Gallery

Looking down into the Platform Calgary atrium from the balcony: a speaker at the lit podium, their portrait on the big screen, attendees filling the bleacher steps under the KPMG sign.

A scattered pile of holographic Indie Rodeo stickers on a black tablecloth, the grinning rat mascot and the wordmark catching the light.

Fisheye view from beside the stage: a speaker at the podium facing a packed house of attendees on the bleachers.

Fisheye view from the back of the room, the full atrium in frame, the stage screen reading &quot;IN 2026&quot; over the seated crowd.

A speaker in a ball cap leans into the mic at the podium, mid-sentence, the KPMG wall behind them.

Close crop on the back of an attendee&#x27;s head, wearing a Devolver Digital cap.

Attendees on the bleachers during a talk; one of them is taking notes in a paper notebook.

An attendee with glasses gestures as she asks a question, mic in hand, a second attendee listening beside her.

An Indie Rodeo badge and lanyard close up, the QR square and the sponsor row legible while the background falls away into bokeh.

A Calgary Game Developers Association arcade stick, orange faceplate and black ball top, resting on a desk under a bare bulb.

A showcase booth for Cursed Possessions — pull-up banner beside a monitor, a player in headphones at the keyboard.

Four attendees in cowboy hats and caps talking between showcase stations, Reikoneo and BioRogue banners behind them.

A spun long-exposure of the showcase floor: an attendee in a cap sharp at the centre while the booths smear into streaks around him.

Two developers at a showcase station, one seated at the keyboard mid-demo, the Zero State Agent banner behind them.

An attendee seen from behind, playing at an arcade cabinet on the showcase floor.

The Platform Calgary stairwell, single words stencilled down the stringer beside the KPMG wall, an attendee reading alone at the bottom.

Attendees on the wooden bleachers between sessions, lanyards on, a few of them talking and laughing.

A motion-blurred wide of the atrium: the speaker at the podium held steady while the room swings past, sponsor wall to the right.

A speaker at the Platform Calgary podium with a hand up mid-point, their slide grid filling the screen behind.

The atrium from the side: a &quot;Pitching&quot; slide on the main screen, the run-of-show and sponsor grid on a second monitor, the speaker small on stage.

Attendees spread across the orange bleacher seats during a talk, laptops open, a few turned toward each other mid-conversation.

A table laid out with rows of Indie Rodeo photo cards and lanyards, attendees standing over it.

The Zero State Agent booth: banner, a monitor reading &quot;Wishlist today!&quot;, QR cards, keyboard and mouse on black cloth.

A hooded figure in skeletal makeup stands lit from behind by a neon chevron, the darkest frame of the day.

Two attendees throwing metal horns for the camera in front of the Indie Ignition banner.

A speaker with a mic seen past the atrium railing, attendees watching from behind the mesh barrier.

A speaker in a beanie holds the mic close and lifts both hands mid-point, the KPMG wall out of focus behind him.

Tight portrait of a speaker in a plaid shirt holding the mic close, caught mid-thought.

Over an attendee&#x27;s shoulder at their notebook: a handwritten page of DO and DON&#x27;T notes from the talk.

Two attendees at a showcase monitor, one pointing something out on screen, the Cursed Possessions banner beside them.

A speaker in a plaid shirt works the mic with his free hand raised, his slide glowing behind him.

A bleacher row mid-applause, a dozen attendees clapping, a camera on a tripod at the end of the row.

Two holographic Indie Rodeo stickers on a black surface, the rat mascot glinting under a hard light.

Three attendees talking by the windows, downtown Calgary out on the street behind them.

An attendee at a laptop on the showcase floor, ringed by paper standees and cut-out character art.

Hands over a black cloth trading enamel pins, one holding a yellow star pin up to the light.

Two attendees side by side on a couch, one in glasses and a band tee, the other in a fleece, both throwing a hand sign at the camera.

An attendee plays a demo at a showcase station, the monitor blurred with motion, flyers and a QR card on the table.

An attendee carries a plate of food past the showcase monitors while another leans in to play.

Enamel pins and stickers laid out in rows on a black cloth, two sets of hands sorting through them from opposite sides.

Two attendees at a showcase station on the crowded floor, one at the mouse, the other leaning in with a drink.

Attendees standing with drinks mid-conversation on the showcase floor, a seated attendee in a cowboy hat in the foreground.

An attendee plays with a controller at a showcase station, headphones on, illustrated key art on the wall behind.

A player in headphones at the INFERIUS station, the game paused on screen, another attendee waiting beside him with a plate.

Wide of the showcase room under its exposed ceiling: attendees moving between stations, one with a Sonic backpack.

The showcase floor in motion blur — the Sonic backpack and a printed tee sharp in the middle of the drift.

A developer stands grinning beside the BioRogue banner while a seated attendee plays his demo, controller in hand.

Two attendees seated deep in conversation between stations, one in a cowboy hat and floral shirt.

A player in headphones at a keyboard, tattooed arms on the desk, a large illustrated poster over the station.

A developer crouches to talk an attendee through his game at the booth, both of them laughing.

A speaker in a patterned shirt talks into a handheld mic, a second presenter at the lectern to his right.

A speaker in glasses holds the mic in front of his Braveshell title slide.

Three attendees talking in a loose circle in front of the KPMG wall, one mid-gesture making a point.

A developer in a trucker cap works at his laptop at the BioRogue booth, sticker standees and water bottles down the table.

Back of an attendee&#x27;s plaid shirt, the Indie Rodeo lanyard clipped at the collar.

A speaker holds the mic in both hands and looks up mid-sentence, the room dark behind her.

From the balcony, past the stage lighting rig: a speaker alone at the Platform podium with her slide behind her.

An attendee with long hair stands with the mic to ask a question, the seated rows around him listening.

An attendee holds the roving mic to ask a question from the floor, other attendees turned toward him.

An attendee in a Nice Axe Games shirt with headphones round his neck looks toward the camera, a second attendee writing behind him.

A speaker throws an arm toward a slide breaking down a publisher split, the arithmetic ending in an $850k loss, the Indie Rodeo sponsor banner beside the screen.

The lunch line in the lobby — attendees serving themselves from foil trays, glass doors and daylight behind.