Ten days of Freeplay to mark ten years of Freeplay. April 10-19, 2015.
Freeplay is Australia’s longest-running and largest independent games festival, located in Melbourne, Australia.
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Friday 10 April
Diversity Jam
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Approaching Parallels
We're just under two weeks out from Parallels, our Showcase and Playday at ACMI on the 18th of October, and we're incredibly excited. We've got a lot in store for you. To get a preview, head on over to our brand new Freeplay Tumblr, we're we've been giving a sneak...
Three big Freeplay events for 2014 and 2015
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS_1q16NYfY Today we are super excited to announce not one, not two, but three big Freeplay events for both this year and next: On August 31 we're running 'Play By the Book' as part of the Melbourne Writers Festival 'LitHop' event. We're...
Well, we’ve got some announcements to make…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS_1q16NYfY Join us this Wednesday the 13th at 1pm AEST in our live Google Hangout for Freeplay's Lunch Launch, where we'll be announcing our upcoming programme of events! You can either just hit 'play' above on the embedded link at 1pm,...
New appointments for Freeplay heading into our 2014 festival!
We're really excited to announce today that we've assembled a new team for our 2014 festival. We've got journalist and academic Dan Golding on as our new director, and two new board appointments, in the guise of artist, writer and game designer Jess Kilby (of Pop Up...
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About Freeplay
Freeplay is Australia’s longest-running and largest independent games festival, located in Melbourne, Australia. Freeplay draws Australia’s independent game community together at its conference, public events program, arcade, and awards. The festival joins players, makers, critics, artists, academics, and students for a critical celebration of the artistry of games and digital culture.
Since 2004, Freeplay has played host to thousands of attendees and hundreds of talks from speakers such as Harvey Smith (Deus Ex), Kieron Gillen (Rock, Paper, Shotgun), Jonathan Blow (Braid), Brandon Boyer (IGF chair), Adam Saltsman (Canabalt), Mare Sheppard (N+), Tesuya Mizaguchi (Rez), Erin Robinson (Gravity Ghost), and Steve Swink (Scale). Freeplay has a proud history of showcasing local independent games at both its arcade and awards, including Jolly Rover (Best Australian Game 2010), Antichamber (Best Australian Game 2011), Stickets (Best Australian Game 2012), and Framed (Best Australian Game 2013). Iconically-Melbourne, Freeplay has consistently been part of the city’s culture, having partnered with ACMI, the State Library of Victoria, Next Wave, The Wheeler Centre, and Federation Square over the years.