Pinnguaq’s Iqaluit Makerspace will be filled with aspiring coders and game designers this fall as we launch three new after-school workshops, starting the first week of October.

Pinnguaq invites journalists, space and moon subject experts, knowledge keepers, and artists to submit pitches for our Spring 2022 issue of Root & STEM magazine focusing on space.

What is a Lifecycle Superstar? Pinnguaq’s work is based on our Lifecycle model, and designed to engage learners at multiple stages in their personal growth and success.

Pinnguaq Association explores why games matter in STEAM education (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) in the newly-released third issue of Root and STEM Magazine, available now.

To find out more about the importance of incorporating video games into K–12 learning, we asked six game designers, developers and educators for their thoughts on the role video games play in 21st-century education.

Games are often competitive, but what if a game encouraged cohabitation and collaboration, rather than individual gain?

As the next generation of console gaming systems was rolling out to Canadians eager to experience the new age of online gaming, many people outside big cities were having issues with online connectivity.

Imagine a world where colonization never happened. Connor Alexander, a Cherokee game designer, did just that, when he invented Coyote & Crow—a tabletop role-playing game (RPG) that launched its Kickstarter fundraising campaign in March 2021.

The Nunavut Global Game Jam was registered with Global Game Jam in early January 2021 as an official jam site. From January 29 to 31, our Iqaluit Makerspace had the privilege of playing host.

I believe that the future of artificial intelligence (AI) will have a face—or, more accurately, many faces.

The MakerSpace at the college’s Ottawa campus is a place where students, faculty members, researchers and the community at large can explore, tinker and invent.

Moving beyond essays and presentations, developers and designers are encouraging educators to consider adding games to their teaching toolbox.

The Pinnguaq Association and Nordicity are seeking to work with Nunavut-based Inuit artists to co-design digital platforms to promote Inuit Art.

For the Government of Canada’s 2019 Smart Cities Challenge, Pinnguaq partnered with a group of Nunavut-based organizations to submit a proposal on behalf of the 25 municipalities in Nunavut.

Many of us would like to be more knowledgeable about the programs and algorithms that power our lives. But where to start?

Mac Pavia began working with Pinnguaq as a student intern at the Makerspace in Iqaluit, Nunavut, running after-school programmes for youth and coordinating summer camps.

The phone calls started about six years ago. Worried parents or caregivers would reach out to Ember Schincariol and Karlee Gutmann, mental health professionals in Thunder Bay, Ontario.

As the saying goes, the best camera is the one that’s with you. When you have your camera ready at all times, you
are able to capture that perfect photo moment more often.