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It gathers artists, designers, programmers, writers, gamers, creators, games critics, games academics and students to celebrate the art form of independent games and the culture around them.Freeplay is funded primarily through arts grants. Past and present sponsors include Australia Council for the Arts, Film Victoria, Victoria State Government, City of Melbourne, Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI), and RMIT University.With the aim of celebrating game making as arts practice, Freeplay has consistently aligned itself with the arts, and over the years has partnered with arts organisations such as Australian Centre for the Moving Image, State Library Victoria, Next Wave Festival, Wheeler Centre, Federation Square, Arts Centre Melbourne, National Gallery of Victoria, City of Melbourne, Arts House, National Young Writers’ Festival, and more.[2]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4The current director of Freeplay is Chad Toprak (2017\u2013).[3] Previous directors have included Dan Golding (2014\u20132017),[4] Katie Williams and Harry Lee Shang Lun (2013\u20132014),[5] Paul Callaghan and Eve Penford-Dennis (2008\u20132012).[6] The founding directors of Freeplay were Katherine Neil and Marcus Westbury.[7]Table of ContentsHistory[edit]Freeplay Festival[edit]Freeplay Parallels[edit]Freeplay Awards[edit]See also[edit]External links[edit]References[edit]History[edit]The Freeplay Independent Games Festival began in 2004 as Next Wave Festival’s three-day-long Melbourne-based indie games conference ‘Free Play’, to celebrate independent game development and games culture. Since then, it has run in a variety of formats and venues across Melbourne.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4In 2009, Freeplay hosted its first festival away from Next Wave, and rebranded itself from ‘Free Play: The Next Wave Independent Game Developers Conference’ into ‘Freeplay Independent Games Festival’. Since 2009, Freeplay events have generally run annually.In 2014, inspired by Venus Patrol’s alternative E3 press conference Horizon, Freeplay introduced Parallels, a one-night event that serves as a counterpart to the main Freeplay festival. It takes place as part of Melbourne International Games Week, and highlights “unique, experimental, personal, and culturally significant games” made in the region. Parallels “is notable for providing the public first looks at games that would go on to be global gaming phenomena,”[8] including Untitled Goose Game, Necrobarista, Florence, Paperbark, Heavenly Bodies, the Frog Detective series, Unpacking, and Cult of the Lamb.In 2015, Freeplay held, for the first time, both a multi-day Freeplay festival (10\u201319 April 2015) and a Parallels event (24 October 2015).2020 and 2021 saw a virtual festival take place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For the online Parallels showcases, Freeplay created an online pixel art version of the event’s in-person venue, The Capitol, called The Zone, described by Kotaku as “a pixel-art version of an art gallery, except its for video games and you\u2019re doing the whole thing through your browser.”[9]In 2022, Parallels took place at RMIT, marking Freeplay’s return to in-person events.Freeplay Festival[edit]DateThemeKeynote Speaker(s)Venue21\u201323 May 2004[1](As part of Next Wave Festival: ‘Unpopular Culture’)Harvey SmithThe World Wing Chun Kung Fu Association3rd Floor, 96 Flinders Street, Melbourne15\u201317 July 2005Greg Costikyan, Kieron GillenAustralian Centre for the Moving Image18 August 2007Jonathan Blow[10]Australian Centre for the Moving Image14\u201315 August 2009[11]Petri Purho[12]State Library Victoria14\u201315 August 2010Play Is Everywhere[13]Brandon Boyer, Adam Saltsman[13]State Library Victoria17\u201321 August 2011[14]HandmadeNo keynoteState Library Victoria19\u201323 September 2012[15]Chaos and Grace[15]Mare Sheppard, Morgan JaffitState Library Victoria25\u201329 September 2013[16]Volume of Revolution[17]Erin Robinson, Steve SwinkState Library Victoria10\u201319 April 2015[18]Austin WintoryAustralian Centre for the Moving Image22\u201327 May 2018[19]Intersections[20]Zuraida Buter, Auriea Harvey and Micha\u00ebl SamynAustralian Centre for the Moving Image7\u201312 May 2019[21]Introspection[22]Hannah Nicklin, Richard LemarchandRMIT University10-14 June 2020[23]Belonging[24]Bahiyya KhanOnline (due to COVID-19 pandemic)8-13 June 2021[25]Soft Voices, Loud Roars[26]Squinky, Zedeck SiewOnline (due to COVID-19 pandemic)Freeplay Parallels[edit]DateGameCreatorVenue201418 October 2014[27]Push Me Pull YouHouse HouseAustralian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI)Gonubie HotelBoootAction Painting ProIan MacLartyMagister LudiChristy Deny, Marigold Bartlett, Trevor Dikes, Cameron OwenMovement Study 1Sam Crisp, Marigold Bartlett, Jamie Anderson, Adrienne Owen, Alexander PerrinFUTUREVOXIMAGINARIUMDOTEXEBen Weatherall, Jason BakkerMagenta SunsetSpacethingImpromptu GamesProvision Supply CatAlexander PerrinBush BashSK GamesCTRL_CODAJosh Cousins, Maize Wallin, Sine Morris, Amani Naseem201524 October 2015[28]Knuckle SandwichAndrew BrophyAustralian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI)Undercity_DiscotechChalk in RainVertex MeadowIan MacLartyProject Ven (later renamed Necrobarista)Joe Liu, Ngoc Vu, Kevin ChenBroken SoundsLee Shang Lun, Amani Naseem, Harrison SmithUntitled ProjectMarigold Bartlett, Lizzie BartlettIntergalactic Space PrincessIzzy Gramp, Laura StokesPolymodal ArcadeAndrew TrevillianPaperbarkNina Bennett, Kael Jessup, Terry Burdak, Ryan Boulton201726 October 2017[29]Wayward StrandGhost PatternRMIT UniversityTotem TellerGrinning PicklePutty PalsHarmonious GamesOfficeBots: Reality BytesFutureStateMachineRoad TripDo You RememberJoanna TranA Moment Between UsRuby Simpson, Aaron WilliamsSandstormReapPlanetariumDaniel LinssenIt Will Be HardHien PhamFlorenceMountainsAction LoopPlayReactiveUntitled Goose GameHouse House201825 October 2018[30]RiseDakoda BarkerRMIT UniversityUnpackingWren Brier, Tim DawsonPigeon GameLeura Smithif not usRuqiyah PatelSign In \/ Sign OutTegan WebbNovenaTouch MelbourneCecile Richard, Andrew GleesonDesert ChildOscar BrittainSIMULACRALeeYing FooDead Static DriveMike BlackneyVignettesPol Clarissou201910 October 2019[31]Paint GameMax MyersThe Capitol TheatreDollhouseOlivia HaynesI Must Reach the TopEvery Brick LaidFenrelianiaNeed 4e+9 SpeedKalonica Quigley, Jason BakkerHeavenly Bodies2pt InteractiveThe Library of BabbleDemi Sch\u00e4nzel\u0633\u0627\u064a\u0628\u0631 \u062a\u0635\u0648\u0641 Cyber TasawwufMohamed ChamasAcrylicLucy MorrisMutazioneDie Gute FabrikWay to the WoodsAnthony TanFrog Detective 2: The Case of the Invisible WizardWorm Club20208 October 2020[32]DapMelting ParrotOnline (due to COVID-19 pandemic)Umurangi GenerationORIGAME DIGITALStreet Tape GamesHelen KwokSpiritwellDavid ChenCompletely Stretchy and Uncomfortably StickyDaniel FergusonWebbedRiley Nevillevariations on the word ghostShastra DeoThe Stranger Next DoorFae DauntShort Creepy Tales: 7PMCellar Vault Games20217 October 2021[33]A Long GoodbyeDana McKayOnline (due to COVID-19 pandemic)MonomythBilly DentBlueberryMellow GamesAn Altogether Different RiverAaron LimSoup PotChikon ClubWhere the Snow SettlesMyriad Games StudioCult of the LambMassive Monster20226 October 2022[34]Mars First LogisticsShape ShopRMIT UniversityFuture FolkloreGuckGubbinsStudio FollyWizard ChessSong of the FaeTWO PMLetters to ArrallaPink CloudsIsopod: A Webbed StorySbugBits and BopsTempo LabsConscriptCatchweight StudioFrog Detective 3: Corruption at Cowboy CountyWorm ClubFreeplay Awards[edit]YearAwards[35]2010Best Australian Game: Jolly RoverBest Design in a Game: Up Down ReadyBest On-Paper Design: iCrazy ManBest Art in a Game: Captain Forever (Series)Best Concept Art: ExodusBest Technical Innovation: ColourbindBest Game Writing: TransumerBest Audio: Train ConductorBest International Game: Last Hope2011Best Australian Game: AntichamberBest International Game: The SwapperBest Design: AntichamberBest On-Paper Design: Dead EyeBest Art: WarcoBest Concept Art: FiroBest Technical Innovation: KingsprayBest Game Writing: MacGuffin\u2019s CurseBest Audio: Solar 22012Best Australian Game: SticketsBest Design in a Game: They Love YouBest International Game: SpliceBest Art in a Game: ToyboxBest Concept Art: PeledaBest Audio in a Game: Lunar FlightBest Technical Innovation: AutomationBest Writing in a Game: Flatland: Fallen Angle2013Best Game: FramedDesign: FramedVisual Art: The Paper FoxAudio Design: ParticularsNarrative: ParticularsTechnical Innovation: TurnoverNon-Digital: Outside These City WallsPeople\u2019s Choice: Turnover20152018The Freeplay Award: The Catacombs of SolarisExcellence in Design: DissemblerExcellence in Visual Art: PaperbarkExcellence in Audio: FlorenceExcellence in Narrative: Bound By BloodNon-Digital Game Award: {}Micro-Game Award: RiseExperimental Game Award: Thomas Bowker\u2019s DrawStudent Game Award: LacunaAcross The Ditch Award: Echo Grotto2019The Freeplay Award: New Ice YorkExcellence in Design: JUMPGRIDExcellence in Visual Art: NecrobaristaExcellence in Audio: Skyward JourneyExcellence in Narrative: The Haunted Island, a Frog Detective GameNon-Digital Game Award: Edible Games CookbookMicro-Game Award: NovenaExperimental Game Award: The Common CampfireStudent Game Award: Pigeon GameAcross The Ditch Award: Toripon \u9ce5\u30dd\u30f32020The Freeplay Award: A Hand with Many FingersExcellence in Design: ColestiaExcellence in Visual Art: Endless ScrollExcellence in Audio: UnfamiliarExcellence in Narrative: Life Tastes Like CardboardNon-Digital Game Award: The Outer WhorlsMicro-Game Award: Something Looks WeirdExperimental Game Award: If We Were Allowed to VisitStudent Game Award: Ascent of Grob’s DomainAcross The Ditch Award: Leap of Leaf2021The Freeplay Award: Umurangi GenerationExcellence in Design: WebbedExcellence in Visual Art: Completely Stretchy and Uncomfortably StickyExcellence in Audio: MealmatesExcellence in Narrative: A Long GoodbyeNon-Digital Game Award: The Lighthouse at the Edge of the UniverseMicro-Game Award: Under a Star Called SunExperimental Game Award: Neon Cyborg Cat ClubStudent Game Award: The SnowgardensAcross The Ditch Award: Before We LeaveSee also[edit]External links[edit]References[edit]^ a b “Free Play: NextWave Independent Game Developer Conference – tsumea”. 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