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A Cosy & Playful Exhibition of Australian Games in Kuala Lumpur
Alt-Shift-Play, an exhibition of contemporary Australian independent videogames, featuring some of the most critically acclaimed hits alongside the rarest of cultural gems.
From award-winning titles like Cult of the Lamb to commissioned micro-games like Apartment, from the psychedelic mazes of The Catacombs of Solaris Revisited to the personal and intimate stories of Wayward Strand, this one-of-a-kind exhibition curated by Chad Toprak highlights the alternative, ever shifting, and playful landscapes of Australian independent games and game-makers.
The free exhibition will take place on 2–4 December 2022, in the main hall of the historic landmark Muzium Telekom, located in the heart of Kuala Lumpur.
Alt-Shift-Play invites Malaysia’s game development community, game design students, and families and children to gather, play, and hear from emerging and established Australian artists and game makers. In addition to the playable games, Alt-Shift-Play will feature a series of short talks by some of the creators of the games on display, and also offer hands-on workshops for artists and creatives from all walks of life.
The Creative Team
Chad Toprak
Creative Producer & Curator
Chad is an experimental game designer and independent curator. He is ½ of Melbourne’s videogame curator duo Hovergarden and was the Artistic Director of Freeplay. He was named in Develop Pacific’s inaugural 30 Under Thirty list for 2018 and was awarded a 2021 Australian Game Developer Award. He encourages the making, gathering, and playing of experimental games in public space.
Helen Kwok
Visual Artist & Assistant Producer
Helen is a Hong Kong-born multimedia artist and designer who creates playful installations, experimental games, and public art activations. Her creative practice often involves blending the digital and physical, crafting experiences that playfully extend beyond the screen. Based in Melbourne, she has showcased her work across Australia and around the world.
Hsin Yang Ho
Venue & Hardware Liaison
Yang is an independent game developer, programmer, and content creator based in Kuala Lumpur, with over six years of experience developing videogames for a wide range of clients locally and internationally. His love for the medium led him to form his own game development studio, ForLoop Studios.