Live Magazine Christmas 2016 ISSUE Live Magazine December 2016 Issue | Page 175

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til you started watching what was
happening on the player’s screen
– then you could see just how immersive the VR experience is.

After a full day of gaming PAX
continues into the night. The
Panels go until 10:30pm and are
as varied as you can imagine.
BethesDA Trivia, How to become
a Streamer, Game Development
Explained with Sock Puppets –
yes sock puppets. Seats filled
out with the events running all day
giving everything from advice for
young developers, those seeking
a career in the gaming industry
and those for your pure entertainment.
The streaming community was
no better represented by the
Twitch booth which was busy all
weekend. Popular guest streamers made appearance for photo
opportunities and the crowd enjoyed the opportunity to jump in
behind the camera and feature
on their favourite channel through
the viewing screens. Twitch didn’t
have all the fun though as many
tech booths were streaming live
all weekend from competitive
matches to creative minecraft
builds.
The latest games and the opportunity to play them sometimes before release is one of the

PAX AUSTRALIA
4-6 nov, 2016
melbourne, vic
photos by

blake robertson