Melbourne, VIC

Game Co-design Workshop

Australia/Melbourne (GMT+10)
until 4:00 pm

Game Co-design Workshop takes place on Sat, 26 Sept 2026 at 1:00 pm (GMT+10) at Ivanhoe Library and Cultural Hub in Melbourne, VIC, and runs until 4:00 pm. Entry is free; the listing is on Luma.

About this event

Attendees join Mental Jam to build a game about mental health in this creative workshop. Participants share ideas, learn development skills, and play the resulting games without prior experience. The event offers an honorarium for contributing creativity and imagination.

Full description from organizer

🎮Let’s create a game about mental health, together! Ever wanted to learn how to make a game? 💭 Come join our creative workshop, share your ideas, and help bring them to life! 🌿 Learn how to build a game 💡 Share your ideas 🎨 Get creative 👾 Build, play & have fun 💵 Get a $50 honorarium for your time, ideas & creativity ✨ LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE! No game-making experience needed, just bring your imagination and curiosity! About Us Mental Jam is an Australian independent games studio creating cozy narrative games that support mental health and wellbeing through storytelling, gameplay, and lived experience participation. Founded through Dr Michelle Chen’s PhD research at RMIT University, we are a multidisciplinary team including Michelle Chen (Creative Director and Programmer), Emma Losin (Product Owner, Game Designer, and Marketing), Fitriani Revanda (Narrative Designer, Artist, and Animator), Cheryl Budiman (Game Artist and UX/UI Designer), and Nicholas Rinaldi (Composer and Sound Designer). Together, we combine professional game development experience, participatory design, psychology-informed practice, and community-focused creative work to help people feel seen, understood, and connected through play. Learn more about us here: https://hellomentaljam.com/ Made possible with support from Pitch for Good Banyule, StartSomeGood, Banyule City Council, Yarra Plenty Regional Library. #CoDesign #MentalHealth #YouthVoices #CreativeWorkshop #LearnToMakeGames

Tickets
Luma
Organizer
Personal
Time zone
GMT+10
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Details

When
Sat, 26 Sept 2026 · 1:00 pm (GMT+10) · until 4:00 pm
Where
Ivanhoe Library and Cultural Hub
Address
Ivanhoe Library and Cultural Hub, 275 Upper Heidelberg Rd, Ivanhoe VIC 3079, Australia
Price
Free
Genre
arts

Questions

When is Game Co-design Workshop?
Sat, 26 Sept 2026 at 1:00 pm GMT+10.
How much are tickets for Game Co-design Workshop?
Entry is free.
Where is Game Co-design Workshop?
Ivanhoe Library and Cultural Hub, Ivanhoe Library and Cultural Hub, 275 Upper Heidelberg Rd, Ivanhoe VIC 3079, Australia, Melbourne, VIC.
Where can I buy tickets for Game Co-design Workshop?
Tickets are sold on Luma. This page links straight to that listing; no tickets are sold here.
What time does Game Co-design Workshop end?
It runs until 4:00 pm.

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