Sydney event: SVG for tech writers| History of the Australian games industry

Scalable vector graphics for technical communicationPresenter: Dave Gardiner, Technical communicator, Xmplar

Summary
Scalable vector graphics (SVG) might sound like just another type of graphic, but a whole world of applications awaits those who venture into its secrets. Dave Gardiner will show just what this graphics format can do when combined with web technologies. For the past several years, he has experimented with SVG and looked for ways to make it work for technical documents. Dave will take us through some interesting apps that show the format’s capabilities. High-quality technical graphics, interactive user documentation and multilingual procedural videos are just three applications of this overlooked technology.

About the presenter

Dave is a certified technical communicator with a passion for XML and an interest in creating interactive visual documentation. He has dabbled with visual design ever since he started life as a cartographer, and is excited by the nexus of art and technology. He has given several conference presentations and published articles on SVG.

The history of the Australian games industryPresenter: Aidan Millott, Product Manager, BigWorld/Wargaming Sydney

Summary
Since Beam Software’s release of The Hobbit game in 1982, the Australian games industry has continued to make its mark locally and internationally with games such as Crash Bandicoot, L.A. Noire and Fruit Ninja.

As Product Manager for one of Australia’s most prominent game engine companies, BigWorld, overseeing World of Tanks and other major MMOs, Aidan Millott will discuss the history of the Australian games industry.

Learn about the technologies and people behind some of the most loved games produced locally in the last 30 years, and where the Australian games industry is heading in the near future.