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Freeplay @free-play.bsky.social · 3h

1 Hour until Freeplay Parallels!

See you all at 6 pm!

Freeplay @free-play.bsky.social · 2d

Know someone who missed out on Parallels tickets? We rummaged around and found a few more in our pockets - but they're very limited!

events.humanitix.com/parallels25

Parallels - Last Minute Tickets Available Now

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Freeplay @free-play.bsky.social · 2d

Coming to Parallels on Thursday? We have two additions to the line-up to announce!

Building Relationships - @tanatb.housefuckinggame.com (TALK)
Dogpile - @folly.studio (PLAYABLE SHOWCASE)

Building Relationships - "a silly adventure game about a house on a date"

Dogpile - a dog is jumping into a pile of dogs! One of the dogs has cool sunglasses. Hell Yeah.

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Freeplay @free-play.bsky.social · 23d

General ticket release is ❗🔔 50% gone 🔔❗

Freeplay @free-play.bsky.social · 23d

General tickets for Parallels 2025 are now on sale 🎟️

Speaker and playable showcase line-up on our website 📺

www.freeplay.net.au/parallels25

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Freeplay @free-play.bsky.social · 23d

General tickets for Parallels 2025 are now on sale 🎟️

Speaker and playable showcase line-up on our website 📺

www.freeplay.net.au/parallels25

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Freeplay @free-play.bsky.social · Aug 15

Early Bird sold out! General release in September.

Sign up to the mailing list freeplay.net.au for future updates

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Freeplay @free-play.bsky.social · Aug 15

Parallels returns and early bird tickets are available now.

Check out freeplay.net.au for tickets and info, with a full lineup and general release tickets coming in September

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Freeplay @free-play.bsky.social · Aug 2

Freeplay Angles Market is in full swing!

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Freeplay @free-play.bsky.social · Aug 2

Thank you to our friends at GamesPond for curating a games showcase at Angles!

Check out their event on August 28th here: www.trybooking.com/events/landi...

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Freeplay @free-play.bsky.social · Aug 2

Come by the Science Gallery at 5pm tonight for our free final night event!

Check out these awesome stalls:

Indie TTRPGs by Logan and Friends!
The Kitty Koven
Grit Rook
Muscove Arts
Alien Lika
karrotsoupp
Kindreds: A Game of Soulmates by Georgia Symons

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Freeplay @free-play.bsky.social · Aug 2

Angles Day 3 has begun! And today's tarot card is Death. Here are some themes you can expect from today's track of talks:

transformation, endings, change, transition, letting go, release

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Freeplay @free-play.bsky.social · Aug 1

Freeplay Town Hall is starting now in the theatre. If you have a question about the state of Freeplay you can submit it through this form here:

forms.gle/hXwxR3oaJQ6j...

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Freeplay @free-play.bsky.social · Aug 1

Make your mark on this 100 dollar bill and pass it on. See the progress of @duncancorrigan.bsky.social and @ericaroyle.bsky.social's game from their talk "Should We Play With Our Money?"

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Freeplay @free-play.bsky.social · Aug 1

Day Two of Freeplay Angles has begun!

The theme is Fortune and we've started off strong with a keynote from the @frostygamesfest.com team!

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Freeplay @free-play.bsky.social · Jul 31

We have our lovely friends at Sabby @sabbygallery.bsky.social here all three days with tons of information and stickers!

Join the co-op: sabby.gallery/join/

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Freeplay @free-play.bsky.social · Jul 31

Kicking things off strong on day one with a Keynote from Robert Yang @radiatoryang.bsky.social on Why We Must Bless/ Invade Sports Games

#freeplayangles

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Freeplay @free-play.bsky.social · Jul 31

We've begun! Welcome to Freeplay Angles 2025

#freeplayangles

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Freeplay @free-play.bsky.social · Jul 31

Counting the minutes!

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Freeplay @free-play.bsky.social · Jul 30

In addition to our own events, @serenade.games are running Tangents tonight at @sabbygallery.bsky.social - a showcase of art games from around Australia.

Tangents is currently at capacity, but if you want to be notified if there's space available, register here:

events.humanitix.com/tangents25

Tangents

A showcase of experimental games from around Australia

events.humanitix.com

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Freeplay @free-play.bsky.social · Jul 30

Also...

🎨 WIP Night is 5-8pm Thursday 31st, Science Gallery: free entry, no ticket required!

🌜 Night Market is at 5-8pm Saturday 2nd, Science Gallery: also free entry, no ticket required!

Whether you're at the conference or not, drop by in the evenings for our nighttime events 🌆

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Freeplay @free-play.bsky.social · Jul 30

Freeplay Angles starts tomorrow! Conference sessions run from midday to 5pm, Thursday to Saturday. If you can't make it to all three, individual day tickets are available. Catch you at Science Gallery soon 👭☠️🔮

events.humanitix.com/angles25

Angles 2025

The Angles conference returns for three days of talks and events at Science Gallery Melbourne.

events.humanitix.com

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Frosty Games 🍦 @frostygamesfest.com · Jul 7

We can’t wait for Angles! Featuring Team Frosty yapping as your Friday morning keynote 🍦💙

Freeplay @free-play.bsky.social · Jul 7

The Freeplay Angles 2025 schedule is now online, and tickets are on sale! Angles runs from 31st July - 2nd August at Science Gallery Melbourne.

www.freeplay.net.au

Freeplay Angles, at Science Gallery (Grattan St, Carlton) on Thurs 31/07, Fri 01/08, and Sat 02/08. The image shows a tarot spread of Lovers, Death, and Fortune in an orange and blue colour scheme. The image is by Percy Harris.

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Robert Yang @radiatoryang.bsky.social · Jul 7

I’m doing a keynote for the @free-play.bsky.social indie game festival in Melbourne in just a few weeks! Schedule is below, see you all there

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Freeplay @free-play.bsky.social · Jul 7

Submission forms for our WIP Night (31st July) and Night Market (2nd August) are also open.

All info can be found on our site.

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Freeplay @free-play.bsky.social · Jul 7

The Freeplay Angles 2025 schedule is now online, and tickets are on sale! Angles runs from 31st July - 2nd August at Science Gallery Melbourne.

www.freeplay.net.au

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