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Over 60 Developers
Developing games across all platforms for over 25 years
More than 200 titles
Fresh creative and technical talent
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For all information about the conference, visit our conference website www.gameconnectap.com
GCAP 09 Program and Registration
Online registrations are open for GCAP 09.
To register for GCAP, click here
To view the GCAP program, click here
Games for Health Forum a GCAP Highlight
This year’s Game Connect: Asia Pacific (GCAP) sees for the first time the inclusion of a half-day forum on the emerging field of Games for Health. Already a $6.6B industry, E-Health offers incredible opportunities for game developers to leverage their skills and expertise. The Games for Health forum brings together the Australian game development community with healthcare providers, clinicians and heath technology developers. It is intended for games and health practitioners, and for academics from both fields. A host of local and international speakers will present on subjects including Wii use for stroke patients, virtual environments for health education, and on how to access government grants and funding to develop games in the field of E-Health. It is an event not to be missed by developers looking to branch out beyond traditional game development, and in to this fast-moving new field.
Read more about it here
GCAP Education Forum
The GCAP Education Forum is designed for educators at all levels, with separate tracks for school and tertiary. Expert presenters will demystify the game industry in a series of combined lecture and hands-on workshop style sessions. If you are working at a school or tertiary institution and have an interest in Australia’s world-class game development industry, or if you are already working with students in this field, then this forum is not to be missed.
GDAA 2009 Awards Dinner
The gala event of GCAP is the annual GDAA Awards Dinner, hosted by Autodesk, during which the best of the local industry will be honoured for their achievements. The Indie Awards will also be presented, in what looks set to be the most closely contested Indie competition ever.
Date: Monday 7 December 2009 Tickets are available from www.gameconnectap.com
GCAP Keynote Speakers
Vicarious Visions Creative Director Tim Stellmach will deliver the opening Keynote address: “Which Side Are You On? The Design of Momentous Choices.” David Jaffe will appear via videolink for a Q&A session hosted by the stars of ABC TV’s Good Game television program. Tuesday’s Keynote speaker is Justin Halliday, formerly of Transmission Games, who will deliver a no holds barred post mortem of Heroes over Europe, the last game developed by Transmission before its closure.
Indie Game Awards For GCAP
The Indie Game Awards are on again for 2009 and the categories have expanded.
The Awards are designed specifically for emerging game developers and students in Australia and New Zealand. Finalist's entries will be on exhibition at GCAP and the winners will be announced as part of the GCAP Industry Awards Dinner.
The guidelines are available here and at the GCAP conference website.
Game Connect: Asia Pacific (GCAP) 09Melbourne, Australia6 - 8 December 2009 GCAP 09 will take place from Sunday 6 December through Tuesday 8 December 2009 at the Crown Promenade Hotel, which is part of the Crown Entertainment Complex in Melbourne, Australia.
GCAP 09 is the premier conference, exhibition and networking event for the Asia Pacific Games Industry.
Some of the main topics that will be covered during GCAP 09 include core games, online, mobile, casual and serious games, along with new developments in art, technology and design.
The GDAA Industry Awards will be presented at the GCAP Annual Awards Dinner during the conference.
GCAP 08 Videos Souri at Tsumea has done a great job of putting videoed sessions up on Tsumea's YouTube channel and in their website's media section. You can view them at YouTube here. Thanks Souri!!
GDAA Industry Awards 2008 The Annual GDAA Awards Dinner was held on Friday, 21 November 2008 and the nominees and winners were:
Best Game De Blob, Nintendo Wii - Blue Tongue Winner: De Blob De Blob, Nintendo Wii - Blue Tongue Winner: De Blob Monster Jam - Torus Games Space Chimps – Redtribe Winner: Monster Jam Zoo Hospital, Nintendo DS - Endgame Studios /Torus Games Winner: Zoo Hospital
Dung – Firemint Pink Slip 3D - Firemint Winner: Dung De Blob, Nintendo Wii - Blue Tongue Winner: De Blob De Blob, Nintendo Wii - Blue Tongue Winner: De Blob De Blob, Nintendo Wii - Blue Tongue Winner: De Blob
Independent Game Awards 2008 The finalists and winner for the 2008 Awards are: Finalists:
Sphire AIE Canberra Zompocalypse Paul Greasley/Wes Clarke Shear Factor Media Design School (NZ) Affliction Media Design School (NZ) Happy Traps Media Design School (NZ) State of Rage Qantm College Brisbane Debug Qantm College Brisbane/Fighter Creative Battle Scarred University of Ballarat, Finite Productions
Runners up: Zompocalypse Battle Scarred
Winner: Debug |
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Speaker's Papers
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Games in 2009 Developed by Some Member Studios |
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Be sure to check out their websites for more great games and news |
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IronMonkey StudiosSims 3 (iPhone/iPod touch, Mobile) Need for Speed: Undercover (iPhone/iPod touch, Mobile)
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FiremintFlight Control (iPhone/iPod touch) Real Racing (iPhone/iPod touch) Mega Monsters* (n-gage) *TBA late 2009 |
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Halfbrick Studios Halfbrick Echoes (PSP minis) Raskulls* (XBLA) Halfbrick Blast Off, Halfbrick Rocket Racing, Halfbrick Zombies** *Scheduled for release Q4 2009 **Announced for release on the PSP Minis service (under the Halfbrick Fridays label) |
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Infinite Interactive Puzzle Quest: Galactrix (PC, DS, Xbox 360) Puzzle Kingdoms (PC, DS, Wii)
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Millipede Creative Development CityGT (iPhone) |
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Tantalus Media The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon (DS) Cars: Race-O-Rama (PSP, DS) Pony Friends 2** (Wii, DS, PC) **Scheduled for release late 2009 |
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Torus Games Scooby-Doo! First Frights (DS, Wii, PS2) Crystal Mines* (DS) Scheduled for release Christmas 2009 |
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Transmission Games Ashes Cricket 2009 ( PS3, XBox 360, PC) Heroes Over Europe (PS3, XBox 360) |
Wicked Witch Software AFL Mascot Manor and NRL Mascot Manor (DS) AFL Challenge and Rugby League Challenge (PSP) |
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And Some Other Australian 2009 Releases |
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Creative Assembly Empire: Total War (PC)
Krome Studios Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes (Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, Nintendo DS, PC) Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (PC, Xbox 360, PS3)
Spinfast Baseball '09 (iPhone/iTouch) Spinfast Cricket (iPhone/iTouch)
Wildfire Studios Tumblebugs (iPhone) |
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Notices |
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TAFE NSW – Northern Sydney Institute is seeking a part time casual teacher to teach Games Programming in C++ (2D & 3D) with real games development experience. Initially this is a 3 hrs session per week available (during day time – any day and time) but more work (hours) can be offered depending on the person’s experience and availability. For further information, contact Nirmal Chowdhury - Head Teacher, Information Technology. Tel: (02) 9942 0930 (Ext: 20930) | Fax: (02) 9942 0605 |
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Call for Papers on Games Entertainment Technologies – IADIS Conference Freiberg, Germany 2010 The IADIS Conference will be held in Freiberg, Germany from 26-28 July 2010, and is organised by the International Association for the Development of the Information Society. http://www.gaming-conf.org/ |
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Digital Australia’s Chance to Tap Global Media Markets X I MediaI Lab Sydney Opera House ‘Global Media Cultures’ 27th-29th November, The Studio, Sydney Opera House |
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Asia Pacific Digital Innovation Summit 15-17 December 2009, Melbourne
If your company represents the best in Australian innovation, don’t miss this opportunity to connect with most influential technology buyers from across the Asia Pacific. AIIA will be hosting the Asia Pacific Digital Innovation Summit (APDIS) in Melbourne from 15–17 December 2009. Demonstrate your capabilities to 25 regional economies and join over 500 delegates and exhibitors from all levelsof government, industry and business for a unique chance to carve an international future for your company, right here in your own back yard.
Get in quick! Delegate registrations and exhibition reservations are now open. Visit www.apdis.com.au to secure your places now. Special discount for GDAA members to attend the many different events that are being held throughout the APDIS 2 day summit. When registering, next to ‘*Registration Type:’, tick the box that says ‘Supporting Association Member’; Click ‘Next’ at the bottom of the page and then follow the steps. |
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Digital Distribution Summit - Small Games, Big Market
All presentations from the Summit which took place on September 29 in Melbourne are now available for viewing online at the link below. Content as rich as this does not come up often so enjoy it while it’s fresh! Bloggers and journalists can reference this content and all videos are embeddable. The digital distribution conversation is also happening on Twitter; just reference #dds09 or @ddsummit to join in. |
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Globally Launched on 06.09.09
CityGT is the only driving game you play on the street! Play CityGT on your iPhone or watch it become a virtual steering wheel as you connect and play on a bigscreen.
See all the information about CityGT, including where to locate CityGT Mobile Screens around Victoria, at the website: www.citygt.com |
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Emotiv SDK including an SDK headset is now available for immediate license for developers and researchers and educational institutes The Emotiv SDK- Standard Edition includes an SDK Headset and proprietary software toolkit that exposes Emotiv's APIs and detection libraries. This is now available to developers and researchers for only US$500. To license the SDK, please visit http://www.emotiv.com/corporate/1_0/1_6.htm. |
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