Lightning Talks 2019!
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It's time for Game Development Brisbane's annual Lightning Talks, a series of short, rapid-fire presentations on anything game dev. Tell us about your favourite trick, engine, tool, API, dev process, and so on.
Each year, we run an event which gives our community an opportunity to give a short talk about a small snippet of information. Absolutely anyone can apply, and talks can cover anything in the wide range of game development. It's the perfect chance for those in the community who are less confident in their abilities to gain experience and share something they think others could use.
On the day there will be 3 talks, each limited to 15 minutes, which includes the time for Q&A. It isn't necessary to have a standard powerpoint presentation, feel free to get creative or even just stand up and talk to everyone!
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Speakers:
The Teaches of Me: Animation Lessons from Two Decades of Game Development - Martin Binfield
Join Martin as he looks back over his career in games, working on such titles as Heavenly Sword, LittleBigPlanet, Medievil and Runescape, and sums each title up with three tips - a game development lesson, an animation lesson, and a life lesson.
Martin Binfield has worked in games for 19.5 years, mostly as an animator but occasionally as environment artist, graphics artist, cutscene director, video editor, even mocap actor. He has recently moved into freelance animation and solo game development. He likes cats, and dislikes writing in the third person.
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Locomojam 2019 Postmortem (or A Guide to Making Games on a Moving Train Without Power, Space or Internet) - Liam James
A postmortem of the first Locomojam - a Gamejam on the train between Brisbane and Melbourne.
Liam James is a Brisbane based Programmer, Designer & Game Developer. You may also know him as the sound guy for GDB and Brisbane Unity developers.
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Showcasing at PAX: Ten Tips in Ten Minutes - Kaydos
Showcasing your game can at PAX Australia (or a similar expo) can be both an exciting and daunting experience, however most developers seem a bit ill-prepared for what to actually do – especially for their first time. In this talk we break down ten tips to get the best ROI from your future exhibitions.
Kaydos is the founder of Limit Break Marketing, a brisbane-based marketing agency that helps level up local indie devs. He is currently the PR, Marketing and Community Manager for Damsel by Screwtape Studios.
Schedule:
12:00 - Game Showcase
12:30 - First Speaker
12:45 - Second Speaker
1:00 - Third Speaker
1:15 - Any impromptu talks
2 (or when ready) - Head to the Fox Hotel for networking, burgers and beer.
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How to register to be a speaker:
Please fill out the following form, and we will be in contact with successful applicants.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdLrJEXJLR-SYHN03CRjX0WFUxmR8OeRUAp8T_piGto2BVpUA/viewform
While we will be prioritizing those who have submitted this form earlier, we will also be taking into consideration the range of different game development disciplines that are represented. If you do unfortunately miss out on this round of lightning talks, you'll be shortlisted for our next Lightning Talk event which is due to be held in May 2020!