Game On Party this Saturday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For all you people attending the Game Connect: Asia Pacific 08 conference this week, be sure to head to the Game On Party this Saturday after the conference (free entry for Game Connect delegates)!

Game On Party

Join game lovers and party goers to take over the State Library of Queensland for a playful celebration of videogame culture featuring live music, vj sets, play-offs, cash bar and exclusive late night access to the exhibition.

Where: Knowledge Walk, State Library South Bank building
Tickets: $30 (Bookings required)
Bookings: qtix or 136 246 *

Date and starting time: 22 Nov 2008 6:00pm

GAME ON EXHIBITION

Play your way through the history of videogames

WHEN Mon 17 Nov 08 – Sun 15 Feb 09, 10am-5pm

WHERE slq Gallery, level 1 and The Studio, level 2

State Library of Queensland

Cultural Centre, Stanley, South Bank, Brisbane

Get ready to play your way through the history of videogames at the international blockbuster exhibition Game On. This action-packed celebration of videogames culture has thrilled more than one million players of all ages around the world. This summer it’s coming to Brisbane.

Game On tracks the development of videogames from the earliest computer games to arcade-era hits and the very latest from today’s billion-dollar industry. With more than 100 playable games, as well as rarely seen consoles, controllers and collectables, this is a showcase of games history like no other. Game On at the State Library of Queensland from 17 November 2008 – 15 February 2009.

Exhibition closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.

For media enquires, contact: marketing@slq.qld.gov.au

Ticket Prices

Adult $18
Concession* $12
Under 5 yrs Free

Family 2 adults + 3 children (5 – 15yrs) $50

Group Bookings

Groups of 10+ $12 pp
School Groups $10 pp

Opening Hours:

Exhibition:, Mon-Sun, 17 Nov 08 – 15 Feb 09, 10am–5pm

Game On Nights: Fri 28 Nov, 5 Dec, 12 Dec, 30 Jan, 6 Feb, 13 Feb, 6pm–10pm

Exhibition closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day

Purchasing tickets

Onsite Mon – Sun, 9.30am–4.30pm during exhibition dates, or qtix.com.au or 136 246.**

*ID Required: pensioners, seniors, children 5 – 15yrs, aged care, unemployed, health card holders, full-time students. Children aged 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Some games are for mature audiences only and are not suited for children under the age of 15.

**Booking fees apply when purchased through qtix.

GAME ON PARTY

Don’t miss the party as game lovers and party goers take over the State Library of Queensland for a playful celebration of videogaming featuring live music by Yeo and the Fresh Goods and DJ sets by DJ Tr!p (Adel.). Look out for new media installations and vj sets by Jaymis Loveday (CreateDigitalMotion), play-offs with world-first Herovision and Rock Band, cash bar, and exclusive late night access to the exhibition.

Yeo Choong – mastermind behind Yeo and The Fresh Goods – makes music with mathematical precision. So much so that the world’s defining blogsite of cool, thecoolhunter.net, branded his debut album, Trouble Being Yourself, as nerdier than N.E.R.D. With sneaky horns, hand-claps and Super Mario samples, Yeo and The Fresh Goods produce music of a soul, reggae and electro funk-laced folky rock pop, cool indie-edge feel, with mainstream appeal. Catchy, cheeky and good fun, Yeo's sagely naïve everyman charm pulls together for a uniquely delightful showcase.

DJ TR!P is an independent electronic musician who creates & composes for an eclectic range of projects. TR!P performs his music live & also works as a DJ, remix artist & composer for theatre, dance, film & radio. TR!P started composing on a Commodore Amiga, the 8bit computer helping him to discover his signature style via its limited & gritty obsolete sound palette. He uses pure synthetic sound and also works with session musicians to gather raw material for his compositions.

WHEN : SAT 22 NOV, 6PM – 10PM
WHERE : STATE LIBRARY OF QUEENSLAND
TICKETS : $30 + BOOKING FEE. BOOKINGS REQUIRED. Price includes a drink.
BOOKINGS : QTIX.COM.AU OR 136 246

GAME ON NIGHTS

The games begin when the working week ends! Gather your friends and colleagues and head to the State Library after work on Fridays for a jam-packed night of music, games and play, featuring VJ’s, demos, play-offs, experts’ talks, cash bar and exclusive late night entry to the Game On exhibition. Each Game On Night explores different themes from the exhibition, from 8 Bit Greats to Games Futures.

Fri 28 NOV: Performances by Hungry Kids of Hungary and Dot.AY. Features talk “Independent game developers making a difference” with Shainiel Deo (CEO, Halfbrick Studios) and Duncan Curtis (CEO, 3 Blokes Studios).

Fri 5 DEC: Performances by Emma Dean (Real Life Computer Music) and DJ Cat Kid. QUT presents the “Big Shots” talk, featuring Caryl Shaw (Producer, SPORE), Helen Stuckey (Curator of Games Lab, ACMI), John Banks (Community Manager, Auran), and Deb Polson (QUT).

Fri 12 DEC: Performances by DJ Semiology and BMX. With special appearance by internet sensation Ben ‘Yahtzee’ Crowshaw, to talk with Australian Gamer’s Guy ‘Yug’ Blomberg and Matt Burgess about the high and low’s of video game reviews.

WHEN : FRIDAY NIGHTS ON NOV 28, DEC 5 & 12, JAN 30, FEB 6, FEB 13,

6PM – 10PM

WHERE : STATE LIBRARY OF QUEENSLAND
TICKETS : $20 + BOOKING FEE. BOOKINGS REQUIRED
BOOKINGS : QTIX.COM.AU OR 136 246

For more information on performances and speakers Game On Nights on 30 Jan 2009, 6 & 13 Feb 2009, visit the website: www.slq.qld.gov.au/gameon