In the aftermath of Freeplay, there was a lot of interest in other events, get togethers, and general discussion about indie games and development. To help support that, we’ve set up a forum with the aim of giving the community a central place to get together, figure out how to work together, and to keep abreast of developments in the local indie community.
You can find it here
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
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
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
Hi everyone, we’re really pleased to announce that tickets for the Freeplay Independent Games Festival are now on sale! You can purchase them online through Moshtix here or by calling Moshtix on 1300 GET TIX (438 849).
Tickets are $20 + booking fee, and are valid for both days of the festival. There are a limited number of tickets so get in quick!
We… Continue reading
We’ve been working away with our new advisory board for the past few weeks on redrafting our original program ideas, workshopping some really exciting session ideas, and getting introduced to brilliant potential speakers.
You can read all about them here.
Stay tuned for a speaker callout, details of our expo space, and other stuff that we think is kind of cool (including our international keynote!)… Continue reading
Freeplay has, over the years, become something of a fixture in Melbourne’s game development calendar. When, earlier this year, we spoke to people about running Freeplay, the response was overwhelmingly positive…. which was nice.
Festivals, however, don’t fund themselves, and having taken on the commitment to do Freeplay, we set about making sure that ours would have a roof over its head, and that we could afford to print… Continue reading
Get out your diaries, log into your google calendar, find a dog-eared post-it and a chewed up pen, because we’re happy to announce that Freeplay 2009 will be taking place at the State Library of Victoria on August 14th and 15th.
We’re very excited about being a part of the State Library’s program of events and adding to their focus on games as an integral part of our… Continue reading | 1 Comment