Canadian Heritage committee  I have a suggestion for future meetings for your committee. I think it would be interesting for you to hear from people working in independent gaming. It would be good to hear their perspective and know how they feel about the industry in general, and to hear what they have to sa

Canadian Heritage committee  It's an incredible advantage. Artists work alongside very pragmatic people who deal with zeroes and numbers. The artists are in their own world and draft images. It's fantastic to be able to combine that with a voice for a character and bring it to life. In Canada, in Vancouver,

Canadian Heritage committee  People studying acting can easily find work in the video game industry because there is an increasing use of voice-overs and character portrayal. Engineers can also work in this sector. When you are reconstructing part of 17th or 18th century Italy, you obviously can't use pict

Canadian Heritage committee  If I may, I'd like to come back to one point. One subject often comes up when I talk with young people in the schools. They leave school with their training and a firm grounding in their skills. It’s like trying to learn to swim by reading online. The best way to learn how to sw

Canadian Heritage committee  First of all, Mr. Davis is right: the typical gamer plays a lot. I also consider my mother a gamer, because she plays on her iPad and online. She now realizes that her Internet accounts cost a lot. They are very, very expensive. God knows she spends a lot of time doing that. Eve

Canadian Heritage committee  It's a sad reality. When I do my show, people can watch me on cable from Vancouver, Manitoba, from all over. I often hear that people can't access games anymore, because now they automatically need Internet access, which they don't have. Therefore, they can't play with their frie

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you very much. Thank you for having me today. It is a real honour. I am going to share a little bit about myself. I have been working in communications for about 30 years, including 14 at MusiquePlus where I still work today. I host M. Net. Over the past 14 years, I've h