A one-day festival where learning looks like play
The Learning Game Playground is a hands-on festival in Melbourne built around one idea: games can do serious work.
Not worksheets disguised as games. Not “fun at the end if there’s time.”
Actual games. Designed, tested, argued over, and played properly.
You’ll spend the day at tables playing learning games of all kinds. Some are teacher-made. Some are student-made. Some are indie. Some are commercially published. All of them are trying to do something interesting with learning.
In between games, there are short talks. Tight, practical, and grounded. People sharing what they’ve made, what worked, what didn’t, and what they’re still figuring out.
There are stalls with games you can buy. A loan desk where you can grab a game and try it immediately. And a room full of people who care about learning enough to experiment with it.
This is not a conference.
It’s not a passive sit-and-listen day.
It’s a playground.
Event details
Date: Saturday 1 August
Venue: Preston City Hall
Time: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
What’s on
- Tables of learning games running all day
- Short talks on play-based learning and game design
- Exhibitors and stalls with games for sale
- A loan desk to borrow and play games on the spot
- Space to meet others working in and around learning games
Who it’s for
- Educators curious about learning through games
- Game designers and makers
- Students interested in creating games
- Families and young people who like playing
- Anyone who prefers doing over sitting
If you’ve ever thought “this could be a game,” this is your crowd.
The Learning Game Playground 