Showcasing inspiring new tech stories from Melbourne's tech innovators.
Whether it’s from the buzzing gaming industry, or the burgeoning EdTech sector, Victoria is increasingly becoming a hub of emerging technology innovation.
How has Global Victoria supported the industry, and how have these industries evolved, and what can we expect in the future? Join us as we talk to some thought leaders and industry legends from Victoria, about the ecosystem that enabled their rise to success.
Episode 1: The Evolution of EdTech with Joe Egan
In the first episode of this series, host Pavan Srinath is joined by Joe Egan, the Executive Vice President for Global Affairs at Nelnet International, to talk about how the pandemic has affected the EdTech sector and helped it evolve in ways nobody could have predicted, how people are taking EdTech a lot more seriously now, the kinds of problems that Nelnet International is having to address to be a viable option for education for schools and universities, and lots more.
Episode 2: Sports Gaming for Global Audiences with Ross Symons
This second episode is hosted by Varun Duggirala who is joined by Ross Symons, Founder & CEO, Big Ant Studios based out of Melbourne, Victoria in Australia.
Varun talks to Ross about the gaming ecosystem, the kinds of changes Ross has seen come about in the gaming space, what got him interested in gaming in the first place, how Big Ant's journey has been from its inception, and lots more.
They also talk about how more than half of the Australian gaming industry is in Melbourne. how the Victoria government helps nurture the industry, the kinds of career opportunities that one can see in this space, the future of jobs in this space, Ross experiences with the IPL and the prospect of possibly making games for the IPL, how streaming has affected the medium, and lots lots more.
Episode 3: Democratisation of Education Through Technology with Jason Kimberley
Pavan Srinath is joined by Jason Kimberley, Managing Director at Cool Australia, a leading education not-for-profit organisation that leads on democratising the education sector through technology.
About 90 per cent of Australian schools and 40 per cent of Australian teachers use resources created by Cool Australia.
Episode 4: Evolving World of Gaming with Daniel Visser
Host Varun Duggirala is joined by Daniel Visser, Founder, Managing Director and Executive Producer at Wicked Witch, an Australian independent video game development studio with over 20 years of experience.
Varun and Daniel talk about the video game industry - Daniel’s interest in video games from a very early age, how he started writing simple basic programmes of 'text adventures' in primary school, then moving onto make better games in high school with better graphics, learning programming by himself at a time with no internet or even CD-ROM drives, doing business programming in college, and loads more.