An excellent bit of promotional video was released this week which features Robert Khoo (President of Operations and Business Development, Penny Arcade Expo) and Tony Reed (CEO, Game Developers' Association of Australia) on the highly anticipated 2013 PAX Aus, coming to Melbourne on the 19th to the 21st of July.
The promo focuses on the city of Melbourne which boasts a strong gaming industry, vibe and culture, being the perfect fit for the world famous Penny Arcade Expo. The video contains…
PAX Australia have opened submissions for the PAX Aus Indie Showcase! Australian and New Zealand independent games developers are encouraged to submit their games for a special showing at this year's massive PAX Australia event which kicks off in Melbourne on the 19th of July. Indie devs who have their games chosen for the PAX Aus Indie Showcase will receive an extra helping of exposure at PAX Aus through:
Announcement on Penny Arcade as being selected for PAX Aus Indie Showcase!
Announcement…
When: Friday, 22 March. 5pm to 8pm
Where: Beer De Luxe, Federation Square
IGDA Melbourne are organising an event purely for playesting which will hopefully free up the regular IGDA Melbourne meetups at the Thousand Pound Bend for networking and discussions. This is the first of what may be a regular event depending on the response it gets, and it starts this Friday at Beer De Luxe in Federation Square from 5pm till 8pm.
It sounds like an excellent way to wind down the working week with a beer…
When: Tuesday, 12th March. 6:30pm to 10pm
Where: Thousand Pound Bend, 361 Little Lonsdale St, Melbourne
The next IGDA Melbourne meetup will be the launching party for Stickets, an "elegantly brutal" iOS puzzle game that won the award for "Best Australian Game" at the 2012 Freeplay Independent Games Festival. The developers behind Stickets, Wanderlands, will also be making available all their other games, including unreleased prototypes, at the venue for all attendees to play.
It'll also be a…
When: Monday 4 & Tuesday 5 March 2013, 9am–5.30pm
Where: Soundings Theatre, Museum of New Zealand - TE PAPA Tongarewa
Cost: Admission fees apply
Game Masters - The Forum is a 2-day professional forum which brings together game developers, artists, educators, researchers, and filmmakers. The goal of the forum is to share knowledge and expand awareness of game development opportunities - both in New Zealand and abroad. Game Masters - The Forum will cover a wide range of topics,…
WANTED: Video Gaming Project Officer
Manningham YMCA Youth Services are currently seeking to fill a brand new role within the team, to head up our equally as new and exciting Video Gaming Program!
Working from our Doncaster office, the Video Gaming Project Officer will head up a leadership team of young people and create opportunities for young gamers to connect with the community in creative and youth friendly ways.
With a focus on engaging young leaders and developing their leadership stills…
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Literacy Planet is a highly successful, Gold Coast based start-up delivering online educational tools and content to teachers, school students and parents. We have seen fantastic growth in Australia and we are taking this product to the World wide stage.
To help us deliver these growth plans, we need an experienced, passionate and highly energetic CTO to shape our IT capability and deliver some truly exciting innovation.
This is a senior role,…
Screen Australia have released the draft guidelines for their new interactive and multi-platform programs that will commit $30 million worth of funding for the next 3 years with $12 million assigned within the first 12 months. Screen Australia’s Chief Operating Officer, Fiona Cameron, outlines the potential for the growing gaming sector and how these new programs can assist local games developers in taking advantage of that...
(Cameron) Games are growing faster than any other entertainment…
When: 7pm Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Where: Club 77, 77 William St, Sydney
IGDA Sydney have the next monthly Sydney games developer meetup set for Tuesday, next week. Bring your games, laptops, handheld devices, and extra power cords and boards along because a whole bunch of helpful like-minded games developers will be there for testing, feedback, and critique! All are welcomed to come and make sure to enter Club 77 via the rear entrance in the alleyway.
Be sure to RSVP yourselves on the Beer…
In late 2010, the NSW Government announced the Digital Media Initiative and it was the first time Sydney games developers saw the same kind of opportunity for support that other developers in Victoria and Queensland received in their state. The initiative was later refined as the Interactive Media Fund with $4.5 million worth of support pledged for the creation of creative digital content over the course of 3 years. Sydney indie developers who received some funding from the initiative included…
