GDOW Feb: Micro-Talks w/ Tana, Sam, and Gareth

Happy New Year, Welly game devs! 🎉 🎉

Join us for 3 Micro-Talks to welcome in 2026. These are 5-10 minute talks that bring little snippets of wisdom and whole a lot of fun. Our three speakers are….

Tana's slowly learning to be a studio director
Tana Tanoi - Studio Director @ Dead Teapot

Tana, director of Dead Teapot, is working on the game Shape Sender Deluxe and is going to give a rundown of the day in a life of the director of a tiny studio.

Expect a raw, unedited, and honest rundown of what he gets up to day-to-day!

ANZ Games industry from a recruiters POV
Sam Marsh - Game Recruiter @ Supaglu / Founder @ Firestarters

Getting hired in the games industry can be confusing. Most roles aren’t advertised, studios hire through networks, and competition now stretches across the globe.

Sam Marsh from Supaglu will walk you through what actually happens after you hit apply. You will get an honest look at how hiring really works in the Australian and New Zealand games scene, what recruiters do all day, and what studios are really looking for.

If you want to understand the hiring process, stand out to recruiters, and avoid the classic application limbo, I'm going to show you how it all fits together.

TBD - Coming Soon
Gareth Elliott - Technology Director @ Wētā Workshop
~~ It’s a mystery but it’s coming sooooon ~~

Join us on Tuesday Feb 10th at our usual haunt, Vic Uni’s Te Aro (School of Design) on Victoria Street to gain these purls of wisdom. Doors open from 5:30pm, and the talk will kick off at 6pm. See you there!