UNLEASH YOuR PASSION FOR PLAY THIS SuMMER AT SLQ

5 Jan 14 Apr 2013 State Library of Queensland & The Edge www.slq.qld.gov.au/whats-on

GARAGE GAMER

Discover Queenslands best video and mobile games, and play your way through workshops, lms, talks and special events.

5 Jan 14 Apr MonThu 10am6pm | FriSun 10am5pm SLQ Gallery, level 2 | Free
Garage Gamer at SLQ is Queenslands rst games space exclusively dedicated to local game lovers and game makers. Drop in and play your way through the latest and greatest video and mobile games Queensland has to offer. Grab yourself an iPad, jump on a PC, or hook yourself into our Big Play screen and ex those gaming muscles. Each station is pre-loaded with some of hottest games available, and will be updated regularly with new releases. Also on the agenda a gaming program packed full of workshops, talks, lms and special events to get you thinking, creating, and living games! #grggmr

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CREATIVE WORKSHOPS
The Edge Games Lab
811 Jan, 12noon6pm | The Edge $150, bookings slqedge.eventbrite.com

Game On: the elements of gaming workshops

Saturdays, 12noon3pm | SLQ Gallery, level 2 Free, bookings slq.eventbrite.com

Create your very own computer game with the support of a professional game design team in this four day program.

Learn about the art and craft of game making. Come to one session or join them all. 2 Mar 9 Mar 16 Mar 23 Mar Games and game design Writing stories for games Art and characters for games Games and audio

DIY Arcade Games Cabinet

Sat 19 Jan, 2 & 9 Feb, 1pm4pm | Lab 2, The Edge $197, bookings slqedge.eventbrite.com

Crowd-funding your game

Wed 23 Jan, 6pm7pm | SLQ Gallery, level 2 Free, bookings slq.eventbrite.com

Design, customise, construct and detail your very own retro-arcade cabinet in this three-part workshop.

Presented by brIGDA and QUT Precincts Game On Program.

Cosplay costume making workshop

Sun 13 & 20 Jan, 3 Feb, 1pm4pm | Lab 2, The Edge $150, bookings slqedge.eventbrite.com

Drawing stories into games workshop

For ages 612 | Sat 5 Jan, 2 Feb & 2 Mar, 10am1pm SLQ Gallery, level 2 | Free, no bookings required

Realise your cosplay fantasies in this three-part workshop offering you the chance to design and create your own superhero or game character costume.

Draw and tell a story for our in-residence game designer and programmer to turn into an interactive game.
Presented by brIGDA and QUT Precincts Game On Program.

Have a brilliant game in mind but need funds to get things moving? Join Alex Norton, creator of the Kickstarter-funded Malevolence RPG, as he takes you through the ins and outs of crowdfunding your game.

The future of Queenslands game scene Converplaytions

Tue 11 Dec, 29 Jan, 26 Feb, 12 Mar, & 9 Apr, 6pm7.30pm The Edge Auditorium & SLQ Gallery, level 2 $10, bookings slqedge.eventbrite.com Wed 6 Feb, 6pm7pm | SLQ Gallery, level 2 Free, bookings slq.eventbrite.com

Arcade games with Gordon Moyes

Wed 16 Jan, 10am12pm & 13pm Schools (years 1012): Wed 13 Mar, 10am12noon SLQ Gallery, level 2 | Free, bookings slq.eventbrite.com

Scratch games workshops

For ages 812: Sat 9 Feb, Wed 3 Apr & Wed 10 Apr For ages 1216: Sat 9 Mar, Thu 4 Apr & Thu 11 Apr 10am1pm | Training Room, level 1 $32, bookings slq.eventbrite.com

Join one of Brisbanes leading game developers as he shows you how to create a simple arcadeinspired game. Break the rules, go crazy with design, or simply recreate a classic.
Presented by Grifth University Film School.

Learn how to use the free software Scratch to create your own a-mazing game!
Parental/carer supervision not required.

Mobile game app workshop

Thu 21 & Fri 22 Feb, 10am5pm | SLQ Gallery, level 2 $50, bookings slq.eventbrite.com

Gamestar Mechanic schools workshops

For years 610 | Mon 11 Wed 13 Feb, 9.30am2pm SLQ Gallery, level 2 | Free, bookings slq.eventbrite.com

Discover how game theory is embedded in our everyday life. Hear from the women who are using alternate reality games to create richer learning experiences and take a tour through the ages, exploring gaming in all its guises.

Whats in store for Queenslands game developers and where do we t in the Australian context and the international playing eld? Our panel of industry experts tell us the future looks promising come along and nd out why.

Best apps for kids

Sat 16 Feb, 10.30am11.30am & 2.30pm3.30pm SLQ Gallery, level 2 | Free, bookings slq.eventbrite.com

Game Changers In Conversation with Queensland Entrepreneur Shainiel Deo

Wed 20 Mar, 6pm8pm | SLQ Auditorium 1, level 2 Free, bookings slq.eventbrite.com

From artwork and graphic design, to programming, narrative, and soundtrack, this detailed two day workshop takes you through both the development and publishing of a mobile game.

Bring the class to SLQ for game-based quests and courses to help you learn game design and make your own video games.

When it comes to quality apps and games for young children, the iTunes store can seem like a Wild West of options. Literacy experts, parents and game developers share their tips for the best free and paid apps available for children aged 28.

Gamestar Mechanic online workshop for teachers

Mon 11 Feb, 3.30pm4.15pm | Online Free, bookings slq.eventbrite.com

Learn how to run a games design workshop in your classroom using the Gamestar Mechanic toolkit, developed by Designminds.org.au

Hear from Shainiel Deo, CEO of Halfbrick Studios, the company responsible for creating Fruit Ninja, one of the most successful apps of all time. Shainiel also serves on the Board of the Game Developers Association of Australia (GDAA) and was formerly the President of Electronic Games Queensland.
A Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame initiative presented by SLQ, QUT Business School and the Queensland Library Foundation.

Scoring health points with games

Wed 6 Mar, 6pm7pm | SLQ Gallery, level 2 Free, bookings slq.eventbrite.com

Explore some of the creative ways different industries and users are adapting games for some serious health outcomes. An ideal session for people working in health, education, and social welfare sectors looking for inspirational ways to utilise games.

Sundays in Feb, 2pm | SLQ Auditorium 1, level 2 | Free

Spare a thought for the poor souls that inhabit the world of video games as we bring you a month of games inspired lms. Do you wish to continue?...

Resident game maker

Saturdays 5 Jan 30 Mar, 10am1pm SLQ Gallery, level 2 | Free, no bookings required

7bit Hero concert and album launch

Sat 2 Mar, 7pm9pm | SLQ Gallery, level 2 $20, bookings slq.eventbrite.com

3 Feb

Drop by Garage Gamer on a Saturday morning and play with our resident game makers! Visit the website for special guest appearance dates.

Level Up games nights

Fri 11 Jan, 8 Feb, 8 Mar & 12 Apr, 6pm9pm SLQ Gallery, level 2 | Free, bookings slq.eventbrite.com

Pop-bit band 7bit Hero turns your smart phone into a joystick you control a character in the multi-player game projected behind the band. Your opponents are somewhere in the crowd, and the band is playing the soundtrack. Play along with 7bit Hero as they launch their debut EP We Eat Loot EP.

The Cabin in the Woods (MA15+, 2011) A group of teens are besieged by forces beyond their control in a remote cabin. Are they unfortunate characters in yet another horror movie, or are there unseen, manipulating hands at play?

Stay up late at the library on the second Friday of each month! Join us for play-offs, meet-ups, demos, and music and be the rst to play the hottest new games. Start the weekend with play! A cash bar will be available.

Indie game developer day-away

Sat 16 Mar, 10am-5pm | SLQ Gallery, level 2 Free, no bookings required

10 Feb Tommy (M, 1975) A rock opera of dizzying spectacle, this story of a blind, deaf, mute pinball wizard must be seen to be believed! Featuring The Who, Elton John, Tina Turner and a host of others. 17 Feb The Raid (MA15+, 2011) In the slums of Jakarta, a crack SWAT team must ght their way through a seemingly endless hi-rise teeming with lethal adversaries. With jaw-dropping martial arts and concussive action, The Raid is the closest that cinema has come to the rst-person shooter game genre. (Indonesian language, English subs) 24 Feb Audience voting options Got to slq.qld.gov.au/whats-on to vote Battle Royale (R18+, 2000) In the near future, the annual Battle Royale is held, a deadly entertainment that pits friend against friend to the death. (Japanese language, English subs) Silent Hill (MA15+, 2006) Somewhere just beyond the limits of sanity lies the haunted town of Silent Hill, where ghosts of the past refuse to stay buried Hardware (R18+, 1990) When a sentient war machine wakes from its slumber in the middle of a densely populated futuristic city, carnage ensues

Trivia night
Wed 20 Feb, 6pm9pm | SLQ Gallery, level 2 $15 per team, bookings slq.eventbrite.com

How well do you know gaming? Flex your games brain at Garage Gamers trivia night. Bring along a crack team or join one on the night. A cash bar will be available.

Weve invited indie game developers out of their studio and into the library! The day-away gives our indies a refreshing change of venue, an opportunity to work together with outhers in the same space and a chance for the public to pop by and take a sneak peek at the working of life of an indie studio.
Presented by brIGDA and QUT Precincts Game On Program

The Parlour games lounge

For all ages | 5 Jan 14 Apr, 10am3pm The Parlour, level 1 | Free

Pechakutcha night Brisbane Garage Gamer

Wed 27 Mar, 6pm9pm | SLQ Gallery, level 2 Free, bookings slq.eventbrite.com

Were super-sizing games in The Parlour for the whole family! Drop by our larger-than-life gaming lounge for epic board game battles sure to set the scoreboard ablaze.

Rapid paced, exciting and concise, speakers have 20 images in 20 seconds to share the latest innovations and ideas in games design.
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Opening hours
Infozone, level 1 and State Reference Library, levels 2 and 3 Mon to Thu 10am8pm | Fri to Sun 10am5pm SLQ Gallery Mon to Thu 10am-6pm | Fri to Sun 10am-5pm John Oxley Library, kuril dhagun Open daily 10am5pm Public holidays Open 10am-5pm Australia Day holiday (28 Jan), Easter Saturday (30 Mar) and Easter Monday (1 Apr) CLOSED Good Friday (29 Mar) The Edge Tue to Sat 12noon8pm | Sun 12noon6pm Closed Monday The Library Shop MonFri 8am6pm | Sat & Sun 9.30am5pm The Library Caf Open daily 7.30am6pm

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