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GCAP 2019

Nick Margerison

15 Minutes of Game
Founder, programmer, artist
Melbourne

I'm fairly new to the industry, coming from a career in Youth Work and Teaching to starting a small 2 person indie this year.I studying a Master of Animation, Games and Interactivity at RMIT and about to release my first game "I Want To Go To Mars" a narrative point & click adventure on mobile, early 2020.

9:00am AEDT

Opening Keynote

11:00am AEDT

Prototyping into Production - Technical and Creative Convergence Room 104Dean Finnigan Pitching Games to Publishers Room 109Cheryl Vance Puzzles to be explored but not solved: Designing ambiguous navigable worlds Room 105Alexander Muscat

12:00pm AEDT

Indigenous Culture in Video Games Room 106Phoebe Watson Mobile pre-launch optimisation: What we did right, and what we learned from the fails Room 103Christina Chen

2:00pm AEDT

On Your Left: Survival, Support and Growth of our Industry Room 112Stephan Schutze Co-operative Game Development Room 103Maize Wallin • Jason Bakker Visual Game Design: keeping teams aligned through minimal documentation Room 110Alex Carlyle

3:00pm AEDT

Designing from the Heart: Putting yourselves in your games. PlenaryOsama Dorias Making Games More Interactive on Twitch Room 105Richard Deveraux

4:30pm AEDT

Who are you helping and how? Room 103Shane Trewartha Make Money With Your Game Like A Champ Room 105Marina Espin Unpacking Game Design: Creating a game without fail states or scores Room 110Wren Brier More Cards Against People Mismanagement Room 109Emilie Poissenot

10:00am AEDT

Accessibility as a primary design consideration: the early journey of Blind Sparrow Interactive Room 106Drew Taylor Where to from here? Putting the spotlight on the Australian games industry Room 110Philip Mayes The Forest Paths Method of Narrative Design Room 109Alexander Swords

11:00am AEDT

Forecasting success: How to be a financially sustainable studio Room 110Luke Henry Game dev, the enterprise, and you Room 103Steve Williams • Leigh Mannes

12:00pm AEDT

Sonar Solutions For Accessible Gaming Room 103Zander Hulme Flow Chart - How Scope Creep Happens Room 109Leigh Harris Don’t Get Shipwrecked - Production for Small Indies Room 110Matthew Dyet Always be testing: A journey through Buildbots and Testbots Room 104Ben Britten • Matt Ditton

2:00pm AEDT

A New Way To Narrative Design Room 111Alexander Swords Rapid Prototyping 101: Crucial UX Design skills for every team Room 109Anna Brandberg

3:00pm AEDT

Evolving Together Room 103Stefano Martincigh

4:20pm AEDT

Closing Keynote

9:30am AEDT

Opening Keynote: Industry Day

11:00am AEDT

Lighting Your Own Way: Creating your own career pathways (in an industry that sometimes demands it) Room 105Kelsey Gamble Technical Production - Series Room 107Elizabeth Blythe

12:00pm AEDT

Disability & Game Development Room 109Calliope Ryder • Zala Habib • Cameron Hopkinson • Meredith Hall Making Great Money to Make Great Games Room 110Henry Fong • Matt Hall • Dylan Bevis

2:00pm AEDT

Programming: The First Few Years Room 105Liam de Valmency Building Community Panel Room 110Lisy Kane • Cass Gray • Jon Hayward • Giselle Rosman • Chad Toprak

3:00pm AEDT

Games for Government Panel Room 110Adrian Webb • Timothy Bermanseder • Jake Spencer Goodsir • Stuart Anderson

3:50pm AEDT

Closing Keynote: Industry Day

4:00pm AEDT

What Australian gamemakers told me about making games in Australia PlenaryBrendan Keogh