Games Talks: Ian MacLarty (Catacombs of Solaris, Mars First Logistics)

Uploaded September 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

Explore experimental and commercial games with one of Melbourne's most prolific developers.

Join Ian MacLarty, the creator of first person art game The Catacombs of Solaris and the upcoming open world simulation game Mars First Logistics, about his creative practice as an independent game maker.

Ian is one of Australia's most prolific and acclaimed videogame makers. In this live discussion we'll talk to Ian about both his commercial and non-commercial games, and the interplay between the two in regard to his career and his technical craft.

Hosted by RMIT University game maker and researcher Douglas Wilson.
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