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SUMMARY:Talk & Play (Berlin - April)
DESCRIPTION:Talk & Play is a free event organised since 2013 by BerlinGameScene.com\, taking place every two months\, that provides the opportunity to game enthusiasts\, players and makers to meet and exchange knowledge in a friendly\, relaxed and safe environment. \nEverybody’s welcome\, regardless of their background and knowledge level: if you like games\, we’ll make sure you have a good time! Important: this is NOT an event only aimed at developers! \nThe event is structured in two parts: \n– TALK: Short game-related presentations + announcements from the community \n– PLAY: All participants are welcome to bring games they’ve made or are still working on – a perfect opportunity to discover and play new games\, collect feedback and\, who knows?\, maybe find collaborators for future projects \nOur Safe Space Policy encourages the behaviour at Talk & Play. We request that everyone who is affiliated with and participates to the event honours it. \n* Note about the June 2025 edition: this year we’re going to celebrate 50 editions of Talk & Play so we might do something special to celebrate\, possibly a bigger event at a different venue. Because of this\, the date of the June edition might change.
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/talk-play-berlin-april/
LOCATION:Berlin\, Berlin\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Europe
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250410
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250412
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SUMMARY:DVRS Games Festival 2025
DESCRIPTION:(from the websites): SODA and POC in Play invite you to attend the first international diverse games festival in person in Manchester Metropolitan’s School of Digital Arts. \nIn SODA’s state of the art new building we will host two days of talks and a networking event showcasing diverse speakers and topics across games development as well as animation and film. This builds on POC in Play’s popular series of networking events with a premium roster of global talent to learn and connect with. \nAttendees at DVRS will gain insights from industry figures\, including speakers such as Shifally Rattan\, Harvey Newman and Prof. Stuart Sumida from celebrated games\, such as Call of Duty\, Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order\, Battlefield\, Horizon: Zero Dawn and many more to be announced over the coming week \nThe games festival is open to industry professionals and students covering topics ranging from games design\, art\, narrative\, coding\, music and more. \n “DVRS Games 2025 is the first games festival in Manchester to bring international speakers to share industry knowledge and experience with the community. By pairing with POC in Play we are also focussed on raising the visibility and representation of ethnically diverse game developers to inspire the next generation of developers” said festival director\, Dr. Satish Shewhorak. \n10 – 11 April 2025 \nLocation: School of Digital Arts \nEvent Type: In-person and Virtual \nPrice: £50 student/academic\, £100 industry EARLY BIRD RATE (deadline 7 Feb).\n£60 student/academic\, £120 industry STANDARD RATE. \nSpeakers: \nShifally Rattan\nHarvey Newman\nHelen Kaur\nProfessor Stuart Sumida\nFreddie Babord\nDr Darshana Jayemanne\nKenny Young\nMeghna Jayanth\nZi Peters \n 
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/dvrs-games-festival-2025/
LOCATION:School of Digital Arts (SODA)\, Manchester\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Europe
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250411
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250413
DTSTAMP:20250225T121929Z
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SUMMARY:Now Play This 2025
DESCRIPTION:Now Play This is a festival of experimental game design and playful art running at Somerset House in London\, showcasing interactive and playful work as part of the London Games Festival. \nThis year\, Now Play This presents Folk Games: The Stories We Play Together — we’ll be exploring how communities get together to create\, reinterpret\, and adapt the rules of play. Join us for a hands-on programme featuring inspiring talks\, workshops\, and playful sessions. \n  \n\nNow Play This started in 2015 as an experiment for us and for Somerset House. A way to show that games had already moved past the “but is it art” conversation and was forming complex interrogations into all sorts of spaces. Over the years we’ve grown from a couple of rooms and a couple of days\, to an expansive nine day festival of games\, workshops\, talks\, walks and a conference! Co-founded by Holly Gramazio and V Buckenham with support from Sophie Sampson and Jo Summers\, the team has grown and changed over the years.
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/play-2/
LOCATION:Somerset House\, Strand\, London\, WC2R 1LA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Europe
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250413T190000
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SUMMARY:ALT: GAMES 2025
DESCRIPTION:ALT: GAMES is a new festival that brings together the Australian games community and industry. Featuring digital showcases\, sessions with industry leaders and a large-scale interactive game installation. A Powerhouse initiative\, presented in partnership with City of Parramatta\, Screen Australia and Screen NSW \nDate: 12–13 April 2025\nTime: 10am-3pm\, Features 5pm-7pm\nLocation: Parramatta Square / PHIVE / Parramatta Town Hall \n  \nALT: Play\nALT: Play is an Australian digital games showcase\, that puts the spotlight on independent game makers. Featuring local works-in-progress and newly released games. Join us to discover and playtest upcoming Australian titles.  All ages welcome. FREE \nDate: Saturday 12 April – Sunday 13 April 2025\nTime: 10am–3pm\nLocation: PHIVE\nTickets: Free \n  \nALT: Ex\nALT: Ex will showcase experimental games that explore and emphasise the breadth of the medium. Curated by Serenade\, a NSW based collective of artists and developers Cuauhtemoc Moreno\, Duncan Corrigan\, George Mak\, Jae Stuart and Kaveh Tabar. All ages welcome. FREE \nDate: Saturday 12 April – Sunday 13 April 2025\nTime: 10am–3pm\nLocation: PHIVE\nTickets: Free \n  \nALT: Sessions\nALT: Sessions is a series of deep dive sessions for emerging developers to gain industry knowledge. Hosted by industry leaders the workshops are designed to elevate the growing games community in NSW and provide opportunities for local industry. \nDate: Saturday 12 April – Sunday 13 April 2025\nTime: 10–3pm\nLocation: PHIVE \n  \nALT: Installation [Australian Premiere]\nJapanese and UK artist collective Playfool will present their work How (not) to get hit by a self-driving car for the first time in Australia. The work challenges audiences to avoid being detected by an AI-powered camera and aims to become a platform to understand how these systems work. Playfool’s work has been presented at institutions including Victoria and Albert Museum\, London and the MAK\, Vienna. \nDate: 12–13 April 2025\nTime: 10am–4pm\nLocation: Parramatta Square\nTickets: Free \n  \nALT: Features\nALT: Features will connect Australian game makers with the wider international industry for networking and knowledge-sharing. Join us for a keynote address from leading artist\, game developer and writer Ally McLean-Hennessy\, who will reflect on why we make games\, and an in-conversation with the esteemed US game designer Richard Garfield (creator of Magic the Gathering) and Canadian game developer Daniel Mullins (creator of Inscryption) discussing deck building and design process. \nDate: Saturday 12 April\nTime: 5–7pm\nLocation: Parramatta Town Hall\nTickets: $10\, ages 16+
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/alt-games-2025/
LOCATION:PHIVE\, 5 Parramatta Sq\, Sydney\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Australia and Oceania
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250501
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250503
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SUMMARY:Play by Play 2025
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to Play by Play! Aotearoa New Zealand’s games conference with a difference!\nPlay by Play is an open-to-the-public industry conference for game developers\, hobbyists and those interested in the sector. \nKicking off again in April 2025 in the country’s beating cultural heart\, Wellington\, Play by Play is a New Zealand games conference with a difference. Since our inception in 2016\, we’ve grown exponentially\, proving that there’s a vibrant community of gamers\, enthusiasts and curious folk in the play sphere. \nOur humble conference began life as a city-wide festival celebrating everything related to games and play. Since our 2019 event\, Play by Play has broken away from the festival as an entity and now sits under the umbrella of the NZ Games Festival. \nPlay by Play runs for two whole days. These days\, there will be a diverse slate of talks centring around the theme ‘Joy Sparks!’ and exciting opportunities to network with other ANZ game developers.
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/play-play-2025/
LOCATION:Tapere Nui\, Te Auaha\, Wellington\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Australia and Oceania,WishIWasGoing
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SUMMARY:A MAZE. / Berlin 2025
DESCRIPTION:A MAZE. / Berlin is an international festival\, a platform for independent and arthouse games and explores the world and culture of playful media.\n\nA MAZE. / Berlin is back in 2025 for the 14th time\, bringing together the worldwide community of arthouse game developers\, artistic world builders\, digital artists and playful media creators. From May 14-17th 2025 the international Games and Playful Media Festival will take place in Silent Green and Panke Club (Berlin Wedding)\, and includes hybride components that connects the physical festival programme with the virtual world. \nA MAZE. invites artists and creatives from diverse fields to share their vision and projects\, exchange knowledge\, play\, connect\, and collaborate. A MAZE. represents and celebrates the new art movement\, made up of arthouse games\, artistic virtual reality\, and a playful media culture beyond the mainstream. \nTickets \nWebsite: https://2025.amaze-berlin.de
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/maze-berlin-2025/
LOCATION:Silent Green\, Gerichtstraße 35\, Berlin\, 13347\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Curating,Europe
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250524T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250524T230000
DTSTAMP:20250307T220230Z
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SUMMARY:Ultimate IndieMash 2025
DESCRIPTION:The Ultimate IndieMash is a contest for unique playful makers of the world\, to present their work to an international audience. Hosted live from Bristol\, UK and Enschede\, NL\, and streamed all over the world\, the participants get three minutes each to show their game\, interactive project\, immersive installation or playful performance\, through an online video connection. So you don’t have to travel to participate! \nThe evening is for them to share their concepts and gain new fans\, and at the end of the program\, the viewers and a jury of professionals will vote for their favourite project. Besides receiving the Sickest Trophy\, the winner of the Ultimate IndieMash will also get a spot at The Overkill Festival 2025! \n(More info coming soon) \nInterested to APPLY? look the info HERE
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/ultimate-indiemash-2025/
LOCATION:tba enschede\, Enschede\, Netherlands
CATEGORIES:Europe,Hybrid,Netherlands,Worldwide
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251120
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251124
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SUMMARY:The Overkill 2025
DESCRIPTION:The Overkill is a playful art\, games and film festival focused on the impact of digital culture on our society. The festival showcases a selection of interactive and participative art installations\, indie/arthouse games\, presents an alternative film program\, experimental live performances and activities such as workshops\, network meet-ups\, talks\, hybrid symposium \nTheme 2025: Return to Dreamland\, From #CalmTok to Rest as Resistance \nIn 2025 following the progress of our reflection on play and activism\, in the context of a hyper productive society\, long conflicts\, climate catastrophes\, engulfing A.I\, we want to take the risk\, the counter intuitive move\, the challenge to stay in bed\, under the blanket\, heads in the pillow. If new technologies infiltrate our beds to transform it into data to be mined\, XR technologies\, video games and virtual environments are also relevant media when delving into dreamworlds. This new edition wants to be another chapter of resistance where we self-organise to wander\, dream\, let our subconscious meet\, invite our nightmares in… \nThe year program of Sickhouse and its main guest artists will be the leading process to develop the research and the selection for the festival.
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/overkill-2025/
LOCATION:tba\, Enschede\, Netherlands
CATEGORIES:Curating,Europe,Netherlands
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261009
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261012
DTSTAMP:20261007T112747Z
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SUMMARY:Glitch Collection 2026
DESCRIPTION:Glitch Collection is a system error\, it appears where you don’t expect it\, breaking things open and making space for something new. \nExperimental videogames\, alternative controllers\, and playful installations that jump the screen\, provoke the senses\, shake\, and throw off. \nA pop-up that celebrates the imperfect\, the strange\, and the extraordinary to propose new ways of playing and thinking about videogames. \nOrganizers: \nLuján Oulton\, Fernando García\, Daniel Calabuig
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/glitch-collection-2026/
LOCATION:Fira de Barcelona Montjuïc\, Barcelona\, Spain
CATEGORIES:Europe
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261118
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261122
DTSTAMP:20260708T114327Z
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SUMMARY:PLAY - Creative Gaming Festival 2026
DESCRIPTION:The 19th PLAY – Creative Gaming Festival will be held in Hamburg from November 18 to 21\, 2026. For four days\, the focus will be on creative games\, inspiring workshops\, exciting talks\, and interactive formats related to digital gaming culture. \nThis year\, the theme «Hey\, listen! – Music & Emotion»relates to mixtape culture of sharing bonds and feelings with the people you like and love.\nIn addition\, the Creative Gaming Awards showcase works that allow players to interact with them in creative ways.
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/play-creative-gaming-festival-2026/
LOCATION:urbaneo\, Hamburg\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Europe
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261130
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SUMMARY:The Overkill 2026
DESCRIPTION:Tba
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/the-overkill-2026/
LOCATION:Enschede\, multiple venues\, Enschede\, Netherlands
CATEGORIES:Curating,Europe,Netherlands
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261203
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270105
DTSTAMP:20260708T114934Z
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SUMMARY:Playtopia festival 2026
DESCRIPTION:Founded in 2018\, Playtopia is Africa’s first annual destination Indie Games & Immersive Arts festival and conference. It is a gathering of South African and global creators and players\, where we celebrate the African “scene”. A place for people to come together to share ideas\, connect across continents and disciplines\, and to exhibit work.
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/playtopia-festival-2026/
LOCATION:Homecoming Centre\, Cape Town\, South Africa
CATEGORIES:Africa
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