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  • playin’ siegen 2015

    Unnamed Venue Siegen, Germany

    playin' siegen 2015 - International urban games festival. http://www.playinsiegen.com/

  • A MAZE. / Berlin 2015

    Unnamed Venue Berlin, Germany

    BRINGS THE INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT GAMES SCENE  TOGETHER IN BERLIN Three days of full inspiration, skill, celebration and play. Talks and workshops give you insights and help your craft evolve, while exhibitions and game showcases give plenty of opportunity to play and enjoy the favorite art form. Submit your game to the A MAZE. Award 2015:…

  • Wild Play Masterclass 2015

    Kasteel Groeneveld Baarn, Netherlands

    One day masterclass about play, nature and culture. During the masterclass, participants explore the boundaries between inside and outside, play and learning, nature and technology, analog and digital. Expect inspiring lectures, workshops, game scenarios and games. Experts will talk about the importance and the creation process of games, playgrounds, play and stories to learn, explore and develop.…

  • New Gamegrounds 2015

    De Brakke Grond Amsterdam , Netherlands

    New Gamegrounds at De Brakke Grond is a minifestival on games, theater and the ‘tyranny of the creator’. Collaboration between De Brakke Grond, Playful Arts Festival, zo-ii, SETUP and DeBuren During this two-day festival, game developers, interactive artists and theatre-makers will investigate the role of interactivity in games and theatre. Each day will start with workshops,…

  • Random Bazar 2015

    Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire Paris, France

    Inaugural festival Random Bazar. Event about chiptunes and experimental music / game design and multimedia installations. See flyer for more info:

  • SHINE Festival 2015

    Paleiskwartier 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands

    SHINE is a multidisciplinary art festival which reshapes 's-Hertogenbosch into a surrealistic world. SHINE explores the temptations of daily life, serenity and darkness, surrender and pleasure.  SHINE presents a wide selection of monumental installations, playful interactive art, short and long film, animations, art games, music, food & drinks, inspired by Jheronimus Bosch' triptych The Garden of Earthly…

  • Indievelopment 2015

    Jaarbeurs Utrecht, Netherlands

    Indievelopment - 1 day indie games symposium, Utrecht, the Netherlands. From the website: Indievelopment is a symposium about independent game development organized for and by students. With talks from programmers, artists, composers and many other people from the indie game development scene, we want to inspire and educate students on the diverse world of game…

  • PAF Play in the Dark @ SHINE festival

    Paleiskwartier 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands

    Playful Arts Festival presents Play in the Dark at SHINE festival 2015. Play in the Dark is an evening with playful installations and experiences that play with light one way or the other. Line-up: Alejandra Huerta and Jara López: Air Match; Cardboarders: Wajang workshop;  Studio Bean: Soundodger;  Philip Ehrmann: Weeping Angels. More TBA ------- PAF Play…

  • Indie Games Concert 2015

    Paard van Troje Prinsegracht 12, The Hague, Netherlands

    "Indie Games Concert by the Residentie Orkest in Paard van Troje, The Hague. With (epic) orchestral versions of Castle Crashers, World of Goo, Minecraft, Super Meat Boy, VVVVVV, Journey and many other Indie Game Classics (to be announced)."

  • State of Play 2015

    Dublin Institute of Technology Dublin, Ireland

    State of Play, indie game developer conference. Dublin, Ireland. "The State Of Play is an informal review of the year gone by on the Irish Indie Game Developer Industry. The ‘State Of Play’ is a chance for new and experienced developers to network with each other, demonstrate and showcase their work to their peers and…

  • Nordic Game Indie Night 2015

    Slagthuset Malmo, Sweden

    Sixth annual Nordic Game Indie Night 2015 showcase and summit, in collaboration with Copenhagen Game Collective. The purpose of the showcase is to call attention to talented indie developers from around the Nordic region.

  • Inis Spraoi 2015

    Inishbofin Island , Ireland

    Inis Spraoi 2015 - game maker un-weekend, Ireland. "Come chill and hang out on Inishbofin island off the coast of Ireland. Switch off your computer and think and talk and play about games differently for a wee while. Stress-less activities, open sessions and a rad setting, for a cosy weekend of discovery/rediscovery. Also, tea. "…

  • Feral Vector 2015

    Hebden Bridge Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

    Feral Vector is a festival with workshops, talks, interviews, live games, Q&As, performances, and other things. It’s centred on the subject of game design, its wider cultural influences, the places people think it should go next, and the neglected, ignored places it’s already been. Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/feral-vector-2015-tickets-15828161457

  • w00t 2015

    Frederiksberg Copenhagen, Denmark

    w00t: Play & Games Festival - Copenhagen, Denmark Open call for games, talks, playful constructions: Deadline April 1st, 2015. More info: http://w00t.dk/en/ and the FB event. From the website: W00t – Copenhagen Play festival celebrates play and games across genres, platforms and spaces. Our mission is to bring communities together and explore playful activities in all the…

  • Lyst Summit 2015

    TBA Helsinki, Finland

    Lyst - Summit, Finland. 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…

  • The city as playground

    Werkspoorkathedraal Tractieweg 41, Utrecht, Netherlands

    For this year’s Day of Architecture, Expodium invited Playful Arts Festival to organize a day about play and the city. Goal: to publicly research the way play influences the city. Actually, it is more than a public research, it is an experiment in which you are invited to participate. We invited artists Abner Preis, Ieke Trinks, Phoenix…

  • Game Happens! 2015 – Beyond the Screen

    Villa Durazzo Bombrini Genova, Italy

    Game Happens! is a workshop and a networking event focusing on the future of games and on the economic growth of the video game industry in Italy. Villa Bombrini is welcoming this second edition themed Beyond the Screen. International speakers will share their experiences in designing and developing digital games that create plaful experiences within…

  • Friday Late Spectacular: Play – 2015

    Wellcome Collection 183 Euston Road, London, United Kingdom

    Join us for a night of games and play for grown-ups! What does play mean to you? How has our understanding of play changed over time? We're filling the building with all sorts of fun, from intriguing new digital games to traditional parlour favourites as well as discussions and experiences based around the different ways…

  • Radius 2015

    Ovalhalle / MuseumsQuartier Museumsplatz 1, Vienna, Austria

    Radius, the Video Games Exhibition and Festival, will take up residence at the Ovalhalle / MuseumsQuartier in the heart of Vienna, Austria. Over the course of four days we’ll host a wonderful diversity of games, presented by their developers at our Radius DAY Exhibition. In the EVENINGS we’ll host our entertaining Radius NIGHT show! We’ll…

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