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April 2019
CounterPlay 2019
The CounterPlay festival invites playful people from around the world to join the most caring, generous, inclusive and vibrant play community on a remarkable journey into the world of play. We welcome everyone eager to understand play better, no matter your background. If you wish to learn more about why play is essential for learning, working and living, this is for you. http://www.counterplay.org/ CounterPlay community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/counterplay/
Find out more »Now Play This 2019
Now Play This is a festival of experimental game design which runs at Somerset House in London as part of London Games Festival. In 2019 we expect the festival to run over two weekends 6-14 April, with talks and workshops for practitioners on the first weekend, and more family-focused events on the second.
Find out more »A MAZE. / Berlin 2019
A MAZE. / Berlin is an international festival focusing on the art and culture of games and playful media. A MAZE. / Berlin invites creatives from over 35 countries to experience inspiring talks and workshops, and to celebrate the art of video games making. The four nights of music, plus a life changing and mind blowing interactive exhibition of our medium of the 21st century, will fascinate the general public. A MAZE. invites artists and creatives from diverse fields to…
Find out more »Reboot Develop Blue 2019
The boutique game developers and games industry conference of Europe http://rebootdevelopblue.com/
Find out more »June 2019
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 »Looking for more game industry events?
Check Jurie Horneman’s excellent gameconfs directory.
Looking for festival submission deadlines?
Have a look at the excellent promoter app calendar.
Events for the Dutch industry:
Game Industrie Kalender / DGG / Courage Events