D-Pad (Directions in Play/Art/Design) is a new series of game themed art /performance/ demo events hosted at Interaccess Gallery in Toronto, Ont, and curated by mrghosty.

Designed to be part social event, part art event, part pop-up arcade, D-Pad will bring together works from a variety of disciplines that share a common theme/topic; video games. Whether its hardware, software, iconography, D-Pad will feature works by artists running the gamut of games, art, and performance. While it is important to note those that create games which facilitate play, it's also crucial to acknowledge how game culture has facilitated new works by those playing WITH the games and their technology. While D-Pad's focus will largely be works by local artists, each event will feature the work of an artist from outside the region.

D-Pad Version 1 is on Feb 3rd, 2012 from 8:30pm-1am, and is sponsored by the Hand Eye Society and the Canadian Game Studies Association.

Works by Mandelbrut, Bossfyte, Oxyvulu, mrghosty, TOJAM
Clint Enns, Tim McDonald, Damian Sommer, BigPants,
Dames Making Games, Kenton Sheely, Devine Lu Linvega and Renaud Bedard.

There is a nominal cover charge of $5. and the Event will be lisenced, with beer and wine being served.