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July social event wrap-up

Published on August 11, 2009 in General. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

Reminder: Can’t get enough of local scene events? IGDA Perth are running a Design Theme Night! It starts at 7pm tonight (Tuesday 11 August) at the usual venue (The Velvet Lounge).

Our July social event, What’s That in Your Pocket!?!, was a great night for local gamers and developers.

The theme for the evening was “portable gaming” and the main focus was on a number of locally developed iPhone games. The night started off slowly as we worked through some technical problems (audio) and hardware setup (laptop and projector).

Here’s picture of us setting up:

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Unfortunately, I was too busy to take more photos when the night got going! As always there were a few early arrivals and we ended up with 40 something people after the official start time.

Dharmesh from GameTraders (Carillon City and Carousel) brought a couple of PSPs so that people could get hands-on with Dissidia: Final Fantasy months before it is due to be released. He brought along a few prizes and ran a low-key impromptu tournament. Final Fantasy fans rejoiced!

A number of local game developers brought their iPhones and iPod Touches in order to causally show off their games. After an hour or so, we switched the projector over from the Dissidia tournament to promotional videos from local developers.

  • DrewFX showed off their recently released surfing game, Surf Prodigy, and spoke a little about technical and legal issues in bringing it to market.
  • RocketHands teased their upcoming (first) iPhone game, RocketFuse. They also committed to an easy-to-remember release date of 09/09/09!
  • Staring Man announced that the latest update to their iPhone game, Pools of Blood, features music from local band Karnivool.

Surf Prodigy and Pools of Blood are available now on the iPhone Apps store, so support our local developers and check them out!

Thanks to GameTraders, all the local developers who brought along videos, and everyone for coming along and supporting these local scene events. Our next event will be on Tuesday 25 August… and it will be music-themed. ;)

For handy reference, here are the videos shown at the event:

What’s That in Your Pocket this Tuesday night!

Published on July 27, 2009 in General. 1 Comment Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

Our pocket-gaming social event is on tomorrow night (Tuesday July 28) so be sure to make your way down to The Velvet Lounge at 7:30pm.

Let’s Make Games events are fun social get-togethers for local game developers and gamers. It’s great to catch up with the local scene and see what people they have been working on, and there’s always a friendly atmosphere for curious newcomers.

The original event announcement has all key information, but here are a few new highlights…

GameTraders (Carillon City and Carousel) will be bringing along two PSPs for a pre-release demonstration of Dissidia: Final Fantasy. One PSP will be connected to a projector for general viewing. Dissidia: Final Fantasy is scheduled for local release in September.

A number of local games companies will be demonstrating their latest iPhone games. This includes Surf Prodigy by DrewFX and RocketFuse by RocketHands. Also attending (and possibly demonstrating) will be game developers from Istpika, Spinfast, Staring Man, Subversive Games, Black Lab Games, Interzone Entertainment, Sandbox Software, and Kruger Heavy Industries.

Crewjo are looking for local mobile game developers and may make a brief announcement. Finally, GO3 will be announcing a special opportunity for local developers to showcase their work and to network with other companies at the upcoming GO3 Electronic & Entertainment Expo in October.

We hope to see you there!

We apologise if we missed mentioning any developers who plan to demonstrate and have RSVP’d. Feel free to bring along short promo videos (on a USB stick) for our video loop.

Update: Anthony will be bringing Bomberman for multi-player wireless DS gaming tonight! :D

What’s That in Your Pocket!?! (July event)

Published on July 15, 2009 in Events. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , .

Our next event is just two weeks away and it is definitely one to attend if you are into portable gaming. ;)

Details:

  • Title: What’s That in Your Pocket!?!
  • Time/Date: 7:30pm-10:30pm, Tuesday July 28, 2009
  • Location: The Velvet Lounge, 639 Beaufort Street, Mount Lawley
  • Description: A FREE social event. Check out the latest locally developed iPhone games. Bring your DS or PSP for wireless multi-player gaming. Play Dissidia: Final Fantasy in our exclusive pre-release demonstration.
  • Links: Facebook event page. (Also feel free to join our Facebook group to be notified of future events).

Flyer (click image for print-ready .pdf file for display on a notice-board near you!):

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We are very happy to be returning to The Velvet Lounge in Mount Lawley (they are always so good to us). Be sure to bring your iPhone, DS, or PSP (and your games!) if you would like to partake in wireless multi-player gaming. Otherwise, just bring yourself (and some friends) to have a look at various iPhone games developed right here in Perth!

Japanese RPG fans may be especially excited to know that GameTraders (Carillon City and Carousel) will be bringing along two PSPs for the exclusive pre-release demonstration of Dissidia: Final Fantasy! We’ll have one of the PSPs hooked up to a projector so everyone can see what the game is like (even if they don’t get a chance to play)!

Hope to see you there! :D

Note: We are inviting local game developers to showcase their games either as part of a looping video reel or live at the event. If you have not heard from us and would like to submit something for display, please use the contact page. We always like meeting new people!

Tommorrow night is Trivia Night!

Published on June 29, 2009 in General. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , .

Tomorrow night (Tuesday, June 30) is Videogame Trivia Night!

So be sure to get your $10 pre-purchase tickets from GameTraders (Carillon City or Carousel). Remaining tickets will be $15 at the door.

We are very happy to announce that WALAN (Perth’s longest running computer gaming event) will be our drinks sponsor, providing over a dozen coupons for jugs of beer or soft-drinks to be given out as prizes throughout the evening.

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WALAN’s next gaming event will be at the SupaNova Pop Culture Expo this coming weekend (July 4-5). More details are available on the WALAN forums.

We’d like to extend a huge thanks to WALAN for making this event all the more awesome!

Update: If you plan to buy tickets at the door, please contact us with numbers so that we can arrange tables accordingly.

Videogame Trivia Night

Published on June 14, 2009 in Events. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , .

We’re very excited to announce that Let’s Make Games June event will be a Videogame Trivia Night!

Pre-purchase tickets are available now exclusively from GameTraders Carillon City and Carousel.

Details:

Get some friends together, grab a table, bring food, and have a good time! Please note that handicaps will apply for teams of more than 8 people, so try to form teams of 8 or less.

The schedule for the night will be:

  • 7:00pm: Doors open
  • 7:30pm: Pizza orders must be in ($5 per half)
  • 8:00pm – 10:00pm: Trivia (4 rounds with half-time intermission)
  • 11:00pm: Venue closes

There are some great prizes lined up and you don’t need to be a video-game genius to win something. The questions will be varied and we’ll have door prizes and fun challenges that everyone can participate in! ;)

Finally, here’s the event flyer (click image for a print-ready .pdf file):

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Please feel free to print the flyer out and post it where it may be of interest (or let us know in the comments section where we should post our fancy colour flyers!)

Show Us Your Bits write-up and photos

Published on June 8, 2009 in General. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

The LetsMakeGames.org May 2009 mixer event – Show Us Your Bits – had a fantastic turnout of over 40 professionals, students, hobbyists and interested public eager to showcase and play the latest projects and gamejams from Perth developers.

Hosted at the Wineroom at the back of the Brass Monkey, there were delicious finger foods and a toasty fireplace to keep everyone warm against the chill outside. A projector displayed numerous projects-in-development, gamejams and screenshots to the entire room while a table of computers along the back wall showcased some great games.

The following games were featured on the PCs:

Title: Bubble Blast!
Author: Rohan Anchan

Title: Mazeman
Author: Kieran McDonald

Title: Copperhead
Author: Sam Zeid

Title: Locked In
Authors: Sam Zeid, Neha Shatas, Mitchel Curtis, Nicholas Garel, Stephen Morghan, Jovin Jovinson, Simon Jonikis and Nichole Lisson

Thanks to everyone who attended, and a special thanks and congratulations to everyone who brought their games for people to play. It was great to have so many people enjoying the handiworks of local developers, and is a good sign of things to come for the Perth scene!

LetsMakeGames.org May Mixer and Showcase

Published on May 14, 2009 in Events. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

The Perth GameJam sprint is almost at an end (Monday 18th, not long now!), and Lets Make Games will be showcasing entries at this month’s mixer event – come along to talk about your game, see what the other teams made or just have a social drink with members of Perth’s game industry.

Details:

And the flier! (Click on the flier for a printable version.)

Show Us Your Bits - May Mixer and Showcase

Show Us Your Bits - May Mixer and Showcase

There will be a projector showcasing some of the GameJam projects – if you would like your team’s project in the showcase, please be sure to notify us in your RSVP so that we can make sure to include your entry in the schedule.

Let’s Make GameJam!

Published on April 20, 2009 in Events. 3 Comments Tags: , , .

The next Perth GameJam will kick off next Friday (May 1).

With that in mind, this month’s event will be an opportunity to learn about GameJam, play previous entries, and find some like-minded people to jam with!

Details:

Here’s a flyer (click image for printable version):

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There will be computer labs available for people to show off their portfolios and previous work. We’d like to extend a huge thanks for eCentral TAFE for providing the venue.

Please be sure to RSVP so that we can arrange for drinks ($1 softdrinks) and food ($2 hotdogs: meat or vegetarian) weather permitting.