The Canberra-based Academy of Interactive Entertainment will open a Melbourne campus next year, with the Victorian government contributing AU$150,000 towards the start-up costs.
Game developers looking to move into the PS2 market will benefit from a $250,000 scheme announced today by the Game Developers Association of Australia (GDAA) and the Victorian Government.
This morning the Victorian Minister for State and Regional Development, John Brumby, committed A$500,000 to help grow the Victorian computer game industry.
The "Fifth Console," an inexpensive Internet, gaming, mp3 and DVD center, is making it easier than ever to author computer games.
Microsoft has long viewed the software world through Windows. Now, it's hoping to prove that it understands the growing popularity of Web technologies beyond its own operating system.
Victorian Web start-up My Perfect has a strong story and rationale for why it will succeed. But it has to overcome some challenges and design flaws first.
If there ever was an opportunity for a broadcaster to showcase the potential of internet video, this was it, and Seven has blown it. Perhaps its executives should have rung their mates at NBC in the US and gotten some pointers on online coverage.
As anybody who works from home knows, one of the great benefits of telecommuting is that pants are optional. Wear your pyjamas to that teleconference, or attend in your birthday suit if you prefer; nobody will be the wiser.
What a week it's been for mobiles.
There's something immensely gratifying about accomplishing the seemingly impossible -- particularly in IT, where pundits regularly proclaim that a particular technology has hit its physical limits.
Employees at game software makers are speaking out about demanding hours, challenging companies to change their ways.
Though they may not be household names like Thorpie or Lleyton, local developers rank among the world's best.
Developers can now sign up for the second beta version of Microsoft's speech development tools for .Net.
New tools will boost developers' ability to create cross-platform applications for sophisticated mobile devices. Enterprise tools are also on the way
Microsoft's plan to dominate the Internet by cornering the developing Web services market is taking shape, and its competition is gearing up for a big showdown. Sun, one of Microsoft's key competitors in the Web services arena, is ready to play.
At the JavaOne Conference in San Francisco, Ken Russell and Sven Gothel of Sun Microsystems explain how the Nvidia APX2500 chip allows developers to write Java apps on a desktop and run them directly to cell phones. Users will be able to play games and navigate cities in 3D using...
From games to instant-messaging and business-oriented applications, Apple demonstrated practical uses of its software development kit. CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi shares the highlights from the event at the company's headquarters in Cupertino, California
Game icons and pioneers such as "Sonic," "Mario" and "Pong" creator Nolan Bushnell were immortalised at the Sony Metreon in San Francisco as the Walk of Game was unveiled to honour of the industry's top achievers.
A software development project aimed at getting the Linux operating system to run on Microsoft's Xbox is offering a larger incentive for would-be developers--to the tune of US$200,000.
The mobile phone manufacturer has bought multiplayer technology from Sega for its new hybrid games handset.
Nintendo has sold millions of Game Boy Advance systems. But now Sony, Nokia, and others want a piece of the portable gaming action.
Leading game maker Electronic Arts will promote Nvidia's graphics chips. Is this a black eye for graphics contender ATI Technologies?
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