Join the Vancouver Game Dev series February event at Northeastern University Vancouver on February 28th.  You’ll be able to check out some of the best games from Global Game Jam 2024 and hear from our keynote speakers Carina Kom and Chris Bourassa.

About the Speakers

Carina Kom (she/hers) is a dynamic force behind some of the most vibrant and exciting game projects in Vancouver, Toronto, Seattle, and Los Angeles! She has left her mark as a video game director, producer, and passionate advocate for the games industry. With 16+ years of working experience, Carina has worked on indie games as well as massive AAA titles, collaborating with teams such as EA, Microsoft, and Unity to successfully launch games on multiple Gen4 and Gen5 platforms.

She also aides and operates in two not-for-profit organizations because her passion doesn’t stop there and she believes innovation can happen at any scale. As an LGBTQ+ woman, she proudly represents an underrepresented role and finds immense joy in connecting people from all walks of life. When she is not enforcing fun (fun comes with the job and is mandatory), she can be found drinking tea and rum and visiting her grandma on the weekend.

Chris Bourassa (he/him) is the co-founder and Creative Director at Red Hook Studios. He has worked in the games industry for over 20 years as a concept artist, art director, narrative designer & entrepreneur. In 2013, Chris started Red Hook with 24k in the bank and worked tirelessly to create the art and story for his dream project, Darkest Dungeon. Ten years, 5 DLCs and a sequel later, Red Hook has grown to be a team of 28. Chris continues to draw, write and design, but could probably use a break at some point.