The entry prices for Game Connect has just been put up on the Game Connect website, and you can receive some nice savings if you're a GDAA Member and / or if you register online for the early bird tickets. It's great to see that the cost of entry to Game Connect has been lowered for students (by about $40 for the 3 day pass), while the rest see a reduction of roughly half the cost of entry to the AGDC last year.
Masterclass Early Bird GDAA Member $100.00
Masterclass Early Bird Non-Member $…
I've just noticed that the Game Connect Asia Pacific Conference has been updated again with the conference program for the three day event. You'lll get to see what sort of sessions they have planned, as well as workshops and other social events. From the website:
The Conference Program will feature:
* Keynote addresses featuring high profile international industry experts
* Pre-conference Master Class Program sponsored by major industry players
* Key sessions addressing major game…
The Australian Centre for the Moving Image, National Gallery of Victoria, State Library of Victoria, the Arts Centre and the Melbourne Museum present:
Scoot - a location based game
Saturday 16 - Monday 18 September, 2006
At the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, National Gallery of Victoria, State Library of Victoria, the Arts Centre and the Melbourne Museum.
SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES. Families and groups of 2- 6 can register. Each group must have a mobile phone to play. PRIZES TO BE WON - 5…
Submitted by Simon
Free Gamess Event: Career Cheats III
Come and celebrate the launch of 'Shear Factor' developed by a team of extremely talented game developers from Media Design School. Be treated to inside information on the games industry by international games experts AND get the opportunity to sneak preview some yet to be released games by Sidhe Interactive for PSP, PS2, PC and Xbox - all at Career Cheats 3.
Leading NZ game developers will join international game practitioners for an…
Submitted by Peter Barlow
Focused expo for the industry announced
Australia's first ever eGames & Entertainment Expo will be staged at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre from the 17-19 November 2006.
In a first for Australia, the booming electronic games and interactive entertainment industry hits downunder with a console full of showcase products, leading edge technology and the latest and coolest in electronic games and related products direct from the manufacturers, publishers and…
I have released a small demo for Quest For Utopia
http://files.filefront.com/QFUAsylumDemoexe/;5480596;;/fileinfo.html
patch
http://files.filefront.com/QuestPatchzip/;5483802;;/fileinfo.html
ndWare has just released Richmotion Live v1.00 (beta 3).
Richmotion is an application that enables anyone to create media-rich, interactive content for mobile phones. It works across a large number of handsets, and comes with various samples including a short animated comic.
An evaluation version of Richmotion is available for download from the Richmotion website now. This is expected to be the final beta release before the official release early next month.
ndWare is an Australian technology…
(from the forum)
We are looking for a Freelance tester to work on mobile phone products for a period of around 2 months.
Key Skills & Experience required for this role include:
- A Passion for all things gaming
- A background in either the games and/or mobile entertainment markets
- 1-2 years + testing experience ideally mobile testing or console testing ?Working knowledge of mobile games ?The ability to work in a fast-moving, challenging environment - A keen interest in wireless…
Ausgamers has posted news about the new ammendments planned for our copyright laws which will make mod chipping illegal. It's been known for a long while that the Australia United States Free Trade Agreement (AUSFTA) will affect our copyright laws, and any confusion stemming from past court cases about the legality of mod chipping will be put to rest as a news alert issued by Minter Ellison Lawyers has laid out the changes and the ramifications for console mod chipping when the copyright reform…
Yes, it's another article on Australian game development being at crossroads, but Jason Hill has written a highly informative article for Livewire about the state of the local game industry and the many challenges it faces. It covers the problems of government support, the crippling skills shortage, the industry's history of consolidation and buyouts, and its dependancy on "fee for service" work...
Marsha Thomson, Minister for Information and Communication Technology, says most of the income…
