The PAX Aus weekend approaches, which means it’s time to plan your panel timetable! Below, we’ve laid out a heap of our favourite panel pitches happening this year (including a few that we, ourselves, are involved in!). From live D&D to a full Back Pocket live show starring your, my, our beloved, departed Ruby Innes, thoughtful discussions on gender and education in gaming, and more, there’s a little something for everyone this year. Read on and get some inspo for your PAX weekend.
An important note — this should not be considered a hard list of every panel you need to get to over the weekend. PAX is a fluid event and quite a few of these panels overlap! Pace yourself, make sure you arrive and line up for panels early enough to get in, have a drink of water every so often, and have fun!
With that in mind, here’s the list!
Friday
Sustainability at Xbox and its Approach to Developer Engagement
PAX Together Theatre
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
The Future of Gaming: Is Cloud Gaming Set To Transform The Future Of How We Play Forever?
Twitch Quokka Theatre
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
The Pulse of Australian Esports
Dropbear Theatre
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Storytime with Erika Ishii
Main Theatre
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
How can tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs) promote social growth in their players?
Galah Theatre
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Videogame ‘Hot Takes’ feat. a Variety of Chillies
GenerOZity Wombat Theatre
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Health in Gaming: Maximise Your Health Bar
Fruitbat Theatre
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Beyond Stereotypes: Exploring Indigenous representation in video games
Kookaburra Theatre
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Performance Check – Talking Accents and Voices for TTRPGs
Twitch Quokka Theatre
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
The Year That Was PAX AUS 2013
Main Theatre
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Gamifying Government
Dropbear Theatre
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
How much is too much? Understanding classification categories and its impact on who and where your games are played
Fruitbat Theatre
4:00 PM. – 5:00 PM
Cursed Cakes 2.0
GenerOZity Wombat Theatre
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
RETROFUTURES: Current State of Chiptune
Galah Theatre
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Fireside with Mick Gordon
Twitch Quokka Theatre
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
PAX Concert: The Consouls
Main Theatre
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
From Grassroots to Greatness: Players’ Perspectives
Dropbear Theatre:
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Gaming While “Old”: Being Middle-Aged (and Older) on the Internet
Fruitbat Theatre
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Indie Showcase Showcase
Kookaburra Theatre
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Whose Voice Is It Anyway?
Twitch Quokka Theatre
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Press X To Scream: All Things Horror Games
Fruitbat Theatre
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Pathways and roles within esports with The Oceanic Women’s League
Galah Theatre
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
The Trash Enthusiasts Society
Kookaburra Theatre
8:00 – 9:00 PM
Acquisitions Incorporated
Main Theatre
8:30 PM – 11:00 PM
HEY! LISTEN! Celebrating Nintendo Music
Dropbear Theatre
8:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Saturday
Beyond the Dice: The Art of Worldbuilding in Tabletop RPGs
Main Theatre
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Games Are For Everyone: Designing For Diversity
Galah Theatre
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Winning @ Business: Owning and Growing in GameDev
Dropbear Theatre
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Cosplay Beginnings Workshop: Props and Armour
Cosplay Theatre
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Forging Her Legacy: Women in Games – Breaking Barriers and Building Bridges
Twitch Quokka Theatre
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Memes & Machines: Tales of Tech Content Creators and their Gadgets
Kookaburra Theatre
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Beyond Button-mashing: Neurodivergence and Gaming
PAX Together Lounge
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
The Writers’ Room
Fruitbat Theatre
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Secrets & Stories, Music & Myths: A Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical Development Retrospective
Main Theatre
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Set for success! Entering the Australian STEM Video Game Challenge
Galah Theatre
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Weird and Wonderful Pathways: Finding Your Way Into a Games Career
Dropbear Theatre
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Deerstalker Pictures: 1 For All Cast & Creator Panel
Twitch Quokka Theatre
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Robert Hartley GM Presents: D&D Death Roulette
GenerOZity Wombat Theatre
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
AMA First Nations Artists Edition
Kirrip Wilam
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
WrestleBrainia The Games Edition
Galah Theatre
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Back Pocket – An Extravagant Variety Hour (and a half)
Main Theatre
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Halfbrick Fireside
Twitch Quokka Theatre
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
So You Want To Write a TTRPG?
Fruitbat Theatre
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
I attended every PAXAUS for 10 years and all I got was a lousy panel…and a life time of memories
Fruitbat Theatre
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Women in Esports panel
PAX Together Theatre
5:45 PM – 6:30 PM
Chaosium Presents: Call of Cthulhu Live
Twitch Quokka Theatre
8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Filthy Casuals Podcast Live PAX Wrap
Galah Theatre
9:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Sea Shanties, You Say? Yahaarghh!
GenerOZity Wombat Theatre
9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Sunday
Super Service Bros!: Repairing and Preserving Retro Games and Consoles
Galah Theatre
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
From writing about games to writing for games: what’s the journey?
Fruitbat Theatre
11:00 PM – 12:00 PM
The Plucky Squire – Exclusive Preview Showcase
Main Theatre
11:30 AM -12:30 PM
Spontaneous Megagame Design: Live on Stage
Galah Theatre
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
My Parents Wanted Me To Be A Doctor, But I Want To Be A Content Creator
Twitch Quokka Theatre
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Cosplay Central Crown Championship Finals
Main Theatre
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Striking a Chord: The Art of Composing Game Theme Tunes
Fruitbat Theatre
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
What Kind of Year Has It Been?
PAX Together Theatre
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Bach 4 Blood: Game Soundtracks vs. Classical Music
Galah Theatre
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Turn 10 Studios: Creating the Most Accessible Forza Motorsport Ever
PAX Together Theatre
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Casting back the Veil: Making the Age of Darkness: Final Stand Campaign
Dropbear Theatre
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
From Scratch to Shelf – a show about boardgame development
Galah Theatre
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Just build it: Turning your game dev hobby into a full-time gig
Twitch Quokka Theatre
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Omegathon Final Round
Main Theatre
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
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