The Academy of Interactive Entertainment is Australia's leading trainer for the video game development, 3D graphics and CGI with campuses in Canberra and Melbourne. This job is at our Melbourne campus, in the Atari building looking out over Albert Park.
We have exceptional success rates with our graduates finding work, due largely to our highly professional experienced teaching staff and a top quality course which is held in high esteem by industry. Your challenge is to effectively take this…
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Fuzzyeyes Studio Pty Ltd today announced that the Company has relocated its newly build headquarters building to a significantly larger facility to accommodate record growth this fiscal year. The new building expansion of facilities in Brisbane Technology Park is also meant to accommodate Fuzzyeye's stated strategic plan to opportunistically roll-up competitive next generation titles and other assets. The relocation followed Fuzzyeyes' recently reported record…
Jason Hill of The Age talks about the merging of real & virtual worlds at Melbourne's Docklands:
"Most gamers spend a great deal of time exploring virtual worlds, but now they can also play on real city streets. Field of Play, an interactive public artwork recently installed at Docklands, is a simple yet addictive game based on the classic contest of rock/paper/scissors.Users control the game using a mobile phone or PC (http://fieldofplay.net), while spectators in Harbour Lane experience…
It?s that time of year again where ACMI puts on the best of the independent games festival. Best of all, it?s free!
From Wednesday the 30th of May ? Sunday 30th of September ACMI will be giving the public a free hands on of
A sensational selection of winners and nominees from the 'Sundance' festival for games.
This Thursday the 17th of May, the free seminar “Mixed Reality Branded Entertainment will be held at the Museum of Sydney. The seminar will look at a number of “cross-over services that work between games, virtual worlds and TV”.
The seminar will run from 1pm – 4pm at the AGL Theatre in the Museum of Sydney. It will feature the talks “What is Mixed Reality?” by Gary Hayes, “The Real, The Virtual and The Mixed” by…
The Game Developers Association of Australia met today with the Shadow Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Senator Conroy, and as reported on Screenplay, the Senator has promised to take a serious look into the rebate for the local games industry...
(GDAA CEO Greg Bondar) "We are thrilled that Senator Conroy is prepared, should Labor be elected to government, to take the time to assess our industry and give sound consideration to our call for a rebate. This is a positive…
Gamespot AU has an interview up with IR Gurus senior producer, Justin Halliday, on what's new and improved with AFL Premiership 2007...
JH: AFL 2005 was a full re-build of the engine for IR Gurus, and there were a lot of challenges with that version of the game. So for the 2006 and 2007 versions we've focused on improvements to the rendering engine, game modes, and core gameplay. This year we've implemented new graphical effects including shallow depth of field, bloom lighting, and better rain…
With game developers pushing for the availability of an R rating for games in Australia, the federal government is choosing to impose restrictions on the internet, with new laws announced yesterday to introduce tougher regulations on companies that sell entertainment-related content on subscription internet sites and mobile phones. The bill creates new rules for live interactive content such as chat rooms and, supposedly, forums as well, as well as strengthening rules on stored content. The new…
In this latest sneak peak at Irrational Games? Bioshock, one of the most anticipated games of the year, designer Ken Levine reveals some more of the character and plot details as well as discussing some of the game play mechanics, particularly the weapon creation and strategic gameplay opportunities, that will make this game more than just another pretty FPS.
IMG Artists (responsible for bringing "Play!" to the Sydney Opera House) has just announced Australian representation of Video Games Live, the world's leading video game concert, produced by renowned composers Tommy Tallarico and Jack Wall.
With a live symphony orchestra and choir performing the music, together with spectacular visuals and effects, Video Games Live showcases not only the exciting music of video games, but also the dazzling cutting-edge visuals, interactivity, technology,…
