ALT: GAMES

Abberate Inc. Abberate Team

Angel Michael Hunter and Shawn Weinert 

b-e-e-t-l-e: be right back! - Vivian Lun and Paul Sim 

Bluffoons - Franco De Joya 

Bonza - Ben and Punya

Busboy - Tom Jackson

Canvas Street - Apartment 809

Cat Spotting - Jason Tam (ToToTam)

Corners, - Raven Joy Bower

Cow Chess - Lab Lab

Dawn Chorus - Cecile Richard

Dogpile - Studio Folly

Dungeons of Freeport - Elissa Black 

Enfant - Zebrar 

Factory 95 - Macrobit Interactive

Floodlands - Logic Engine

Good Hands - Neemer Iyer

How Was Your Day - Mad Carnival 

Janet DeMornay - Fuzzy Ghost 

Jarren's Outpost - SPR Media 

Management in Space - Silver Stitch Productions 

Neapolitan - Andrew Shellshear

No Humanity - Internship - SweatyChair

Noibs - Oddlark 

Nonolith - Justcamh

Penguin Colony - ORIGAME DIGITAL

Plonk! 4D Puzzle - T&DA

Section 5 - Ray "Reizor" Cox

Shape Sender Deluxe - Dead Teapot

Shelf Control - Samantha Zeng 

SINE - Xavier Burrow 

Slumbering Woods - Chunky Quail

U Shape Us - U Shape Us 

Wyrmspace Tactics - Wali Studios 

Yum Cha - Quokka Games

EVENT PARTNER:

City of Parramatta 

SUPPORTED BY: 

Screen Australia
SAE University College

EVENT PARTNER:
City of Parramatta

SUPPORTED BY: 
Screen Australia 
Screen NSW
SAE University College

PROGRAM PARTNER:
Arts & Cultural Exchange 
Serenade 
Made in the West Creative

Saturday 18 April 2026

10am – Session 1 
Benjamin Ee, The Illustration Technique 
Acclaimed artist Benjamin Ee, Art Director at Summerfall Studios and an artist for Magic the Gathering, will share his illustration techniques and practices that can be applied across all creative mediums. 
Recommended for ages 16+ 

11:30am – Session 2 
Jessica Shipard, Colour Matters: Creating Evocative Palettes for Indie Games
Jessica Shipard, designer and co-founder of Studio Folly, will demonstrate her approach to building memorable and unique colour schemes in a workshop for creatives, drawing from her award-winning works Gubbins, Real-Bird Fake-Bird and Dogpile. 
Recommended for ages 16+

2:30pm – Session 3 
Liza Palmer and Dan Potra: Outfit to Identity: Building Characters for Creative Mediums
Award winning designers Liz Palmer and Dan Potra will explore the process of games development from ideation to final design, demonstrating how to create visually distinctive characters for your works. Presented with the Australian Production Designers Guild
Recommended for ages 16+

Sunday 19 April 2026

10am – Session 1 
Riot Games Sydney: Game Dev: Getting in, staying in, and making a career
Game professionals from award-winning global studio Riot Games will discuss their diverse pathways in the industry, and share the essential knowledge and skills that have powered their careers.
All ages

12:30pm – Session 2 
Carla Dobbie and Patrik Jarlestam: Musical World Building for Two Very Different Games 
Composers Patrik Jarlestam and Carla Dobbie will share insights into how they built worlds through their soundtracks for two games: Valheim and Deliver At All Costs. Examining the challenges posed by each game design, Jarlestam and Dobbie will explain how they enriched and communicated two distinct game designers’ visions to create whole and immersive experiences.
Recommended for ages 16+

2:30pm – Session 3 
Shuhei Yoshida — What Makes an Indie Game Successful?
Renowned Tokyo-based software developer and former Sony Interactive Entertainment veteran Shuhei Yoshida will share his knowledge of what elevates a game for players versus what can hinder it, drawing from his decades of industry experience.
Recommended for ages 16+

EVENT PARTNER:
City of Parramatta

SUPPORTED BY: 
Screen Australia 
Screen NSW 
SAE University College

PROGRAM PARTNER:
Riot Games Sydney 
Australian Production Designers Guild