In a few moments... we begin! Come join us! #NZGDC #NZGDC25

Are you at #NZGDC today? We're showcasing Undead West with a demo of the last Roadmap update!

You can find us at Kiwi Games Zone on Tākina Level 1 around the back at booth 53 🤠

#UndeadWest #indiegame #nz #nzgdc25 #bullethell #roguelite

Thank you #NZGDC25 for having me! It's been a blast!

Always happy for people to contact me to chat about #VR #AR and #MixedReality ❤️

And if anyone has photos of my talk, please send them through 🙂

Hey Kiwi #gamedev friends!

I'll be giving a talk about our Mixed Reality game "Starship Home" at #NZGDC25. Looking forward to visiting for the first time! ✈️

Feel free to hit me up if you want to talk about VR, AR and MR while I am there 🙂

🎮 I’m running 3 UGC sessions at #NZGDC!

🚀 Workshop: Build your modding/UGC strategy (Unreal + Unity examples)
🎤 Talk 1: Empower creators w/ smart UGC design
🎤 Talk 2: How mods extend your game’s life

🎟️ Open to all devs: tinyurl.com/nzugcworkshop

#GameDev #Modding #NZGDC25 #UGC

🎮 Wrapping up #NZGDC25 tomorrow with my final talk:
🗓️ Saturday, Sept 27
🕤 9:30–10:00 AM
📍 Whataitai Room

From Passion Projects to Player Power
Mods and UGC aren’t just content — they’re culture.
This talk explores how creator communities fuel game longevity, shape ecosystems

#GameDev #UGC

✨ Grateful Reflections on #NZGDC25 ✨

My first time speaking at a conference - 2 talks + 1 workshop! As a modder turned dev, it meant the world to see so much interest in UGC & modding.

Slides + resources:
📑 linktr.ee/dthompsoncs

💬 New UGC Dev Discord: discord.gg/CqDAfTnnXc

#UGC #Modding #GameDev

And that is a wrap on #NZGDC25

I hope this thread is interesting and if I got anything wrong please both correct me and forgive me

Also if you would like to chat with me please do reach out. Either here or on LinkedIn.

Running a workshop at #NZGDC25 🎮 (Programming Track)
"Designing a UGC & Modding Strategy for Your Game"

For experienced devs adding UGC/mod support from technical setup to community, moderation & monetisation.

Details 👉 www.nzgdc.com/workshops
Tickets cheaper before 17 Aug, Hope to see you there!

🚀 Still spots left for my #NZGDC25 Workshop open to devs in Wellington! Interested in UGC/mod support

🎮 Designing a UGC and Modding Strategy for Your Game
📅 Thursday, Sept 25 · 1–3pm NZST
📍 Wellington (open to all)
🔗Eventbrite: tinyurl.com/nzugcworkshop

✅ Plus examples in Unreal & Unity
#NZGDC

At NZGDC25 I was lucky enough to be on a panel about the value of data and research in games with Emma Procter & Laura White (hosted by Jiet Chong)

We talked about how Data Analytics, Market Research, & UX Research can be used to deliver actionable insights

www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0AU...