PlanetQuake4.net has been covering Quakecon2006 with some impressive HD video footage of the event, from Carmack's keynote to the Inside Look at Enemy Territory: Quake Wars presentation by Splash Damage. PlanetQuake4.net has just recently put up the video of the one hour session that Splash Damage did on their rise in the game industry, from the very humble beginnings as a mod team, working in a room at someone's house, to where they're very well known now as the force behind one of the most anticipated multiplayer games coming for the PC. Paul 'Locki' Wedgwood (Owner / Lead Game Designer) runs through some of the mistakes the company has made and offers some great tips for those who are considering mods as their way in to the industry and running a business.
Also worth mentioning is that two of the Splash Damage employees seen in the video footage are from Australia. They are: Tristan 'Fearog' Williams, who happens to be an ex-Rat Bag programmer that worked on Powerslide, and also Andrew 'effekted' Hamilton, an artist with a background in Fine Arts and Graphic Design. Splash Damage also have another two Australians on board: Garth ?Zombie? Hendy (Level Designer), and Ben 'mantegra' Davies, an artist from the Academy of Interactive Entertainment in Canberra.