IGDAM September
September 17th 6:30pm
PLEASE NOTE: This event has been postponed from it's original date. We are currently planning for Tuesday 17th instead of the originally planned date of the 10th.
A night for Melbourne’s game developer community to meet, connect and play on the 2nd Tuesday of each month (excluding March/October). Folks are welcome from all areas of game dev, with any level of experience. Chat with programmers, designers, producers and more over a pint or meal, or playtest a handful of locally made projects - whether they're a work in progress or fully polished.
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✨THIS MONTH: ✨
Exciting news: it's FREE ENTRY for the meetup in September thanks to the wonderful volunteers and staff at Mission to Seafarers Victoria (MtSV), who will be hosting us. Please still register for the event, as it helps us with planning to know how many people turn up!
As such, please note your ticket will not include a free drink this month - but don't worry, their drink prices won't break the bank!
Please read below for further details on this month's setup as it's a little different from usual - food is not available directly from the venue.
Reminder - While meetups are usually held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month, there will be no monthly meetup in October due to MegaDev!
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🕒 DURATION / VENUE AREAS
- 6.30pm - Meetup begins
- 8.30pm - Meetup concludes
- Afterwards: Mission to Seafarers will continue public bar service until 11pm.
For the evening we will have access to the Main Hall and adjacent Celia Room (where showcase games will be set up to play), as well as the public Courtyard and Garden areas!
Weather permitting, you may be able to enjoy your drinks outside. Smokers/vapers please abide by any venue signage in place, as well as considering other patrons around you.
Accessible bathrooms are available near the 'the Dome' area in the venue.
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🍔 FOOD / DRINK
The MtSV bar has affordable beer, spirits, wine and non-alcoholic options - eg. $10 for a pint of Coopers.
Mission to Seafarers does not serve food, but you are welcome to bring food in with you. We have also collected a few menus from restaurants under 2 mins walk away which will be available to look at through the evening if you get peckish; please order directly from the restaurant, not from the MtSV bar.
Please do not bring in any alcoholic drinks - the staff are all volunteers, support the venue!
You are welcome to order takeaway to the venue if you would like to eat there, but please be respectful and throw any takeaway containers/mess into the bin after you've finished.
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🗺️ HOW TO GET THERE / ACCESSIBILITY
Mission to Seafarers Victoria building.
Address: 717 Flinders Street, Docklands
Nearby Public Transport:
- Stop 124 - Batman Park/Spencer St - Tram Routes: 12, 96, 109 (Wheelchair accessible)
- Stop D5 - South Wharf/Wurundjeri Way - Trams Routes: 70, 75, 30 (Wheelchair accessible)
- Southern Cross Station/Collins St bus stop (route 235)
Walking options:
- 7 -10 minute walk from Southern Cross (via Collins St & Batman Hill Dr OR Spencer & Flinders Sts)
- 20 minute walk down Flinders St from Flinders Street station
Parking:
- Care Park (671 Siddeley St, Docklands) - $14 p/hr
Map view of a possible tram/walking route from Southern Cross station.
Map view of tram/walking route from Flinders Street station.
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🚪 VENUE ENTRANCES
Front - Main entrance steps via Docklands Hwy / State Route 30
Side - Siddeley Street via side gate, past the garden.
Map view of the two entrances to Mission to Seafarers Victoria.
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🎮 GAME PLAYTESTING
Table space will be available to those who have used the form below. Those showcasing will have already received information on setup. Please contact Brooke if you have not received this!
Remember to bring the device you wish to play it on (eg. laptop, Switch) to set up in the specified playtesting area - spots will be labelled.
Thanks very much to those who have filled out the form and been so patient!
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📝 PLAYTEST FORM SIGNUP
We have one playtest meetup left for the year in November and it is filling up fast! There are still some spots left, but if you miss out you can always request for 2025.
Fill out this form to submit your game - be advised that availability each month is currently limited dependent on space/technology available per venue.
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❓ QUESTIONS
If you have any questions or feedback for this (or any other month!) please reach out to Brooke ([email protected]), or any of our lovely IGDAM committee volunteers via the Discord server listed below.
We look forward to seeing you there! 💜
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A friendly reminder, please do not attend the event if you feel unwell, and mask up where you can for the safety of other patrons.
Please respect the health and safety of our community.
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