 
                                            People huddle around video game demonstration stalls for Australian indie games RITA and GATEWORLDS with a large yellow banner hanging above which reads โPAX RISINGโ.
                                                         
                                            Large crowd of gamers and cosplayers gather outside the Melbourne Convention Centre as they are evacuated due to a false alarm.
                                                
    
    
    
    
            PAX was a good time. Nothing like thousands of nerds being told to go outside and touch grass ๐
               
            
            
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            Incredible Closing Keynote by Michael Allen, absolute highlight. So many incredible things he said, hereโs just one:
โYouโve got to focus on what you do understand, to get into what you donโtโ when tackling a new style or a genre youโre not cozy with ๐๏ธ
#gameaudio #migw #highscore25 #acmi #vmdo
               
            
            
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            Huge thanks to @amymcnickle.bsky.social & @fabianmalabello.bsky.social & all the devs and composers for this session - great peek into the process of parsing and pitching to briefs!
#gameaudio #migw #highscore25 #acmi #vmdo
               
            
            
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            Takeaways from Demo Derby:
๐งฐ Less = More
๐ Capture the world AND demo your motif
๐ Visually display your dynamic music system
๐ฅ Show initiative and creative ideas re how the music Interacts with the action
๐คช Most interesting pitches are usually selected (be a lil weird)
โจ Pitch your end product
               
            
            
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            โYou want to run a marathon? You have to buy good shoes. You have to have your foundations rightโ - Erin from LDB Group chatting about when to call your accountant (and lawyer)! Great nerdy session on when to ask for business help ๐ฐ
#gameaudio #migw #highscore25 #acmi #vmdo
               
            
            
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            Day 2 Opening Keynote with the legends behind Indie Symphony II ๐ต
#gameaudio #migw #highscore25 #acmi #vmdo
               
            
            
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            Closing keynote for High Score Day 1 about a game that will make you cry and sounds good while doing it ๐ฟ
Thanks @copycat.bsky.social for a peak into your approach! ๐โโฌ
#gameaudio #migw #highscore25 #acmi #vmdo
               
            
            
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            Yesterday @nataliejeffreys.bsky.social said โthe right way to make a game is accessible to youโ and she is correct ngl ๐คท๐ปโโ๏ธ 
#gamedev #gameaudio #migw #highscore25 #speedruns #acmi #vmdo
               
            
            
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            โItโs important to keep playing - we are gamers!โ Sage advice from John and the audio crew at @playsidestudios.com ๐ง
#gameaudio #migw #highscore25 #acmi #vmdo
               
            
            
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            Incredible Opening Keynote from Pete Ward working with the iconic Indiana Jones IP ๐ค 
#gameaudio #migw #highscore25 #acmi #vmdo
               
            
            
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            Goooooooood morning High Score ๐ฅณ๐ฅณ๐ฅณ
#migw #highscore25 #acmi #vmdo
               
            
            
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            MIGW let's goooooooooo
               
            
            
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            Gamers this week be like
#silksong #hollowknight #teamcherry #ausindies #gamedevs
               
            
            
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            Born to make silly little noises, forced to do paperwork and project management
               
            
            
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            Film Scores ๐ค Professional Orchestras
So happy to see one of my favourite scores EVER performed live by MSO on the weekend. Iโm still doot doot dootinโ around ๐ This format is a winner ๐ Bring on HTTYD 2!! ๐๐ป
               
            
            
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                                            Two speakers address an audience with a slideshow which reads: Community is an inherent good to which we should all contribute where possible. 
                                                
    
    
    
    
            My favourite slide from yesterdayโs Freeplay Angles sessions. Thanks to all of the speakers for putting their brains waves out there - Iโve had so much to think about! ๐ง ๐ค๐ธ
               
            
            
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                YouTube video by Joel Hands-Otte
                The Spectre Bride: 3. Tales - Symmetria Sound
            
         
    
    
            "Neoclassical", I hear you say. ๐ง
Past Projects:
๐ฐ www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjj-...
โ๏ธ www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wlz...
๐๏ธ symmetriasound.bandcamp.com/track/sleepl...
โ๏ธ: symmetriasound@gmail.com
#neoclassical #chambermusic #concertmusic #artmusic #composer #verydemure #verymindful #seriousmusic ๐ต
               
            
            
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                YouTube video by Wilbefast
                Not Too Hot Pot - GGJ 2025
            
         
    
    
            ATTN Video Game Devs: Do YOU need a Composer? Of course you do. I am one of those. Here is some stuff I made. I am super easy and nice to work with, promise ๐
Past Projects: 
๐ฆ www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUr0...
๐ symmetriasound.bandcamp.com/track/neon-t...
โ๏ธ: symmetriasound@gmail.com
#vgm #dynac ๐๐
               
            
            
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                YouTube video by Joel Hands-Otte
                Slumbering Weald (Pokemon Sword & Shield) - SUPER EFFECTIVE!
            
         
    
    
            Hello ๐๐ผ Are you looking for someone to prepare sheet music? ๐ต Translate MIDI to notation? ๐งโก๏ธ๐ผ Engrave an existing score? ๐ถ I can help! ๐ 
Past Project: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xlb6...
โ๏ธ: symmetriasound@gmail.com
#vgmlive #musicengraver #musiccopyist #sheetmusic #darkartsofprint #musicpublishing
               
            
            
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                Annie Pirotta
                Composer | Arranger | Copyist
            
        
    
    
            Heyo! I'm Annie aka Symmetria Sound (she/her) 
Based in Naarm/Melbourne ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐บ
I'm a Composer / Arranger / Copyist who loves working in neoclassical and video game music spaces. ๐ต
๐ผ: anniepirotta.wordpress.com
โ๏ธ: symmetriasound@gmail.com
#portfolioday #dynac #vgm #neoclassical #chambermusic
               
            
            
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                                            Composer for the dark and curious. Game Audio Professional. Axe-wielding Synthesist & keeper of doges.
headaudiodesign.com
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            A female-led start up game studio based in Australia.
Working on our first title, Incarnal, a romance-focused game about intimacy, vulnerability, healing, and loving against all odds.
With monsters.
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            The official Bluesky account for PAX Australia, Australia's biggest gaming festival! aus.paxsite.com
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            Engineering Director @ gravitywell.games โข Aussie Goofball and indie devโข Prev Call of Duty dev (MW, WZ, WW2 etc) โข Writes engines and physics for fun
Wishlist my Indie Chess game!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3273750/Chessplus/
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            Interactive Games & Entertainment Association (IGEA) is the industry association representing developers, publishers & distributors of video games in Aust & NZ.
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            game developer pop star made of slime. love u always.
Working on Dicot, a 2D sci-fi immersive sim about devotion among the stars and cave exploration.
she/it 
https://siobhan.creature.love/
https://siobhan-dent.itch.io
                                     
                            
                            
                    
                    
                                    
                            
                    
                    
                                            The world's longest-running festival celebrating the art and culture of independent games and playful media. Established in 2004.
freeplay.net.au
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            Featuring the coolest games made in Australia & Aotearoa NZ ๐ฆ๐ฎ  Join our Frosty Fans mailing list to stay up to date! ๐ frostygamesfest.com
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            Composer & Music Director of Video Games.
Baldurโs Gate 3, Divinity: Original Sin 2, Larian Studios. Previously Crysis 2, Crysis 3, Ryse: Son Of Rome, Two Worlds II, Knights of Honor
https://open.spotify.com/track/3KBQN4dBHxyLEdCNCfSKMV?si=03c98a9e0c934f30
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                    
                            
                    
                    
                                            British composer. Ori and the Blind Forest + Will of the Wisps. No Rest for the Wicked. Halo Infinite. Ark Survival Evolved. Ruined King. Mageseeker. Darksiders Genesis. Minecraft. Immortals Fenyx Rising and more.
www.gareth-coker.net 
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            Scottish ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ| Ivor Novello & World Soundtrack Award winning, BAFTA, IFMCA & ASCAP nominated composer | wrote the DK Rap and the Goldeneye Pause Music .. among others ๐คฃ
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            Composer for ๐ฌ and ๐ฎ and everything else: Shouting Down Midnight, This Is Desmondo Ray!, Noclip, _starweaver_, and a lot more
Music Implementer: The Lamplighters League
Music-focused game dev making Divinuet
Chicagoan, she/they
megancarnesmusic.com
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            Composer/SFX
Venba๐  (sfx)
All Will Rise (sfx)
Thousand Hells (music)
Eternights โ (sfx)
Six Ages 2 ๐ค
Playdate/Sweet Baby ๐
Game OST Marketing Speaker
Speaker du Franglais She/Her
https://www.nehapatelaudio.com/
nehapatelaudio@gmail.com
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            She/her
Naarm/Melbourne, Keywords Australia (Tantalus, Mighty Games, Wicked Workshop and Robot Circus). Game dev mum worried about the death of the planet. I like birds, trees, and kindness. Fmr GGJ and IGDAM Lead
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            Australian Presenter.
Pop culture + Video Games ๐ฎ
Red Bull Player, Lenovo Legion + Logitech G Ambassador
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            Lead Audio Engineer @ Sledgehammer Games 
Makes Call of Duty
Opinions are my own