generation, expandable gaming console. Using the patented 16X – microswitch developed by Cathode Co, players can connect up to 16 standard CRT televisions for an unparalleled entertainment experience. Titles available at launch include the award-winning adventure ‘That Night’ as well as the re-imagining of a classic – Long Pong.

Museum of Symmetry
Paloma Dawkins / Montréal, QC / 2018

Museum of Symmetry is an “other-dimension”, 2D-in-3D playground, virtual reality adventure game that disrupts conventional storytelling with a unique experience between humans and nature. Produced by the National Film Board of Canada in collaboration with Casa Rara Studio, Montreal-based pioneers in virtual reality projects.

Centenntable / 1000 Button Project
Amanda Hudgins / Lexington, Kentucky / On-going Project

A 100-button fighting game for 2 players where the controls are randomized every round, and possibly every move… We’re not sure, and that’s part of the fun! A chaotic deconstruction of fighting game tropes, such as timing, precision, and knowing what the heck is going on at any given moment, this is a button-masher in the most literal sense of the term.

GTAnimalia
Jason Bond / Toronto, ON / In Development

Greater Toronto Animalia (#GTAnimalia) is an open-ended, full-scale re-creation of the entire Toronto area (generated from real mapping data) where the animals have taken over the streets. You play as one of several local wildlife species, including a red fox, white-tailed deer, black bear or of course the local mascot, the trash panda. Up to four players at a time can roam familiar surroundings, race between landmarks, search for food, or just chill out. The game is developed with the support of the Toronto Arts Council.

Schwister
Electric Perfume (Daniele Hopkins & Kyle Duffield) / Toronto, ON

A team-based multiplayer competitive light-up tabletop arcade game that combines the spirit of Twister with the frenzy of Whack-A-Mole! Tiles randomly shuffle with each play, and two teams, red and blue, compete to turn off all their tiles before the other team. It’s also a perfect surface to put your drink on, but good luck getting people to stop knocking it over in their efforts to win.

ZAGMAX 3000
David Fono & Matthew Phillips / Toronto, ON / 2018

Straight from hyper-computer super-wizards working on the cutting edge of the future, it’s a giant ol’ box covered with glowy blinky lights! Run around it in circles while zagging and zigging in this 4 player arcade game.

!!! MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC !!!

Catherine Debard has roots in Montreal’s experimental music scene, a community in which she has been actively involved for several years. Under the moniker YlangYlang, a solo project she has developed since 2012 (also featured in Paloma Dawkins’ Gardenarium), Debard translates experiences, memories, emotions and senses into electronic sounds through a delicate balance of improvisation and composition. She has released records internationally on labels such as Crash Symbols (USA), Phinery (DK), Fluere Tapes (SE) and ΠΑΝΘΕΟΝ (RU).

On her quest for the communal exuberance of the dance floor, New Chance sometimes slips into the solitary contemplation of the garden. Whilst indulging in the excitement and anxiety of the city she sometimes stumbles upon the deep textural realms of nature.

!!! VOLUNTEER VOLUNTEER VOLUNTEER !!!

Did you know you can get a FREE TICKET to the ball? All for the low, low cost of helping us put on a great show for a couple hours, leaving you to enjoy the rest of the party with a cool drink in hand! We’re looking for Safe Spaces Officers, game attendants, set-up and tear-down crew, and even Drama Kids with some acting/storytelling chops. Check out which roles need help filling out with this spreadsheet right here. Once you have an idea of how you’d like to help us out, fill out the form below or e-mail amanda@handeyesociety.com with direct inquiries or questions about specific roles.

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