Coming soon:
Look out for upcoming workshops, events and talks.
Not Just A Player - AVCON
July 2025
A panel run by Onnie Chan, founder of Women in Creative Technologies, exploring the many careers of women in game development.
Industry Pathways - AVCON
July 2025
Everything we wish we knew before joining the game development industry. Panel hosted by Emma Losin, with guests: Harry Veness, Heidi Borge, Nick Yapp and Kevin Read.
Gamifying Our Improvised Fringe Show - AVCON
July 2025
What happens when game design is merged with performance art? This year at the Adelaide Fringe, for their sold out show “The Silver Spoon”, Shannaka Horton, Emma Losin, Nick Yapp and Tony Briggs pushed live performance to new heights. Laugh along as they tell you tales of player behaviour they never saw coming, explore the teachings that improv has for game development, learn how the improvisers gently nudged players the right direction, delving into the depths of narrative planning for branching stories with endless possibilities.

Talk History and Prior Events:
Cafe Crawl
June 2025
A cozy catch up and networking event for Adelaide game developers to get to know each other over warm drinks. Run with the South Australian Games Association.

SAGIA - South Australian Game Industry Awards  
Feb 2025
The inaugural Game Industry Awards will take place in February 2025 and will span 1 game award, 1 studio award and 3 personal awards. The awards will then be judged by a  group of industry leaders and community advocates who are not SAGA committee members. 

ADA Labs Meetup - Women in Creative Technologies
October 2024
An overview of my career, insights into game development and experiences as a women in creative technologies as well as advice to those starting their careers.

Paper Prototyping Workshop for Gifted Children
August to September 2024
I have worked to design a modular and adaptable paper prototyping workshop for gifted autistic children to learn industry relevant skills in a child-friendly and age appropriate manner to give them the skills to explore game mechanics and core loops. This is in collaboration with Catalyst Games.

Maryatville Primary School Stem Day
August 2024
I spoke to four times to students at Maryatville Primary School about game design, development, the industry, educational pathways and what different careers in game development look like. I spoke to a range of ages, adapting my talk to what was appropriate to their year level.
Salisbury Library Game Design Workshop
July 2024
I helped facilitate digital game design workshop with Catalyst Games at Salisbury Library.
Cafe Crawl
July 2024
20th of July will bring our second Game Dev Cafe Crawl - this time we're shaking things up with networking bingo to encourage attendees to talk to each other in a networking context. Watch out for special deals with participating cafes.
Pride at Game Plus & SAGA - Playback June 2024
June 2024
The South Australian Games Association and Game Plus are partnering to present Playback on Wednesday the 26th of June, 5:30pm.

Playback is a showcase & playtest opportunity for local games. We encourage attendees to bring your own games for testing. At each session we will have short presentations with time for Q&A.

This edition of Playback we invite the game development community to celebrate with us during Pride Month as game designer Emma Losin hosts a panel shining a light on some of our local LGBTQIA+ talent!
Before, after and in-between presentations everyone attending is invited to bring your own hardware, games, prototypes and showreels to share what you're working on with the local game development community. We will have desks and power points available for your equipment. Light catering will provided by AIE.
Screen Australia Podcast - Everything you need to know about GDC
April 2024
The Future Leaders Delegation and Screen Australia Games team share their takeaways and advice from the 2024 Game Developers Conference.

Ice Cream Social 2024
January 2024
A family friendly and inclusive space for game developers to come and enjoy some ice cream! This event is dietary requirement inclusive. Ice cream meeting dietary requirements will be provided and toppings will be labled with allergens. Come and enjoy the Adelaide Botanic Gardens on picnic blankets with the South Australian Game Dev community!

Acolabs Panel
November 2023
How did we get where we are? Discussing different pathways throughout the game development space.

Industry Pathways V2 PAX Aus
October 2023
Everything we wish we knew before entering the Games Industry! Our 2022 panel is back by popular demand with new speakers from across game development disciplines.

Cafe Crawl and Scavenger Hunt
August 2023
Along with Game Plus and some volunteers, we put together a networking day for the South Australian Games Industry. We frequently hold alcohol free and inclusive events.

Game Design and Level Design Demo AVCON
July 2023
An overview of game design from a current industry perspectives  as well as a level design demo.  I was asked to speak alonside teachers and students from AIE.

Game Dev BBQ
July 2023
A game dev afternoon of BBQ food inclusive or dietary requirements.

Knowing your audience through research and data collection processes
November 2022
An overview of some types of data collection that are easily accessible, how to find online communities of your audience demographic and how I have used field research in my work in games to date.

Game Developer's Ice Cream Social
November 2022
An opportunity to enjoy an ice cream picnic at the Adelaide botanic gardens.  

Industry Pathways PAX Aus
October 2022
Everything we wish we knew before entering the games industry! 5 Panelists with experience in game design, narrative design and programming discuss.

Data Driven Narrative GCAP
October 2022
The process behind content creation for the award winning Star Trek Lower Decks: The Badgey Directive.

Player 2 Interview
July 2022
I took part in an interview about my pathway into the games industry and experiences.

Adelaide Botanic Highschool Talk and Arcade Day
July 2022
Along with some other industry professionals, I went to Adelaide Botanic Highschool to look at the student's games and talk to them about the industry.

In The Spotlight Interview
July 2022
Mighty Kingdom conducted some interviews with staff to celebrate pride month.

Careers Day at Trinity College
June 2022
Alongside a colleague I completed two back to back industry talks for a careers day.

Technically Games
Nov 2021
Myself and Rebekah Little took our data driven creative processes work to present at the Technically Games Conference in 2021.

Game Design Talk at Adelaide Youth Film Festival
Sep 2022
Myself and the Design Director at Mighty Kingdom spoke on the history of games and career prospects. 

Pride Week Interview
July 2021
Short interview for pride week with Mighty Kingdom.

Paper Prototyping Workshop with HerTechPath
March 2021
Alongside some colleagues, I designed and ran a paper prototyping workshop at St Peter's Girls School in order to encourage girls to take part in game development.

IDM Interview Graduate Profiles
July 2020
Short interview for graduates of the Interactive Digital Media Diploma that I completed in 2014.

Represent Me Interview
July 2019
Short interview exploring my path into games.

Danger Days with the Red Cross
Multiple Times Throughout 2019
I assisted the running of several workshops across multiple schools in Adelaide in order to collect data for a project shared by Mighty Kingdom and The Red Cross, Danger Days. 

Industry Pathways Talk at Game Plus
April 2019
Industry Pathways talk alongside other colleagues from Mighty Kingdom.

Careers and Pathways Talk
Sep 2018
I spoke to students graduating from the Interactive Digital Media diploma about their potential career options.

Contact me about panels, talks and workshops!
If you have an inquiry regarding any of the above, you can contact me at: emma.m.losin@gmail.com
I frequently speak at events, conferences and schools and am open to collaboration for panels.