Pizza & Pixels @ NFSA - July 2025
IMPORTANT NOTE: This session is at the National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) in Acton - click 'Get directions' below for a map
RSVP to come along, catch up and play local games. If you have a digital or tabletop project to playtest, book a Showcase Ticket and bring any gear you need to run it.
Pizza & Pixels is a safe, inclusive space. If you notice or experience harassment, please contact the organisers.
If you're experiencing financial hardship and want to attend the event, please contact us to arrange a free ticket.
CanDev and the NFSA may take photos and video recordings at the event. Please speak to the event organisers if you don't want to be photographed.
Sledgehammer Games are this month's Guest Speakers
Canberran developers from Sledgehammer Games (a studio that makes Call of Duty) have kindly offered to share their decades of experience with us. The team can cover topics including: art, design, code, engineering, and build pipelines (continuous integration, packaging and delivery).
Everything else at Pizza & Pixels will run as normal, with the SHG team speaking in a second room after our regular announcements. You can continue to playtest and network or duck into the talks, or a mix of both, moving between rooms.
On the night, you'll be able to hear from and chat with:
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Evyn Shuley - Expert Systems Designer
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Damon Rayner - Lead Technical Artist
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Adam Bryant - Principal Engineer
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Mike Timbrell - Director Build Engineering
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Dr Michelle McPartland - Technical Director Australia
Please make the most of this opportunity by coming with questions prepared - and check this discussion thread on our Discord to learn more about the team and their favourite topics.
Venue Access
Our event venue is the Gallery space at the National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA).
McCoy Cct is our main entry point and closest to parking. Liversidge St has the ramp, so may be best for anyone with heavy equipment or using a trolley.
NFSA staff will be present in the Foyer (on the McCoy Cct side of the building) to help direct you.
No need to check-in, just make your way directly to the Gallery via the courtyard.
Parking is free outside hours in the following areas:
Are you interested in showing a game?
We welcome digital and tabletop games for playtesting and showcasing! You can book a free Showcase Ticket for yourself and a helper.
You will need to bring all the gear you need to run your game e.g. computer, monitor, keyboard etc. CanDev will supply tables, chairs, and power cords.
As part of booking your ticket you can submit a screenshot/image from your game which we will use in the announcement slides.
Testing & Tagging (Last Free Session)
In the coming months, we will start to require that all devices used at P&P are tested & tagged.
Bring your chargers/plugs/devices along to P&P for testing and tagging, courtesy of the NFSA - they'll be doing more in future, but this is the last time it's free.
If you can't bring them this time, there will be other opportunities in the future, but be aware you'll need anything you plug in at the venue tested and tagged.
NFSA technical staff will be available in the Gallery at the start of the event to provide testing and tagging.
Location
National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA)
McCoy Cct, Acton ACT 2601
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