Dawson College Independent Video Game Design Program

06/03/2026

IVGD Fest 2026 IS THIS THURSDAY!!!

Grab a free ticket, and join us to celebrate a new generation of game makers.

See you Thursday, June 4!

Dawson College, Room 3C.1
6 pm to 9 pm

RSVP on Humanitix - IVGD Fest 2026 - Indie Game Playtest hosted by IVGD . Dawson College, room 3C.1, 4001 Blvd. De Maisonneuve Ouest, Westmount, QC H3Z 3G4, Canada. Thursday 4th June 2026. Find event information.

02/23/2026

IT'S THIS THURSDAY!

Join us to play games and chat with other devs.

Applications for Fall 2026 will start very soon, the IVGD team will be available to answer questions about the program.

FREE RSVP -->

Get tickets on Humanitix - IVGD Indie Game Playtest - Global Game Jam 2026 edition hosted by IVGD . Dawson College, 4001 Blvd. De Maisonneuve Ouest, Westmount, QC H3Z 3G4, Canada. Thursday 26th February 2026. Find event information.

12/02/2025

The Fall 2025 IVGD Indie Game Playtest night is coming up this Friday (new date).

Come play games from IVGD students and local developers. And celebrate the end of the year with us. 🙂

Games on showcase:
- Idle Coaster by Pixels n Parallax
- CitaDrill by Studio Moka
- Diorama Break by Studio Massimo Gauthier
- SCOPECREEP by Foolbox Studio
- ASTROBURROW by bacon interactive
- Trapped on the FlipSide by Time Moth Games
- Guitar Ego by Raphaëll Maïwen
- Hunter Clash
- Dino Zone by Mike Ren
- Necronomignon by Catpricorn Studio

Grab a free ticket:

Get tickets on Humanitix - IVGD Indie Game Playtest - Fall 2025 hosted by IVGD . Dawson College, 4001 Blvd. De Maisonneuve Ouest, Westmount, QC H3Z 3G4, Canada. Friday 5th December 2025. Find event information.

11/28/2025

The IVGD Fall Indie Game Playtest is coming up next week (new date).

Grab a free ticket and join us for a night of fun, gaming and friendly chats!

Get tickets on Humanitix - IVGD Indie Game Playtest - Fall 2025 hosted by IVGD . Dawson College, 4001 Blvd. De Maisonneuve Ouest, Westmount, QC H3Z 3G4, Canada. Friday 5th December 2025. Find event information.

06/12/2025

IVGD Fest 2025 IS TODAY!!!

Grab a last minute free ticket, or just stop by (we'll accept walk-ins!).

See you tonight!

Dawson College, Room 3C.1
6 pm to 9 pm

Get tickets on Humanitix - IVGD Fest 2025 - Indie Game Playtest hosted by IVGD . Dawson College, room 3C.1, 4001 Blvd. De Maisonneuve Ouest, Westmount, QC H3Z 3G4, Canada. Thursday 12th June 2025. Find event information.

11/10/2024

It's tonight! Play local indie games from 6 pm to 9 pm at Dawson College (Room 3C.1).

The IVGD program coordinators will be onsite to answer any questions about the program just in time for the application deadline on November 17th!

Get tickets on Humanitix - IVGD Indie Game Playtest - Fall 2024 hosted by IVGD . Dawson College, 4001 Blvd. De Maisonneuve Ouest, Westmount, QC H3Z 3G4, Canada. Friday 8th November 2024. Find event information.

11/05/2024

IVGD INDIE GAME PLAYTEST - FALL 2024 EDITION
It's this Friday, November 8 from 6 pm to 9 pm at Dawson College (Room 3C.1).

Playtest local indie games and learn more about the Independent Video Game Design AEC program.

See you there!

Get tickets on Humanitix - IVGD Indie Game Playtest - Fall 2024 hosted by IVGD . Dawson College, 4001 Blvd. De Maisonneuve Ouest, Westmount, QC H3Z 3G4, Canada. Friday 8th November 2024. Find event information.

01/23/2024

Hi all! With the new semester starting soon, we're also preparing our next playtest event for 2024! Join us Friday, February 23rd from 6-9PM to check out cool indie games and hang with fun gamedev folks.

Full details and sign-up form at the link below. We hope to see you there!

Playtest indie games from local developers! FREE and all ages!

10/17/2023

We're happy to announce our next playtest!!

Join us Friday, December 1st from 6-9pm to play new games from local indies and students. As always the event is free and open to all ages!

If you're interested in exhibiting, we still have tables available! Fill out the form in the description to sign up for the event a.s.a.p.

Play indie video games from local game developers - free and all ages!

10/02/2023

Thank you to everyone who attended our indie game playtesting event last Friday!!

The evening was a huge success, with a dozen teams showing their games, and players enjoying it so much they stayed past closing time!

We're looking forward to hosting another event like this very soon.
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