IGDA Melbourne

Tickets for the May meetup are now available on Eventbrite. This month we’ll be up in the upstairs Alienware Arena at Fortress Melbourne from 6:30pm onwards, generously supported by Fortress’ Grassroots program. As usual your ticket includes a drink token, which you’ll be able to redeem at the upstairs bar, and you’ll be able to order food from the bar as well (so you don’t need to head downstairs to the tavern).

We’ll have a few tables set up at the front for people to sit down and eat meals, an open space for standing and socialising, and a line of tables at the back which are set up for playtesting on a first-come, first-serve basis. To be confirmed on whether we’ll have screens/keyboards/mice provided like last time, but I’ll get this info to you on an email closer to the event.

New Committee Members

I am pleased to announce that the IGDA Melbourne committee has two new members: Brooke and Natalie. Brooke is now managing our venue bookings and logistics, while Natalie will be helping with getting our talk program up and running again.

Thanks to everyone who sent an email out volunteering their time.

See you all there,
June

Tickets for the IGDA Melbourne April meetup are available via Eventbrite. The meetup runs as usual from 6:30pm on 9th April at Fortress Melbourne.

Looking for Volunteers

The IGDA Melbourne committee is currently looking for people who are interested in joining the committee and volunteering their time to assist with various day-to-day tasks of running IGDA Melbourne, including organising events and managing communications.

If you’re interested in helping out, please get in touch by emailing [email protected].

See you all there,
June

The November meetup for IGDA Melbourne is again on at Fortress this month and will be on 14th November from 6:30pm at Fortress Melbourne. You can get your ticket on Eventbrite.

We’re also hard at work organising Melbourne Global Game Jam 2024 and a Christmas Party for December. If you’re interested in sponsoring either of these events, please reach out to [email protected] and we can send you a copy of the prospectus.

See you all there,
June

Games Week is just around the corner, and there’s plenty of events and other news happening.

Technically Games: Lightning Talks

Tickets are now available for Technically Games: Lighting Talks.

Join us for a relaxing night of lighting talks on Saturday 7th October. Your ticket includes food and 3 hours of gamedev talks and networking.

Our call for speakers is also still open. If you’d like to give a 5 minute lightning talk – even if you’ve never spoken at a conference before – this is a great opportunity to present your work.

Unreal Engine C++ Workshop

Looking to get started with Unreal Engine, but don’t know where to begin? On Sunday 1st October, Epic Games presents C++ for Unreal Engine by June Rhodes, hosted by RMIT. This free, full day workshop will give you the skills to write Unreal Engine C++ code, even if you’re coming from a C# background with no prior C++ experience.

This is a fantastic opportunity to ask questions, connect with the local Unreal Engine community and gain a deeper understanding of how to write C++ code for your own Unreal Engine projects.

Lunch will be provided!

Megadev 2023

Tickets for Megadev 2023 are still available, with the invite code available in various industry spaces, such as the IGDA Melbourne Facebook and Discord groups.

Ticket sales will close on the 30th September. If you haven’t already got a ticket, make sure you do so before Games Week kicks off, as we need to finalise numbers for catering.

Again a big thanks to our Platinum sponsor PlaySide Studios, Silver sponsor Various Tuesdays and Bronze sponsor Cam Rogers Legal.

See you all there,
June

The September meetup for IGDA Melbourne is back again at Fortress this month and will be on 12th September from 6:30pm at Fortress Melbourne. You can get your ticket on Eventbrite.

Also please note that due to unforeseen circumstances, the talk program is currently on hold while we find a more suitable venue. We’re still accepting talk submissions, but our plan is to resume the talk program in November or later.

Megadev 2023

With Games Week just around the corner, we’re looking for sponsors for Megadev 2023. Megadev is the closing industry event of Games Week with over 600 game developers attending locally and from interstate.

Sponsorship options include VIP tickets, banner placements and opportunities to connect with attendees. If you’d like to help make Megadev a success this year, please reach out to [email protected] to get a copy of the sponsorship prospectus.

New mailing list software

We’ve switched our mailing list system to Mailchimp. I did my best to ensure previous unsubscribes were honored, but apologies if you’ve started getting emails again and were accidentally resubscribed. You can unsubscribe from the mailing list with the link at the bottom of the email.

See you all there,
June