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2014 has been an incredible year for us here at Hololabs, and we have you - our friends, family, and supporters - to thank for it!

Lots happened this year, including some good funding news from the CMF, the launch of Phonophotopia, and of course, the worldwide launch of Papercade.

There's lots more in the hopper, and we can't wait to share 2015 with you.

It's that time of the year again!

MIGS 2014 is just around the corner, and Hololabs will be there in full force. We will be showcasing the latest version of Papercade in the new Demo Zone, and Astrid will be speaking about the Canada Media Fund.

If you're coming to town and are interested in meeting please do send us an email, or get in touch on LinkedIn.

Hello Papercaders!

A new update to Papercade is now live on the App Store: recording and sharing videos directly from the game. Videos, like this one, or this one, can be made while playing any of the mini-games in the Play tab or even while crafting your own. There are two types of videos that you can record, which are outlined below.

Basic Video Recording At the end of any Papercade you will see a new button (under replay and like) that says Share Replay Video. Tap that button and you will instantly be able to share your gameplay with friends on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, or by email.

Recording Live Commentary Before beginning any Papercade - where you see the game information if you're playing, or the kit information before crafting - you will notice a new set of buttons at the bottom of the card (under the play / start craftingbutton). These are to enable audio recording or even a picture-in-picture video recording to accompany the gameplay.

Advanced Features In the share window there are a couple other options available to make your Papercade video more personal. One is to add your own message and hashtags to encourage friends to watch your masterpiece. The other is to preview and edit the video by tapping the video thumbnail.

That's it! Remember to share your videos with us and the Papercade community on Facebook and Twitter.

We are excited to announce that Papercade is an Official Selection at IndieCade, the International Festival of Independent Games.

IndieCade's mission is to support and promote independent game development around the world, and we are honoured to be included in this year's impressive lineup.

If you will also be attending IndieCade, taking place October 9-12 in Culver City, CA, please come by and scrapgame with us! We would love to meet you.

We are currently expanding our team in order to complete two upcoming F2P titles for mobile platforms. Candidates should have an interest in social, casual and mobile games. However, we are a small "indie" studio and ultimately seek passionate and motivated new team members that will grow with the studio and help to create amazing new products in the future. Feel free to come with your own ideas and help steer this studio towards success.

Required skills:

Highly organized, self-motivated, with strong problem solving, troubleshooting, and analytical skills;

Intimate knowledge of Unity3D;

Highly competent in C#: should understand coroutines, events, delegates, singletons, etc.;

Experience in game programming concepts: 3D math, colliders, physics, character controllers, GUI, cameras;

Experience with some popular Unity3D packages: NGUI, Playmaker, FingerGestures, AStar (path planning), Vectrosity;

Can self-manage, work in an agile environment (e.g., SCRUM), and track progress;

Familiarity with version control (Git).

Other nice-to-have skills:

Design experience (e.g., Photoshop, 3DSMax, Maya, etc.);

Experience writing shaders;

Animation (Mecanim, animation controllers, rigging and retargeting);

Experience developing cloud-based applications, working with web APIs, networking, parsing JSON, data persistence, and database/CMS interaction;

Knowledge of web application programming (HTML5, responsive UI, AngularJS, Bootstrap, Javascript, jQuery, etc.);

Mobile app development (iOS/Android): XCode, C++, NDK, Obj-C;

Bilingual (English/French).

Location:

Montreal, Canada

Looking for full-time candidates who can work on site

Remote working is NOT possible for this position

Compensation:

Salary according to experience

Revenue sharing and equity compensation also available

Photo Credit: National Film Board of Canada (NFB)

In honour of innovative film maker Norman McLaren the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) has commissioned seven artists to create projection installations around Montreal.

We are excited to announce that in collaboration with recording artist Kid Koala we have an interactive installation at Place des Arts in downtown Montreal entitled Phonophotopia.

Inspired by Norman McLaren's film "Dots," anyone can place ‘dots’ (coloured blocks) on a film strip conveyor belt and watch as they come to life as they are projected onto Théâtre Maisonneuve at Place des Arts.