This piece was put together by an exceptionally talented duo – James Swirsky and Lisanne Pajot of Blink Works media. It premiered last night with a party at IMAX as part of a showcase of Winnipeg-based New Media companies.
James and Lisanne did a really great job with these. Not only did they manage to make the pieces entertaining and truthful, they also made a strong case for Winnipeg as a great place to live. (no small task)
There was a lot of excitement and laughter at the party afterwards, and a good feeling of solidarity. I hope the Winnipeg New Media scene manages to stay this creative, close-knit and free-spirited for many years to come. 
Here are links to some of the other profiles:
Debreuil DigitalWorks
Stunt Software
Complex Games
FrogRocket
The New Media Community
Federico Maggiore wrote a Comment on December 4, 2009 at 8:30 am
Oh, BRILLIAN ALEC! This is a special video! Just FANTASTIC!
Derek wrote a Comment on December 4, 2009 at 11:43 am
Holy crap that was an extremely well produced video. Not to mention inspiring. Keep fighting the good fight for Indie developers everywhere, especially in Canada.
Eileen wrote a Comment on December 4, 2009 at 2:46 pm
Amazing! I wish I could have been there.
The head nod/ piano note at the end was perfect.
I’m grinning from head to toe right now… You’re spectacular Alec.
ChevyRay wrote a Comment on December 4, 2009 at 4:19 pm
Heheh I saw this posted on GameSetWatch, pretty cute video. It was very well made, I liked how the music tied into the whole thing, very artfully done.
Eric McQuiggan wrote a Comment on December 4, 2009 at 5:18 pm
This is really cool! Totally Inspiring stuff.
Steve wrote a Comment on December 4, 2009 at 5:24 pm
That was fantastic. Some extremely high production value, especially at the beginning with all the games, etc. I’m smiling now — well done!
Eileen wrote a Comment on December 4, 2009 at 5:53 pm
Can you grin from head to toe?
I meant ear to ear…
Kert Gartner wrote a Comment on December 4, 2009 at 6:21 pm
Absolutely love it!
Amidos2006 wrote a Comment on December 4, 2009 at 6:31 pm
Wow amazing
video and u looks 
cute in it alec 
Taylor wrote a Comment on December 4, 2009 at 7:27 pm
Congrats Man!!! Great video…
Aquaria is a fantastic game. You make us Canucks proud!!!!
Cheers,
Taylor
twitter: pixelsteam
Atreus wrote a Comment on December 4, 2009 at 11:58 pm
Really well done. Was interesting seeing the clips from the IGF awards, which I hadn’t been able to view before.
Kyuur wrote a Comment on December 5, 2009 at 12:13 am
Simply amazing video! I really like the drive for recognizing media producers in your province. Wish we had something like that in Alberta. All trades and medicine over here.
Greg wrote a Comment on December 5, 2009 at 1:05 am
Wow, really fantastic video! Totally inspiring and really, really well produced.
Clemens wrote a Comment on December 5, 2009 at 4:31 am
Hey man!
Wow, great video! Very well done, very insightful and really a good way to introduce IA. Keep on rockin!
Slashie wrote a Comment on December 5, 2009 at 9:37 am
Nice video, congratulations!
I dropped a tear in the parts about your dad, seriously! :’)
Greg wrote a Comment on December 5, 2009 at 2:21 pm
@Kyuur: I wish there was something like this in Alberta as well, but wishing won’t make it happen. There’s certainly a lot of talent around though, no one’s just bothered to organize anything to tie it all together. If enough people make it out to the Calgary Global Game Jam, maybe something will come out of that; you can always hope, I guess.
Amber Holowaychuk wrote a Comment on December 5, 2009 at 7:15 pm
http://viewoncanadianart.com/2009/12/05/how-did-winnipeg-and-its-art-become-such-a-big-deal/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+viewoncanadianartdotcom+%28View+on+Canadian+Art%29
I saw a similar sort of article posted somewhere else and thought you dudes might be intereted in it.
Hiro wrote a Comment on December 7, 2009 at 4:23 am
Wow.. Alec you’re too thin. XD
I guess I can’t really talk though… <.<;
Really awesome video.
Mad props to those who put this together.
Hiro wrote a Comment on December 7, 2009 at 4:26 am
Oh I almost forgot to add: Those clips of Winnipeg totally made me want to go there.
But…Japan comes first on my holiday destination list sorry. ^-^
Robin wrote a Comment on December 7, 2009 at 10:02 am
fantastic ! looks awesome mate!
FellaDudeMan wrote a Comment on December 7, 2009 at 4:57 pm
Wow, what a neat video. This isn’t just a nice feature about the sort of mind behind videogame development, but also the sort of mind behind art in general. It’s always worthwhile for people to see the humanity of those in the creative field, as some still get the impression that being creative is “easy,” and they refer to talent almost like it’s some sort of magic, sprouted from thin air. When they see a dedicated, hard working, sharp-minded person like yourself instead of a magician or a stoned out bum, it turns their world upside down.
So cool!
Code wrote a Comment on December 8, 2009 at 1:14 am
Ha ha, wow, they made winnipeg look so clean and managed to get some shots of downtown without any bums.
Anyways good job man, nice to see some really cool and creative games come out of this place, I didn’t even realize that the maker of Aquaria lived here.
Keep up the good work, everyone loves it.
Nickolas wrote a Comment on December 8, 2009 at 2:05 pm
Nice video, well explained!
You did a perfect job explaining how you feel about the art of games.
Keep up the good… err… no. The GREAT work!
Andrew Wooldridge wrote a Comment on January 16, 2010 at 2:42 pm
When I saw this video I immediate thought of you!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psuRGfAaju4
Please take in a good way – I think it really captures the feeling of wonder you get when you are surrounded by inspirational things, and the feeling of creativity you get when you build your dreams