Rich builds connections between people through games and playful experiences. He consults on playful learning design and serious games for NGO’s, museums, conferences, and schools, and works in the...

  Cameron Hopkinson is a composer and programmer from New Zealand. They co-founded Accessibility Unlocked, a group advocating for and supporting disabled and neurodiverse game developers from Australia and NZ....

  Josh Kamau is a performer, emcee, gamer, and Community Manager at PikPok. Josh is always there for his audience, whether it’s through his comedic television and theater acting, multimedia...

  Calliope is a gamerunner and producer working at Starcolt on (currently!) Best Friend Forever. With a background in performing arts and public relations, Calliope brings a wide range of...

  Rick Stemm is a game designer, playwright, mentor, and transmedia artist recently relocated to Wellington from the US. Currently Rick works for PikPok as a game designer, specializing in...

  Andy is a patchwork marionette built by an eccentric Australian scientist in the 1980s as a way to efficiently deconstruct media. He escaped, and has since been spotted in...

  After a career of language-related work that included teaching, translating, and magazine-running, Steven opened the first overseas branch of game merchandise company Fangamer in Japan in 2017. Since then,...

  Ben is probably the tallest person you’ve ever seen commit to a sitting occupation. Finding his way from deep tech rat running through backend pipes to leading a tech...

  Brianna is a game artist and illustrator based in Wellington, New Zealand. Previously she has worked at studios such as Weta Workshop and A44 with three commercial titles under...

  Tana is a Wellington, New Zealand-based programmer and game designer, currently working at Dinosaur Polo Club. There, he’s worked on Mini Motorways, as well as notable updates for Mini...