Super FESTival 2025: FREE Talks, Panels & Workshops Schedule Is Here!
💫 A Week of Creative Conversations in Games, Art & Technology
October 15, 2025
Take a sneak peek at our SuperFEST website before it goes fully live on November 1st!
https://handeyesociety.com/sufest2025/
Our SuperFEST programming is live, and it’s packed with talks, panels and workshops exploring all sides of game creation, from playtesting to publishing, AI to Audio. All for FREE!
Whether you’re a developer, artist, or just game-curious, there’s something here for you.
🎟️ All events are FREE — join us online or in person!
💻 Online Talks
- No RSVP Needed
- Join via our SuperFEST Website
🧠 In-Person Talks
- RSVP Needed
- Join in person at InterAccess – 32 Lisgar St, Toronto
Monday, November 3
(Online)
6:00 PM – Accelerate Your Multiplayer Prototyping with Unity 6 Presented by Unity (Esteban E. Maldonado Cabán)
A demo showcasing the new multiplayer tools in Unity 6 and how it helps users to quickly create a networked scene, which helps them focus more on the gameplay, and not the repetitive boilerplate code of lobby session management. Users will see how these tools can be applied to convert a 2D platformer scene into a shared multiplayer experience
7:30 PM – Flipping Assets to Improve Your Game by Devon Wiersma
In this talk, solo indie developer Devon Wiersma will address strategies to incorporate pre-made assets into your game’s production pipeline. They will cover topics ranging from where to find assets for your game, how to discover quality assets to use, and how to avoid using assets in a way that feels too “same-y”. By the end you’ll have learned how to leverage assets to help you make a stronger game, and you’ll be freed up to focus on developing the parts of your game you enjoy!
Tuesday, November 4
(In-Person)
At InterAccess – 32 Lisgar St, Toronto
6:00 PM– Panel: Level Up with ACTRA Toronto Performers Presented by ACTRA Toronto
Why are professional performers integral to video game production? They bring your characters to life! Learn about the union that represents professional performers and how to engage them on interactive digital media productions. Take your game to the next level by working with ACTRA Toronto performers. Get the Professionals. Get ACTRA.
7:30 PM – Structured Playtesting. Industry Feedback. Lessons Learned. A GRID Post-Mortem by Antonio Miceli
This post-mortem talk will delve into the transformative power of structured, facilitated playtesting, an approach that attempts to spark new ideas and elevate game quality. This will lead a post-mortem of The G.R.I.D. — a unique and welcoming behind-the-scenes initiative designed specifically for indie developers, studios, and solo creators to showcase their games and receive targeted, constructive feedback for their game at any stage of development. We’ll cover some of its foundational principles, the practicality of facilitating playtesting sessions, and the lessons learned from this first attempt.
Wednesday, November 5
(Online)
6:00 PM – Everyday Excel: Using it Effectively by Connor Sutherland-Stewart
This workshop will be going over how to utilize Microsoft Excel and by extent, Google Sheets for your workflows. Whether it be loot drop tables or project management, this workshop with get you up and running with some basic templates, and give you some formulas to add to your toolbelt.
7:30 PM – AI can’t take THIS from us! The Importance of Process by Chris Erickson
As creative practitioners, we exist in an interesting period in history defined by rapid advancements in technology. There are concerns around the rise in popularity of Artificial Intelligence and it’s effect on the industry and job security. This is not the first time artists have been confronted with industrialisation, and we can look to the past to see what it is that kept people motivated, as well as putting a name to that creative ‘spark’ that everyone feels and why that will be so important in separating the man from the machine.
Thursday, November 6
(In-Person)
At InterAccess – 32 Lisgar St, Toronto
6:00 PM– Level-Up Business: What Startups Can Learn from Side Quests, Boss Battles & Extra Lives by Joshua Green
What can Zelda, Mario, and Final Fantasy teach you about entrepreneurship? In this talk, Joshua Green explores how side quests fuel innovation, boss battles build resilience, and extra lives encourage risk-taking. Drawing from both gaming and business experience, he reveals how startups can adopt a “player’s mindset” to unlock creativity, navigate setbacks, and scale with courage. Get ready to rethink your strategy, one power-up at a time.
7:30 PM– Deal Mode: Your First Publishing Agreement by Madeline Brown
A straightforward introduction to publishing in the games industry. This session walks through key legal issues in publishing agreements and what they mean for your rights and revenue. Clear, concise, and grounded in real world practice, it’s designed to equip you with the essentials before committing to a deal.
Friday, November 7
(Online)
6:00 PM – Zantar: Video Games as Fine Art by Mitchell Chan
Recently, a number of museum and gallery exhibitions have focused on artists who use game engines and game mechanics as their primary medium for expressing the complexity of the contemporary world. One of these artists is Mitchell F. Chan, whose most recent game “Zantar” has been exhibited at Frieze Seoul, Nguyen Wahed in London and New York, and the recent BINÁLÉ exhibition in Hungary. In this talk, delivered at the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design in Budapest, Mitchell discusses why games are the most essential art medium of the present moment, and shares a full playthrough of his work “Zantar.”
7:30 PM – Audio Editing for Dummies by Xavier Oshinowo
This workshop teaches students how to edit dialogue for video games in Reaper. This workshop will overview how to use the plugins to edit audio, setting up fx chains, setting up key binds for editing, and rendering presets. The main takeaway from this workshop will be how to set up a project, create custom commands to make the workflow easier, editing necessities, and render.
About Super FESTival 2025
Super FESTival is the Hand Eye Society’s annual hybrid celebration of independent games, digital art, and creative technology.
This year’s edition runs November 1–7, 2025, kicking off with the Hand Eye Society Ball & Exhibition: Spooky Soirée and continuing with a week of free talks, showcases, and workshops.
👉 Visit the Super FESTival site to explore the full lineup.
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