Supporting the game development community of Western Australia
Let’s Make Games will be running our first sundowner event at Level One this Friday July 21st, (un)officially titled “Let’s Make Games and Drink Responsibly.” This event is the start of a series of casual, semi-regular meetups where developers can come along, share a drink and chat without the need to…
Black Lab Games will be answering questions from Battlestar Galactica Deadlock fans with a live Reddit ‘Ask Me Anything’ event 11am this Thursday, July 20th. For those outside of Australia, the set your watches for Wednesday 8pm PST / 11pm EST. The developers of Battlestar Galactica Deadlock will take part in…
Gain insight into wielding words for interactive mediums in Navigating Interactive Writing, brought to you by the Revelation Perth International Film Festival and Australian Writers’ Guild. Two award-winning writer/ game designers, Christy Dena and Leena van Deventer, will be visiting Perth for this free event to share their knowledge and talk about their experiences writing for…
Delve into the world of virtual reality, and find out what it takes to create and release VR content thanks to AVRN. Meet local developers from Stirfire Studios as they talk about their experience creating a VR game, after which you can try out the PlayStation VRs and an Oculus Rift…
Let’s Make Games has teamed up with Epic Games to bring two free workshops on Unreal Engine to you! Hosted by SAE Institute Perth, these events are designed to introduce you to using Unreal, as well as run through how you can get started creating virtual reality experiences with it.…
For those in the serious business of making serious games and simulations, the Australasian Simulation Congress is coming up in August. Not only is the event an excellent way to connect with other in the simulation space, it also hosts the Serious Games Showcase & Challenge. Finalists in the competition are…
Play the latest tabletop games-in-progress and test out your own each week at the Game Foundry. This regular event gives you the chance to meet local developers and share your thoughts with them on how they can make their next titles even better! What: Game Foundry Tabletop Testing When: 7pm – 10pm, every Thursday Where: Good…
Playup Perth have a special event lined up this Saturday, as part of the KickstART Festival. Coordinated by Games We Play and FTI, this event is set to feature games for kids, including titles made by young local developers! If you or someone you know is a budding young game-maker, be sure to…
Interested in virtual reality but not sure where to start? Check out VR Bootcamp this weekend to get grounded in this new creative space and see where it can take you, thanks to FTI and Frame VR. What: VR BOOTCAMP When: Sat 29th April, 10am- 2pm Where: Northbridge Piazza Community Room, Cnr Lake ST & James ST Cost: $85 FTI…
It’s that time again, where you can test upcoming local games at Playup Perth. This one will be all about virtual reality, and special guest Lisa Chu from HTC Vive will be visiting to check out the excellent games being made in WA! What: Playup Perth VR Special When: Friday 24th of March, 6 – 10pm…
