Jens Schroeder

The IGEA Educates Summit is coming back in 2025. It's free, and it will be on Discord. Click on the link below for a ticket and more info. Speaker announcements coming soon!

Submissions for the @agdas.bsky.social are open! Please nominate away!

IGEA is Back at Gamescom 2025! Gamescom is the world’s largest and most important business event for video games. Gamescom is the perfect opportunity to show

Here we go again! Applications for the IGEA stand at Gamescom are now open. If you apply within the next 48 hours, the first Kölsch/drink/ice cream is on me ;) igea.net/2025/05/igea...

(Falscher Jens in diesem Fall... Wäre mir neu, dass ich jemals bei Lanz war...)

Super happy that we can finally go public with this! Join us for a delegation to BitSummit and the World Expo in Osaka.

The upcoming election is a good reminder that we published a policy paper to outline our vision for the Australian video games industry back in November.

Heading: Raising the Game. How government can help the industry reach its full potential. Drive industry development through ongoing investment and trade 1. Build on the momentum for industry development, enabled via the DGTO. 2. Implement a fair tax system that encourages investment, rather than hinders. 3. Enhance opportunities in digital trade and exports. 4. Create opportunities for serious games in government. Boost talent pipeline for a sustainable industry 5. Immediately close the talent gap. 6. Build a sustainable talent pipeline. Implement well-informed and designed regulation 7. Good public policy design and best practice regulation. 8. A modern classification scheme for video games. 9. Support and promote online safety in video games. 10. Constructive and consultative approach to intellectual property. IGEA logo.

Last November IGEA published a paper to outline our vision for the Australian video games industry and how the government can help industry reach its full potential.

With the Federal Election in May, now is the perfect time to revisit our recommendations.

Full report: igea.net/2024/11/rais...

The Japanese taxi has a faulty o2 sensor which was an excellent opportunity to take the Copen for a spin. I’ve had this car for 14 (?) years now, and I’ve never grown tired of it. I mean… just look at it!

If you – like me – have been on cyclone watch, you may have missed our GCAP announcement! Check it out to learn what this year will look like and how you can apply to be a speaker: gcap.com.au/gcap-2025-an...

An amazing choice! Very happy to see the absolutely delightful Joey getting the role!

The second round of Screen NSW's Digital Games Seed Program is now open!

Here is some good news to start 2025: We are still accepting applications for our GDC scholarship!

Really happy that we're able to offer this again! We've had some great outcomes in the past. Thank you @officialgdc.bsky.social

Staff List Impacted

We are devastated to hear that the local Ubisoft developers have been impacted by recent layoffs.

They are a wonderful and talented bunch of creators. We have obtained permission to share a list of developers affected.

If you can help please contact them directly: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

In case you're wondering what the @igea.bsky.social team has been up to in 2024.

Once you get used to it – yes ;) (You really need to watch your blind spot, though!)

The team doing great work in Canberra! Also, make sure to check out our Policy Platform document.

Thank you! It's a great car, super comfortable, reliable – and pretty cheap to buy.

My mother-in-law recently went to Japan and bought me a little model car of my Toyota Crown Super Deluxe/Toyota Comfort. (And yes, my daily driver is a Japanese taxi...) #jdm