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January 2018
Ludicious Zürich Game Festival 2018
"Ludicious is a networking and exchange platform for game developers. It features an exhibition, a developer conference, workshops, competitions, matchmaking and networking opportunities. The festival will show the most original games by young and upcoming studios and emerging game developers. The Ludicious Business section will once again connect experienced professionals with promising new projects and technologies." http://www.ludicious.ch/
Find out more »February 2018
[Cancelled] Screenshake 2018
Indie game festival, Belgium
Find out more »April 2018
Now Play This 2018
"Now 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 fourth time at Somerset House in London from 6-8 April, 2018, as part of the London Games Festival." http://nowplaythis.net/
Find out more »Playgrounds Blend 2018
"Playgrounds Blend. This time around we're looking at the relationship between creativity, art design and technology. We’re gathering the most talented and innovative creative professionals in animation, game, interactive design, robotics and creative technology to discuss the 'blend' over a three days fest and conference in Breda. Get ready for an exiting and inspiring program for you featuring 30+ international line up with artist talks, exhibitions, several VR and immersive installations, workshops, portfolio reviews and of course, good food and…
Find out more »A MAZE. / Berlin 2018
A MAZE. / Berlin 2018 - games and playful media festival
Find out more »May 2018
Untitled Portugal Playful Event
Game dev holiday
Find out more »Pro Juventute Play Festival 2018
Play Conference «Playable Cities» & Pop up Play Action How can public urban areas be organised to improve play for children and adults? Can play be used in the public domain as a catalyst for urban development? How can play instigate participative processes of appropriation? How can playgrounds become spaces for the live culture of play and encounter? Can playgrounds also be challenging and playable for adults? Play is rarely actively promoted in urban areas and is even more rarely…
Find out more »Feral Vector 2018
Feral Vector is a festival about making games and gamelike things. Previously we fixed up the Doom Piano. We did Curiosity Live with an actual cube of concrete. We put on a screening of Andy Kelly’s Other Places. Every year we revel in the beauty of nature, videogames, and virtual worlds. We carve out a space unlike any other in the world, for game designers to talk about and practise game design, surrounded by the woodland beauty of Yorkshire.
Find out more »June 2018
August 2018
PLAYRAUM: Urban Gaming Festival 2018
Quoted from the website (in Dutch) Wie wil het niet: voor één dag Super Mario zijn. Tijdens festival PLAYRAUM op zondag 12 augustus heb je spreekwoordelijk zijn bekende rode pet op en zie je de stad vanuit een nieuw perspectief. Kom langs en game mee: van pratende lantaarnpalen tot hardloopparcours! De games die je kunt doen tijdens PLAYRAUM laten je spelenderwijs de ruimtelijke omgeving en de mensen daarin ontdekken en bekijken. Een dag lang toveren we onze omgeving om tot een…
Find out more »October 2018
IndieCade 2018
From the website: The IndieCade Festival is the premiere international event dedicated to celebrating independent games from around the globe. Now in its second decade, IndieCade is held each October in the Los Angeles area and this important, fun-filled event draws industry and public from around the world. IndieCade Festival 2018, October 12th - 13th (preceded by IndieXchange on the 11th), offers a unique opportunity to play and preview the latest innovative indie games of all types and from around the world.…
Find out more »IndieCade Europe 2018
https://indiecade-europe.eu/
Find out more »Parallels: The Freeplay 2018 Showcase
Parallels highlights some of the most unique, experimental, and personal games being made in the independent games scenes of Australia and beyond. Come and watch as our speakers demonstrate and play their creations live on stage, and share their creative inspirations and journeys. Discover new games and game makers, and find out what makes them tick. Join us for an intimate and magical night as we present the artistry and talent of contemporary independent game makers in the region. Our…
Find out more »CHI Play 2018
An international and interdisciplinary conference (by ACM SIGCHI) For researchers and professionals across all areas of play, games and human-computer interaction (HCI).
Find out more »November 2018
Glitch Everything
An exhibition of games and playthings exploring the aesthetics of computer errors and data corruption. In an increasingly digitized world happy accidents can contami̵n̵a̴t̷e anything: gli̵t̸ch music, glic̷h̸ ̶p̴a̸i̷n̶t̸ing, ̷g̵l̷i̷t̶c̸h̷ ̸k̸̛̰n̴͔̂i̶̭̿t̸̟͝t̵͍̐ḯ̶̳n̶̥̆g̷͉͂,̷̺̌ ̸̖͑g̴͔̒l̶̟̊í̸͜t̶̘̑c̸̨̀h̶̗̑ ̶̖̀ả̵̪̹̀̂͝r̵̳̹͓̟̓͊̄̕̕c̷̟̈́̐̕h̸͔̲͍͚͔͐͆͛̎̇i̴̲̊t̴̺̋͋͗e̷̺̒̐̓̉̆c̸̻͊̿̉͘ͅṫ̸̯̙̜̖̲ṵ̸̂̍̚r̸̡͈̪̫̐̓e̴͕̣̼͍̱̓́̍͒̕.D̵̼̬͎̞̍̒͝ò̸͔̫̬͔̜n̵̢̨̳͗̍̎’̴̲̒̔̏̚͝t̶̠̤̅̒̀́̚ ̵̠̆͆͌͠͠m̷̮͖̙̰̂͊̄̈́͠ị̶̻̱̱̪͂̅̅̇s̵̯̟̎͒̕̚ș̴̚ ̷̢̧̋ṱ̴̙̆h̶͔̃ẻ̵̞̪͒ ̵̹͉̜͍̯̔͂̈́̈̚l̸̛̰͎̮͚̝ȃ̷̜͒͋̚s̸̞̯͔̤͋͌̒̍͜t̵̢̛͐̒̿ ̵͎̝̜̠̺̄̇L̶̨̩͈̺̝̀̍Î̴͙́K̵̛̙̈̏Ė̸̟̭̃̽̈́ͅL̷̟̝͖͑͜Ḯ̷̦̳͆̔̃̚K̵͉̞͇̓͛͛͜͝E̶̺̮̤̊͜ṡ̷͙͉͍͓̟̳͓̥̱̿̈́̈́̑́̔͊͌̈́̆̏̆͋̃̿̃̈̓̒̆̇̏̈́̽́́̚ḩ̶̛̲͚͚͉̬̲̼̫̩̥̻̫͔̇̋̈̓̉͗͋̽́̈́͗͆̀̏͒̏͛̐̆͐͗̏̔̈́̏͆͠ơ̸̡͙͍͕̜̯̼̬̠͉̙̥͓͙̦̮͕̬͎̗̘͙͉̰̤̣̹̱̞̘̞̱͔̊͑͐̒̋̂̓͐̔̿̑́́̾͒͑̀̎̕̕͘̕͘͠ͅw̵̡̨̡̨̛̛̗͍͍̞̞̣̗͍̯̲͙̙͖͎͇̤̦͇̫͙̗̯͙̬̬̬̞̮̉̍̿̽͂̌̈́̎̓̆̌̈́̌͊̄̎̀̉̀̓̅̂̔͑͐͊́̀̽̀͋͂͝͠ͅͅ ̷̧̛̜̬̤̥͈̠͕̻͎̠̹̙̳̣̆̎̐̇̈́͑͗̍́͊͊͊͒̇̈̒̈́́͐̄̂̀́̚͘͠͠o̶̧̹͕̹̘͕͉̝̻̻̐f̵̢̨̡̢̛̟̠̙͚̬̟̹̭͍̺͙̳͚̟͚͖̖̥̲̼͓̠̺͕̻͈̜̜̳̗͈̀̉͆́̐̈́̾͑́͐̒̅̍̓̑̈͛̋̏͋̔̀̈́̐͊̕̚̕̕̕͝͝͝ ̴̡̢̧̡̛̛͚͓̠̤̠̣̹̝̘̺̻͈͈̠̦͚͍̥̲̜̙͉̪̻̭̬͖̦̀̉́̿̈̎̔̎̔͊̈͛̇̄́͊̎̑̊̃̄͐͂̔͘͘2̶̡͆͊͋͒ͅ0̸̧̧͍͈̦̰̝̤̺͚̭̣͎̹̘̞̳̯̰̞͈̞̰͎̘̞̙̿̾̋̋͑̀̅̓͝͝͝͝1̷̡̨̡̛̹͍̻̜͖̜̠͙̖̩͍͙̜̣͚̩̳͉̮͚̤̣̖͉̤͖͙̠̉͑͐̇̓̽͑̽̔̓͋͌̂̀̓̽̔̒̿̓͌́̂̔̓͌̄̀͘ͅ8̴̴̛̛̛̛̠̪̪̣̯͇͚̪͓̥̤̦̲͚̩̯̮͔̱͙̼̭̳̠͙̖̼̟̭͔͍̰̫͉͛̅̅͋͒̇̂̀͋̍́̈́̎̈́̂̋͛̍̐͊́͂̒̈̃̂̑̍̈́̔̌͒̒̇̋͐̔͗̇͛͘͜͝͠ͅ Works by: Andi McClure /// Michael Brough /// XRA /// Farbs // Rachel Simone Weil /// Molleindustria + Infiknit Loop http://likelike.org
Find out more »Random String Symposium 2018
A playdate for artists interested in making work with real-time technologies. Space for inspiration, discussion and sharing. The Random String Symposium is a one-day event for artists and arts professionals, exploring the use of interactive & networked technologies in the creative process. Hear from practitioners from across the UK and overseas, join frank conversations about the practicalities of using technology in your work and explore a showcase of interdisciplinary work. Confirmed contributors include: Klaus Obermaier, Laura Kriefman (Hellion Trace), Dan…
Find out more »The Overkill 2018
The Overkill is a 48 hours nonstop festival which regroups an art exhibition, a selection of indie games, an alternative movie program, live performance and many activities such as workshops, master class, talks… all selected around our theme and presented together in an original and immersive setting. The Overkill is an open platform, a flexible space for creative minds to meet and an intense time to share thoughts and experience. With our partners we are bringing together artists, creative thinkers,…
Find out more »No Quarter 2018
From the event site: The NYU Game Center is proud to announce the 9th annual No Quarter Exhibition. Each year we commission four new games from four artists — our mission is to help nurture game design for public spaces and to support unique and bold voices in the game design community. Please join us on November 3oth at the DUMBO Loft in Downtown Brooklyn, to celebrate and play these ground-breaking games specially designed for the event. No Quarter is…
Find out more »January 2019
Black Box CPH VIII
Welcome to BlackBox Cph – a festival for experimental role play at the centre of Copenhagen. At Blackbox Cph you can choose between a number of larps of about 3-4 hours’ duration. The larps will apply theatrical lighting and sound for controlling the play and several of them will be experimenting with other theatrical techniques. This creates a unique form of role play that has come to be known as black box role play. The larps for Blackbox Cph are…
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