Chris Arneil
@chrisarneil.bsky.social
professional(?) video game archivist @ the national film and sound archive of australia
You can learn more about Ludolio at our website, www.ludolio.com We're live, online at USYD and UniMelb, and ready launch at your library!
Ludolio - The platform helping libraries lend games
Ludolio, the platform helping libraries lend games
ludolio.com
Marcus Carter@marcuscarter.com · 2w agoI have created a new account for posting about @ludolio.com (our new platform that lets students access digital games for free through their university library). Please give it a follow!
📣 Hey Australian gamemakers! Screen Australia's round of games grants close in 3 days! A reminder to get your applications in! 🫶 🛠 Games Production Fund - up to $100,000 🎨 Emerging Gamemakers Fund - up to $30,000 📆 Applications close Thu 27 Aug, 5pm (AEST) 👉 screenaustralia.gov.au/fund/?catego...
Hi! I just launched a new three month DOS jam! Don't have enough free time to contribute to a standard game jam? This one's E X T E N D E D. Please feel free to join in, even (especially!) if you have no experience! It's a very casual vibe, and there are even a few assets to help start you off!
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A game jam from 2026-08-31 to 2026-12-01 hosted by Emmfoolery. It's time for another three month DOS jam! This is a casual, lighthearted jam, to encourage skill-building, community links, and the crea...
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sorry about that, you used “archive” as a verb and I briefly dissociated. happens all the time, please go on
I make an appearance in this episode but don’t listen for that, listen instead for the extended uncut audio of @philsalv.bsky.social preparing and drinking pizza-flavoured tea.
Video Game History Foundation@gamehistoryorg.bsky.social · 4w agoA Patreon-exclusive bonus episode of the Video Game History Hour podcast - Phil brings us some casual catch-up chats with various folks at The Strong Museum of Play’s Save the Games Digital Preservation Symposium: https://www.patreon.com/gamehistoryorg/posts/vghh-bonus-161-5-166400079
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CONTINUE Magazine@continuemag.bsky.social · 4w agoBIG DAY. Pledge Manager is open which means, if you missed out on our campaign, this is the **last chance** to get Issue 01 at the Kickstarter price! We're really proud of what we've been able to put together with a stacked list of writers and illustrators. www.kickstarter.com/projects/con...
Canberran devs, check out the Screen Canberra MIGW Delegation and apply! You can join me in Melbourne this October. We'll cover as many of your event tickets as we can, including GCAP and PAX. I'll show you the ropes, introduce you to folks, help you make the most of a busy week. Details below 👇
Interactive Games and Entertainment Association (IGEA)@igea.bsky.social · 3mo agoAnother MIGW delegation has been announced! This time Screen Canberra will select up to 4 delegates to support at Melbourne International Games Week (MIGW) 2026. EOI's will close 8 July 2026 - Apply here! https://screencanberra.com.au/initiatives/migw-2026-delegation/
Submissions to the National Cultural Policy close next Sunday 24 May. We need as many studios, gamemakers and sector support organisations to put in submissions. Freeplay's helpful guide on making a submission can be found here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
2026 05 - National Cultural Policy submission drive
Games and play sector National Cultural Policy submission drive brought to you by your mates at Freeplay 💞 Instructions We need as many studios, gamemakers and sector support organisations to put in s...
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lol someone on Reddit made the Nirvanna the Band Update Day video but only with games currently on the Nintendo Switch Online service. www.reddit.com/r/nirvannath...
Signal boosting!! If you make games or like supporting local games now is the time to ADVOCATE for that via the National Cultural Policy! Submit a statement - tell them you make/love games and WHY it’s so important that games be supported. I’ve attached a link! www.arts.gov.au/what-we-do/n...
arts.gov.au
Please enjoy this unearthed footage from inside the Hyper magazine offices from the year 2000 (Sonic Shuffle went on to receive a 72) www.nfsa.gov.au/collection/i...
Hyper
This clip features a collab between Hyper and FOX Kids, where young audiences scored a glimpse into the workplace of Australia's longest-running gaming magazine.
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Australia’s National Film and Sound Archive acquires world’s first licensed Star Wars pinball machine. https://bit.ly/4bmCtmw
The NFSA recently acquired all five of the only mass-produced Australian pinball machines ever made (including the world’s first Star Wars licensed machine!) Nice piece from @gdig.bsky.social on the story behind them.
Iconic Australian-made pinball machines preserved for generations to come
Five pinball machines, including the first licensed Star Wars unit, have been saved from the scrap heap and will eventually be made available for the public to play at a special exhibition.
abc.net.au
Oh, uh! Hello! This is CONTINUE. We're a defiant, new videogames magazine. We have assembled an incredible roster of talented creatives, writers, artists and illustrators to build Issue 01 of our new magazine. We launched our Kickstarter today! www.kickstarter.com/projects/con...
CONTINUE: A Defiant, New Videogames Magazine
Bringing together journalists, devs and artists, CONTINUE celebrates and interrogates videogame culture, creativity and community
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Check out the line up for ALT GAMES April 18-19 in Sydney!! We have Shuhei Yoshida, Alanah Pearce and Billy Basso as our keynote speakers!!! Come 👍 powerhouse.com.au/program/alt-...
Calling artists with content on Floppies or CD-ROMs*!! The Digital Heritage Lab is sharing access to our specialist disk imaging equipment. We will show you how to preserve your obsolete disks* (CD-ROMs, Floppies, Zips). The #AusEAASI website has details: auseaasi.org/artist-outre...
Artist Outreach | The Australian Emulation Network
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New book now coming out very soon. Next month!
Brendan Keogh@brkeogh.bsky.social · last yr.BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT! @mahliann.bsky.social, @marcuscarter.com, and myself have combined our collective brains and written a wide-reaching introduction to the complex and interdisciplinary field of Game Studies in this forthcoming book for Polity. www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...
Please consider submitting to this conference if you're a community preservationist! The first Save the Games was a terrific place for the industry and community to meet together on their work
Andrew Borman@borman.bsky.social · 8mo agoSave the Games 2.0 Call for Papers is open! The symposium will be held at The Strong in Rochester, NY on July 29 and 30. The deadline for submissions if February 20, 2026! www.museumofplay.org/save-the-gam...
📣 Exciting news, everyone! Screen Canberra has announced a new games fund!! 🎉🎉🎉 I was pleased to hear all about it yesterday and provide a quote to be included in the announcement article Join us for Pizza & Pixels on Wednesday to learn more!
Interactive Games and Entertainment Association (IGEA)@igea.bsky.social · 9mo agoIGEA is delighted to hear that Screen Canberra, in partnership with the ACT Government, has announced the Canberra Screen and Games Fund. Devs in the ACT will be able to access targeted investment for both early stage dev work, and for full scale production. https://ow.ly/iSY950XBEpu
We’re so freaking back. Videogames. Board games. Role playing games. I wanna show case you at ALT: GAMES 2026! Submit in the cheeky link. Successful applications will be paid an honorarium. If you love me, please read the webpage. All the info is there. Link: powerhouse.com.au/alt-games-ca...
Screen Australia is doing a massive research project on the current state of the screen and games industries in Australia. Local devs, please consider taking the time to complete their survey survey.alchemer.com/s3/8573365/S...
Screen Currency 2025 — Screen and Games Industry Survey
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So, today I'm announcing a new book project... and doing a call for papers: crpgbook.wordpress.com/2025/10/31/t... It's an anthology of video game history outside the usual US perspective - an accessible & exciting panorama of different realities - and I'll pay 300 USD per article. Please share :)
The Video Game History Expansion Pack – Pitch your story
Today I’m putting my money where my mouth is and launching a new project — a book focused on game history outside of the usual North American perspectives.
crpgbook.wordpress.com
Reminder to Australian devs that @sifterhq.bsky.social does the lord's work every year by compiling every single Australian-made videogame they can find. You can submit your 2025 releases here: www.sifter.com.au/add-my-game-...
Add my game to SIFTER's Australian Made Games List
Have you released a game made in Australia this year? Use this form to let us know
sifter.com.au
The latest Video Game History Hour podcast talks to Dr. Stephanie Harkin, lecturer at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, about her research on video games in girls’ lifestyle magazines like Girl Gamer & Total Girl: gamehistory.org/episode-141-...
Episode 141: Hidden Advertising of Feminine Games | Video Game History Foundation
Phil Salvador interviews Dr. Stephanie Harkin, lecturer at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) School of Design Games Program in Australia, about her research on femininity in gaming, p...
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