Garage Gamer

Unleash your passion for play this summer at SLQ!

Discover Queensland’s best video and mobile games and play your way through workshops, films, talks and special events.

Drop in and grab yourself an iPad, jump on a PC, or hook yourself into the Big Play screen and flex those gaming muscles. Each station is pre-loaded with some of the hottest games available, and will be updated regularly with new releases.

The action-packed program also features more than a dozen creative workshops for all ages and abilities, special after-hours game nights, talks and conversations, a trivia night, and an album launch with the world’s first video-game musical, 7bit Hero.

5 Jan - 14 Apr 2013 | Open daily 10am-6pm (till 5pm Thu-Sun)

Venue:: slq Gallery, level 2, State Library, Stanley Place, South Bank
Cost:: Free
More information:: Events
07 3840 7768
learningparticipation@slq.qld.gov.au

Program of events

The Parlour games lounge

The Parlour, level 1, State Library
Starts 5th Jan 2013 10:00am-3:00pm, then Every day, until 14th Apr 2013

We’re super-sizing games in The Parlour this summer!

The Edge Games Lab

The Edge
Starts 8th Jan 2013 12:00pm-6:00pm, then Every day, until 11th Jan 2013

Create your very own computer game in this four day workshop.

Cosplay costume making workshop - Day 1

The Edge
Starts 13th Jan 2013, 1pm -

Create your own superhero or game character costume.

Pechakucha Night Brisbane - Garage Gamer

slq Gallery, level 2, State Library
Starts 27th Mar 2013, 6pm -

Speakers have 20 images and 20 seconds to share the latest innovations and ideas in game design.

Level Up games nights

slq Gallery, level 2, State Library
Starts 11th Jan 2013 6:00pm-9:00pm, then Every month on the 2nd Friday of the month, until 12th Apr 2013

Stay up late at the library with play-off’s, meet-ups, demos, and music.

Resident game maker

slq Gallery, level 2, State Library
Starts 5th Jan 2013 10:00am, then Every week on Saturday, until 30th Mar 2013

Drop in for some hands-on game creation with a host of local developers.

The Cabin in the Woods (MA15+)

slq Auditorium 1, level 2
Starts 3rd Feb 2013, 2pm -

A group of teens are besieged by forces beyond their control in a remote cabin.

The Raid (MA15+)

slq Auditorium 2, level 2
Starts 17th Feb 2013, 2pm -

In the slums of Jakarta, a crack SWAT team must fight their way through a seemingly endless hi-rise teeming with lethal adversaries.

Tommy (M)

slq Auditorium 1, level 2
Starts 10th Feb 2013, 2pm -

A rock opera of dizzying spectacle.

SLiQ Flicks audience voting (Feb)

slq Auditorium 1, level 2
Starts 24th Feb 2013, 2pm -

Silent Hill is the winner of this month's audience vote.

Arcade Games with Gordon Moyes

slq Gallery, level 2, State Library
Starts 16th Jan 2013, 10am -

Create your own simple arcade-inspired game.

Arcade Games with Gordon Moyes - Schools workshop

slq Gallery, level 2, State Library
Starts 13th Mar 2013, 10am -

Create your own simple arcade-inspired game.

Drawing stories into games workshop

slq Gallery, level 2, State Library
Starts 5th Jan 2013 10:00am-1:00pm, then Every month on the 1st Saturday of the month, until 2nd Mar 2013

Draw and tell a story to be turned into an interactive story game.

Gamestar Mechanic schools workshops

slq Gallery, level 2, State Library
Starts 11th Feb 2013 9:30am-2:00pm, then Every day, until 13th Feb 2013

Game design workshops for high school students.

Best apps for kids

slq Gallery, level 2, State Library
Starts 16th Feb 2013, 10:30am -

Literacy experts, parents and game developers share their tips for the best free and paid apps available for children.

Crowd-funding your game

slq Gallery, level 2, State Library
Starts 23rd Jan 2013, 6pm -

Alex Norton takes you through the ins and outs of crowd-funding your game.

The future of Queensland’s game scene

slq Gallery, level 2, State Library
Starts 6th Feb 2013, 6pm -

Our panel of industry experts tell us the future looks promising – come along and find out why.

Converplaytions

The Edge
Starts 11th Dec 2012, 6pm -

Discover how game theory is embedded in everyday life.

Converplaytions

The Edge
Starts 29th Jan 2013, 6pm -

Discover how game theory is embedded in everyday life.

Converplaytions

The Edge
Starts 26th Feb 2013, 6pm -

Discover how game theory is embedded in everyday life.

Gamestar Mechanic online workshop for teachers

Online
Starts 11th Feb 2013, 3:30pm -

Learn how to run a games design workshop in your classroom.

Garage Gamer gallery

slq Gallery, level 2, State Library
Starts 5th Jan 2013 10:00am-5:00pm, then Every day, until 14th Apr 2013

Play your way through the latest and greatest video and mobile games Queensland has to offer.

Mobile game app workshop

slq Gallery, level 2, State Library
Starts 21st Feb 2013 10:00am-5:00pm, then Every day, until 22nd Feb 2013

A two day workshop taking you through the development of a mobile game.

Game On: the elements of gaming

slq Gallery, level 2, State Library
Starts 2nd Mar 2013 12:00pm-3:00pm, then Every week on Saturday, until 23rd Mar 2013

Learn about the art and craft of game making.

7Bit Hero concert and album launch

slq Gallery, level 2, State Library
Starts 2nd Mar 2013, 7pm -

Play along with 7bit Hero as they launch their debut EP.

Scoring health points with games

slq Gallery, level 2, State Library
Starts 6th Mar 2013, 6pm -

Explore some of the creative ways that different industries and users are adapting games for some serious health outcomes.

Trivia night

slq Gallery, level 2, State Library
Starts 20th Feb 2013, 6pm -

Flex your games brain and win prizes at Garage Gamer’s Trivia Night.

Scratch games workshop

Training Room, level 1, State Library
Starts 9th Feb 2013, 10am -