Registration: http://dgadag2012.eventbrite.com Dutch Games Association, the branche organization for the Dutch games industry is organizing another DGA Dag. Theme of the day: PR Making games is one thing, promoting your game another. How can you make your game stand out and gain attention of the press? DGA invites a couple of speakers that will give more…
"Indigo, the yearly showcase of talented Dutch game developers, will be held in the city hall of Utrecht this year. On Friday 28th and Saturday 29th September 2012, game developers from the Netherlands present their latest work to an audience of industry professionals and the general audience. " More info: http://www.indigoshowcase.nl
"Playful is a one-day conference all about games, play, interaction, behaviour and everything that comes with looking at the world through fun eyes." From the eventbrite ticket page: This is Playful’s fifth year, and the loose theme is DIY - more punk, less spirit levels. Greg and Richard are ageing punks in the making, and have…
One of the most fun and friendliest game festivals in the UK: GameCity: "It’s a unique exploration of what videogames really mean to the people who play them and the people who make them too." From the website: Welcome to GameCity, Europe’s biggest and best-loved videogame culture festival! Experience a huge range of playful events in and around…
PLAYGROUNDS INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL ARTS FESTIVAL "Playgrounds Audiovisual Arts Festival is a festival for innovative and creative digital art. During the two-day festival in Tilburg, Playgrounds presents an impression of the latest developments in technology as well as creativity. The festival programme offers an inspiring mix of inventive films, documentaries, animation, graphic design, artist talks, character…
Game in the City is a 2-day game industry conference with talks, masterclasses, Dutch Game Awards, cross business opportunities and more. The fifth edition of Game in the City will take place on Thursday the 22nd and Friday the 23rd of November in the Rijtuigenloods in Amersfoort. This anniversary edition promises a very nice line-up.…
Annual Dutch Game Awards. From the website: The fifth edition of Dutch Game Awards will take place on Thursday the 22nd of November in the Rijtuigenloods in Amersfoort. The Awards will be awarded in 14 categories during the Control Industry Dinner. The awards are organized together with Control Magazine. New this year are the Guts…
"VERSUS: live music, games & way more!" VERSUS is EINDBAAS versus GEKKENHUIS versus LOCAL MULTIPLAYER PICNIC. For the first time: Eindbaas, Gekkenhuis & Local Multiplayer Picnic joining forces. VERSUS will be bringing together DJs, live acts, local multiplayer games, performances and playful visuals in WORM, one of the most interesting venues the Netherlands has to…
Annual Game Creation event - worldwide game jam. GGJ is (one of) the biggest annual game jams where teams of people create games in 48 hours in the same weekend across the globe. The aim of GGJ is to stimulate creativity, collaboration, innovation and experimentation in game development around the world. Together with local organizers, volunteers,…
Indie Meetup in Utrecht The irregular scheduled indie game dev meetup is back: "We're back with what will be the indiest meetup in the history of meetups! You know the drill: good people, drinks, conversations, video games, knuckle tats, all that indie stuff. " Event page
Control Gamelab - talkshow about game development. Theme: Global Game Jam 2013 Each year thousands of developers participate in the Global Game Jam worldwide. In the Netherlands, five locations hosted Global Game Jam NL in January. 86 games were developed. During Control Gamelab #7 the winners of the five locations will present their games to…
DutchGameMusic presents: A concert evening with Indie Game Music, performed by LUDWIG. First Indie Game Music concert in The Netherlands. Confirmed music from composers such as: Daniel Rosenfeld (Minecraft), Magnus Pålsson (VVVVVV), Rich Vreeland (Fez), Kyle Gabler (World of Goo), Jim Guthrie (Sword & Sworcery), Jessica Curry (Dear Esther), and many others. Also, there will be…
A new Indie Game Developer Festival in Groningen, the Netherlands on March 8,9,10,11 2013 hosted by the ORKZ in Groningen. "Indie Gameleon is a non-profit festival to celebrate and support Indie Game Developers in the Netherlands, The festival features: - Several lectures and workshops from within the lregional Games Industry - Documentaries on Game development…
INDIGO - annual showcase for Dutch Indie Games goes San Francisco for GDC 2013. From the website: In a bold gesture embracing a burgeoning industry, The Dutch Consulate in San Francisco opens its doors to videogames. Called INDIGO, 20 game developers from the Netherlands will show their best and upcoming titles to an international audience…
Fourth annual Nordic Game Indie Night showcase and summit. From the website: "The purpose of the showcase is to call attention to talented indie developers from around the Nordic region. Last year’s showcase featured a variety of different indies and their awesome games, and over 400 attendees." Finalists for NGIN awards Badland, By Frogmind Clairvoyance, By Erik…
Local Multiplayer Picnic and Talks in Antwerp. Program in Dutch: 13:00-15:00 FREE-FOR-ALL PICNIC AT A NOT RAINY PLACE.. TBC. Een picnic voor alles en iedereen. Ontmoet elkaar buiten, geniet van de zon. Breng binnen en buitenspelletjes mee, vrienden en gekken, hapjes en drank. Ontdek folkgames! En speel, speel, speel. 16:00-18:00 TALKS AT DESIGNCENTER DE WINKELHAAK…
A Local Multiplayer Picnic plus more! From the event page: We've decided to spice up the usual games, food & good times by starting the night with a couple of talks. SPEAKERS: •Livestream with Douglas Wilson, Ramiro Corbetta, Bennett Foddy, Noah Sasso (SPORTSFRIENDS) •Adriaan de Jongh (Fingle, Bam Fu) •Joost van Dongen (Cello Fortress, Proun)…
Graduation expo Interactive Performance Design and Games (HKU) Eleven interactive projects that have never been shown to the public before. Come join the Interactive Performance Design and Games (IPDG) graduation students and experience their work at the exhibition! Games, installations, interactive performances and more. Line-up + info: http://www.zo-ii.com/ipdg-2013-graduation-projects/
Indie games festival A MAZE. is participating in Republika Fest in Rijeka, Croatia. A MAZE. Indie Pop Up during Republika Fest will consist of: Game showcase, machinima screening, talks, game jam and workshops. From the A MAZE. website: A MAZE. Indie Pop Up is a mobile event format with the goal of presenting Indie Games…
After the great success in 2011 and right in time for the big games events in the city, the Notgames Fest returns to Cologne with a five days exhibition curated by Tale of Tales and the Cologne Game Lab. From the website: If games form the top of an iceberg, notgames provide the remainder. Videogames…
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