When
Sat 5 Jul 2025
Restore the land, fight colonial forces and explore Blaktasia: Australia’s first ever Aboriginal-led mobile game.
Join us at ACMI’s Women & Non-Binary Gamers Club for an exclusive in-person session where you’ll dive into this groundbreaking game, created by Indigenous-led studio Guck.
Set in a fantasy version of Australia, Blaktasia combines traditional Indigenous customs with modern gameplay mechanics to create a unique, culturally rich gaming experience. Players are tasked with defeating the ‘Murk’, a destructive parasite that has stripped the world of its magic, then invited to care for Country and restore the land after a cataclysmic event.
Lead Game Designer Phoebe Watson will join us, alongside the Guck team, to discuss the development of Blaktasia and the importance of weaving Indigenous storytelling and cultural practices into the gaming medium. This is a chance to explore a deeply meaningful game that blends environmental restoration with action-packed gameplay. This session promises insightful discussions, hands-on gameplay and a deeper understanding of how videogames can address critical cultural narratives.
Claire Osborn-Li
Host, Women & Non-Binary Gamers Club
Claire Osborn-Li is a writer living in Naarm/Melbourne and interested in art, videogames and digital culture. In 2022 she received her BA Honours at the University of Melbourne in Art History. Her work has appeared on the ACMI website and in Cordite, ArtsHub, GamesHub and Memo Review. She's played many videogames but among her favourites are Mutazione (2019) and Red Dead Redemption II (2018).
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Community Code of Conduct
Everyone participating in an ACMI Women & Non-Binary Gamer Club event — including, but not limited to the meets, clubs and talks — is required to agree to the following code of conduct. This includes all attendees, speakers, performers, patrons, and volunteers.
ACMI Women & Non-Binary Gamer Club will enforce this code during its events and throughout the year. We expect cooperation from everyone to ensure a safe, diverse, and welcoming environment.
The condensed version
ACMI is dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, or religion (or lack thereof). We do not tolerate harassment of participants in any form.
Sexist, racist, discriminatory, or harassing language and imagery is not appropriate in the ACMI Women & Non-Binary Gamer Club community, in person or online. Participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the event and premises, as well as all future events without a refund at the discretion of ACMI.
The less condensed version
Harassment includes offensive verbal comments related to gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, religion, sexual images in public spaces, deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention.
Exception: discussion or images related to sex, pornography, discriminatory language, or similar is welcome if it meets all of the following criteria:
— It is necessary to the topic of discussion and no alternative exists
— It is presented in a respectful manner
— Attendees are respectfully given ample warning and opportunity to leave beforehand.
This exception specifically does not allow use of gratuitous sexual images as attention-getting devices or unnecessary examples.
Participants asked to stop any harassing behaviour are required to comply immediately.
If a participant engages in any of the aforementioned behaviour, ACMI may take any action they deem appropriate, from warning the offender to immediately expelling the offender with no refund.
Reporting and enforcement
If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact an ACMI Women & Non-Binary Gamer Club team member immediately. If you can’t or don’t wish to speak in person, or prefer to talk privately or electronically, contact us via gamerclub2@acmi.net.au.
All reports will be handled in the strictest confidence.
With thanks
This document was based on the work of XOXO Festival, JSConf, Geek Feminism, confcodeofconduct.com, and inspired by resources provided by Ashe Dryden.
Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.