Remain informed with the latest news, events and updates from the Australian STEM Video Game Challenge.
Considering a career in game development? The Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE) campuses in Sydney, Melbourne Canberra and Adelaide will open their doors to visitors eager to find out about full-time and part-time courses available for students in 2018. Drop in and learn from AIE teaching staff, industry experts and current students on Saturday 20 May!
Learn about AIE open day
The 'Resources' section of the Australian STEM Video Game Challenge website has been updated to include a broader range of resources for students and teachers, and topical filtering to help you locate items of interest quickly and easily. New resources will be added regularly, helping to create an expansive library of tutorials, articles and activities for budding game developers across Australia!
Visit the new 'Resources' section
Want to enter the 2017 Australian STEM Video Game Challenge but unsure where to start?
Good news! The Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE) are offering school holiday courses designed to provide an introduction to game development in Unreal or Unity3D. Intended for students aged 12+, AIE school holiday courses are taking place in Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra and Adelaide.
PAX Australia, supporters of the Australian STEM Video Game Challenge and home to our annual awards ceremony, have officially released dates for their 2017 exhibition at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. PAX Australia will run from Friday 27- Sunday 29 October 2017.
We're excited to announce that specialist educators in games, animation and visual effects, the Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE) have officially signed on as major partner of the Australian STEM Video Game Challenge! AIE have years of experience in producing top quality game designers, developers and digital artists and will bring a large network of resources and support to the students and teachers participating in the competition.
The Australian STEM Video Game Challenge will run again in 2017, with ongoing support from the Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE). Official dates will be announced soon, with the competition currently scheduled to run between May and September.
The Australian STEM Video Game Challenge is one of the first video game design and development competitions to specifically target an education-based audience here in Australia, and is among a number of technology-focussed initiatives generating a shift in the way video games are percieved by teachers, students and learning communities.
Read article (via The Age)
Inaugural winners of the Australian STEM Video Game Challenge, Josh Caratelli and Liam McLachlan, have generously reinvested their prize money, using their winnings to establish a five year scholarship at Elwood College in Victoria.
Read article (via PC Mag Australia)