Wireframe
Yearly game development event celebrating local talent and games, right here in Tāmaki Makaurau.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Wireframe Presents: Communion 🎫 tickets are live!!!!!!!!! $5.85 (incl fees) and all proceeds will be donated to Code Club Aotearoa. Join us to feel something!!!!
communion /kə-myoo͞n′yən
noun
the state of sharing or exchanging thoughts and feelings; the feeling of being part of something
An evening of niche microtalks, rants, and activities for game developers to come together to feel something.
📅 Friday 2 October, 2026 at 6pm in St Matthews-in-the-City.
Since NZGDC is back in Auckland, we thought we'd run a weirder, shorter event to complement the conference. And... we're partnering with Aggro Crab to make this strange, wonderful event happen. Thank you Aggro Crab for bankrolling this event !!!
Wireframe Presents: Communion will take place on the evening of Friday 2 October, 2026 at St Matthews-in-the-City, an active Anglican church with an inclusive community and a kaupapa of respect. People from all walks of life are welcome and are celebrated in their community, including people of all gender identities, sexualities, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds.
Illustrations by our wonderful prune friend, Jack.
The lineup
14 microtalks. 6 activities. All in one large beautiful venue. We'll be releasing the lineup slowly as we lead up to the event in the AMG Discord and on our socials but here's a sneak peek of what you can expect:
- why your favorite game is secretly about depression
- after hours advice on why you shouldn't apply for grant funding
- debates about fishing
- projects currently in development
- puzzle based scavenger hunts
- aND SO MUCH MORE THIS IS JUST A SNIPPET...
THE ARCHIVE
TOP 10 SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS THAT PEOPLE DIDNT LIKE FROM OUR GAME STUDIO
Aggro Crab Community Marketing
Making the Most of Mobile GPUs north_east
Freelance Programming
Kickflip Buttons: Lessons from Cool UI north_east
Freelance UI/UX
Pre-Production 101 (aka: Avoiding Production Hell) north_east
The People's Club Production
Disarming Silence: Dev-Composer Dialogues north_east
Shilka Audio Ltd Audio
Teaching (and Rethinking) Level Design north_east
Grapefruit Games Design
Principles to Write Flexible and Maintainable Code north_east
Dinosaur Polo Club Programming
Come on in, the water's fine! Diving into VFX in Niagara north_east
Liquid Static Studio VFX
Flexible Prototyping north_east
Niantic Aoteoroa New Zealand Design
Environment Art Apocalypse!!: No More Room In Hell 2 north_east
Torn Banner, Media Design School Art
Designing Bad Interfaces north_east
Cuddlepunk UI/UX
Combat Feel 101 - From Sloppy to Snappy north_east
Astronaut Diaries Design
Castles in UE5 north_east
Torn Banner Studios Art
Designing Teams & Production Processes with Accessibility in Mind north_east
Moon Candy Teams & Culture
Tool Development Framework for UE5 north_east
Liquid Static Studio Technical
Making UX Guidelines to Ensure Consistent Menu Design north_east
Grinding Gear Games Design
Approaches for Tackling Unknowns north_east
Space Rock Games Teams & Culture
Flexible Prototyping north_east
Niantic Aoteoroa New Zealand Design
Good Riddance to Bad FPS in Unreal Engine 5 - Profiling north_east
Mighty Eyes Technical
Beginners Guide to Animation Workflows for UE5
Metia Interactive Art
Game AI Models
Wētā Workshop Technical
