Puzzle Quest is coming soon for Xbox LIVE Arcade on the Xbox 360! D3Publisher of America has recently announced the puzzle / rpg game, developed by Infinite Interactive, is heading to Xbox LIVE Arcade sometime later this year. If you're unfortunate not to have a handheld like a Nintendo DS or Sony PSP, here's your chance to get in on the unqiue puzzle and rpg hybrid...
Premier publisher of interactive entertainment software, D3Publisher of America, Inc. (D3PA), will begin to bring titles to…
If you?re trying to break into the industry, or an industry veteran, this latest GDC Radio podcast from Gamasutra on careers in the games industry will be relevant to you.
In this podcast, Gamasutra?s Tom Kim interviews veteran game industry recruiter Marc Mencher. Marc and his staff at GameRecruiter.com have 18 years of experience recruiting the technical, production, and executive talent who make up game industry companies. Marc draws on his 25 years of experience in the games industry to…
Film Victoria is delighted to announce an expanded Digital Media Internship (DMI) program following four successful years of the initiative.
The DMI program will now offer 20 new places in response to recent growth in the digital media industry and the 98% success rate for ongoing employment at the conclusion of the internship period.
The program enables professional screen industry practitioners and digital media graduates to gain valuable on-the-job experience in a digital media company.…
Electronic Arts and Big Brother creators Endemol group recently announced they will be teaming up for the development of Virtual Me, an entertainment concept that allows online players to take part in virtual TV Shows.
Avatar based players will be able to try their luck at virtual versions of game shows such as "Deal or No Deal" and "1 vs 100", or talent shows like "Fame Academy". VirtualMe.com, the location of the Virtual Me avatar creation system, will launch later this year and the concept…
Having trouble getting that all important foot-in-the door into the games industry? Heard enough about catch 22 of requiring industry experience to work in the industry? Then you might want to consider applying for a Digital Media Internship through Film Victoria.
The Digital Media Internship (DMI) program is a 28 week placement that allows interns to develop on-the-job skills in a specialisation of their choice, including 2D & 3D animation, composition, programming, project management/…
** Updated 27/4/2007
You can find the full transcript of this 7:30 Report feature on the Australian games industry at the ABC website, and there's also a streaming broadband/dialup friendly version of the segment which you can view online too.
Screenplay has written a great response to the 7:30 report feature which I implore all of you to check out and comment on at this link...
** 26/4/2007
Thanks to Chameleon for posting this in the forum!! This is on *tonight*, so tune in and check it out!…
Submitted by QUT
Mick Gordon from Game Audio Australia will present an interesting insight into the world of audio production. Topics covered with include working in the game industry, the importance of professional audio in film and games, turning a passion into a career and working in Australia. Mick will also demonstrate several practices and processes using test cases including examples from the upcoming controversial film, Postal.
This event is also FREE.
Details:
Tuesday 1 May
5-6pm…
It looks like famed Australian writer and director, George Miller, is very keen to dip his toes into game development. George is the guy responsible for giving us a slew of Australian film classics and international hits like the Mad Max series, Babe, and more recently, Happy Feet. A tiny news snippet from news.com.au reveals that he's looking into game projects in the future...
"I think the narrative in film and the narrative in games are really heading in the same direction and converging. I…
A huge thank you to everyone who responded to Sumea's call for news editors. We've had quite a number of applicants for the position, and it was difficult to pick among you lot. Truth be told, I was only looking to get two news editors onboard, but instead grabbed three, bringing our number of news editors to four. Yeh, it might stretch the budget a bit, but I think a big injection of new faces around here is going to be great for the site!
A big thanks to our previous news editors, Chris…
Submitted by mattw
AIE students were today treated to a visit from renowned games industry veterans Paul Steed and Jesse Rapczak from Exigent 3D, a world leading animation and games studio based in India. Paul and Jesse spent several hours with AIE students imparting some of their wisdom gained in over 25 years (combined) in the 3D business.
An experienced film and VFX artist, Jesse spoke to current Diploma of Screen students about his experiences in applying film style special effects and…
