One of the supporters of this year’s Freeplay, especially in regards to sourcing equipment for our public expo area, has been iDef, and they’re returning later this year.
The International Digital Entertainment Festival (iDEF) is heading back to Melbourne, Australia in 2009 playing host to a series of events and activities supporting and promoting the exciting and innovative digital world. The festival will include the eGames Expo, Digital Lifestyle… Continue reading
Well, here we are, the week of the 2009 Freeplay. We’re incredibly excited as we put the finishing touches on things, and think it’ll be a really interesting event. We’ve pulled together a strong, broad range of speakers, and put them in what should be some really thought-provoking sessions.
One of our highlights, and something we’re really pleased about, is having Petri Purho as our international keynote.
Petri… Continue reading
Our program page has been updated with all of our sessions – including some new ones – and the times they’ll be happening at. All of this info will also be available in our printed program – which I’ve just seen, and looks brilliant.
Our speakers page has also been updated with the bios of some newly confirmed speakers – currently, we have 41 developers, educators, artists… Continue reading | 1 Comment
We’ve recently formed a media partnership with SYN, the Student Youth Network, and they’re running a workshop on Gaming & Learning as part of its Media Learning Week, check out syn.org.au/education for details… Continue reading
For a whole host of reasons, we have a few spaces still available for people to speak on panels.
We’re looking for:
Somebody with experience working on licensed titles to share their highs and lows on the Playing in someone else’s sandpit session.
A gamer or a developer interested in talking about how their priorities have changed, both personally and professionaly, as they’ve grown older, and how… Continue reading
Session details and their respective speakers are now available.
Sessions here.
Speakers here.
These’ll be updated in the run-up to the festival as more speakers are confirmed and we get their bios online… Continue reading | 1 Comment
Anna has been a writer for the website AustralianGamer.com for over two years and in that time she has interviewed high profile developers and provided in-depth reviews, previews and feature articles. This year, Anna has begun appearing regularly on Channel 31 as a game reviewer and host for long-running show, Level3.
Ashley Leach started modding games from the ripe age… Continue reading
Registration from 8:30
9:00
Welcome & Freeplay Launch
9:30
The new iKid on the block
Launched in 2007, Apple’s iPhone has, in its brief lifetime, created a new market for independent developers looking to create highly-innovative, smaller-scale projects. This panel explores the issues, challenges, and successes that the iPhone brings to traditional developers.
Kynan Woodman
Two new sessions taking place in our workshop program:
Intellectual property issues for game developers
Games development is all about creating innovative content – but how do you make sure that you are rewarded for all your hard work? This session will cover the different types of intellectual property protection available to game developers, how to manage and protect your intellectual property and how to avoid infringing others’… Continue reading
With August 14 & 15 fast approaching, we’re happy to announce some of the sessions taking place at Freeplay. With a new venue for the event this year, it’s given us the chance to open up the program a little bit, with longer panels & workshops to fully explore the topics with the audience, and give those attending workshops more time to get their hands dirty. It’s also given us… Continue reading