Since Freeplay started all the way back in 2004, the opportunities for artistic and independent development have completely changed. As every year rolls around, we find ourselves thinking – and writing – about exactly how things were and what things might be in the future.
But as a snapshot, we know that more people are making more things, and that those things are increasingly personal, experimental, less designed… Continue reading
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It’s taken us a little longer than we would have liked, but we’ve converted, uploaded, and playlisted all of the talks we have from Freeplay 2010 and we’ve put them together on our new YouTube channel. We still have the workshops to process, but we wanted to give you the chance to catch up on all of the content over the break. Thanks to Brian Elbl for recording & Continue reading | 1 Comment
Freeplay seemed to be everywhere in the wake of 2010 and we thought it might be a good idea – and of interest – to collate all of that in one place. If we’ve missed anything, please let us know in the comments & we’ll add it here.
Pre Event Coverage
Announcements / media releases
It’s taken us a while to really properly process this year’s Freeplay…
First off, it’s worth bearing in mind that while Freeplay started in 2004, this is just our second festival as directors – and everything about 2010 was bigger than last year. We had more projects showcased in Experimedia, we had more workshops and panels, we had more speakers and more internationals, we had more work in terms… Continue reading | 5 Comments
Well. We’re still recovering from last week’s Freeplay, but we’ve been watching all of the positive things’ve been saying – and we’re incredibly pleased to have had such an impact. It was a massive event for us, but seeing people respond so strongly to it puts all of that work into perspective.
During the weekend, we handed out feedback forms for sessions and the whole event to capture people’s… Continue reading | 1 Comment
Everything is packed away. The directors are in their beds. The library has been returned to its books. And somewhere, hopefully, some people are thinking about the game idea they’ve had for a while – and how to make it a reality.
We want to write a proper wrap-up post (once we’ve recovered), but as something to tide everyone over, we’re very pleased to announce the winners for the… Continue reading | 8 Comments
Even though 2010 is sold out, Experimedia is still open to the public and is FREE!
Open from 10:00 to 18:00, you can get your hands on 12 locally developed indie games, experience digital art, and listen to some talks on games, culture, and development.
Shadow Field – Shadow Field Team
Shadow Field is a preternatural tactical strategy game for the iPhone. You control four members of… Continue reading | 1 Comment
Tickets for this year’s Freeplay have sold out.
For those of you lucky enough to have grabbed some, you’ll be able to pick up your pass & program from the registration desk in the State Library’s conference centre. To find it, use entry 3 from La Trobe Street on the map below.
Registration is from 9:00 on… Continue reading | 1 Comment
All good things must come to an end, and other such cliches. But the end of our Fast Five questions means that Freeplay itself is just around the corner! To play us out keyboard cat, here’s Sam Mayo who’ll be talking on our Ask a Game Developer panel.
What are you working on right now?
Just… Continue reading