The IGDA International Games Exchange program is an initiative between IGDA’s Melbourne, Shenzhen, Japan and Singapore chapters to enable developers to playtest in other markets. This can provide valuable feedback on localisation ahead of releasing in that region.
Games are exchanged between chapters to be showcased at IGDA events such as meetups.
The International Games Exchange is only for non-commercial purposes: community events & exhibitions for public play and demonstration.
Submit your game to the International Games Exchange
be considered, developers need to:
Be based in Victoria, Australia
Have a playable demo or showcase build in late production stage
Be appropriately localised for the target region
Be suitable for public play
Sign an agreement with their local chapter granting rights to distribute and exhibit the game in other regions through other IGDA chapters.
Your local chapter will manage submissions and decide which local games progress to be part of the exchange.
The exchange is intended to be on a rolling / regular basis.
Each chapter selects which games are shown in their region as part of the exchange.
Game files or links are added to a shared pool that participating chapters can access.
The Exchange Chapter chooses, from the pool, games that are localised to their region.
The Exchange Chapter takes care of installing and running the game on a local machine for the showcase.
If your game is selected for a showcase, your Local Chapter will let you know ahead of time.
It’s recommended that you make a feedback form available, so that you can receive feedback directly from players. This can either be in-game or provided as a link.
Exchange Chapters may also collect feedback, which will be passed on through your Local Chapter. There’s no guarantee that the Exchange Chapter will also collect feedback, as this is dependent on local capacity (IGDA is volunteer-run).
There is no guarantee when, or if, your game will be showcased in a particular region. This is at the discretion of each chapter.
Showcases are provided on a best effort basis, keeping in mind that equipment and capacity of IGDA chapters will vary between regions.
The program does not offer funding or assistance for developers to visit participating regions.
You will not be charged any fees.
Showcasing does not imply publishing, endorsement, or commercial representation by IGDA or its chapters.