Level Up Tasmania 2026

17–19 April 2026 · Princes Wharf No. 1, Hobart

Tasmania's biggest video game showcase returned for its second year, featuring 36 exhibitors, a cosplay competition, industry talks, and an Industry Day conference.

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Exhibitors

Sky Rush VR Adam Walker Film
Project C.A.G.E Alicia Thompson
Tasmanian Global Game Jam entries 2025 & 2026 Apple Box Studios
Soup Weather Brie Ratten
Escape From the M'lon Factory! Cailean Treloyn
Brainless Chrmoaa
Dark Umbra Crypt Rat Studios
Golfle Giant Margarita
Atlantic Lindsay Mansfield
Gas Half Fuel Michael Dacey
Gravity Flux Motley Pixels
Build, Test, Play! Red Griffin Games
Bookmark Hero Rustbox Games
AFK Shawn Hatten
Captain Luckbeard Shortbread Games
Feed Me Sardines Skyscraper Interactive
Nullstar: Solus Smash Attack Studios
Project Kale Tiny Island Games
Game Showcase University of Tasmania
Dino Time Raiders Webbysoft
Russian Roulette with Friends! William Osborn
DeadStuck Smash Attack Studios
ROOMSPEED Smash Attack Studios / RatMouse Games
Ghost Can Skate SpookyQ
SCP: 5K Affray Interactive
Lorrenz Fries Faycrest Studios
Deadpedal Faycrest Studios
Pro Jank Footy Powerbomb Games
Blaktasia Guck
Minecraft Competition Tas Game Makers, Inc
I Feel Fine Secret Lab
Leonardo's Moonship Secret Lab
Hintline '93 Secret Lab
Yarn Spinner Showcase Yarnspinner
Infinite Airport Upholstery Flux Stained Hex
Cryptemental Michael Dacey

Programme

Friday 17 April

3:00 pm
Game design at the University of Tasmania Ian Lewis, Lindsay Wells (UTAS)
4:00 pm
Making a game in an hour Jon Manning (Secret Lab)

Saturday 18 April

12:00 pm
How to make a game after making TV David Ashby (Powerbomb Games), moderated by Jason Imms
1:00 pm – 2:15 pm
Cosplay Competition Hosted by Dr Emerald L. King (UTAS)
3:00 pm
So you want to be a Twitch Streamer? Kesh (Nest in the Northwest), moderated by Mars Buttfield-Addison

Sunday 19 April — Industry Day

10:30 am
Screen Australia Q&A Dakoda Barker, Oliver Potter, Amelia Laughlan, Jason Imms
11:00 am
Fireside chat: Law, business and games Cam Rogers, Dr Paris Buttfield-Addison
11:30 am
Fireside chat: Content creation in Tasmania Kesh, Jason Imms
1:00 pm
Fireside chat: Demystifying Tech Art Andrew Mendlik, Jason Imms
1:30 pm
Things you can do today to make you a better game designer Mickie Rubock
2:00 pm
Keynote: Levelling up in writing and narrative design David Gaider (Summerfall Studios)
3:30 pm
Generating Joy — Finding the fun in Procedural World Building with PCG Chris Murphy (Epic Games)
4:15 pm
The video game industry Chantal Ryan (We Have Always Lived in the Forest)

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