Welcome to the June 2026 Christchurch Game Developers’ Meetup!

Speaker – Mark Rickerby
Mark Rickerby is a creative and technical leader, narrative systems wrangler and design educator based in Ōtautahi Christchurch.

6:10 PM – KICK OFF
Welcome to the Christchurch Game Developers Meetup, with news from around New Zealand!

6:15 PM – Retrofantasy UI: Remixing the Past in the Future
Retrofantasy UI is an aesthetic and genre influence on game art styles and narrative themes, drawing inspiration from the history of visual computing and graphic design. Join Mark on a tour through the weird and wild world of remixing legacy UI patterns and visions of computing in other worlds.

7:20 PM – PIZZA
Enjoy some refreshments (AKA pizza) and catch up with/meet other game dev enthusiasts.

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