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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20141101
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SUMMARY:Playgrounds Festival 2014
DESCRIPTION:Playgrounds International Digital Arts Festival is a festival for innovative and creative digital art. During the four-day festival in Tilburg and Amsterdam\, Playgrounds presents an impression of the latest developments in technology as well as creativity. The festival programme offers an inspiring mix of artist talks\, inventive films\, animation\, graphic design\, character design\, games\, interactive installations and performances. \nWebsite: http://www.playgroundsfestival.nl/ \nLocations:  \nTilburg: Cinecitta\, Poppodium 013\, Theater De NWE Vorst \nAmsterdam: Stadsschouwburg
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/playgrounds-festival-2014/
LOCATION:Several\, Tilburg / Amsterdam\, Netherlands
CATEGORIES:Europe,Netherlands
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20141025T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20141026T180000
DTSTAMP:20141025T121825Z
CREATED:20141025T121825Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141025T121825Z
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SUMMARY:QGCon: The Queerness and Games Conference 2014
DESCRIPTION:QGCon is a free\, weekend-long\, interdisciplinary event. The goal of QGCon is to create an open and inclusive environment for discussing the intersection of video games and LGBTQ issues\, however you define them. QGCon brings together academics and game developers to foster dialogues that break traditional disciplinary boundaries. The QGCon organizers believe in the importance of creativity and play as tools for intellectual and personal exploration. \nThe theme for this year’s QGcon is Difference at Play. Some questions inspired by the theme might include: What does it mean to play differently? What does it mean to play at difference itself? In what way can “difference” speaks to questions of race\, gender\, and sexuality for games and those who play them? \n\n\nTickets: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/qgcon-2014-tickets-12537739717?aff=efbnen
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/qgcon-queerness-games-conference-2014/
LOCATION:UC Berkeley\, Berkeley\, United States
CATEGORIES:North-America
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141025
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20141102
DTSTAMP:20140725T122304Z
CREATED:20140725T122304Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140725T122304Z
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SUMMARY:GameCity 9
DESCRIPTION:GameCity 9 – video game festival all around the city of Nottingham\, UK. \nFrom the website: \n\nThe GameCity festival returns to Nottingham this October for another half-term week of adventure! \nEvery year\, the best people in video games from around the World come to Nottingham to have the most fun. \nGameCity is about playing\, watching\, making\, eating\, shouting – all the best things. \nTogether\, we’re going to find out what a videogame festival should be!
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/gamecity-9/
LOCATION:Nottingham\, Nottingham\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Europe
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141025
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20141027
DTSTAMP:20140923T134204Z
CREATED:20140913T131733Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140923T134204Z
UID:8504-1414195200-1414367999@www.zo-ii.com
SUMMARY:ZTG GameDev Convention
DESCRIPTION:Biggest game dev convention in Central Europe. \n60+ talks\, 50+ speakers \nWebsite: http://gdcon.com/\nFB: https://www.facebook.com/ztgpl
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/ztg-gamedev-convention/
LOCATION:Poznan International Fair – pavilion 14\, Glogowska\, Poznan\, Poland
CATEGORIES:Attending,Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20141024T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20141024T170000
DTSTAMP:20140726T190428Z
CREATED:20140726T190428Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140726T190428Z
UID:8138-1414144800-1414170000@www.zo-ii.com
SUMMARY:Playful 2014
DESCRIPTION:Playful 2014: A one-day conference full of thought\, talk and play.  \n\nExpect a day of the unexpected\, the funny and the bizarre in games\, interaction\, technology\, design and beyond.\n\n \nThe Seventh Playful exposes secrecy and subterfuge as both problem and opportunity for the brilliant thinkers and creators who will unencrypt new worlds of play and supercharge your imagination.\n \nBring a mind wide open and a thirst for tea. \n \nPlayful is forged in Sheffield and brought to Conway Hall by Mudlark. \n\nTickets via Eventbrite. 
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/playful-2014/
LOCATION:Conway Hall\, London\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Europe,WishIWasGoing
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141024
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20141027
DTSTAMP:20141025T122459Z
CREATED:20141014T122139Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141025T122459Z
UID:8518-1414108800-1414367999@www.zo-ii.com
SUMMARY:Italian Game Developers Summit 2014
DESCRIPTION:The Italian Game Developers Summit (IGDS) is an event dedicated to the community of Italian game developers to exchange their experiences\, meet with each other and inspire from international speakers. The event is based on a “360° degree development” concept\, meaning that in order to be successful in the video games field\, besides being able to develop games\, you also need to develop your market knowledge\, your skills\, your network and your company. At the IGDS you will find: \n\nA conference dedicated to the most actual topics of interest to game developers\, with respect to business\, marketing\, design\, programming and much more\, with both Italian and International speakers;\nA set of workshops aimed to teach attendees new skills\, carried out in partnership with some of the most important companies in the video game development scenario as in a classroom training.    \nPitch&match: with investors and potential business partners\nA showcase of games made in Italy\n\nThe IGDS is organized by AESVI\, the Italian Games Industry Association\, as a parallel event of Milan Games Week\, the Italian video game consumer show taking place in Milan.
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/italian-game-developers-summit-2014/
LOCATION:MiCo\, Milan\, Italy
CATEGORIES:Europe
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141024
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20141027
DTSTAMP:20140822T180205Z
CREATED:20140822T180205Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140822T180205Z
UID:8424-1414108800-1414367999@www.zo-ii.com
SUMMARY:Poznan Game Arena 2014
DESCRIPTION:Poznan Game Arena 2014 – Games\, Entertainment and Multimedia Fair \nhttp://www.gamearena.pl/en
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/poznan-game-arena-2014/
LOCATION:Poznań International Fair Ltd\, Poznań\, Poland
CATEGORIES:Europe
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141024
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20141026
DTSTAMP:20140818T231535Z
CREATED:20140818T231508Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140818T231535Z
UID:8382-1414108800-1414281599@www.zo-ii.com
SUMMARY:Come Out and Play SF 2014
DESCRIPTION:Play festival San Francisco. \nFrom the website: \n\nThe Come Out & Play Festival is back! Celebrating a fifth year of bringing play to the Bay\, Come Out & Play SF will continue its tradition of bringing new and innovative real-world games to San Francisco this Fall. \nThis year’s festival will take place on October 24-25\, 2014 at UN Plaza in downtown San Francisco. On Friday from 5-9 PM\, Night Games will light up downtown San Francisco. On Saturday from 12-5 PM\, games will take over the city. \n\nOpen Call for submissions. Deadline: 15 September 2014.
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/come-out-and-play-sf-2014/
LOCATION:UN Plaza\, San Francisco\, United States
CATEGORIES:North-America,WishIWasGoing
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141017
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20141020
DTSTAMP:20140726T185945Z
CREATED:20140726T185945Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140726T185945Z
UID:8135-1413504000-1413763199@www.zo-ii.com
SUMMARY:Prototype 2014
DESCRIPTION:Prototype\, a weekend of Playful Design and Novel Interactions. \n\nRunning over three days\, Prototype will invite local and international designers and artists to host a selection of games\, exhibits and playful interventions in Project Arts Centre and beyond. \nPrototype embraces the concept of play in all its guises; playful design\, play as formal structures in games\, playful technology and playful approaches to social interaction. \nWe like videogames that don’t have screens\, performances that are games\, street games that build social networks\, hardware that is soft and software that makes you dance. Projects that have at their core a desire to experiment and a healthy dose of rule breaking are what make up Prototype. \n\nOpen Call for projects\, talks submission deadline: 21 August 2014.
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/prototype-2014/
LOCATION:Project Arts Center\, 39 East Essex Street\, Dublin\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Europe,WishIWasGoing
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141009
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20141013
DTSTAMP:20140818T230503Z
CREATED:20140722T225916Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140818T230503Z
UID:8379-1412812800-1413158399@www.zo-ii.com
SUMMARY:IndieCade 2014
DESCRIPTION:Indie Games Festival. \nFrom the website: \n\nThe IndieCade Festival is the biggest independent game celebration in the United States. This premiere event is held each October in the Los Angeles Area and is open to the industry and to the public. \nEvents October 9th – 12th\, 2014 include a professional conference track\, business networking\, social events\, tournaments and entertainment\, as well as family-focused activities\, meet-and-greets with game creators\, hands-on gameplay with more than 150 top independent games. \nIndieCade offers a unique opportunity to play and preview the latest innovative indie games of all types and rub shoulders with the creators of the newest games\, as well as legends from across the industry. \nConference \nConference Sessions \n“IndieCade 2014: Communities\, Cliques and Cultures. \nAs we looked back across the months since IndieCade 2013\, and as we looked forward to IndieCade 2014\, we couldn’t help but reflect on the state of our community. We quickly realized we were talking about communities—overlapping cliques\, cultures\, groups and mindsets—that overlap here at IndieCade. \nAn important part of maintaining a community is understanding where the community has come from so that we can understand where its going. These reflections enable us to honor those that got us here\, avoid mistakes of the past or other industries\, as well as to build a vision of the future to which we should all work to move toward. \nIn putting together this year’s conference\, there are a few conversations we hope to help focus and maybe even progress. Things like celebrating our diversity of makers and games. Finding ways for more of us to make games a sustainable enterprise. Sharing our practices and games with one another and the larger public. Understanding the impact indie games have had so we can begin to see where we can go. \nCome\, play\, chat and make games with us. Let’s get inspired and chart the course of indie games! \nNaomi Clark\, John Sharp & Akira Thompson\nCo-Chairs\, IndieCade Conference 2014”
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/indiecade-2014/
LOCATION:IndieCade Village\, 9300 Culver Blvd.\, Culver City\, United States
CATEGORIES:North-America,WishIWasGoing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20141003T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20141003T235500
DTSTAMP:20140923T130942Z
CREATED:20140911T125755Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140923T130942Z
UID:8500-1412328600-1412380500@www.zo-ii.com
SUMMARY:[Select/Start] PLAY 2014
DESCRIPTION:[Select/Start] PLAY is a games conference that brings together world-renowned speakers and indie developers on October 3rd for a day packed with talks.  \nThe event is part of the Viborg Animation Festival and takes place right next to the Games Expo\, where visitors are encouraged to stop by and try out new games. \n\nTalks from industry-leading professionals such as Martin Hollis (Goldeneye and Perfect Dark)\, Mike Dailly (Lemmings\, GTA)\, Shawn Robertson (Bioshock Infinite) and Dan Adelman (Nintendo of America)\, as well as a host of indie devs like Dajana Dimovska (KnapNok Games)\, Mattia Traverso (FRU)\, Jonatan Van Hove (Glitchnap) and Eline Muijres (GameOven). \nAnd don’t forget to stop by the Games Expo area open from the 1st to the 5th of October where you can try out several games combining digital experiences with new types of control\, Oculus Rift and more traditional console and tablet games. \n\nWebsite: http://selectstartplay.org \nFB Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/266891420168177/ \nTickets: https://billetto.dk/events/select-start-play
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/selectstart-play-2014/
LOCATION:VIA University College\, 2 Prinsens Alle\, Viborg\, Denmark
CATEGORIES:Attending,Europe
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141003
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20141006
DTSTAMP:20140818T225628Z
CREATED:20140812T224833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140818T225628Z
UID:8375-1412294400-1412553599@www.zo-ii.com
SUMMARY:Playpublik Kraków 2014
DESCRIPTION:Festival for Playful Public Spaces in Kraków\, Poland. Curated by Invisible Playground. \nTheme: Momentary States \nFrom the website: \n\nTake a moment and consider your world as a playground. Think of the busy intersection you cross every day and the building you live in. The majestic church or the shady bar you might visit on the weekend. Follow a path from the corner of the web you think only you know about to your town’s public square and back. Go to work\, if you can. Talk to a loved one on the phone. Walk from the Yoga studio to your favorite very old museum\, then stop by the logistics center that sends you your packages and\, finally\, jump! All the way to mars (or parliament\, or prison). \nThere’s something happening on every part of the playground\, isn’t there?\nBut are you in on the game? \nThis fall\, a new version of Playpublik will take place in Kraków\, Poland. Initiated by Goethe-Institut Krakau as part of the project SPIELTRIEB! and curated by Invisible Playground\, the festival celebrates\, explores\, questions – in public\, through play – what it means to live together in our shared world. Yes\, really: as adults who play. \nWe don’t know about you\, but we are not so sure about public space anymore. What it’s for\, what we want from it\, where to find it. Same goes for privacy. Who knows the rules and systems that govern how we communicate\, commute\, work\, play\, love? \nBut we do know this: Together we can make new rules and enter different states\, at least for a moment. We can feel them\, test them\, know about them\, discuss them. Let’s look at ourselves\, each other and the surrounding world from inside them\, then decide if we want to throw away or keep them. Anyone can do it\, and it’s fun! \nA great way to do this is by playing\, making\, and talking about games. This is why Playpublik consists of three formats: Games\, Workshops\, and Conversations. \n\nOpen Call for projects. Submission Deadline extended to 17 August 2014.
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/playpublik-krakow-2014/
LOCATION:Public Space Kraków\, Kraków\, Poland
CATEGORIES:Europe,WishIWasGoing
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141002
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20141013
DTSTAMP:20140820T140037Z
CREATED:20140820T135539Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140820T140037Z
UID:8399-1412208000-1413158399@www.zo-ii.com
SUMMARY:Festival GAMERZ 10
DESCRIPTION:Multimedia Arts Festival – Exhibition\, performances\, meet-ups. \nOfficial Website: http://www.festival-gamerz.com \nFrom the Lab GAMERZ website: \n\nExhibition :\nFondation Vasarely : Exposition Copie Copains Club [ Agente Doble – Arnaud Cohen – Djeff – Agnès De Cayeux – Guillaume Constantin – Joëlle Bitton – Sandra Aubry & Sébastien Bourg – Grégoire Lauvin – Nicolas Sassoon – Annie Abrahams – Emmanuel Laflamme – Annabelle Ameline – Carine Klonowski ] – Guillaume Stagnaro – Paul Destieu – Isabelle Arvers – Georgie Roxbie Smith – Angela Washko – Anita Fontaine – Art of Failure – Yro\, Bernard Szajner\, Jesse Lucas & Erwan Raguenes – Lucien Gaudion\nGalerie Susini : Olivier Morvan\nEcole Supérieure d’Art : Sandra et Gaspard Bébié-Valérian – Kim Asendorf – FAT LAB – Minsu Kim – Radio Grenouille / Promenades Sonores – Adelin Schweitzer\nSeconde Nature : François Lejault \nPerformances :\nFondation Vasarely : Choeur Tac-til\nEcole Superieure d’Art : Nicolas Maigret – Pacific Princess – Cøntinuum – Arnaud Rivière\nSeconde Nature : Jankenpopp – Sugarcraft – Prism – Why Am I Mr Pink? & l’Amateur
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/festival-gamerz-10/
LOCATION:tba\, Aix-en-Provence\, France
CATEGORIES:Europe,WishIWasGoing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20140927T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20140928T020000
DTSTAMP:20140820T121654Z
CREATED:20140820T121654Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140820T121654Z
UID:8394-1411844400-1411869600@www.zo-ii.com
SUMMARY:Wild Rumpus #6
DESCRIPTION:Indie Video Game Night Time Roughhousing. \nTickets: http://wildrumpus6.eventbrite.com/
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/wild-rumpus-6/
LOCATION:Bl-NK\, 37 East Rd\, London\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Europe,WishIWasGoing
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140925
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140927
DTSTAMP:20140925T103853Z
CREATED:20140703T011959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140925T103853Z
UID:7963-1411603200-1411775999@www.zo-ii.com
SUMMARY:INDIGO 2014
DESCRIPTION:Showcase for Dutch indie games organized by Dutch Game Garden. \nDeadline for game submission: 4 August 23:59. \n\nNews item with submission deadline. (in Dutch)\nNews item (English)\n\nFrom the website: \n\nDutch Game Garden presents 32 new games by developers from the Netherlands at their yearly INDIGO showcase. \nAmong the games are RIVE\, the new game from Two Tribes\, Swords & Soldiers 2 by Ronimo Games and Abbey Games’ Renowned Explorers. There is plenty of room for newcomers as well\, such as Penarium by Self Made Miracle and Action Henk from RageSquid. \nThis marks the fifth anniversary of the INDIGO showcase\, and we made sure to leave room for games that are just a little bit different. One example is Tile Drifter\, which is controlled by squeezing a pillow. Visitors can also play the newest version of the Oculus Rift virtual reality helmet and there will be several narrative games on display that blur the line between film and games. Apart from that\, there will be plenty of action\, adventure\, puzzle\, strategy and platform games\, as well as local multiplayer games for two\, three or four players. \nINDIGO is free to visit on Thursday September 25th from 12 PM until 5 PM and on Friday September 26th from 12 PM until 10 PM at is TivoliVredenburg in the city of Utrecht\, hall Cloud 9.
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/indigo-2014/
LOCATION:TivoliVredenburg\, Vredenburgkade 11\, Utrecht\, Netherlands
CATEGORIES:Europe,Netherlands
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20140920T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20140920T180000
DTSTAMP:20140907T215533Z
CREATED:20140907T214737Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140907T215533Z
UID:8461-1411225200-1411236000@www.zo-ii.com
SUMMARY:Incubate Arcade Live 2014
DESCRIPTION:Inviting spectators and players to Incubate Arcade Live\, meet composers of game soundtracks. Experience the games on a big screen while the composers play the soundtracks live.\nIncubate Arcade Live is a live event at theatre De NWE Vorst where composers of game audio/ soundtracks accompany live play sessions of the respective games.\n Visitors can play games at De NWE Vorst on a screen with the size of 6 by 4 meter. The composers of the original soundtracks will recreate these tracks live while the game is being played. \nLive soundtracks by the composers:\n15.00 – 16.00 ‘ibb and obb’ – Kettel plays his soundtrack live for the first time with an introduction by game designer Richard Boeser\n 16.00 – 17.00 ‘Proteus’ / ‘Panoramical’ – With a live soundtrack by David Kanaga\n 17.00 – 18.00 ‘Icefishing V’ – With a live soundtrack by Nate Gallardo \nDuring the breaks\, visitors will be able to play Bounden and JS Joust live. \nOrganisation\nIncubate is a cutting edge indie culture festival. The festival features games for the first time as part of the festival line-up this year.\n Incubate Arcade and Incubate Arcade Live are curated & organised by zo-ii and WOT in collaboration with Incubate.
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/incubate-arcade-live-2014/
LOCATION:De NWE Vorst\, WillemII-straat 49\, Tilburg
CATEGORIES:Curating,Europe,Netherlands,Organizing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20140919T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20140921T190000
DTSTAMP:20140907T212310Z
CREATED:20140907T212310Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140907T212310Z
UID:8458-1411153200-1411326000@www.zo-ii.com
SUMMARY:No Quarter 2014
DESCRIPTION:Fifth annual No Quarter Exhibition. \nhttp://gamecenter.nyu.edu/event/no-quarter-exhibition \nFeaturing four new games from established and emerging independent game developers\, this year’s show will be hosted at the new Waka Waka space in the Lower East Side in Manhattan. \nTHE GAMES\nThis year’s No Quarter will feature four new games by veteran and rising New York stars: \nDog Park by Kevin Cancienne\nA local multiplayer dog-em-up! Become a dog as you chase\, wrestle\, cavort and gambol with other players in a chaotic struggle to have as much fun as you can. \nSlam City Oracles by Jane Friedhoff\nA dance apocalypse simulator! Part Katamari\, part Slave of God\, and part Rampage\, SCO is about dancing so hard you tear down a city in the process. \nConsentacle by Naomi Clark\nA card game for two players about trust\, communication\, sex\, and non-standard body parts. \nCorporate Vandals by Shawn Allen\nA fast paced turf warfare game using stickers on a board to spread your brand across the city of East Fulton (aka Beatdown City) and gain street cred.
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/quarter-2014/
LOCATION:Waka Waka\, 26 Clinton St. \, New York\, NY 10002\, United States
CATEGORIES:WishIWasGoing
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140919
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140922
DTSTAMP:20140826T082132Z
CREATED:20140826T081717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140826T082132Z
UID:8436-1411084800-1411343999@www.zo-ii.com
SUMMARY:gameZfestival 2.0 (2014)
DESCRIPTION:Games and game design festival in Zurich. \n\n\ngameZfestival is a festival for game design and games. The initial Festival was all about game mechanics.  This year’s dominant topic is “play together”. The first video games were all multiplayer games\, from Spacewar and TennisForTwo to Pong. The game was the Tabula Rasa that featured odd rules. With Breakout the opponent was replaced by levels. And video games ignited the second stage and developed further on. Today\, the multiplayer is back in all its variants: Playing together in the living room or over the Internet in MMOS. \nHighlights of this year are: Dutch designer Joost van Dongen\, who has developed the extraordinary Multiplayer game Awesomenauts for Ronimo Games. The Canada Swiss Daniel Lutz\, who produced the game Hitman Go  for Square Enix in Montreal. The Swede Krister Karlsson with a revival of an Amiga Game of 1993 and the London German Reiner Knizia as trendsetting inventor of board and card games. \n\n\n“Play Together” addresses the phenomenon in various ways. The exhibition “1st vs. Multiplayer” shows the evolution through the decades of game design\, from Pong to Altered Beast. The program features three days with talks\, panel discussions and OpenMics. Friday is dedicated to the game arcades and the 80s and 90s games. Saturday immerses you in the indie scene. And on Sunday\, we proceed to the classic multiplayer of board games. One thing is clear: It’s always about multiplayer game mechanics and that does not necessarily just mean “play against each other”. An exception however is planned too: Saturday afternoon is all about the topic Selfie game. And there is even an award for the weirdest #Selfiegame14. \nFestival programme \ngameZfestival 2.0 is three days of talks\, international guests\, panel discussions and OpenMics on the topic “Play Together!”. The exhibition “1st vs. Multiplayer” is open daily\, admission is free. Friday evening is dedicated to the videogame arcade and the 80s/90s games. Saturday is the day for the indie scene and a multiplayer night. And on Sunday we continue with hybrid games and the question of transfer of board game to online game or app. \n  \n\n\n\nWebsite: http://www.gamezfestival.ch/\nTwitter: @gamezfestival\nFB Event
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/gamezfestival-2-0-2014/
LOCATION:Kunstraum Walcheturm\, Kanonengasse 20\, Zurich\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:Europe,WishIWasGoing
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140918
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140925
DTSTAMP:20140717T014738Z
CREATED:20140702T014144Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140717T014738Z
UID:7969-1410998400-1411603199@www.zo-ii.com
SUMMARY:Fantastic Arcade 2014
DESCRIPTION:From the website: \n\nFantastic Arcade is a specially selected power-pack of videogames presented during the first week of Fantastic Fest (Sept 18th – 21st)  with accompanying tournaments\, events\, opportunities to meet the creators\, and custom old-school arcade cabinets built for the ‘arcadiest’ of the bunch. All the games selected will be accessible to both festival attendees and the general public for free\, in a casual (if rarely ‘relaxed’) atmosphere of comraderie and love for games.
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/fantastic-arcade-2014/
LOCATION:Alamo Drafthouse\, Austin\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:WishIWasGoing
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140918
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140922
DTSTAMP:20140820T134059Z
CREATED:20140816T133133Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140820T134059Z
UID:8391-1410998400-1411343999@www.zo-ii.com
SUMMARY:Ludicious 2014
DESCRIPTION:Zürich Game Festival. \nFrom the press release: \n\n\n\nFrom 18 to 21 September 2014 the first edition of Ludicious – Zurich Game Festival will turn the town into the computer game industry meeting point for innovative emerging talents. From 19 September 2014 a varied programme will also be offered for interested members of the public. Special highlights of the three-day festival include the awards for the festival’s «International Competition» and «Student Competition». In addition the Swiss Game Developers Association (SGDA) will present the «Swiss Game Award» during the festival. The opening of the third «Call for Projects: Swiss Games 2014/2015» of the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia will form a further highlight.  \nAs the first European game festival Ludicious\, based on the Zurich Kasernenareal\, is explicitly committed to promoting new talent and location development. The balanced programme containing competitions\, pitches and matchmaking sessions between young developers and industry representatives makes the festival economically relevant\, institutionalises interaction and enables important contacts to be made. \nWebsite: http://www.ludicious.ch/\n Twitter: @LudiciousFest
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/ludicious-2014/
LOCATION:tba\, Enschede\, Netherlands
CATEGORIES:Europe,WishIWasGoing
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140915
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140922
DTSTAMP:20140921T095854Z
CREATED:20140717T014008Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140921T095854Z
UID:7966-1410739200-1411343999@www.zo-ii.com
SUMMARY:Incubate Arcade 2014: Music & Games
DESCRIPTION:Playful Arts Festival founders Wave of Tomorrow and zo-ii partner up with Incubate in Tilburg to bring music and games to the internationally renowned cutting edge culture festival. \nExhibited Games:\n \n\nFract\nIcefishing V\nMemory of a Broken Dimension\nSoundself\nRemembering\n140\nJohann Sebastian Joust\nBounden\nCave! Cave! Deus Videt\nPanoramical\nSoundodger\nProteus\nPulse\nBeatbuddy\nKarmaflow: The Rock Opera Videogame \nSound Shapes \nKeyboard Mandala.\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/incubate-2014-music-games/
LOCATION:Incubate Arcade\, Willem II Straat 4\, Tilburg
CATEGORIES:Curating,Europe,Netherlands,Organizing,Partner
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20140912T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20140913T010000
DTSTAMP:20140914T094157Z
CREATED:20140901T092838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140914T094157Z
UID:8476-1410548400-1410570000@www.zo-ii.com
SUMMARY:XOXO Arcade 2014
DESCRIPTION:XOXO Festival features XOXO Arcade: \n“Play some of the best of the modern indie gaming scene\, with a focus on experimental multiplayer games\, and meet the designers who made them.” \nLine-up: \n\nQuadrilateral Cowboy\nMusclecat Showdown\nKiller Queen\neleVR\nBennett Foddy’s Speed Chess\nTenya Wanya Teens\nClose Castles\nNight in the Woods\nPanoramical\nPlease Don’t\, Spacedog!
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/xoxo-arcade-2014/
LOCATION:Yale Union\, 800 SE 10th Ave\, Portland\, United States
CATEGORIES:North-America,WishIWasGoing
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20140912T133000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20140912T170000
DTSTAMP:20140825T150929Z
CREATED:20140825T150929Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140825T150929Z
UID:8419-1410528600-1410541200@www.zo-ii.com
SUMMARY:STRP Scene 1: The Game is On
DESCRIPTION:Afternoon about development of games\, online and in public space. Games will be researched from different perspectives: entertainment\, science and sociology. \nSpeakers among others: IJsfontein\, Hubbub. Launch MU Play & Learn. Launch urban game developed by Hubbub.
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/strp-scene-1-game/
LOCATION:MU Ruimte | Strijp-S\, Eindhoven\, Netherlands
CATEGORIES:Attending,Europe,Netherlands,Speaker
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140911
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140915
DTSTAMP:20140820T142202Z
CREATED:20140607T111751Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140820T142202Z
UID:2683-1410393600-1410739199@www.zo-ii.com
SUMMARY:Inish Spraoi
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row row_seperator=”no-seperator” top=”25px” bottom=”70px”][vc_column][vc_column_text]“The Irish Games Community welcomes you to come\, chill and hang out on an Island. Switch off your computer and think and talk about games differently for a while. Stress-less activities\, open sessions and a rad setting\, for a small and cosy weekend of rediscovery. Also\, tea.” \nFB Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/507913632648318 \nWebsite: http://www.inisspraoi.org \n\nPotential events include: \n– “Race for the Ferry”\, Thursday \nTry to make it to the Ferry on time\, 6.45pm\, to make it to the island. This is important! \n– Improvisation Workshop \nIntroductory workshop covering the basics of improvisation including teamwork\, being in the moment\, spontaneity\, storytelling etc. Aimed at complete beginners. \n– Bike Geotagging \n Rent some bikes and find the Island’s geocaches. \n– Yoga & Meditation \nA one hour yoga session in the morning. Outdoors if possible\, light stretching\, movement and meditation. Will also contain a few occult oddments to keep you on your toes. Beginners welcome. \n– Friday afternoon tea\, movie and boardgames. \nIncluding “The Ickle Inish Netrunner tournament “ \n– “The Late Late Show” \nEvening of BBQ\, and story telling after the 9pm watershed. \n – Found material jam \nGo to the east beach or elsewhere and comb for new materials for an unplugged jam later in the day. \n – “Inish talk” \nA 2 hour unconference under the sun. Anyone can submit to talk or listen. \n – Photo Thunderdome \nEveryone takes photos all weekend but you may only enter one photo into THE THUNDERDOME. Winner gets a round of high fives from everybody. Many photos enter one photo leaves! \n – Close of the festival \nIncluding a post-dinner session of folk and physical games\, and even some late night games such as Weeping Angels. \n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/inish-spraoi/
LOCATION:Inishbofin Island\, Connacht\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Europe,WishIWasGoing
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20140910T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20140910T170000
DTSTAMP:20140820T140824Z
CREATED:20140820T140824Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140820T140824Z
UID:8402-1410341400-1410368400@www.zo-ii.com
SUMMARY:European Women in Games Conference 2014
DESCRIPTION:European Women in Games Conference + Awards. Your Future in Games. \nTickets. \nFrom the FB Event: \n\nThe fourth annual European Women in Games Conference is to take place on Wednesday 10th September at London South Bank University. \nThe theme of this year’s conference is “Your future in games.” The programme will feature a range of current topics including setting up your own games company\, games industry career advice to how to encourage more school children to consider a career in the games industry. \nAs last year\, the day’s conference will comprise a mix of keynote speeches\, panel discussions and the European Women in Games Hall of Fame Awards and a Forum for HR Managers. \nThe line-up of speakers and panellists will reflect the diverse talent that exists in the games industry. Key note speakers will include Emma Mulqueeny\, the founder of Rewired State and Young Rewired State and a Commissioner for the Speaker’s Commission on Digital Democracy and Andrew Webber\, Marketing Director – Audience Acquisition at Microsoft. \n24 speakers have so far confirmed. More speakers and panellists will be announced over the coming weeks. \nConference partners include Creative England\, IGDA\, TIGA and BAFTA \nThe European Women in Games Conference is an inclusive event for both men and women games\, technology and media professionals. \nEarly bird tickets are now available at only £20 until 28 August. Reserve your ticket today at http://ewigconference2014.eventbrite.com/ \nThe conference starts at 9.30am until 5.00pm with sponsored drinks until 6.30pm. Registration starts at 8.45am. \nUse Twitter hashtag #ewigconf \n\nFrom the website: \n\nEuropean Women in Games Conference features: \nKeynotes: \nKeynote speakers include Emma Mulqueeny\, the founder of Rewired State and Young Rewired State and a Commissioner for the Speaker’s Commission on Digital Democracy and Andrew Webber\, Marketing Director – Audience Acquisition at Microsoft. \nPanels: \nPanel 1 “Making your own games – setting up your own company” \nChair: Anna Marsh\, Founder\, Lady Shotgun Games. \nJaspal Sohal\, Head of Games\, Creative England. \nKevin Osbourn\, CEO & Founder\, MeWe360 \nNatalie Griffith\, Founder PressSpace. \nElaine Reynolds\, CEO\, Simteractive. \nAnna Mansi\, Head of Certification\, British Film Institute. \n\nPanel 2 “Getting a job in the games industry is the first objective.”  \nChair: Siobhan Thomas\, London South Bank University. \nSitara Shefta\, Associate Producer\, & Holly Martin\, 2D Artist\, Sumo Digital (presentation). \nJess Hyland\, Character Artist \nRomana Ramzan\,  Lecturer in Game Design\, Glasgow Caledonian University. \nCarina McLane\, Programme Leader\, University of the West of England. \nTracy McGarrigan\, PR Manager\, Green Man Gaming \n\nPanel 3 “Building a career in the games industry.”  \nChair: Cathy Campos\, Founder Panache PR. \nTina Merry \, Group Development Director\, EA Ghost Games (presentation). \nLiz Wyle\, Head of Studio\, NaturalMotion. \nAlice Guy\, Founder\, Paperseven Games. \nVivien Dollinger\, Development Director\, Deep Silver Games. \nJon Hare\, Sensible Software & Tower Studios. \n\nPanel 4 “Reaching the Next Generation – how to attract school children into the games industry.” \nChair: Marie-Claire Isaaman\, Norwich University of the Arts. \nKim Blake\, Former UKIE Head of Games Ambassadors. \nJackie Tetley\, Senior Designer\, nDreams & Games Ambassador. \nTim Hunter\, Director of Learning & Events\, BAFTA \nLucy Prebble\, Playwright and Journalist \nRosie Ball\, Producer\, Walt Disney Company. \n\nOther conference features… \nEuropean Women in Games Hall of Fame – Award ceremony now in its fourth year! \nHR Managers Forum  –  A separate event targeted at the UK’s leading games industry HR Managers running for 2 hours after the first morning break.  An agenda has been created with specialist speakers to bolster the knowledge of HR professionals in the front line of spreading best practice in the games industry.
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/european-women-games-conference-2014/
LOCATION:London South Bank University\, London\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Europe
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140910
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140914
DTSTAMP:20140825T123904Z
CREATED:20140825T123904Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140825T123904Z
UID:8428-1410307200-1410652799@www.zo-ii.com
SUMMARY:A MAZE. / Johannesburg 2014
DESCRIPTION:Independent Games and Playful Media festival \n\n“For the third year A MAZE. is welcoming african and international game developers\, digital artists\, forward thinkers\, entrepreneurs\, and digital activists in Johannesburg to exchange tools\, skills and ideas in the fields of independent games and playful media.” \nThis year A MAZE. / Johannesburg is becoming part of the umbrella event Fak’ugesi\, which is funded and organized by the University of the Witswaterrand. \nThe goal of A MAZE. is to create an annual evolving international platform for African and European media artists and independent game developers. The festival opens up a playground for everyone who wants to experience creative expression with code\, play and technology. A MAZE. provides a three day program packed with talks\, panel discussions\, independent games\, interactive installations\, workshops\, performances\, concerts and parties. \nA MAZE. / Johannesburg 2014 is presented in partnership with the Wits Digital Arts and Kalashnikovv Gallery\, in collaboration with Cascade_ZA\, a production by onedotzero funded by the British Council. The event is co-funded by the European Union in South Africa and supported by Goethe-Institut in Johannesburg and the Swedish Institute.
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/a-maze-johannesburg-2014/
LOCATION:the iClub\, Johannesburg\, South Africa
CATEGORIES:WishIWasGoing
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140910
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140912
DTSTAMP:20140818T160114Z
CREATED:20140818T160114Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140818T160114Z
UID:8357-1410307200-1410479999@www.zo-ii.com
SUMMARY:Playable City 2014
DESCRIPTION:Playable City conference 2014: Making the City Playable. \nFrom the website: \n\nFrom Stockholm’s Piano Staircase to Bogota’s traffic mimes\, a global movement of unusual city interventions is taking shape\, using playfulness to connect people to each other and the places they live and work. We call it Playable City. On 10 and 11 September 2014\, we are bringing together a brilliant group of thinkers\, makers\, planners and civil disobedients\, to look at cities as playable places and ask how we make and unmake our future cities? \nThe Playable City is a people-centred counterpoint to the notion of the Smart City\, a gateway to a city where serendipity\, hospitality and openness are key. Public narratives around technology-driven cities often feature a fear of isolation\, that community and conversation will be rendered extinct. \nWatershed’s Playable City programme features an international award and global programme of labs\, commissions and workshops\, with projects using technology to connect people to each other and their surroundings. By offering permission to play we effect change – encouraging citizens to re-imagine and re-configure their city’s services\, places and stories. \nThe two day conference will feature playful interventions\, lots of room for networking\, debate and discussion\, an academic track\, some artist commissions and the unveiling of Shadowing\, the 2014 Award. \n\n\nWebsite: http://www.watershed.co.uk/playablecity/conference14/
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/playable-city-2014/
LOCATION:Watershed\, Bristol\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Europe,WishIWasGoing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20140906T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20140906T235500
DTSTAMP:20140901T120107Z
CREATED:20140901T115554Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140901T120107Z
UID:8448-1410012000-1410047700@www.zo-ii.com
SUMMARY:Bit Bash 2014
DESCRIPTION:Bit Bash – Chicago’s Indie Game Festival \n\nBit Bash is Chicago’s first interactive arts festival showcasing an international collection of lesser-known but undeniably culturally significant video games. \nLocal game developers have carefully selected over 30 unique titles — games you can play with a controller\, games you play with friends\, games you can hold in your hand\, games with custom built controllers\, and even rare arcade cabinets. \nStarting at 2pm\, we offer a relaxing environment for all audiences to try new\, interactive experiences. At 7pm\, Bit Bash transforms into an all-out party with live music\, new games\, and beer from Arcade Brewery for attendees of age.* \n\nWebsite: http://bitbashchicago.com \nhttps://player.vimeo.com/video/102605861 \nArt Bash: \n\nArt Bash is an art show celebrating video games and their cultural impact. We’ve invited artists\, designers\, and anyone who loves video games to present their work in a curated gallery at Bit Bash.
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/bit-bash-2014/
LOCATION:Threadless\, 1260 W Madison Street\, Chicago\, United States
CATEGORIES:North-America
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140830
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140902
DTSTAMP:20140901T092231Z
CREATED:20140815T082932Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140901T092231Z
UID:8444-1409356800-1409615999@www.zo-ii.com
SUMMARY:Bumbercade 2014
DESCRIPTION:Game exhibit at Bumbershoot 2014. \nCurated by Sam Machkovech \nFrom ’80s arcades to modern smartphones\, games have existed in enough varied\, sustained forms to prove commonplace for an audience as broad as Bumbershoot’s. Still\, as in most creative mediums\, gaming’s more artistic efforts haven’t proven as popular or well-known. Bumbercade will celebrate multiple styles of new-wave gaming to enlighten and enthrall the medium’s uninitiated. At the exhibit\, traditional\, arcade-style games will provide immediate thrills with refreshing new spins on gaming’s old tropes\, while more ambitious titles will showcase a wide range of visual and narrative risk-taking. \nWebsite: http://bumbershoot.org/lineup/artist/bumbercade/
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/bumbercade-2014/
LOCATION:Seattle Center\, Seattle\, United States
CATEGORIES:North-America
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20140826T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20140826T183000
DTSTAMP:20140825T164037Z
CREATED:20140815T091344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140825T164037Z
UID:8387-1409072400-1409077800@www.zo-ii.com
SUMMARY:Super Game Jam Screening NL
DESCRIPTION:SUPER GAME JAM is a documentary series about making video games in 48 hours. Created by Daniel Oliveira Carneiro and Bram Ruiter.  \nThe first four episodes will be screened at film theatre ‘t Hoogt in Utrecht\, the Netherlands\, followed by Utrecht Indie Meetup. \nTickets for the screening available via ‘t Hoogt website or at the door.
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/super-game-jam-screening-nl/
LOCATION:‘t Hoogt\, Hoogt 4\, Utrecht\, Netherlands
CATEGORIES:Europe,Netherlands
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