APRIL Dunedin Game Dev Meetup - with special guest Joe Simmonds

Join us for our APRIL Meetup where we'll be joined by special guest, Joe Simmonds, founder and developer at FourFox Interactive.

Moving Forward Through Failure

Indie game development is full of challenges, setbacks, and unexpected pivots. In this talk, Joe will share how embracing failure—whether through rejected pitches, design missteps, or tough industry feedback—helped shape FourFox Interactive and their game, Match & Mastery.

Learn how to turn failures into stepping stones and keep moving forward in the ever-changing world of game dev!

Joe is a game developer based in Dunedin, New Zealand. With a background in audio production and teaching audio and art students at SIT, he transitioned into full-time game development, founding FourFox Interactive. FourFox Interactive is currently developing Match & Mastery, a turn-based tactics game with a match-3 twist, supported by funding from the New Zealand Centre of Digital Excellence.

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6:00pm - doors open

6:05pm - welcome and intro

6.10pm - Joe presents 'Moving Forward Through Failure' followed by Q&A.

7.30pm - eat, drink, mix and mingle, play games

8:30pm - close

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Come by for this special presentation, a catch up with other local developers and show off what you've been working on - we invite you to bring along your projects to share, and bring your friends too - can't wait to see you all there!

For catering purposes and venue capacity you must register for this event.

Huge thanks to our sponsors CODE NZ and Otago Polytechnic.

Dunedin Game Dev Meetup is committed to maintaining the safety of our community. You must also make yourself familiar with our safe space policy, this can be found on our Facebook page. Dunedin Game Developers does not tolerate bullying or harassment of any kind.

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