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 rainbow 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.

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.

Close-up of an attendee&#x27;s hands on a white Xbox controller, thumbs on the sticks.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Two holographic Indie Rodeo stickers on a black surface, the rat mascot lit up in pink and orange.

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.

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.

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

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 orange Indie Rodeo lanyard clipped at the collar.

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

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