✨THIS MONTH✨

We're at Mission To Seafarers Victoria as usual! If it's your first time heading there, directions and venue details are listed further down.

This will be our LAST showcase & talk meetup for the year! It's been wild, and we want to thank you all for your incredible support. Seeing the community grow and connect with each other month after month has been amazing, and we hope that it has been of some help throughout these grim times.

Don't forget: keep your calendars free for Sunday 14th December, as we'll be having our Annual End of Year Celebration event to close out 2025 and enjoy some outdoor ambience.
 

NOVEMBER'S TALK 

'DIALOGUE IS WAR: Stuff I Learned While Writing 'The Drifter''

Dave shares tips he picked up on how to wrangle a bunch of words into an engaging, award winning narrative that'll keep players glued to the screen.
 

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Dave Lloyd's been making games for two decades- from hobbyist through the industry meat-grinder and out the other side into the indie space. Half of two-man team Powerhoof, he's joining us off the back of winning multiple AGDAs - including the Excellence in Narrative Award, and Game of the Year - for their pulp adventure thriller, The Drifter - released on 17th July this year.

⏱️If you are arriving after 7pm, please limit noise as you enter the Main Hall. If you are not attending the talk, please move to one of the other spaces in the venue.

🕒 DURATION / VENUE AREAS

Meetup schedule is as follows:

• 6.30pm- Meetup starts: bar is open, games are ready to play in the Celia Room.
• 7.00pm- Talk begins! Head to the Main Hall to listen.
• 7.30pm- Talk concludes, return to mingling!
• 8.30pm onwards- Games Showcase begins to wind down. Bar service will continue until the venue closes between 9.30pm ~ 10.30pm

For the evening we will have access to the Main Hall, Beer Garden (courtyard/rear garden) and Celia Room (showcase space) and Billiard Room, but please be respectful of any other patrons who are sharing the space.

Accessible bathrooms can be found past the bar toward ‘The Dome’.

Smokers/vapers please abide by any venue signage in place.

🍔 FOOD / DRINK

MtSV does not serve food, but welcomes BYO meals and allows you to order food to the venue. The bar has affordable beer, spirits, wine and non-alcoholic options - eg. $10 for a pint of Coopers.

Your ticket includes a drink token which you can redeem at the bar; please check your ticket type and have it ready to scan at the front entrance on arrival.

Note: Please be respectful and clear any takeaway containers/mess into a bin after you've finished.

🗺️ HOW TO GET THERE

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 (Bus 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.

🚪 VENUE ENTRANCES

Front - Main entrance steps via Docklands Hwy / State Route 30

Side - Accessible entrance via Siddeley Street side gate, past the garden. If using this entrance, please head to the foyer near the front to get your ticket scanned.

Map view of the two entrances to Mission to Seafarers Victoria.

📝 SHOWCASE SIGNUP

That's a wrap for 2025! Want to playtest your game project in January 2026?
The form for next year will be posted on our Discord or shared via our newsletter as we approach the new year - please keep an eye out, and we appreciate your patience as our volunteers take a well-deserved rest!

The Showcase is a great way to get playtesting feedback and advice from other devs and practice sharing your game in a safe space. Use the time to ask for advice, solve problems, practice presenting or just stress-test your game!)

We love to receive submissions for anything of the following in development:

• Prototypes
• Alpha builds 
• Vertical slices
• Paper prototypes
• Board/card/TTRPGs, social games

If you have any questions, reach out to showcase@igdamelbourne.au, or in the general chat on the IGDAM Discord.

❓ QUESTIONS

If you have any questions or feedback feel free to reach out to us on the IGDAM Discord server, or if you have specific questions on the following, email us at:

hello@igdamelbourne.au - General enquiries
showcase@igdamelbourne.au - Showcase-related questions/feedback
venue@igdamelbourne.au - Venue-specific questions & meetup info
talk@igdamelbourne.au - Submit your talks here

Or chat to one of the volunteers at the event!

We look forward to seeing you there. 💜

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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