November 8–9, 2025 • Concordia University, Montreal
8:00 a.m. November 8 – 8:00 p.m. November 9 (EST)
🎟️ Register on ZeffyDuring the Learnathon, you will be working on a video game from scratch, following the tutorials designed and led by our lecturers. The main objective is for everyone to dive into the fantastic realm of game development, and to build even more connections with your fellow participants! By nature, this is a non-competitive event, therefore no pressure will be put on yourself and projects, take your time, and most importantly, enjoy the process!
Our mentors are industry professionals and creators who will guide you through every stage of the development process — from concept and design to final implementation. Throughout the weekend, you’ll follow their curated workshops to learn core skills, build individual game components, and bring them together into your final playable project.
Software Engineering Master’s Student at Concordia University
Favorite Game: Poptropica
Workshop: Customization game focused on fashion, room decor, and creative design.
Unity Creative Developer
Favorite Game: Pokémon Silver
Workshop: Building an interactive app that allows real-time participation from multiple devices.
Founder, Indie Game Studio
Favorite Game: Void Stranger
Workshop: Developing a 2D platformer with distinctive physics and stylized art — covering both programming and gameplay mechanics.
Pixel Artist
Favorite Game: Return of the Obra Dinn
Workshop: Exploring pixel-art techniques, color design, and audio integration in collaboration with Massimo’s 2D platformer session.
AAA Design Generalist
Favorite Game: The Beginner’s Guide
Workshop: Hands-on sessions covering environment blocking, kitbashing, and visual prototyping techniques for immersive level design.
Shadowers are people who will assist you with your technical problems, as well as your game ideas. If you have an idea on how to make your game even more exciting, but you are not sure how you should approach it, or you want to make sure it is viable, then asking shadowers should be the way to go.
The Learnathon will take place at Concordia University — our main creative hubs for the weekend! 🎮 These spaces will host the opening ceremony,workshops, and closing session.
On Saturday, we’ll be at Room H411 for the opening ceremony.
On Sunday, we’ll be at Room H937 for the event.
To make sure everyone has space to build and collaborate, we’ll also have several lab rooms open throughout the event:
Game Maker Lab Rooms
Unity Lab Rooms
*All rooms are located in the Henry F. Hall Building, Concordia University.
