Fri 6 Nov · +1 more dates
The Open Stage · Parkville
play an academic, a journal or a company in a large-scale publishing megagame
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What exactly is it like to work as an academic publishing researcher? Today, researchers must contend with a cutthroat publishing world with conflicting demands from academic journals, funders and industry that shape how research is done.
Publish or Perish, a collaboration between Melbourne Megagames and Melbourne Academic Games, Play and Interactive Entertainment (MAGPIE), is a megagame that sees players take on the role of academics, companies and academic journals and play through the process of publishing research, submitting grant proposals and competing for journal endorsements.
Megagames are large scale games that combine elements of board games, tabletop RPGs, live action roleplay and more. Publish or Perish ‘gamifies’ the modern day process of doing humanities research while also revealing more about the design and study of games at the same time.
Register your interest to play and more information about the rules and teams will be provided ahead of game day.
Quick answers
When is Publish or Perish?
Fri 6 Nov 2026, +1 more dates. There are 2 dates to pick from, listed above.
Where is it?
The Open Stage, Parkville, VIC.
How much is it?
It is free.
Where do I find out more?
On whatson.melbourne.vic.gov.au. The button at the top of this page goes straight there.
How do I find out which of my mates are keen?
Tap "Ask your mates if they're keen" on this page. You get one link for the group chat, and your mates answer keen, maybe or can't in their browser, with no app and no sign-up. It is free.
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