Jini Maxwell

Jini Maxwell is a writer and curator who lives in Naarm. They are an assistant curator at ACMI, where they also host the Women & Non-binary gamers club. They write about videogames and the people who make them. You can find them on Twitter @astroblob

Jini Maxwell's Latest Articles

Dan Ferguson's Completely Stretchy and Uncomfortably Sticky
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6 questions with ACMI prize-winning game developer Dan Ferguson

We talk to Melbourne game developer Daniel Ferguson about his cartoonish, kinetic games, winning the ACMI + RMIT prize, and…

The Commons, Stan
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Australia's richest sci-fi screenwriting prize is open for entries

The John Hinde Award for Excellence in Science Fiction Writing offers $10,000 for the best produced script and professional support…

screenshot from SMG Studio's Moving Out
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Australian game devs accepted into prestigious IGDA Foundation program

The latest cohort in the International Game Developers’ Association (IGDA) Foundation's Diverse Game Developers' Virtual Exchange has been announced.

The cast of Wentworth, streaming on Foxtel Now
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Streaming Highlights for August on Netflix, ABC iview, Stan and Foxtel Now

Wentworth, The Newsreader, and Clickbait lead August's viewing highlights.

Frog Detective and friends
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Frog Detective's Grace Bruxner is moving on

Frog Detective's Creative Director Grace Bruxner talks about how it feels to say goodbye to the trilogy that defined the…

A screenshot from IGF Award winner Umurangi Generation
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Umurangi Generation wins highest honour at the IGF Awards

The Australian/Maori antifascist photography game took IGF 2021 Seumas McNally Grand Prize among brilliant competition.

snkrx
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You should play... SNKRX

There has never been a more perfect answer to the question, ‘do you have games on your phone?’

My Sister Ellie
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Attagirl film lab opens applications for gender diverse filmmakers

For Film’s Sake have partnered with Sydney Film Festival on two new prizes as well as an incubator program.

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Bringing Indigenous cultural expertise to videogame development

Drop Bear Bytes recently hired Indiginerd's Cienan Muir as a narrative consultant. The team spoke to us about the role…

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First look at NITRAM's tense trailer

This glimpse into Kurzel’s controversial Cannes selection suggests a taut, psychological probe, rather than a bloodbath.

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