Following are all videos (five in a playlist) of the presentation and panel discussion (held at the Alexander Library) we ran with ScreenWest:

The first video is a brief presentation we gave on games. The basic premise was something along the lines of:

Interactive Media + Mechanics = Gameplay

Obviously the talk was a little more involved. The purpose was to encourage people who work in any form of media to consider game mechanics as ways to enhance audience investment and engagement, and to get local game developers to consider various media aspects (story, themes) that complement mechanics and enhance gameplay.

Chiefly, we wanted to ensure that attendees all had a shared basic knowledge of games so that they could all maximally benefit from the panel discussion and networking event. (Based on turnout and subsequent feedback, it went quick well!)

Here are some photos from the following networking event (held across the road at the Brass Monkey):

Special thanks to Richard and Ben for producing these videos and photos.

Those on you on the PIGMI mailing list – or on the forums, or following us on twitter, or part of our facebook group, or subscribed to our YouTube Channel, or regular visitors to our videos page – would have already seen the outstanding event video put together by our very own Ben Hammersley.

However, I just realised that amongst all the hussle-and-bussle of our panel discussion for ScreenWest and events promotion for Think Tank 3 and (the fast-approaching) X|Media|Lab, we hadn’t yet featured this video on our front page!

So here it is in all its glory:

Every video Ben and Rich produce brings me closer to nostalgic and heartfelt tears. As an organisation and a local community, we are very fortunate to have dedicated film makers who offer their time and effort to record our precious memories. Thanks guys! You add richness and vibrancy to our record of community history!

Note: We also have video and photos from our last event with ScreenWest. Watch for those in the next few days.

Thankfully our resident videographers, Richard and Ben, have put together a fantastic short that captures the good times that were had. Enjoy the contagious enthusiasm of the Perth game development community!

Still craving more nostalgia? Check-out photos from the event, and the playlist of locally developed content that was screened on the night.

Music:

Here are the responses:

Thanks to Ben for capturing the interviews, and to all our interviewees:

• Andrew Hawkins, DrewFX
• Brad Power, Rockethands
• Garth Pendergrast, Stirfire Studios
• Nick Lowe, Let’s Make Games
• Alex Myer, Creative Anarchy
• David Keep, Spinfast Games

We’re looking forward to interviewing more local game developers next year!

Note: Also check out the party photos.

Aranda Morrison from Gnomic Studios spoke about developing Square Off! for Xbox Live Indie Games (XBLIG) Marketplace. He presented a lot of great information for XBLIG developers wondering how to market their games (eg. timing is vital!):

Saxon Druce from Binary Space spoke about development of Class 3 Outbreak, a web-based flash game featuring zombies and Google Maps. He candidly touched upon a range of topics including: getting Dugg; last-minute server reconfiguration; approaches to making money from a free game; and player attention spans:

Let’s Make Games would like to join our speakers in sending out a huge “Thank you!” to local videographers Richard Kong and Benny Goodtimes for recording these talks and getting them online!

Let’sMakeGames.org Sundowner from Deceptikong on Vimeo.

Thanks to everyone for coming and thanks Rich for the video (it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy)! Look out for our next event in a few months time!