Waypoint, Noble Steed, and Serenade have teamed up to announce Waypoint Constellations, a brand new showcase of local game developers in Sydney, Australia, set to take place ahead of SXSW Sydney 2024 in October.
“Collectively Waypoint, Noble Steed and Serenade have been pioneers in Australia for the showcase of compelling and exceptional game makers. Waypoint Constellations is an event curated passionately by all of them for the love of Sydney game dev,” the event’s description reads.
Waypoint Constellations will be an evening filled with talks, live music, and networking for the local Sydney-based game development scene, with a view to create new connections and opportunities for everyone. While Victorian-based game developers are frequently celebrated in this way, there has rarely been the same chances for Sydney developers to do the same.
Across Waypoint Constellations, local Sydney developers will speak about their personal game development paths, while also revealing more about upcoming projects. Alongside these talks, Noble Steed, Serenade, and Waypoint will also present a showcase of locally-produced games, designed to highlight the great development work taking place in Sydney.
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Waypoint Constellations: Speakers
A range of speakers for the upcoming event have already been confirmed, including:
- Rick Salter, a multi award-winning developer who co-founded Hojo Studio in 2008. The studio’s latest game, The Godfeather: A Mafia Pigeon Saga, has been showcased at a variety of recent gaming events.
- Jennyfer Ong, a creative lead at Chaos Theory Games, who most recently worked on the wonderful, environmentally-minded ocean sim, Crab God.
- Pat Naoum, a solo creative who recently released the award-winning arty adventure game, The Master’s Pupil.
- Vee Hendro and Hayley Gordon, the game designers who created Storybrewers Roleplaying.
- Reuben Moorhouse, the founder and director of Noble Steed Games, who has led a range of game development projects over a number of years.
- Kurt Tikoft, a game developer also known as ‘i will bite raw coffee beans’ who is currently working on Your Holy & Virtuous Heretic.
- Siobhan Willoughby, a game and app designer currently solo developing a mobile game called Tea, Please!
Waypoint Constellations is set to take place on 15 October 2024, from 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm AEDT at Miscreants Alexandria. You can grab free tickets to the event from Humanitix.
