Screen Australia announces the consultants for the Games Production program
Nine Victorian games development companies have been awarded funding to create a diverse range of games for distribution across any platform thanks to support from the Victorian Coalition Government.
The Platform X 2014: Interactive, Multiplatform & Narrative Games Development Lab will be held in Sydney on December 4.
Keir Winesmith will join the National Film and Sound Archive as its chief digital officer in mid-January.
New South Wales has joined South Australia in widening its 10 per cent post, digital and visual effects (PDV) rebate to include game development.
Queensland has become the third state to widen its post, digital and visual effects (PDV) rebate to cover game development, with a 15 per cent incentive to apply from next year.
Australia's interactive entertainment sector posted a 23 per cent fall in traditional retail sales last year to $1.16bn
The South Australian government has extended the state's 10 per cent post-production, digital and visual effects (PDV) rebate to cover to video game development, hoping to grow jobs and boost international investment in the sector.