Australia has a reputation for one of the highest rates of piracy in the world. There are reasons for this, like regions on DVDs and …
PAX Australia
Moral Kombat: Ethical Choices in Games
PAX Australia 2016 featured a full schedule of kick-ass panels. I managed to catch several and recorded this one on ethical choices in games with …
Accessibility for Gamers with Disabilities
PAXAus2016 featured a number of panels on diversity including this panel on accessibility for gamers with disabilities. The panel features five highly knowledgeable industry specialists …
PAXAus2016 Cosplay photos
On the first weekend of November 2016, PAXAus2016 — Australia’s PAX gaming expo — took over the Melbourne Convention Centre, featuring games, cosplay and panels …
Vaxcards
Dean and Adam developed a new card game called Vaxcards to educate people about diseases and immunisation. Nalini Haynes met them at PAXAus2016, interviewed them …
PAXAus2016 day 1 round up
Thanks to PAXAus for a great day 1 of the 2016 gaming expo. I enjoyed it although I was working. To be able to say …
PAXAus2016 has started
I’m definitely in the right place 🕵🏻 #paxaus2016 it all starts now! A photo posted by Nalini Haynes (@dark_matter_zine) on Nov 2, 2016 at 7:01pm PDT …
More Than A Game: Playing for Mental Health & Wellbeing
A large hall was at 100% capacity. I think they may have turned away people because this panel was so popular. Who wouldn’t want to …
PAX Australia: Actually it’s about ethnics in games journalism
I mis-read the title. I thought this panel was about ETHICS in games journalism and expected a panel about GamerGate and real ethics. This panel …
“Sick Heroes Explore representation of illness”: PAX Australia
One of my favorite features of PAX Australia is the panel stream. I attended a few panels this year and this one stands out in …
PAX Australia 2015 cosplay, displays and panel photos
PAXAus2015 is Australia’s stand-out expo of all things gaming and many things geek. Halloween weekend saw many cosplayers, game creators and musicians gathering for the …
“Disability and computer games” at PAX Australia
This panel of computer games industry professionals discussed disability and gaming: what games were good and why; some games presented barriers they were not able …
“Teaching computer games developers” with Jonathan Strugnell and Sebastian Perri
At PAX Australia 2014, the minion and Nalini talked to Sebastian Perri and Jonathan Strugnell. They taught computer games developers. This is that interview… AIE …
PAX Australia 2014 Cosplay
PAX Australia attracted diverse cosplayers. Sadly, on Friday my camera battery died. On Saturday I had a backup battery but too many other things on …
PAX Australia 2014: Magic the gathering
by Nalini Haynes The minion and I are looking for some genuine 2 player games; so many of what we’ve tried say 2 or more …