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June 2019
BitSummit 2019
“BitSummit 7 Spirits” is the seventh iteration of the summit. BitSummit 7 Spirits will take place the weekend of June 1st and 2nd, 2019, and will be open to the public from 10:00am to 5:00pm each day. As has been tradition since the second BitSummit, all activities will take place at the Miyako Messe, the expansive and modern convention site of the past three festivals. As is by now tradition, BitSummit’s annual theme celebrates a distinct facet of Japanese pop culture,…
Find out more »Giocosamente Toffia Playfulness Festival 2019
Giocosamente - Toffia Playfulness Festival From the website: A new Festival dedicated to Playfulness is about to be born. Playfulness as an attitude and disposition of character and it’s cultivation. How is Playfulness cultivated in life, in work, in education? How does Playfulness expand? How is it taught? How can playfulness make our lives more interesting and meaningful? We will explore Playfulness in workshops and happenings. The workshops will be dedicated to two areas: Exchanges of playful practices for facilitators…
Find out more »INDIGOx 2019
From the website: INDIGO, Dutch Game Garden’s largest game showcase, returns in 2019 with a new name: INDIGOx, marking a new direction as well as the 10th edition of the event. INDIGOx takes place June 28th 2019 at Speys, Utrecht, the Netherlands. 2019 is the 10th anniversary of our INDIGO event. At the moment, we are developing the program of INDIGOx – it will be a more business-oriented event, which we will reveal more about later. Blogpost: https://www.dutchgamegarden.nl/indigox-10th-edition-of-indigo-takes-place-june-28-2019-2/
Find out more »July 2019
Playful Learning Conference 2019
Playful Learning is pitched at the intersection of learning and play for adults. Playful in approach and outlook, yet underpinned by robust research and working practices, we provide a space where teachers, researchers and students can play, learn and think together. A space to meet other playful people and be inspired by talks, workshops, activities and events. In its new home at the heart of England at the University of Leicester, we are now opening the programme up to outdoor…
Find out more »Vector Festival 2019
Vector festival is a participatory and community-oriented initiative dedicated to showcasing experimental new media art that draws on digital game technologies and wide-ranging creative media practices. Presenting exhibitions, screenings, performances, lectures, and workshops, Vector festival is organized by Interaccess in Toronto, Canada, and acts as a critical bridge between emergent digital platforms and new media art practices. The festival organizers are particularly interested in featuring artworks that critically explore the artistic use of emerging digital technologies. Open Call - Deadline…
Find out more »October 2019
IndieCade 2019
IndieCade: Evolving the Game IndieCade accepts and encourages a host of interactive experiences and honors all types of innovative play. From cutting edge digital narratives, large scale social mobile, tabletop games, alternative controller, and augmented reality to LARP's, immersive theater, 360 videos, and procedural strategy games, IndieCade highlights the breadth and depth of innovation in the world of play and creativity in the design of interaction. As creators innovate with new ways to play, the work evolves with them. IndieCade…
Find out more »November 2019
Game Happens 2019
Game Happens (8-10 November @ Genova, Italy) is the international festival dedicated to the cultural, political and social impact of video games. The 2019 theme is Elements of Change. From 8th to 10th November 2019, Game Happens – the International Festival in Italy dedicated to the cultural, political and social impact of video games – returns to Genova with a fifth edition that focuses on the most innovative elements of the European independent video game scene, to link this field with the…
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Events for the Dutch industry:
Game Industrie Kalender / DGG / Courage Events