Past Events

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…

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,…

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…

Parallel Worlds, the V&A’s conference dedicated to videogame design and culture, will be back in London for more critical conversations on Friday 25 January 2019, in conjunction with the V&A’s headline autumn exhibition ‘Videogames: Design / Play / Disrupt’. This day long international conference brings together talks from leading game designers, artists, engineers and thinkers on the design of videogames and playful immersive worlds. Speakers include Chris Kujawski, Principal Designer of the Xbox Adaptive Controller; Amanda Johnston-Batt from Framestore’s rides…

Ludicious is the distinctive game developer event, focussed on the arts and crafts of game development, where game design and business meet. Core elements of Ludicious are a well curated program, matchmaking which is spot-on and exchanging internationally in a personal atmosphere. We work to support small & midsize developers connecting with the broader industry, and create event formats which bring developers from all domains of game development together on eye level. Ludicious is where creativity, technology and commercial potential come together.

"A showcase for the future of gaming" 1UP conference is the go-to event for gaming enthusiasts. Whether you like playing games or you are in the business of gaming, this event is for you. Check out the latest and greatest in today’s videogame landscape. We’re kicking off 1UP Conference with a day full of inspirational talks by some gaming industry giants. This event is tailored to industry professionals and people who want to take their interest in videogames to the…

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.

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…