ALT: Sessions

Name: ALT: Sessions
Start: 2026-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2026-04-19T05:30:00.000Z
Location: PHIVE

Ended 19 Apr 2026

6 sessions

10amSat18 April 202611.30amSat18 April 20262.30pmSat18 April 202610amSun19 April 202612.30pmSun19 April 20262.30pmSun19 April 2026

$10

$10Standard

PHIVE, Civic Gallery, Level 4

On Dharug Land

PHIVE, Civic Gallery, Level 4

5 Parramatta Sq, Parramatta NSW 2150

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ALT: Sessions is a series of talks and workshops for game enthusiasts and emerging developers to gain industry knowledge from leaders in the games industry. Each workshop engages audiences in game making and adjacent practices.

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Sessions

Benjamin Ee, The Illustration Technique

10am Saturday 18 April

Acclaimed artist Benjamin Ee, Art Director at Summerfall Studios and an artist for Magic the Gathering, will share his illustration techniques and practices that can be applied across all creative mediums.

Recommended for ages 16+

Jessica Shipard, Colour Matters: Creating Evocative Palettes for Indie Games

11.30am Saturday 18 April

Jessica Shipard, designer and co-founder of Studio Folly, will demonstrate her approach to building memorable and unique colour schemes in a workshop for creatives, drawing from her award-winning works Gubbins, Real-Bird Fake-Bird and Dogpile.

Recommended for ages 16+

Liz Palmer and Dan Potra: Outfit to Identity: Building Characters for Creative Mediums

2.30pm Saturday 18 April

Award winning designers Liz Palmer and Dan Potra will explore the process of games development from ideation to final design, demonstrating how to create visually distinctive characters for your works. Presented with the Australian Production Design Guild.

Recommended for ages 16+

Riot Games Sydney: Game Dev: Getting in, staying in, and making a career

10am Sunday 19 April

Game professionals from award-winning global studio Riot Games will discuss their diverse pathways in the industry, and share the essential knowledge and skills that have powered their careers.

All ages

Carla Dobbie and Patrik Jarlestam: Musical World Building for Two Very Different Games

12.30pm Sunday 19 April

Composers Carla Dobbie and Patrik Jarlestam will share insights into how they built worlds through their soundtracks for two games: Valheim and Deliver At All Costs. Examining the challenges posed by each game design, Dobbie and Jarlestam will explain how they enriched and communicated two distinct game designers’ visions to create whole and immersive experiences.

Recommended for ages 16+

Shuhei Yoshida — What Makes an Indie Game Successful?

2.30pm Sunday 19 April

Renowned Tokyo-based software developer and former Sony Interactive Entertainment veteran Shuhei Yoshida will share his knowledge of what elevates a game for players versus what can hinder it, drawing from his decades of industry experience.

Recommended for ages 16+

You can see Shuhei Yoshida in conversation on Saturday with games thought leader Alanah Pearce discussing his career at PlayStation.