Freeplay 2011, a five day long festival celebrating the local Australian games industry was jam packed with people (over 1800) and featured workshops, debates, discussions panels and all manner of events centered around the theme ‘handmade’ . I wouldn’t know for sure, since I couldn’t make it, but it appears as though a great time was had by all. Freeplay also had a set of awards, aimed at representing the very best games development both locally and overseas.