Game Plus & SAGA - Playback January 2026
Description
The South Australian Games Association and Game Plus are partnering to present Playback on Wednesday the 28th of January, 5:30pm.
Playback is a showcase & playtest opportunity for local games and more. We encourage attendees to bring your own projects for testing. At each session we will have short presentations with time for Q&A.
At every Playback we have presentations or spotlight local developers, this month we have a Chris Norton about music! Chris will give you comprehensive strategies on ways to effectively communicate with a composer and what to expect when bringing one on board (any why you should do it early!).
With over 20 years writing and producing music, 5 years in games, Chris Norton is a composer, producer, and performer, with more than a decades experience touring (Zappa Plays Zappa, Cirque Du Soleil). He will provide tips on how to express what you do/don’t like about the music that’s being made, the types of questions you should be prepared to answer, technical considerations like middle-ware usage and interactivity, use of music references, and how much it all costs (and how we typically charge for it).
Chris has composed the soundtracks for Adelaide Games titles: Super Bawk Bawk Chicken, music for The Sacred Acorn, and currently working on Beach Bums and TOYA as well as some other indie games that he can’t talk about just yet. Chris will be taking questions, so do not hesitate to have some prepared!
Before, after and in-between presentations everyone attending is invited to bring many of their own hardware and projects that they are working on to share with the local development community. Examples are, but not limited to: video games, tabletop board games, rpgs, prototypes and showreels!
We will have desks and power points available for your equipment. Light catering will provided by Game Plus.
The door code for entry to Game Plus will be emailed to attendees before the event begins.
Have a topic you're passionate about? We are accepting Expression of Interests for anyone wanting to present a Micro Talk at future Playback events. Or you can contact us via humanitix, or Arthur and Jamie on the AGD discord.
We hope to see plenty of new and familiar faces!
The South Australian Games Association (SAGA) is a games industry non-profit created to promote, champion, network and inspire the SA game development community in-person and online.
We create events for our state’s community to connect and share experiences while boosting local news and success stories to highlight this industry we love so much.
Attending our events means you accept the terms in our Code of Conduct.
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Photos may be taken over the night to use for promoting the event, however if you do not wish to be photographed please contact us beforehand.
Tickets for good, not greed Humanitix dedicates 100% of profits from booking fees to charity
