Full schedule

All talks across the three streams are shown below. Unconfirmed programme slots are marked “To Be Confirmed” and remain subject to change. Select a confirmed talk title for its full description and speaker information.

Check the individual Tabletop, Digital and Academic stream pages for focused schedules.

Time	TabletopRoom A	DigitalRoom B	AcademicRoom C
12–1pm	Doors open and networking
1:00pm	Speaker Shu Qing Tan Talk TTRPG Freelancing 101 (30 min) TTRPG Freelancing 101 (30 min)	Speaker Dr. Ryan Stanton Talk The 7/10 Problem: Towards A Standardised Scoring System In Game Reviews (10 min) The 7/10 Problem: Towards A Standardised Scoring System In Game Reviews (10 min)	Speaker Dr. Abbie Hartman Talk Potentials and Pitfalls of Utilising Games in Educational Settings (60 min) Potentials and Pitfalls of Utilising Games in Educational Settings (60 min)
1:15pm		Speaker Mikael Barbaro de Brito Talk Mixing Genres: When to Follow the Rules and When to Break Them (15 min) Mixing Genres: When to Follow the Rules and When to Break Them (15 min)
1:30pm	Speaker Stephen McCowage Talk The importance of connection in board game design (30 min) The importance of connection in board game design (30 min)	Speaker Alex Stormwood Talk Escaping Engine Lock-In: Open Source Tech Stacks (30 min) Escaping Engine Lock-In: Open Source Tech Stacks (30 min)
1:45pm
2:00pm	Speaker Tyler Cox Talk TTRPG Solo Play: What Is It and How Do You Do It? (60 min) TTRPG Solo Play: What Is It and How Do You Do It? (60 min)	Speaker James Lockrey Talk Kill Fast: Data-Driven Validation on Itch.io (60 min) Kill Fast: Data-Driven Validation on Itch.io (60 min)	Speakers Dr. Ben Egliston Dr. Caitlin Cole Prof. Marcus Carter Talk Ludolio: A New Platform for Distributing Games in Education (45 min) Ludolio: A New Platform for Distributing Games in Education (45 min)
2:15pm
2:30pm
2:45pm			Speaker Dr. Ryan Stanton Talk Dauntless, Darkspore, and Dead Games: Studying the Accessibility and Playability of Sunset Games (15 min) Dauntless, Darkspore, and Dead Games: Studying the Accessibility and Playability of Sunset Games (15 min)
3:00pm	Speaker Ryan Cross Talk Growing the Tabletop Industry (60 min) Growing the Tabletop Industry (60 min)	Speaker Dr. Jacqueline Burgess Talk Video Game Player Insights From 5 Countries: Lessons for Game Dev (60 min) Video Game Player Insights From 5 Countries: Lessons for Game Dev (60 min)	Speaker Andrew Chia Talk 15 years of bad advice, but this time is different! (30 min) 15 years of bad advice, but this time is different! (30 min)
3:15pm
3:30pm			Speaker Erica Royle Talk Clipping Bodies: Embodied poetry in n00bs guide (30 min) Clipping Bodies: Embodied poetry in n00bs guide (30 min)
3:45pm
4:00pm	Break and networking across all streams · talks resume at 5:00pm
5:00pm	Speakers Dwayne Fernandes Jamie Bolan Talk Zero Cancelled sessions in 7 Years: A Minds at Play Story (60 min) Zero Cancelled sessions in 7 Years: A Minds at Play Story (60 min)	Speaker Adam Younis Talk Tooling Around: The Art of Making Things That Make Games Easier to Make (30 min) Tooling Around: The Art of Making Things That Make Games Easier to Make (30 min)	Speaker Dr. Spyros Schismenos Talk Engineering WITH People: The First Video Game in Humanitarian Engineering! (30 min) Engineering WITH People: The First Video Game in Humanitarian Engineering! (30 min)
5:15pm
5:30pm		Speaker Bastiaan Olij Talk A Brief Overview of Godot (30 min) A Brief Overview of Godot (30 min)	Speaker Chrysanthe Liontis Talk Esports Engagement at Mega-Events (15 min) Esports Engagement at Mega-Events (15 min)
5:45pm			Speaker Esthefania Morantes Talk Cute, Cozy and Social Commentary: Visual Metaphors in Autobiographical Game Design (15 min) Cute, Cozy and Social Commentary: Visual Metaphors in Autobiographical Game Design (15 min)
6:00pm	Speakers Emerald Hendry Kimberly Pater Abigail Dell’Oro Dr. Tess Gardner Talk Can Swords Really Do That? Real Sword Fighters Discuss Game Combat (60 min) Can Swords Really Do That? Real Sword Fighters Discuss Game Combat (60 min)	Speaker Matthew Lucis Talk “Flash Is Dead.” What Is Your Game’s Afterlife? (30 min) “Flash Is Dead.” What Is Your Game’s Afterlife? (30 min)	Speaker Emily Tang Talk Designing Mythological Game Characters Beyond Surface Decoration (15 min) Designing Mythological Game Characters Beyond Surface Decoration (15 min)
6:15pm			Speaker Dr. Matt Cabanag Talk MathVR: Visualising the Abstract With Games Tech (15 min) MathVR: Visualising the Abstract With Games Tech (15 min)
6:30pm		Speaker Nyx Cydot Talk Sound Mangling and Space: Immersive Game Soundscapes (30 min) Sound Mangling and Space: Immersive Game Soundscapes (30 min)	Speakers Keiran Sparksman Freya Steverson Talk Roleplaying Games as Heritage Practice from an Australian Perspective (30 min) Roleplaying Games as Heritage Practice from an Australian Perspective (30 min)
6:45pm
7:00pm	Speaker Ryan Cross Talk Making Your First Crowdfunding Campaign a Guaranteed Success (15 min) Making Your First Crowdfunding Campaign a Guaranteed Success (15 min)	No talk scheduled	No talk scheduled
7:15pm	Networking · venue closes at 8:30pm
8:30pm	Venue close