May
2026
A day in the threatened forests of the Central Highlands
We spent today in some of the forests up in lutruwita/Tasmania’s Central Highlands that are being logged, or are about to be. It was a Bob Brown …
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May
2026
Games Are the Art Form of Our Time
Submissions for Australia’s next National Cultural Policy closed in May 2026. I wrote one, on behalf of Tasmanian Game Makers, because I want …
May
2026
Leo wouldn't stand still
We’re working on an adventure game, Leonardo’s Moon Ship. The player character, Leo, has the usual pile of animations: idle left and …
Apr
2026
Libraries Tasmania Research Fellowship
I’m really pleased to share that I’ve been awarded a 2026 Libraries Tasmania Research Fellowship. The project is on Tasmania’s space …
Apr
2026
Big Plans is out now
Big Plans is out now on iOS and Android. We built it at Secret Lab for Bank of us, the Tasmanian customer-owned bank, as a story-based game for kids …
Apr
2026
Space News, April 2026
These are my notes and expanded thoughts from this month’s Space News segment on ABC Radio Hobart and ABC Northern Tasmania. Every month I join …
Mar
2026
Space News, March 2026
These are my notes and expanded thoughts from this month’s Space News segment on ABC Radio Hobart and ABC Northern Tasmania. Every month I join …
Feb
2026
The New Try Yarn Spinner
We recently released a brand new Try Yarn Spinner, which I wrote (more details in the Yarn Spinner January update), and I wrote a new demo story too! …
Feb
2026
Tas Game Makers 2026
We just had the AGM for Tasmanian Game Makers, Inc. (TasGM) in Launceston on Friday, and I was thrilled to (once again, somehow) be elected as …
Feb
2026
Space News, February 2026
These are my notes and expanded thoughts from this month’s Space News segment on ABC Radio Hobart and ABC Northern Tasmania. Every month I join …
Jan
2026
We Made a Game About a 1993 Hint Line
I’m so proud of this. Hint Line ‘93, a game we made at Yarn Spinner, is now on display at ACMI’s Game Worlds exhibition. We put up a …
Jan
2026
State of Play: How Australian States Are (Not) Governing AI
Related: This article examines state-level AI governance in Australia. For analysis of the Commonwealth’s AI governance failures, see Slop for …