Find Familiar Roll for Animal Handling! Come celebrate the end of NZ Games Festival with us by winding down with some pawsitively adorable special guests. Cuddle some kittens and pet...

learn how to live well in te iwi matihiko – our digital village Digital Natives Academy is excited to bring you their new digital wellbeing program: Te Iwi Matihiko. This...

write yourself a whole new world! Perfect for any young budding writer or creative! This workshop will focus on creating a fictional world from a small seed and expanding on...

who will you create? the hero? the villain? get your imagination cooking! Drawing a character is one thing – but how do you make them suitable for use in a...

break it ‘till you make it! In this workshop we'll play a fun, fast card game and then break it into pieces so that we can redesign the game mechanics...

learn how to use the same software as the experts! Learn to build games the hands-on way, using a free game development application used by game developers all over the...

come learn how to make a video game about petting dogs! Come learn how to make a video game about petting dogs! This introductory workshop will teach budding game developers...

providing a platform for diverse artists As part of our annual games exhibition, NZ Games Festival invites Māori and Pasifika artists in Aotearoa and Australia to submit their work for...

nz games festival and level up welcome you to join us for a night of conversation about building a career in game development! We understand that getting into game development...