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'Meet the Queensland bloke who quit his full-time job to make a hugely
successful, fair dinkum, Aussie-themed video game.
The game is called
Dinkum and sees players start a new life on a fictional
Australian island, start a farm, head deep into the mines, build a town and
make new friends.
Populating the island are various types of Aussie animals, but not as you know
them.
Kangaroos are hopping around with antlers, the Tasmanian devils can breathe
fire, and the wombats are five times bigger than average.
It's all from the mind of one man, James Bendon.
Born and raised in country Queensland, Bendon never thought he'd be making
video games for a living.
Before
Dinkum, Bendon studied graphic design and illustration, as well as
worked in retail.
A few years ago he quit his job and put everything on the line to create his
own Aussie adventure, and Bendon isn't looking back.
"I have no game development background, this has just been a hobby - I taught
myself how to code, I taught myself how to 3D model, I taught myself Unity, and
I 've just always loved doing it." he said.'
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
