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Freeplay 2011 – Handmade

We’re very happy to announce that Freeplay will be returning to the State Library of Victoria on August 20 & 21, 2011. Click here for the media release.

One of the things an event like Freeplay encourages you to do is to reflect on the shifts going on around its existence.

Here’s what we wrote in the leadup to 2009:
The first Freeplay took place Continue reading | 1 Comment

SYN Media Learning Week

One of our partners, the Student Youth Network, is holding a Media Learning Week from August 24 – 28 at the State Library of Victoria.  Sessions are free, but bookings are essential.

In SYN’s own words:

SYN Media Learning Week is underway next week!!

We will be hosting a week-long series of Free Teacher Professional events at The State Library of Victoria.

One of… Continue reading

Final Sessions & Times

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

Session Samples

For the past few weeks, we’ve been beavering away behind the scenes to put together our program, and while we’re not quite ready to make a full announcement yet. we did want to give you a bit of a taster of what you can expect on August 14 & 15th.

The Village Roadshow Theatrette is where we’ll be hosting our lecture / panel sessions.  We want to make these… Continue reading

Xperience XBOX at the State Library

Our venue partner, the State Library of Victoria, is having a gaming night on Friday 17th July.

Xperience XBOX

FRI 17 JULY, 6.30 – 9PM

Come in and experience some of the best XBOX 360 games with an evening of modern, multiplayer, and online XBOX 360 games, such as Guitar Hero: World Tour, Halo 3, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Street Fighter IV, and Sacred 2. There’ll… Continue reading