Supporting the game development community of Western Australia
I have served in my role as the chair of Let’s Make Games for 2 years now, and the time has come for myself and a few others to step down from our roles. As such, Let’s Make Games is looking for the next generation of representatives interested in supporting…
Content warning: This post will be discussing suicide. You may have seen a post on social media from a member of the West Australian games community in the early hours of the morning earlier this week. The post contained what amounted to a suicide note, and sent a lot of…
The Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (DLGSC) Culture and the Arts is currently conducting a survey to assess the impact COVID-19 has had on employment and revenue in the WA creative industries. Let’s Make Games would like to encourage all members of our community and those in related fields,…
If you have experience in game design and development, your thoughts and feedback could aid research on a specialised game that raises awareness on the complexities of domestic violence. The project is set to be tested on Android, and is titled ‘Gaming for Social Change: how a video game can…
Global Game Jam has just passed with an amazing event held at the SAE campus in Northbridge. Many talented developers, from old hats to first timers, came together to make a game in 48hrs on the theme “Repair”. Now that the chaos of creation has settled, here is your chance…
Let’s Make Games is not only the name of our organisation but also what we do. And what better time to make games with everyone than the yearly GLOBAL GAME JAM! It’ll be one amazing and glorious weekend of creating games. Join us at SAE Institute Perth, and team up…
2019 was a year of change for the Let’s Make Games committee. Most of the Ordinary Committee and Executive are new to their selected roles, and we have had less than the usual amount of time to settle into those roles after 2018’s AGM took place just earlier this year.…
An analysis of the current state of the local industry is currently being undertaken by Screenworks through a set of surveys and forums, to assist Screenwest in planning support for the sector moving forward. The Interactive Pilot Fund was a grant coordinated by Screenwest previously, so sharing your thoughts with…
The Let’s Talk Games team would like to extend their thanks to all who were able to join us for their recent event osu! From Perth To The World, featuring the excellent Dean Herbert . It was an amazing turnout, but for those who were unable to attend we have…
Join us and our wonderful WAnimate friends for a meetup of local game-makers and animators, featuring pizza and party times. All are welcome – hobbyists, students and industry members alike, whether actively animating or dabbling in development! Event details: Games & Animation Meetup What: WAnimate & Let’s Make Games Crossover EventWhen: Monday,…
