igfest 2012

“igfest is Bristol’s very own interesting games festival – street games, outdoor spectacles, mass social interaction, the reclamation of public urban spaces for play and adventure. Founded in 2008, the festival has now had four outings.”

From the website:

Our games are different. The games are all about unique connections between people and places. We play games in and with the real world. We play games in the city, on the streets and in unusual buildings and places. Some games are high tech and some have no tech at all. Some games last for minutes and others hours. Some are rich and challenging and some are just senseless fun. We believe games can be as exciting and engaging as the cinema or theatre. igfest is a chance to play some of the best games from artists and game designers from across the world.

igfest 2012 will be another international celebration of Street, Pervasive and Social games. Programmed again this year by Slingshot.

The festival returns 5th to the 8th September.

This year the festival splits into headline games: 2.8 Hours Later, Incitment, Cargo and the igfest fringe games, a carnival of mini-games taking place on Sat the 8th in Castle Park.

Tickets for the headline games can be found by following the links above and play tokens for the igfest games fringe can be bought from the igfest store during August and on the day.

Website: http://igfest.org