Game On 2010

Independent games climate in Australia | Granddaddy of the Brisbane gaming scene, John Passfield.

John joins us to talk about the independent games climate in Australia and what it means to 'go indie'. John makes games for fun and for a living. He's been doing this for almost a quarter of a century and hopes to do it for at least twice as long. He founded a number of game studios notably Gee Whiz! Entertainment, Krome Studios and Red Sprite Studios.

How do you progress an idea from concept stage to production? | Morgan Jaffit

Hear inside tips from games industry veteran Morgan Jaffit, who'll talk about the nuts and bolts involved in developing an indie games proposal.

Folios and games designs | our honoured industry board.

The team return to give feedback on folios and game designs. If you responded to our previous design challenge, bring it along for feedback. If you want to see how you rate in your chosen specialist role (artist, animator, writer, programmer, etc) and perhaps get some tips on how to better present yourself, bring along your folio to show and tell.

Or, if you want to get a few tips and see the kind of discussions that go on when a company is looking at applicants, come for the show!

So you have a great team and a good idea? | Duncan Curtis

Come along and find out about setting up the business side of independent game company.

Are you ready to put together a business plan so you can find funding or get the enterprise start up allowance?

Duncan Curtis, Co-Owner and Director of Business Development, 3 blokes studios, will take you through budgeting, preparation, organisation and administration.

As new innovators move into making games, a plethora of new outcomes are appearing - art games, and docu-games among others.

Fee Plumley, Digital Program Officer, Australia Council for the Arts, will introduce you to some of the other funding opportunities that exist, with hints on reframing your concepts to suit.

Supported byInternational Game Developers Association (Brisbane)Institute for Creative Industries and InnovationQueensland College of Art, Griffith UniversitySouthbank Institute of TechnologyQANTM