Freeplay 04

Freeplay 2004 took place at a converted former Karate dojo on May 21-23. It was the brain child of Katharine Neil and Marcus Westbury, both frustrated with the inability of independent voices to be taken seriously and gain traction in both the games industry and Australian culture more generally.

More than 500 people attended the event over it’s three days and took part in the diverse program directed at independent and DIY game developers, creatively frustrated professionals, game development students, digital artists and new media academics.

Key speakers were Harvey Smith, designer on Deus Ex, one of the most critically acclaimed PC games of all time; David Michael – independent developer, author of The Indie Game Development Survival Guide; and Brady Condon – artist and educator, developer of Waco Resurrections.

Freeplay 2004 was funded by the Film Victoria Audience Development program and Multimedia Victoria.