Asher Trigg – In The Arcade

“It’s Absolutely Clear We Need a Union and That We Needed it Decades Ago,” Leena Van Deventer Reflects on Career & Gaming Industry

The women’s advocate and games designer speaks out about what the industry can do better, and looks back on her own work in improving it.…

Nich Richardson Reflects On Charity Livestream Success

Asher Trigg October 7, 2021 No Comments ABC Afghanaid Afghanistan Australia Back Pocket Charity Livestream Good Game Good Game Pocket Janet Carr Lowkii Nich Richardson Screenplay

After working in Television for 12 years, Nich’s best work appears to come from an independent web series produced alongside alumni from the now-cancelled Australian…

Review

Review: SkateBird

Asher Trigg September 26, 2021 No Comments customisable character Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure Elvis Indie Kookaburra Skatebird skateboarding Tony Hawk

I remember sitting in one of my English classes when I was still in high school a few years ago. Bored, having already finished the…

Creative Writing UNI Work

Under Watch – A Game I Helped Make

Asher Trigg June 17, 2021 No Comments Agent [Redacted]Agent Larrikin Bachelor of Media & Communication Browser-Based Illuminati Intelligence Agent PDF Under Watch

Earlier this year I worked on a browser-based game called Under Watch for my Bachelor of Media & Communication. The game was designed to be…

LGBTQI+ Leaders Reflect On Progress Since Decriminalisation of Homosexuality in Victoria

Asher Trigg June 17, 2021 No Comments AIDS Angela Bailey Australian Lesbian and Gay Archive Ivanhoe LGBT LGBTQI Politics Pride Month Schism VICPAH Victoria Victorian Pups and Handlers Association

“Australia has come a long way if you think of the marriage equality vote and how far that has changed people’s perceptions” Said queer historian…

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Applying Jenkins’ Transmedia Framework to the Half-Life Franchise

Asher Trigg May 12, 2021 No Comments Expanded Universe Fan Film Fan-Made Half Life Henry Jenkins Portal Project Borealis Transmedia Valve

Henry Jenkins’ transmedia framework has a clear criteria for transmedia works. His framework states that each entry must be “self contained” and a…

Review

Review: If On A Winter’s Night: 4 Travelers

Asher Trigg May 7, 2021 4 Comments Dead Idle Games If On A Winter's Night: 4 Travelers Indie Game itch.io Magic-Realism Pixel Art Point And Click The Nameless Ritual The Silent Room The Slow Vanishing Of Lady Winterbourne

I very rarely look at itch.io. Whilst it hosts a myriad of indie games, they almost always appear to me as either very rushed…

Close Up Of Maeskye Trigg Under A Streetlight

UNI Work

Collection of Miscellaneous Photographs

Asher Trigg May 3, 2021 No Comments Blue Heeler Canon Maeskye Trigg Photography Swinburne

At Swinburne University, I study a Bachelor of Media & Communication, majoring in Journalism and Video Games. As part of my journalism major, I was…

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15 Minutes Of Game – Nick Margerison, Charlie Kenihan, Lise Leitner

Asher Trigg March 29, 2021 No Comments 15 Minutes Of Game Australian Games Charlie Kenihan Film Victoria I Want To Go To Mars Lise Leitner Nick Margerison Trash

Recently, I had the fortune to talk with some developers from the local game development studio, 15 Minutes Of Game. Specifically, I talked to Nick…

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ReAwakened: The Remains Of Harbitas – A Game I Helped Make

Asher Trigg March 26, 2021 No Comments Asher Trigg Board Game Elbert Williams Faye Miravalles Game Development Harbitas Jun Min Lim Reawakened Reawakened: The Remains Of Harbitas Sayankumar Chandara Sagar Tabletopia The Cultivator The Remains of Harbitas

I helped make a board game! Well, a digital board game. The game was made for an assesment late last year, and I have been…