A few brave men play Bocce, while others enjoy the BBQ.

Thursday, May 23rd.

It was a warm day around the Kano/Apps office, sun beamed in through the skylights in our heritage building.
Then we ventured out to Willows Beach for a BBQ filled with delicious food and Bocce, and things got windy.
We had a great time despite the chill. Thanks to all the Kano/Apps team and their guests for making it out.
Check out some pictures below, as our hair blows in the wind and we hold onto our jackets for dear life (but still have a good time)!

Stop by the Kano/Apps Facebook Page to see our other fun team events!

Mitch takes a throw. 

Loren and Wyatt!

Jose and Dan.

Opie looks great as his hair blows in the wind. 

Bright and early Sunday morning, the Kano/Apps team crawled out of bed to participate in the TC10K Corporate Team Challenge. Congratulations to all the Kano/Apps runners for completing the race under their estimated times!

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Charlie presents, look for the “Ash” card. 

We had our third Kano Hack Game Jam Friday. The Spring CCG Challenge turned out to be our most successful Jam yet. Each team created an engaging Collectible Card Game. These Collectible Card Games were presented with amazing graphics, in-depth programming, and even elaborate stories of thermonuclear warheads and survivors vying for ever-diminishing resources.

Check out photos from Hack Three here and on the Kano/Apps Facebook Page!

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Last night was the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce Business Awards 2013 and KANO/APPS was lucky to strike gold!

We were honoured just to be with the other finalists at such a prestigious local event and even more honoured to witness Keith Dagg win the Governor’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

On behalf of the KANO/APPS team, we would like to congratulate Jessica Cruise (finalist for Young Entrepreneur of the Year) and all the other finalists and winners for their excellence in business and community development.

We would also like to thank the Chamber for the nod, Sang-Kiet Ly from KPMG for the nomination and Dan Gunn of VIATeC and Alex Mendelev of Gamehouse for supporting it.

Although my name is on it, this award really represents the efforts of my co-founders, our awesome team and the huge support system we have including our families, spouses and friends who support us and are behind us every step of the way.

Young Entrepreneur of the Year should really be Team of the Year as our success is far from any one individual’s accomplishment.

Thanks to the KANO/APPS team for making moments like this possible and allowing me to represent a company and team I am extremely proud of.

Tim Teh
co-founder
KANO/APPS

We couldn’t have asked for a better day at Games without Frontiers this past Saturday, March 9^th.

Presentations, panel discussions, game demonstrations, a game jam, and even live gaming music took place throughout the day. Kano/Apps co-founder and CEO, Tim Teh, spoke on a panel regarding the future of gaming. The event wrapped up with presentations from Game Jam participants.

We had a great turn out from the Kano/Apps team. Our members performed live art demonstrations and operated a Free Rider 3 contest. Gamers of all ages enjoyed the Kano/Apps culture.

We’d like to thank David Leach, all the volunteers, and gaming enthusiasts for making the event such a success!

Visit the Kano/Apps Facebook page to view photos from the event.

Games without Frontiers also received coverage from Chek News! Watch the video here.

We are proud to announce our latest game, Kingdom of Thrones is now available for play and also just got picked up as Facebook’s Game of the Day today!

Please hit the Facebook App Center and be sure to like and share the Kingdom of Thrones post!

Game Description:

In the aftermath of a titanic war your homeland is in ruins. Mythical beasts, rogue factions and powerful kingdoms are all vying for control of a war-torn fantasy world. Only you can rebuild a vast empire and lead your kingdom to dominance.

Raise unstoppable armies and battle thousands of other players and gargantuan creatures in this exciting game combining empire building and real-time strategy. Control and conquer vast territories to become the most feared and powerful kingdom in the realm.

Think you have what it takes? Play now!

The Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce has announced their 2013 Award Finalists! Kano Apps CEO and co-founder, Tim Teh, has been selected as a Young Entrepreneur Finalist.  He’ll be attending the Awards Gala on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at the Fairmont Empress. Click here to view other Finalists and read up on the event.

If you missed the recent Meet Kano Apps article in The Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce magazine, check out the article here. (Note: the photographs were taken during Movember so don’t be alarmed by the quantity of mustaches!)

We’re excited to Sponsor IdeaFest alongside well established Victoria businesses such as CFax 1070 and the Times Colonist!

Come out and explore ideas on science, linguistics, history, and of course gaming! IdeaFest will run from March 4^th to 15^th at the University of Victoria.

Be sure to check out Kano Apps at the Games without Frontiers event, which will take place March 9^th. Games without Frontiers will explore the ability of video-game technology as a vehicle towards improving the world.

Kano Apps co-founders Eric Alpini, Eric Haight, Tim Teh, and many of our Game Developers are UVic Alumni, so sponsoring and taking part in this event is especially exciting for our Victoria based company.

Click here to learn more about Idea Fest.

We had a blast at the UVic Hi-tech Co-op and Career Fair yesterday. It was great to meet so many aspiring game developers.

The turnout was great. Big thanks to everyone who stopped by!

Check out the Kano Apps Facebook page for snap shots of attendees proudly wielding the Kano Apps sword at the event! Be sure to tag your friends!

Interested in a co-op at Kano Apps? Look for our co-op posting titled “Software Developer – Social Games” on the University of Victoria’s Co-operative Education Program & Career Services Portal or the Co-op Student post on our Careers Page.

Interested in a full time position at Kano Apps? Be sure to check out the Careers Page for our other postings!

Kano Apps is proud to sponsor the upcoming Games without Frontiers event at the University of Victoria. Our CEO Tim Teh will also be sharing KANO/APPS social gaming wisdom at the event, which takes place March 9th, 2013.

Learn more about the event here.