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Australian game development dispatches 01—26

Where play meets the build.

Clear-eyed reviews of game-making tools, independent worlds and the technology shaping what comes next.

QNX / Studio observation / Melbourne

Why Qodunexa

Reviews with the source code still visible.

Qodunexa examines the systems behind memorable games: the engine decisions, the creative constraints and the communities that carry a project from sketch to launch. Our coverage is written for curious players and working makers across Australia.

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Hardware / 08 min

The quiet utility of portable playtest rigs

What compact devices reveal when a build leaves the desk.

Process note / 06 min

Tools should disappear at the moment of intent.

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Direction / 09 min

Small worlds, held together by detail.

Local field point

Melbourne

Editorial meet-ups are held near the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Federation Square, Flinders Street, Melbourne VIC 3000.

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