I can't wait to play Munchies Lunch over the holidays

I love to play computer games. I enjoy the whole experience of being sucked into a game. And as a parent of a teenage son, a certain online game provided a bonding opportunity during a time when I had a very low cool rating.

What is even more interesting than playing a game is witnessing its development. The Footloose Games team, led by their charismatic President and Co-Founder Vlado Jokic, has really embraced the philosophy of the Hub and are involving many of us in their beta testing process. His team of designers and developers are hard at work to have a sharable beta version by the Christmas Holidays and he will be asking for our support in testing the game.

I am looking forward to being able to play the beta over the holidays. My family will understand - I am playing for work, it is research and supporting the Footloose Games team as a beta tester! Really!

Munchies' Lunch is a fun adventure-puzzle PC-based game for the whole family. Simply download the game from our website, and you’ll embark on an epic journey with the Munchie family as they say goodbye to their homeland and travel the world to find a peaceful place where they can settle down.

Government is in the Hub

Glen Murray, the Minister of Research and Innovation was in the building Friday to announce that Communitech and the Accelerator Centre are joining the province’s new Ontario Network of Excellence (ONE). As part of ONE they will receive annual funding of $750,000. The money will be used to help entrepreneurs bring new ideas to market and gain access to expertise locally and across the province through the network. 

I love these announcements because they signify another great opportunity for the future of this community. And things like this would not happen without the amazing efforts and initiatives of both Communitech and the Accelerator Centre. 

 

 

I was surprised at how long it took for this story to hit Google News. Glen Murray, Ontario Minister of Research and Innovation office have not issued a formal release, that I can find. I first got the released details via MPP John Milloy's amazing office. They share a great update every week via an enewsletter that I recommend you sign up for. 

You can get more details here on the Communitech Site and The Record posted a story.

The minister visited with the 7Cubed project at the University of Waterloo VeloCity Mobile and Media Incubator here at the hub. This group wrapped up their adventures on Friday. Be sure to check out the 7 apps they produced. 

Thank you to Jesse Rodgers for his photos from the event. I am stealing from his twitpix downloads.