The Perth Games Festival is over for another year, and now that we have all had a good, long rest it’s time to take a look back at the day that was! This year more than 30 exhibitors filled out the Perth Town Hall, showcasing a truly diverse range of 60+ games. Over 1600 people braved the blustery October day to play a game or two (or three!), chase down some achievement badges, and settle into the comfort of the City of Perth Library to listen to a panel.
To wrap up this wonderful event we have a timelapse video for you, a huge collection of photographs, the social media buzz, plus the Perth Games Festival feature on West TV’s Undercurrent. See if you can find yourself on the amongst the games and gamers!
The Timelapse
The Photos
Despite stormy weather and other events around town, the festival once again drew a huge crowd of game lovers to the Perth Town Hall. There are plenty more than the photos below, be sure to check out our full album on flickr (where you can grab any pics of yourself), or you can tag yourself in our facebook album.
In the News
The Perth Games Festival has once again caught the attention of a number of sites, and has even been featured on WTV’s UnderCurrent. Here are some of the write-ups and interviews that we have seen around:
- Gamers Show Business Value (Business News WA)
- Episode 50 – LIVE from Perth Games Festival! (Pixel Sift)
- Podcast: Party Loaded #46: “The Ex Factor” (Party Loaded)
- Developer Interviews (Game Cloud)
- Event Report: Perth Games Festival 2016 (Game Cloud)
- Perth Games Festival: the latest and greatest descend on Town Hall (The Guardian Express)
The Tweets on the Streets
The people of Perth were keen to spread the festival love, taking to social media to share their experiences of the event. Here are just some of the cool things that were shared on twitter via #PerthGamesFestival.
Great games on show from Perth game dev community & Murdoch University students at Perth Games Festival #PerthGamesFest #perthnews #games pic.twitter.com/NIcbaTe4Ot
— Sara de Freitas (@Saradefreitas) October 1, 2016
Huge congrats to @letsmakegames for #PerthGamesFest 2016. You’re doing something right when you have a massive turn out despite rain & footy
— Kate Raynes-Goldie (@oceanpark) October 2, 2016
Had so much fun at #PerthGamesFest! I loved hearing from @stirfirestudios @PixelSift @moomoomang @oceanpark @Diomades. @PerthGamesFest
— Arsam Samadi (@ArsamtheAwesome) October 1, 2016
Checking out @PerthGamesFest. So many cool indie games to try! pic.twitter.com/yWhGykdgTL
— Tal Bought-a-house (@iiTalW) October 1, 2016
Good maths! 1646 attempts were thwarted at #PerthGamesFest 😀 #evidence. Missed playing Thwart GEO? https://t.co/3cedFX8iZR #indiegame pic.twitter.com/BaPyPKHBXL
— Outback Pixels (@OutbackPixels) October 1, 2016
Final Word
Let’s Make Games would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who made the event possible. We could not have done it without you! Thank you to the festival committee for organising the event, the volunteers for lending their time to help the day run smoothly, the developers for making such amazing games, the panelists for sharing their knowledge and experiences, the sponsors for supporting the event, and last but not least the over 1600 people who attended the festival. Thank you all for coming out to support Western Australian game developers, and for showing how much games mean to the community!
Don’t forget to visit the Perth Games Festival Facebook page to stay up to date on post-festival news, and to keep an eye on news for next year!
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