Meet 10 SMARTies: IGEA’s 2023 game developer mentorship recipients

Ten up-and-coming creatives kick off the 4-month SMART program designed to hone their skills and immerse them in the Melbourne’s game development community.

Ten diverse and multi-talented young game creatives are currently being mentored, networked and professionally developed, as part of the 2023 SMART program.

Now in its second year, the innovative and flexible SMART program, a tailored four-month mentorship and residency, is largely designed by IGEA’s Ceri Hutton, Director of Industry Development and Programs. Hutton based it on key programs and events he oversaw while running Melbourne’s legendary Arcade co-working video game space from 2018 to August 2022.

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Rochelle Siemienowicz is a Melbourne writer and editor. Her first book Fallen, a memoir was published in 2014 and her second, Double Happiness, a novel, in 2024. She has a PhD in Australian cinema and was previously a journalist at ScreenHub and ArtsHub. ou can find her on Instagram: @Rochelle_Rochelle or at Substack where she writes a fortnightly newsletter, The Fool and the Queen.