EMERGENT 2026 is a new games conference held in Melbourne, Australia, run by emerging game developers, for ALL, in the Australian Games Industry to find, connect and learn from one another!

EMERGENT believes that career experience don't represent a game developer's value in any networking setting. Everyone has experiences to learn from, and it should be uplifted and celebrated!

Instead of constantly aspiring to be like another accomplished game developer, EMERGENT believes that everyone are our own 'seasoned' game developers -- that we should be confident in our experiences and skills, what we've learnt because there will always be someone else that can learn from you!

Let's FLIP THE SCRIPT!!!!

At EMERGENT 2026, you can expect 6 talks/panels and 4 roundtables sessions run by fellow emerging game developers, for all! Light catering will be included at our Networking Zone if you're looking to just chat or even run some informal playtesting!

This event was created for the dream of bringing emerging game developers together, and with future plans to bring income and upskilling opportunities to game developers. All of our guest speakers, though volunteers, and event volunteers will be given an honorarium for their time and efforts.

(A more detailed event schedule will be updated closer to the event date! Join our Discord for the latest updates!)

🎟️🎟️🎟️ SAVE THE DATE for 3rd October 2026, Saturday, 10AM to 4PM at South Melbourne Community Centre!

Join our growing community over on Discord here !!!⬅️⬅️

Want to give running a talk, join a panel or hosting a workshop a shot, drop your details here!! ⬅️⬅️ (You will be assisted by the organisers who have some experience! Unsure? Let's have a chat anyway!)

We will release volunteer applications in the discord server so join the server! ⬅️⬅️

Interested in sponsoring your brand at our event? Email us at emergentgamesfest@gmail.com

Special thank you to the City of Port Phillip for sponsoring this event.

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