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SUMMARY:Games People Play
DESCRIPTION:‘A game seems so simple\, but in the end it is a complex phenomenon that gives us the possibility to think outside the box. Playing makes it possible to reinterpret reality\, to explore taboos and to experiment with the impossible. In Games People Play\, eight artists and artist collectives explore the social function of playing and the rules of the game.’ \nApparatus 22\nFeiko Beckers\nDavid Bernstein\nPriscila Fernandes\nGoldin+Senneby\nCarl Johan Högberg\nMarijn Ottenhof\nPatrick Bernier & Olive Martin\nCurator: Katia Krupennikova \nhttp://nestruimte.nl/nl/nu \n 
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/games-people-play/
LOCATION:Nest\, De Constant Rebecqueplein 20b\, The Hague\, Netherlands
CATEGORIES:Europe,Netherlands
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170105
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170116
DTSTAMP:20260517T113828
CREATED:20170104T024305Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170104T024557Z
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SUMMARY:Over Game: Videogames\, Alternative Scenes
DESCRIPTION:Over Game: Jeux Vidéo\, les scenes alternatives.\nGame Exhibition\nCurator: Simon Bachelier \nThis is an introduction to the alternative game scenes related to political/social/moral topic. Come play and watch indie games and interactive installations\, but also participate in different interesting debates\, documentary screening\, conferences\, live-playing performances and more… for free. \nThis is also the first time you’ll be able to watch and play the games Perfect Woman (Lea Schönfelder & Peter Lu) and Ordnungwissenschaft (Marek Plichta & Till Wittwer) translated into French!
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/over-game-videogames-alternative-scenes/
LOCATION:Maison des métallos\, Paris\, France
CATEGORIES:Europe
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170114T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170114T190000
DTSTAMP:20260517T113828
CREATED:20161130T095239Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161130T095239Z
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SUMMARY:ALT CTRL Hackathon
DESCRIPTION:One day of experimenting with creating alternative controllers for games. \nMore info tba
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/alt-ctrl-hackathon/
LOCATION:TBA TIlburg\, Tilburg\, Netherlands
CATEGORIES:Europe,Netherlands,Speaker
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170120T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170122T170000
DTSTAMP:20260517T113828
CREATED:20161130T095807Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161130T095807Z
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SUMMARY:Global Game Jam 2017
DESCRIPTION:The Global Game Jam® (GGJ) is the world’s largest game jam event (game creation) taking place around the world at physical locations.  \nRegister a site or join one of the jams around the world. There will be locations in over 90 different countries! \nhttp://globalgamejam.org/ \nIf you’re in the Netherlands: There are about 10 locations around NL that you can sign up for:\nhttp://globalgamejam.nl/
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/global-game-jam-2017/
LOCATION:Everywhere
CATEGORIES:Netherlands,Worldwide
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170126
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170129
DTSTAMP:20260517T113828
CREATED:20161130T124759Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161130T124759Z
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SUMMARY:Ludicious 2017 – Zürich Game Festival
DESCRIPTION:Game Festival. The biggest professional game event in Switzerland returns for a third edition from January 26 to 28\, 2017. With roughly 600 expected professionals from the game industry\, Ludicious is the place to network and see great new games from emerging talents in our exhibition. Stay up do date by signing up for our newsletter. Three days filled with talks about all things games and the return of Ludicious Business await you. \nhttp://www.ludicious.ch/conference/
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/ludicious-2017-zurich-game-festival/
LOCATION:TBA – Zurich\, Zurich\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:Europe
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170210
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170213
DTSTAMP:20260517T113828
CREATED:20161108T122729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161108T122729Z
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SUMMARY:Screenhake 2017
DESCRIPTION:Screenshake 2017 is the fifth edition of the only art festival in Belgium to showcase the video game medium\, with a focus on independent or ‘indie’ games. These are often smaller\, more personal and innovative games; think of them as the video game equivalent of arthouse films! \nhttp://www.screenshake.be/
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/screenhake-2017/
LOCATION:Het Bos\, Ankerrui 5-7\, Antwerp\, B-2000\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Europe
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170213T184500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170213T200000
DTSTAMP:20260517T113828
CREATED:20170130T124659Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170130T124659Z
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SUMMARY:Innovation\, Play & the Future of Technology
DESCRIPTION:Talk by Steven Johnson\, author of “Wonderland : How Play Made the Modern World.” \n\nSteven Johnson\, the international best-selling author of How We Got To Now\, whose TED talk has had over 1 million views\, in a talk on innovation and the future of technology seen through the history of play: the subject of his major new book\, praised by Bill Clinton\, Steven Pinker and Malcolm Gladwell- Wonderland : How Play Made the Modern World. \nIf want to know where technology is headed you should be playing close attention to the way we play. You’ll find the future wherever people are having the most fun. Contending that the pursuit of novelty and wonder is a powerful driver of world-shaping technological change\, Steven Johnson argues that\, throughout history\, the cutting edge of innovation lies wherever people are working the hardest to keep themselves and others amused. \nHe will introduce us to the colourful innovators of leisure: the explorers\, proprietors\, showmen\, and artists who changed the trajectory of history with their luxurious wares\, exotic meals\, taverns\, gambling tables\, and magic shows. And will make the compelling case that anyone who wants to know where technology is headed next should be playing close attention to the way we play.
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/innovation-play-future-technology/
LOCATION:CNCFD- Condé Nast College of Fashion & Design\, 16-17 Greek Street\, London\, W1D 4DR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Europe
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170215T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170215T220000
DTSTAMP:20260517T113828
CREATED:20170122T162511Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170122T162511Z
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SUMMARY:Playful Arts Meetup #1
DESCRIPTION:We nodigen je van harte uit voor de eerste Playful Arts meetup op 15 februari 2017! Deel je projecten en gedachtes op het snijvlak van beeldende kunst\, podiumkunst\, playful design en sociale interactie met onze community tijdens onze playful arts meetups. Wat zijn playful arts? In 2017 willen we met informele avonden in Amsterdam en ‘s-Hertogenbosch dit graag ontdekken en verkennen met kunstenaars\, designers\, makers en andere geïnteresseerden door middel van talks\, presentaties en gesprekken. \nDe eerste vindt plaats op woensdag 15 februari bij de Hangop in de Willem II Fabriek in ‘s-Hertogenbosch. De avond begint met een introductie door de Playful Arts Festival curatoren en wordt voortgezet met een aantal presentaties rondom playful arts waarna we de conversatie voort kunnen zetten met een drankje. Heb je een werk of project waarmee je bezig bent dat je graag wil bespreken in het licht van playful arts? Meld je nu aan via hello@playfulartsfestival.com. Er is deze avond plek voor 4 presentaties van 15 minuten. \nFestival Playful Arts Festival (PAF) verkent de cross-over tussen playful design\, beeldende kunst en performing arts. PAF organiseert\, cureert en initieert festivals\, tentoonstellingen\, masterclasses en symposia\, en stelt de ontmoeting van mensen en ideeën centraal. PAF is een initiatief van Wave of Tomorrow en zo-ii. \nPlayful Arts Meetup #1 wordt ondersteund door Willem II Fabriek.
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/playful-arts-meetup-1/
LOCATION:WILLEM TWEE\, Boschdijkstraat 100\, 's-Hertogenbosch\, Netherlands
CATEGORIES:Netherlands,Organizing
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20170225T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20170226T180000
DTSTAMP:20260517T113828
CREATED:20170130T120427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170130T120427Z
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SUMMARY:Push the Button
DESCRIPTION:Gamefestival – Deurne\, Belgium \n[Dutch] \n\nOp 25 en 26 februari stellen cc Deurne\, CultuurConnect en Devillé Arcade een heuse\, moderne ARCADEHAL voor in cc Deurne Rix. We lieten 7 spellen ontwikkelen\, die focussen op samen spelen\, het creatieve en het artistieke. En dat doen we met de nodige toeters en bellen. Een heel weekend lang kan je verschillende games\, VR-opstellingen en game-performances ontdekken. Op zondag nodigen we je uit voor een ontbijt\, en kan je nadien deelnemen aan een Coder Dojo sessie\, een MineCraft demo of een heus creative build toernooi!
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/push-button/
LOCATION:cc Deurne Rix\, de Gryspeerstraat 86\, Deurne\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Europe
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170302T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170302T200000
DTSTAMP:20260517T113828
CREATED:20170215T182731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170302T183958Z
UID:15734-1488456000-1488484800@www.zo-ii.com
SUMMARY:PlaySFMOMA Mixed Reality Pop-Up Arcade
DESCRIPTION:From the website: \n\nDo you prefer your reality shaken or stirred? In conjunction with the annual Game Developers Conference\, PlaySFMOMA presents a day-long “blended reality” pop-up arcade. Play a selection of avant-garde and experimental games that explore augmented\, virtual\, shared\, fractured\, blended\, and otherwise mixed realities. \nThis event not only presents emerging augmented and virtual reality technologies\, but also showcases exciting new work exploring what it means to mix realities. Games range from cutting-edge tech to participatory theater\, and from open-world exploration to empathy exercises. \nFeaturing \n\n…&maybetheywontkillyou \nAER: FLOAT Museum Pilot\nBad News \nEverything \nHere Comes a Thought! \nWOORLD\n\nPlaySFMOMA is a museum initiative that encourages the development of avant-garde and artist-made games. By providing an arena for artists working in this medium\, PlaySFMOMA introduces museum audiences to the expressive potential of games.
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/playsfmoma-mixed-reality-pop-up-arcade/
LOCATION:SFMOMA\, 151 Third Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, CA 94103\, United States
CATEGORIES:North-America
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170323T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170406T170000
DTSTAMP:20260517T113828
CREATED:20170322T130533Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170322T130533Z
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SUMMARY:IDGAF 2017
DESCRIPTION:IDGAF: Independently Developed Game Art Festival of 2017 \n\nThe wonderful Chad Toprak of Hovergarden has put together a short selection of contemporary independent videogames for our interactive pleasure. These were all featured in this year’s IGF\, coincidentally. \n? OPENING NIGHT THURSDAY 23rd ? \nCome and see games never before shown on Australian shores \nAlso drink special [TBA] \n? SIDE A | 23/3 – 30/3 \nYou Must Be 18 or Older to Enter by James Earl Cox III \nMu Cartographer by Titouan Millet \nFuture Unfolding by Spaces of Play \nFrog Climbers by TeamCrew \n? SIDE B | 31/3 – 6/4 \nIslands: Non-Places by Carl Burton \nOiκοςpiel Book 1 by David Kanaga \nMemoir En Code: Reissue by Alex Camilleri \nWitchball by Stephen L. Clark
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/idgaf-2017/
LOCATION:Bar SK\, 90 Smith St\, Melbourne\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Australia and Oceania
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170328T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170328T210000
DTSTAMP:20260517T113828
CREATED:20170321T144218Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170321T144218Z
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SUMMARY:Kraks@dekrook: games in De Krook!? Over het belang van spelen
DESCRIPTION:Evening in library De Krook in Ghent: the possibilities of videogames as form of culture. \n[In Dutch] Waarom biedt de bibliotheek binnenkort videogames aan? Op deze avond verkennen we de mogelijkheden van videogames als cultuurvorm. Ontdek boeiende games over ernstige onderwerpen en denk mee hoe we ze kunnen inzetten om de wereld beter te maken. Tijdens deze avond kan je boeiende lezingen bijwonen en uiteraard is er ook gelegenheid om games te spelen. \nGames in de bib!? \nJeroen Bourgonjon (UGent) & Marino De Wilde (De Krook Bibliotheek) \nWaarom bieden zoveel bibliotheken\, musea en cultuurcentra tegenwoordig games aanbieden. Hoe zien we games als cultuurvorm tegenover literatuur? En wat valt er in Bibliotheek De Krook te beleven?  \nGames met culturele meerwaarde \nBram Michielsen (House of Indie en Screenshake) \nThe House of Indie\, een indie game collectief uit Antwerpen\, organiseert jaarlijks het internationale kunstenfestival Screenshake dat volledig aan games is gewijd. Oprichter Bram Michielsen geeft een bloemlezing van de games die de voorbije jaren op Screenshake te zien waren. \nGames in de Openbare Bibliotheek \nJürgen Van Lerberghe (Openbare Bibliotheek Kortrijk) \nJürgen Van Lerberghe weet als geen ander welke rol games kunnen spelen in de bibliotheek. In Kortrijk bouwde hij een heuse gameswerking uit. Jürgen komt ons vertellen waarom dit belangrijk is. Bovendien geeft hij tips voor bibliothecarissen en cultuurmedewerkers om zelf met games aan de slag te gaan. \nGames in Culturele centra \nHannes Vanhaverbeke (Cultuurconnect)\, Hannes en Thomas Devillé (Devillé Arcade)\, Martijn Gys (Stad Antwerpen) \nCultuurconnect ondersteunt bibliotheken\, cultuur- en gemeenschapscentra om cultuur op nieuwe manieren te beleven. Samen met CC Deurne en Devillé Arcade ontwikkelde Cultuurconnect een mobiele arcadehal. De gepresenteerde games zijn artistiek en stimuleren het samenwerken tussen mensen. De games zijn toegankelijk voor een breed publiek en werden uitgebreid getest door zowel ervaren gamers als kansengroepen. Tijdens Kraks@DeKrook leer je meer over het ontstaan van deze arcadehal. En uiteraard kan je de games ook spelen!  \nEXTRA: Speel games! \nDevillé Arcade \, Cultuurconnect\, CC Deurne\, DiGRA Flanders\, MICT (UGent) en imec \nTijdens de hele avond krijgt u de mogelijkheid om games te ontdekken. Speel de arcadegames van Arcade Devillé\, ontdek virtual reality games en verken games met culturele meerwaarde. \nin samenwerking met Cultuurconnect
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/kraksdekrook-games-de-krook-het-belang-van-spelen/
LOCATION:De Krook\, Miriam Makebaplein 1\, Ghent\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Europe
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170330
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170402
DTSTAMP:20260517T113828
CREATED:20160927T121443Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160927T121542Z
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SUMMARY:CounterPlay 2017
DESCRIPTION:CounterPlay is a tribute to and an exploration of the many ways\, in which a more playful approach can help us live better lives. We focus on the excitement\, intense engagement and rich experiences of people involved in all kinds of playful experiences. This sparks an investigation of how play can be transformative\, change our thinking\, push our boundaries and lead us places\, we never imagined
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/counterplay-2017/
LOCATION:Dokk1\, Aarhus\, Denmark
CATEGORIES:Europe
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170405T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170405T203000
DTSTAMP:20260517T113828
CREATED:20170221T204758Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170221T204758Z
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SUMMARY:State of Play 2017
DESCRIPTION:Irish Game Maker Expo and Talks \nInfo from FB: \n\nThe State of Play is Ireland’s premier Independant Game Maker Event hosted by the School of Media in the Dublin Institute of Technology\, in conjuntion with IMIRT\, the Irish Game Makers association. \nAs usual we will have an exciting and ecclectic mix of Inspirational International & Irish Guest Speakers. We then follow it up with the ‘After Party’ which will take place once again on the Rooftop Bar in Odessa. The event will be preceeded by a free games EXPO with over 100 developers\, students and industry professionals demonstrating their work. \nKeynote this year will be the world reknowned game maker Brenda Romero. Brenda is now living in ireland with her family\, having moved here over a year ago. She has setup a new company in Galway called “Romero Games” with husband and legendary game developer John Romero. \n\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/state-of-play-2017-irish-game-maker-expo-and-talks-sop17-tickets-32256399760?aff=efbevent
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/state-play-2017/
LOCATION:Dublin Institute of Technology\, Dublin\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Europe
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170407
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170410
DTSTAMP:20260517T113828
CREATED:20170106T163315Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170106T163348Z
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SUMMARY:Now Play This 2017
DESCRIPTION:From the website:\nNow Play This is a festival of experimental game design\, showcasing some of the most interesting games and playful work being made around the UK and the world. It will run for the third time at Somerset House in London from 7-9 April\, 2017\, as part of the London Games Festival. There’ll be an exhibition of games running throughout\, plus special events including a board games afternoon\, a strange controllers showcase\, and\, on Friday\, a day for discussion between practitioners. Tickets will be available from February 2017. \nDirector: Holly Gramazio (Matheson Marcault). Digital curator: George Buckenham. Event production: Sophie Sampson (Matheson Marcault) and Jo Summers. Attendance policy: here.
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/now-play-this-2017/
LOCATION:Somerset House\, Strand\, London\, WC2R 1LA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Europe
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20170420T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20170421T183000
DTSTAMP:20260517T113828
CREATED:20170130T121224Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170130T121300Z
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SUMMARY:International City-Gaming Conference 2017
DESCRIPTION:Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/games-for-cities-conference-tickets-31317310920 \nFrom the website: \n\nThe Games for Cities programme is hosting the first international conference with leading ‘city-game’ design experts from around the world. Games for Cities is an initiative started by Play the City and partners\, and aims to create a platform for knowledge exchange on games that have the potential to facilitate more effective and inclusive city-making. The conference will be held in Rotterdam’s Het Nieuwe Instituut and is open to the public. \n\nCity-games are increasingly prevalent in the daily work of policy-makers\, regulators\, urban designers\, smart city experts and architects. The Games for Cities programme contributes to this maturing field of city-making in two ways: by generating a critical and holistic overview of implemented city games\, and by encouraging city-game designers to work closely with local governments. Organised by Play the City and partners in close collaboration with Het Nieuwe Institute\, this conference aims to bring Dutch city-gaming practices and international best practices into closer contact with one another. \nThis promises to be an intriguing conference with keynotes on how city-gaming is the future of city-making\, as well as numerous city-game break-out sessions to experience this future for yourselves. You will get the chance to meet Paolo Pedercini from Molleindustria\, Urban Think Tank’s Haris Piplas\, Boston-based social designer Eric Gordon from Emerson’s Engagement Lab\, The Why Factory’s Felix Madrazo\, and Ekim Tan from Play the City as the invited speakers at the conference. During the conference\, 10 internationally active city-game developers will be present to run game sessions. Among these city-games are the future scenario building of refugee saturated Jordanian cities\, playful renewable energy platforms for citizens\, urban water games\, and games that confront our own egos and identities regarding increasing urban densities.
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/international-city-gaming-conference-2017/
LOCATION:Het Nieuwe Instituut\, 25 Museumpark\, Rotterdam\, Netherlands
CATEGORIES:Europe,Netherlands
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170421T200000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170422T010000
DTSTAMP:20260517T113828
CREATED:20170302T150919Z
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SUMMARY:GamesAreForEveryone - Volume 5
DESCRIPTION:“A night of fantastic\, raucous\, beautiful games\, mixed with drinks\, music\, and wonderful people. Join us on Friday 21st April as we turn The Caves in Edinburgh into an amazing\, one-night-only combination of bar and indie arcade\, full of incredible things.” \nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gamesareforeveryone-tickets-31598699561
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/gamesareforeveryone-volume-5/
LOCATION:The Caves\, 8-10 Niddry Street South\, Edinburgh\, EH1 1NS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Europe
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170426
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170501
DTSTAMP:20260517T113828
CREATED:20160927T132709Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160927T132709Z
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SUMMARY:A MAZE./ Berlin 2017
DESCRIPTION:Indie game festival. More TBA\nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/569951356538513/
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/a-maze-berlin-2017/
LOCATION:Urban Spree\, Berlin\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Europe
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170505
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170508
DTSTAMP:20260517T113828
CREATED:20160623T102510Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160623T102510Z
UID:9057-1493942400-1494201599@www.zo-ii.com
SUMMARY:Playin' Siegen 2017
DESCRIPTION:TBA
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/playin-siegen-2017/
LOCATION:playin siegen\, Siegen\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Europe
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170510T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170510T220000
DTSTAMP:20260517T113828
CREATED:20170321T144745Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170321T144745Z
UID:15772-1494442800-1494453600@www.zo-ii.com
SUMMARY:Playful Arts Meetup #2
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our second Playful Arts Meetup on 10 May 2017! \nLocation in Amsterdam TBA \nShare your projects and thoughts about the cross-over between visual art\, performing art\, playful design and social interaction. \n::::::: CALL FOR TALKS::::::::: \nDo you have a project you’re working on which you would love to talk about from a playful arts perspective?  \nLet us know via hello[at]playfulartsfestival.com. We have room for about three 15 minute talks
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/playful-arts-meetup-2/
LOCATION:TBA  – Amsterdam\, Amsterdam\, Netherlands
CATEGORIES:Europe,Netherlands,Organizing
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20170519T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20170519T200000
DTSTAMP:20260517T113828
CREATED:20170321T200623Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170321T200623Z
UID:15776-1495188000-1495224000@www.zo-ii.com
SUMMARY:Nordic Game Discovery Day 2017
DESCRIPTION:“What we will do on the Discovery Day is to attack the topic of passion from these different angles and give you a variety of takes on what it means when creating games. From the drive that keeps you going to empathy for players with less and less time at their hands\, from the pleasure that games can create in players to the persistence you need to survive as an artist\, the talks will shed a light on the passion that keeps us all going. Come join us for the first ever Nordic Game Discovery Day.” \nWe wanted to have a curatorial theme that links all presentations. It had to be a topic that allows for an artistic angle and also connects the practice of making games with the life of the creator. Starting from the word passion\, that describes why we all make games\, we went in four different directions: \n\n\nDrive – the passion that keeps you going despite the world falling apart \n\n\nFeeling – pleasure and fulfillment in games and outside \n\n\nEmpathy – having a heart in this grim world \n\n\nPersistence – making games while you have a life \n\n\n  \nDiscovery Day & Showcase: Friday\, 19 May\nCreated and curated in close cooperation with longtime partners Copenhagen Game Collective\, Nordic Game Discovery Day will be held as the last day of NG17\, namely Friday\, 19 May. Open to all NG17 conference pass holders\, stand-alone Discovery Day & Showcase tickets are available for only 59 EUR. Get yours right here! \n10:00 – 16:00: Loads of great talks\, all conference auditoriums\nThe Discovery Day program includes a strong speaker line-up with some of the most exciting names in game creation today. Session details and speakers to be announced soon. \n10:00 – 20:00: Discovery Showcase\, Dining Hall\nAt the Discovery Showcase\, developers can book a table in the Dining Hall and join the selection of great new game projects; visit the showcase to play the creations and meet the developers! Highlighting the Discovery Showcase will be the eight games nominated for the annual Sensation Award. All NG17 attendees will also be able to play the nominated games during the conference and vote for their favorite. \n12:00 – 14:00: Lunch\, Dining Hall\nA complimentary lunch is included with all NG17 conference passes. \n13:00-14:00: Discovery Contest Grand Final\nAt the grand final of Nordic Game’s debut live pitch contest\, participants will present their games to the grand final judges\, among them legendary Japanese game designer Fumito Ueda\, and before an NG17 audience. Read more about the contest here. \n15:00-16:00: NG17 Wrap-up\, including Sensation Awards\nThomas Vigild is back with his not-to-be-missed conference wrap-up show\, this year fused with a wealth of award presentations\, including announcement of the Sensation Award winner as well as Discovery Contest “Game of the Year”. \n16:00-20:00: NG17 After Hours\nNordic Game Discovery Day will end with a “chill” bang in the Dining Hall. Full of games\, fun and surprises. \n  \n  \nDiscover the new Indie Day
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/nordic-game-discovery-day-2017/
LOCATION:Slagthuset\, Malmo\, Sweden
CATEGORIES:Europe
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Tokyo:20170520T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Tokyo:20170521T170000
DTSTAMP:20260517T113828
CREATED:20170127T135909Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170127T135909Z
UID:15182-1495274400-1495386000@www.zo-ii.com
SUMMARY:A 5th of BitSummit
DESCRIPTION:Kyoto Indiegames Festival http://bitsummit.org/2017/
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/5th-bitsummit/
LOCATION:Miyakomesse\, Kyoto\, Japan
CATEGORIES:Asia
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170529
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170530
DTSTAMP:20260517T113828
CREATED:20170214T140708Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170510T092333Z
UID:15301-1496016000-1496102399@www.zo-ii.com
SUMMARY:[Canceled] Indievelopment 2017
DESCRIPTION:Student Game Development Conference – Utrecht
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/indievelopment-2017/
LOCATION:Jaarbeurs\, Utrecht\, Netherlands
CATEGORIES:Europe,Netherlands
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170601
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170604
DTSTAMP:20260517T113828
CREATED:20170310T111515Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170310T111515Z
UID:15745-1496275200-1496534399@www.zo-ii.com
SUMMARY:Feral Vector 2017
DESCRIPTION:Feral Vector takes place in an old church next to a wooded ravine\, in the town of Hebden Bridge. It has workshops\, talks\, interviews\, live games\, local multiplayer\, Q&As\, performances\, walks\, and other things. It’s centred on the subject of game design\, its wider influences\, the places people think it should go next\, and the neglected\, ignored places it’s already been.
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/feral-vector-2017/
LOCATION:Hebden Bridge\, Hebden Bridge\, Yorkshire\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Europe
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20170608T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20170608T223000
DTSTAMP:20260517T113828
CREATED:20170122T162945Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170603T142453Z
UID:15176-1496941200-1496961000@www.zo-ii.com
SUMMARY:Playful Arts Sessions #1
DESCRIPTION:Interactive Performance evening. \nPlayful Arts Sessions is an exciting evening where you can get acquainted with leading and emerging artists at the intersection of visual arts\, performing arts and playful design. Includes Dinner!\nDuring the first Playful Arts Sessions we dive into the work of artist duos The100Hands (NL)  and Louise Orwin & Eugenie Pastor (UK)\, who both playfully experiment with the relation between the artist and their audience. How far will we go in setting up and act in interactive experiences?\n\nDuring the first half of the evening we meet in a playful way during two performances and a tasteful dinner. During the second half of the evening we will speak with the artists under the guidance of expert moderator Jochem Naafs.\n\nTimetable: \n17.00  Doors open\n17.15   Start program\n17.30  The Loneliness of Crowds – Louise Orwin & Eugénie Pastor\n19.45  Dinner @ Hangop\n20.00 25Feet – the 100Hands\n21.15   Aftertalk with the artists and moderator Jochem Naafs \nTickets*: \n25 Euros: Two performances + dinner\n20 Euros: Two Performances + dinner ( = Early Bird until 18 May) \n*Tickets are for the whole evening including dinner. \n\nInteractive Performances:\nThe Loneliness of Crowds\nby Eugénie Pastor and Louise Orwin\n \nThe Loneliness of Crowds is an immersive experience for 1-2 blindfolded participants. During 10 minutes\, you will be involved in being in a festival environment. Complete with karaoke\, crowdsurfing\, shelter for rain and dancing. Afterwards you will give the same care to other participants. \n25Feet\nby The100Hands\nAt a distance of 25 feet (7.3m) and further people interact among each other mainly as viewers and performers. By placing the audience together with two performers in a square of 25ft2\, everyone – willingly or not – enters each others ‘social space’. From there begins the journey closer and closer\, into ‘personal’ and ‘intimate space’: areas where the most violent and intimate physical interactions happen. \n25 Feet is a sober\, effectively designed\, interactive dance performance about physical proximity and the dynamics between violence and intimacy\, that both happen on closest distance. \nThe Artists:\n\nThe100Hands:\nThe100Hands create interactive dance performances\, mostly site specific\, now and then staged in theaters.\nSince 2014 Jasper Džuki Jelen (NL/SI) and Mojra Vogelnik Škerlj (SI) combine their backgrounds in contemporary dance and architecture to create works that strongly relate to space. The movement vocabulary of this duo sources from partnering and martial arts and fuels an interest in the social\, interactive potential of physical performance formats.\nThe work of The100Hands is presented in many international festivals and is produced in Belgium\, Sweden\, Denmark and Egypt. Its human and physical approach speaks to a wide audience of all ages.\nhttps://the100hands.com/\n\nLouise Orwin (UK) is a live art artist\, researcher\, writer and performer. She has performed her work at various stages and festivals in the UK and beyond. Her work is characterized by brutality\, personal vulnerability and the involvement of the public in intimate experiences. In her work she focuses on the accidental encounter with a stranger. She plays with stereotypical views of the female in popular culture versus her own awkwardness. In her work practice\, she mixes the theatrical with everyday and interrogates the interaction between the creator and her audience.\nHttp://louiseorwin.com/ \nEugénie Pastor (UK) is an artist\, performer\, musician and theatre-maker\, based in London and originally from France. She’s an Associate Artist at Little Bulb Theatre since 2009 and co-devised and performed in many of the company’s award-winning shows\, including: Orpheus\, Squally Showers\, Operation Greenfield\, Sporadical\, and most of Little Bulb’s cabaret and band incarnations. \nShe’s also a freelance performer and theatre-maker\, and has collaborated with Tom Penn\, Edith Tankus\, Glen Neath and David Rosenberg\, and new circus companies Barely Methodical and Camille Boitel / L’Immédiat. Her work has been shown at Battersea Arts Centre\, Soho Theatre\, The Shed / National Theatre\, Salzburg Festival\, West Yorkshire Playhouse\, Millenium Centre Cardiff\, Bristol Old Vic\, Latitude and Wilderness Festivals\, among others.\nhttp://www.eugeniepastor.co.uk/ \nThe Moderator:\nJochem Naafs holds an MA in both New Media Studies and Theatre Studies. He is a lecturer\, researcher\, dramaturg and live artist based in Utrecht. As a lecturer he is affiliated to ArtEZ Bachelor of Dance and HKU Theatre. Furthermore he works as a researcher for HKU focussing on research in education and the opportunities of performative research in the arts. He is affiliated to three professorships: Performative Processes\, Art and Professionalisation and Research in Creative Practices. Previously he was affiliated to Utrecht University\, Honours Programme of ArtEZ Insitute of the Arts. He was guest lecturer at University of Hildesheim\, ArtEZ Dance Academy and Ghent University. \nAs a dramaturg he works and worked with Stut Theater\, theatre collective Powerboat\, directors Suzan Tolsma\, Joachim Robbrecht and Michael Pinchbeck\, choreographers Jack Gallagher\, Minke Elisa Brands\, Jessica van Rüschen and circus Diedom. He is one of the members of BIT dance dramaturgy\, a collective interested in contextualizing and sharing ideas about dance dramaturgy. He has created various (lecture) performances such as Minotaure! Minotaure\, c’est toi!! and Projecting on Der (kommende) Aufstand nach andcompany&Co. and the series Associative Writing and the lecture Performance. \nhttp://www.playfulperformance.nl/ \n—–\nPlayful Arts Sessions is organized by Playful Arts Festival\, a collaboration between Wave of Tomorrow and zo-ii. \nwww.playfulartsfestival.com \nThe Playful Arts Sessions in 2017 are supported by Willem Twee kunstruimte and Gemeente ‘s-Hertogenbosch. \n\nPractical information:\nJune 8\, 2017\nWillem Twee Artspace\nBoschdijkstraat 100 ’s-Hertogenbosch (NL)\nDoors open: 17:00\nStart program: 17.15\nEnd of program: 22.30\nEarly bird € 20\, – incl. dinner until May 18\nAfter that: € 25\,- incl. dinner \nTickets: https://www.willem-twee.nl/event/playful-arts-sessions/
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/playful-arts-sessions-1/
LOCATION:WILLEM TWEE\, Boschdijkstraat 100\, 's-Hertogenbosch\, Netherlands
CATEGORIES:Curating,Europe,Netherlands,Organizing
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170609
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170612
DTSTAMP:20260517T113828
CREATED:20170106T163935Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170106T163935Z
UID:9694-1496966400-1497225599@www.zo-ii.com
SUMMARY:Lyst 2017
DESCRIPTION:Lyst is a conference and a cooperative prototyping environment focused on the arts and crafts of games. \nLyst is a free space to explore your ideas. \n“This summit aims to bring light and love to a somewhat controversial subject in games; even though romance\, love and sex are some of the most natural aspects of human behaviour\, it is not portrayed very often\, or very well in games. We want to bring artists\, developers\, sound artists and creatives from inside and outside the industry together to celebrate\, discuss and create within these marvellous topics.” \nSymposium: 9 June 2017\nGame Jam: 9-11 June 2017
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/lyst-2017/
LOCATION:TBA – Copenhagen\, Copenhagen\, Denmark
CATEGORIES:Europe
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170609
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170612
DTSTAMP:20260517T113828
CREATED:20170321T133215Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170321T133244Z
UID:15761-1496966400-1497225599@www.zo-ii.com
SUMMARY:No More Sweden 2017
DESCRIPTION:No More Sweden is a gathering of independent game developers from the whole world meeting up somewhere in Sweden. The event has been arranged every year since 2008.
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/no-more-sweden-2017/
LOCATION:STPLN\, Stapelbäddsgatan 3\, Malmö\, 211 19 \, Sweden
CATEGORIES:Europe,GameJam
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170621
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170625
DTSTAMP:20260517T113828
CREATED:20170317T133417Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170317T135318Z
UID:15752-1498003200-1498348799@www.zo-ii.com
SUMMARY:Print Screen Festival 2017
DESCRIPTION:From the website: \n“The PSF Games Program for 2017 will be centered around a performative game jam event. To participate\, contact the games curator at shalev.email@gmail.com \nPrint Screen is Israel’s International Digital Arts and Culture Festival. Just as the “PrintScreen” function captures a screenshot of a computer\, so does the festival capture a contemporary screenshot of life in the epoch of new media. \nPrint Screen 2017 will focus on the connection between biology\, art and digital technology under the title: “Animal\, Vegetable\, Mineral”. The festival will expose artists that are engaging with the groundbreaking scientific practices and themes of gene-engineering\, adaptive systems\, collective behavior\, biomimicry\, artificial intelligence\, robotics and artificial life\, and whose artworks raise questions on ecology\, humanism/post-humanism\, and non-human subjectivity.”
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/print-screen-festival-2017/
LOCATION:Holon Mediatheque\, Holon\, Israel
CATEGORIES:Middle East
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170623
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170625
DTSTAMP:20260517T113828
CREATED:20170302T121025Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170317T121306Z
UID:15749-1498176000-1498348799@www.zo-ii.com
SUMMARY:Game Happens! 2017
DESCRIPTION:23-24 June 2017\, Genova (Italy) The international festival in Italy where game design looks beyond its own boundaries. This fourth edition features two days of talks and showcased games full of extra inspiration from performing arts.
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/game-happens-2017/
LOCATION:Villa Durazzo Bombrini\, Genova\, Italy
CATEGORIES:Europe
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170630T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170630T220000
DTSTAMP:20260517T113828
CREATED:20170318T130625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170318T130625Z
UID:15757-1498816800-1498860000@www.zo-ii.com
SUMMARY:INDIGO 2017
DESCRIPTION:Dutch Game Garden invites you to INDIGO\, the showcase for the finest\, most outstanding games by independent developers. The games range from brand new playable prototypes to completed games offering impressive and rich experiences. With the creators presenting them on our special custom-made arcade cabinets\, the stage is set for you to meet the next rising star! \nThe next INDIGO event takes place on June 30 at De LiK\, a former prison in Utrecht\, the Netherlands.
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/indigo-2017/
LOCATION:De LIK\, Wolvenplein 27\, Utrecht\, Netherlands
CATEGORIES:Europe,Netherlands
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