History
The inaugural conference was held in Sydney, Australia in 1999. Due to enormous financial support provided by Multimedia Victoria, the conference was held in Melbourne, Australia from 2000 to 2005. The duration of the conference varied between 2 and 4 days.
The conference program regularly featured:
- Trade Exhibition
- Schools & Computer Games Academic Summit
- Pitch to Publishers Day
- VIP and Delegate networking functions
- Up to 7 concurrent conference sessions
- Keynote presentations
- The Australian Game Developer Awards: The Australian Game Developers Conference features an awards ceremony for various categories. These awards celebrate achievements of local industry.
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