Supporting the game development community of Western Australia
The shortlist for the First Nations Media Awards has been announced, and the Best Digital Product category features two virtual reality projects representing West Australian stories and people! In the running are Thalu: Dreamtime Is Now, directed by Tyson Mowarin in association with Frame VR, and Virtual Whadjuk, created by…
The Department of Jobs, Technology, Science and Industry is currently conducting a survey to figure out just how many game developers there are in Western Australia, so if you’re making games be sure to fill it out! The survey comes in two forms, one for businesses and another for individuals.…
Hello All, Unfortunately today’s notice is not a pleasant one, as we must announce the cancellation of this year’s Perth Games Festival. While we cannot go into specifics at this time, we were not satisfied that the event could be run this year at the standard the Perth community deserves.…
The PC-based rhythm game osu! has become one of the most well-known games in the genre in recent years, with an active user base of 1.2 million players and creators as of 2019. But did you know that it all started here in Perth? Join us at this month’s Let’s Talk Games for…
Let’s Make Games are returning to the State Library for Sunday Coworking in September! And better yet, we are also running a Playtesting Session, so please read on for all the details… Sunday Session What: Sunday Coworking SessionWhen: Sunday Sept 29, 12:00pm – 5:00pm.Where: Studio.001 Space. Level 1, State Library of Western…
July’s Loading Space was oddly enough disrupted by the Disrupted Festival, so in August we have returned once again for game dev coworking at the State Library. Come on down and join us for the afternoon; bring your pens, paper, laptop, ideas or whatever. There will be good people there!…
Brace yourself for another round of top-notch talks by and for local game developers. It may seem like a taboo topic, but discussing failure is just as important as sharing success; so why not join us for the latest in the Let’s Talk Games series to find out why, and…
Head down to The Page on the first Saturday of the month for casual meet up with a focus on writing and narrative design. Whether you bring along your work-in-progress, or just an open mind ready for a chat, this is an excellent event for any writer, game developer, or…
Join the Potluck Collective in making fun and silly games for the sake of creating, with their next event being all about birds! You can make any kind of game you want on the theme, and then showcase it with the crew in July. It’s a great opportunity to meet local developers,…
Join Screenwest on Thurs, June 13th at the local Game Dev Meetup to find out how you can take advantage of their new funding opportunity. Their Interactive Pilot Fund will see $100,000 of financial support go towards the production and development of West Australian interactive projects, and games are front…
