Pizza & Pixels @ NFSA - September 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.
This month's Guest Speaker is Mark Schramm, with 'Charting the Course of 'Starship Home': Designing Mixed Reality's First Narrative Adventure'
Mixed Reality creates a fun backdrop for many experiences, but can this medium support narrative games?
Starship Home is the first feature-length narrative MR game that not only plays out within the player's own four walls, but actively invites the player to take them to new worlds.
In this talk, industry veteran Mark Schramm, who has previously worked on titles such as SUPERHOT VR, explains how the audience can approach Mixed Reality to utilize its strengths and create compelling narrative experiences in an ever changing personal environment that oftentimes competes for the players attention. Learn about the various iterations the game has gone through and how they have evolved as the studio has gained a deeper understanding on blurring the lines between multiple realities.
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 until 7pm
All electrical devices used at P&P are required to have been tested & tagged.
If you need to use devices to showcase your game and they aren't already tested & tagged, tagging is available from the NFSA on the night for a separate charge. These tags last 12 months! Please book and pay for your testing & tagging via the NFSA ticketing platform. (You'll still need to book your Showcase ticket here, too!)
Location
National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA)
McCoy Cct, Acton ACT 2601
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