Program
Exhibitors
The 2026 Level Up Tasmania Video Game Showcase will feature 26 video game developers showcasing more than 40 video games. All games will be available to play for free.
View the list of 2026 exhibitors.
Showcase Side Quests
Enjoy public talks and demos from the best in the industry during the Showcase. Stay tuned for the full schedule, coming soon.
- Ian Lewis and Lindsay Wells, Giant Margarita
- Jon Manning, Secret Lab
- Nest in the Northwest
Cosplay Competition
This year’s program includes Level Up Tasmania’s very first Cosplay Competition on Saturday 18 April 2026.
The competition will be coordinated and presented by Dr Emerald L King, Lecturer in Humanities at UTAS, accomplished cosplayer, and Australia’s representative at the 2024 World Cosplay Summit in Japan.
For guidelines on the Cosplay Competition, see Emerald King’s website.
Register your interest in participating in the competition through Humanitix.
Minecraft Showcase
The Level Up Tasmania Minecraft Showcase is a competition for Tasmanian school students, coordinated by Tasmanian Game Makers, Inc.
Students can work in teams of up to five to create something related to video games, for the chance to be featured at Level Up Tasmania and to win prizes!
To enter, simply build something about gaming in Minecraft – recreating something from an existing game, or inventing a new kind of minigame with the mechanics available – and submit either screenshots or a world file before 11:59 pm on Friday 10 April 2026.
For entries and more information, visit the Tasmanian Game Makers, Inc. website.
Industry Day
The Level Up Tasmania Industry Day will be held on Sunday 19 April at PW1.
The program features panel discussions and talks from Australian and international industry experts.
Attending Industry Day is free, but registrations are essential.
View the program below.
Program
Level Up Tasmania Industry Day
Sunday 19 April 2026
Time | Session | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
9:30 am | Doors open | |
10:00 am – 10:10 am | Acknowledgement of Country | |
10:10 am – 10:30 am | Tas Game Makers Welcome | Dr Paris Buttfield-Addison, Tas Game Makers/Secret Lab |
10:30 am – 11:00 am | Screen Australia Q&A | Dakoda Barker, Screen Australia Oliver Potter, Screen Tasmania Jason Imms, Former Head of Quality Assurance at Keywords Studios Australia |
11:00 am – 11:30 am | Fireside chat: What you need to plan, what you need to know – law, business and games | Cam Rogers, Cam Rogers Legal Dr Paris Buttfield-Addison, Tas Game Makers/Secret Lab |
11:30 am –12:00 pm | Fireside chat: Content creation in Tasmania | Kesh, streamer Jason Imms, Former Head of Quality Assurance at Keywords Studios Australia |
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Lunch | |
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm | Fireside chat: Demystifying Tech Art | Andrew Mendlik, Tech Artist and VFX artist Jason Imms, Former Head of Quality Assurance at Keywords Studios Australia |
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm | Talk: Things you can do today to make you a better game designer | Mickie Rubock, Game Designer |
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm | Keynote: Levelling up in writing and narrative design | David Gaider, Summerfall Studios |
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm | Afternoon tea | |
3:30 pm – 4:15 pm | Talk: Generating Joy – Finding the fun in Procedural World Building with PCG | Chris Murphy, Epic Games |
4:15 pm – 4:45 pm | Talk: The video game industry | Chantal Ryan, We Have Always Lived in the Forest |
4:45 pm – 5:00 pm | Awards presentation and close | Alex Sangston, Screen Tasmania |
5:00 pm | Close | |
5:00 pm onwards | Networking Drinks at Waterman’s Hotel |