Curtin Game Development Club was founded as a Curtin Student Guild-affiliated club in 2020, dedicated to supporting budding game developers at Curtin University. Over the years, CGDC has strived to create a safe and welcoming space for all those interested in making video games, through regular events such as Weekly Meetups and, beginning in 2022, the annual inter-club collaboration tradition of Pitch Jam. Since 2023, the club has also had a regular presence at Pixel Expo, where club members have the opportunity to showcase their game demos for the public to play.

Committee Hall of Fame

The activities of CGDC would of course not have been possible without the leadership and teamwork of our dedicated club committees.

2020/2021 Committee:
President: Isaac Waugh
Vice President: Dexter Ong
Secretary: Joel Chia
Treasurer: Socrates Ge
OCMs: Faraz Abrar, Nikhil Chadhari, Yiu Kei Seet, Max Collins, Jeremy Wee, Illias Delis (2020); Jarrid Twomey (2021)

2022 Committee:
President: Jet Trijo
Vice President: Amber Howe
Secretary: Dana Knowles
Treasurer: Ashleigh Sayers

2023/2024 Committee:
President: Tom Langdon
Vice President: Matthew Backhouse
Secretary: Daniel Ling
Treasurer: Andrew McMahon
OCMs: Mikey Naval, Shakiba Borhanzehi, Sunny Choy (2024)

2025 Committee:
President: Shakiba Borhanzehi
Vice President: Sunny Choy
Secretary: Harishree Senthil
Treasurer: Mikey Naval

Above: The 2021 Curtin Game Dev_ Club O-Day Stall

Above: The 2022 Curtin Game Dev_ Club O-Day Stall

Above: The 2024 Curtin Game Dev_ Club O-Day Stall and Pixel Expo: Act III Stall

Our Club Mascot: Games the Snail

Our club mascot, Games (pronounced like "James") has been a core part of the club since 2020. Featured prominently in our club logo and promotional material, Games represents the slow and unusual process of game development. The construction helmet implies some colossal project being built, his shell carries the letter 'G' for Games (both his name and what he represents), and of course, he tends to project an almost unplaceable facial expression, somewhere between mild amusement and sheer boredom, much like another artistic icon - the Mona Lisa.


Above: Prototype sketch of Games, by 2020/2021 Club President Isaac Waugh.

Above: Revised prototype of Games, by the sister of 2020/2021 Club Treasurer Socrates Ge, name unknown.

Above: Refined prototype of Games, resembling his final design, by the sister of 2020/2021 Club Treasurer Socrates Ge, name unknown.