Please keep the 11th free from the afternoon to early evening for an IGDA event, and keep the evening free if you want to come out for a Valley eat/drink/carousing crawl afterward.
The event will be an opportunity for those who want to break into the business to show off their portfolios to those in the industry, and opportunity for those in the industry to help these hopefuls, and perhaps even hire them!
There also will be a panel discussion among industry professionals to talk about how we…
The highly controversial game "Postal" was banned from retail sale in many countries, but it looks like the developers of Postal are planning a way to get around all that. Running with Scissors is giving online distribution a go to get their previously unavailable titles across to gamers in countries like Australia and New Zealand. Gameindustry,biz has the details...
RWS CEO Vince Desi - "Governments, customs agents or other traditional barriers to going Postal will become irrelevant as the…
It's my great pleasure to announce that THQ Studio Australia has joined the list of fantastic local developers to sponsor Sumea Launchpad. The support for Sumea from Brisbane has left me speechless - I am truly without speech, and I'm seriously considering branding this site as Sumea Brisbane-pad. ;)
You can thank each and every sponsor for helping Sumea continue to provide the great service that many people, companies, and educational institutions have directly benefitted from, whether it be…
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Fraynework Multimedia, an award winning multimedia company, is looking for a talented and energetic Web Developer to join our development team.
The successful Developer will be able to demonstrate broad experience and a high level of skill in developing websites using a variety of technologies. We are looking for someone with strong attention to detail who is always looking to improve and innovate.
Required Skills and Qualities:
- Exceptional ability to hand…
Submitted by Bryn Giles
There is light at the end of the tunnel for graduating QANTM College students who have been working hard on getting themselves ready for industry. The QANTM College end of year exhibition is what each student is currently focused on and currently working major projects to show off their talent. This year the event is called ?Digital Harvest? and it seems it will be a bumper crop.
The exhibition is split over two days with Friday the 9th of December being the Industry…
Submitted by Bryn GIles
CREATIVE DIGITAL MEDIA LECTURERS
QANTM College is currently seeking expressions of interest for a number of teaching positions, at our Brisbane campus, for the 2006 academic year. QANTM College, Australia?s leading private education provider in the field of Creative Digital Media is expanding in 2006 and needs experienced digital media practitioners in a range of disciplines to meet the increase in student numbers.
There are opportunities for people with degree…
The 7th annual Australian Game Developers Conference Announces
One Day Schools and Computer Games Summit
Melbourne, Australia, November 24, 2005 - The 7th annual Australian Game Developers Conference (AGDC) is to host a pre-event Schools and Computer Games Summit on Wednesday, 30 November 2005. Themed, "Harnessing the Future, the Summit will showcase powerful opportunities for schools to engage with computer games, and how to harness their motivational appeal.
Organisers of the AGDC,…
The Irish Developer Network has an article on IR Gurus, detailing some of the effort put in by the Melbourne based game developer on their recently released "Gaelic Games Football"...
"Game developers IR Gurus, had twenty designated personnel responsible for bringing Gaelic Games: Football to life. These included programmers, artists, producers and QA testers who worked on re-creating Croke Park and other stadiums featured in the game, as well as all the county team and kits and all the moves…
North America is going through the frenzy of the Xbox 360 launch with many people choosing to line up for hours to get a hold on the anticipated next-gen console. Joystiq.com have questioned a few XBox 360 campers on why they're braving the conditions and lines for a console, and I have carefully picked the choice responses and placed them here....
Chris - ?I?m out here because two of my friends are out here, and if they get one and I don?t, then there?s gonna be a problem??
Jay: "..because by…
Multimedia Art Consultant
Playscape Games (http://www.playscapegames.com) are a mobile games developer based in Melbourne, Australia. Our focus is on creating richly detailed worlds and epic gameplay on the mobile platform through the Arcadia series.
As a small development studio our staff are our greatest asset and we focus on providing an environment where the skills of our team can develop and grow.
Playscape Games is seeking EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST from qualified senior artists with…
