Curated calendar with indie game events, conferences and play festivals worldwide.

  • A MAZE. / Johannesburg 2014

    the iClub Johannesburg, South Africa

    Independent Games and Playful Media festival “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.” This year A MAZE. / Johannesburg is becoming part of the…

  • European Women in Games Conference 2014

    London South Bank University London, United Kingdom

    European Women in Games Conference + Awards. Your Future in Games. Tickets. From the FB Event: The fourth annual European Women in Games Conference is to take place on Wednesday 10th September at London South Bank University. The theme of this year’s conference is "Your future in games." The programme will feature a range of current…

  • Inish Spraoi

    Inishbofin Island Connacht, Ireland

    "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." FB Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/507913632648318 Website: http://www.inisspraoi.org Potential events include: - “Race for…

  • STRP Scene 1: The Game is On

    MU Ruimte | Strijp-S Eindhoven, Netherlands

    Afternoon about development of games, online and in public space. Games will be researched from different perspectives: entertainment, science and sociology. Speakers among others: IJsfontein, Hubbub. Launch MU Play & Learn. Launch urban game developed by Hubbub.

  • XOXO Arcade 2014

    Yale Union 800 SE 10th Ave, Portland, United States

    XOXO Festival features XOXO Arcade: "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." Line-up: Quadrilateral Cowboy Musclecat Showdown Killer Queen eleVR Bennett Foddy’s Speed Chess Tenya Wanya Teens Close Castles Night in the Woods Panoramical Please Don’t, Spacedog!

  • Incubate Arcade 2014: Music & Games

    Incubate Arcade Willem II Straat 4, Tilburg

    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. Exhibited Games: Fract Icefishing V Memory of a Broken Dimension Soundself Remembering 140 Johann Sebastian Joust Bounden Cave! Cave! Deus Videt Panoramical Soundodger Proteus Pulse Beatbuddy Karmaflow:…

  • Ludicious 2014

    tba Enschede, Netherlands

    Zürich Game Festival. From the press release: From 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…

  • Fantastic Arcade 2014

    Alamo Drafthouse Austin, TX, United States

    From the website: Fantastic 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…

  • gameZfestival 2.0 (2014)

    Kunstraum Walcheturm Kanonengasse 20, Zurich, Switzerland

    Games and game design festival in Zurich. gameZfestival 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…

  • No Quarter 2014

    Waka Waka 26 Clinton St. , New York, United States

    Fifth annual No Quarter Exhibition. http://gamecenter.nyu.edu/event/no-quarter-exhibition Featuring 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. THE GAMES This year’s No Quarter will feature four new games by veteran and rising New York stars: Dog…

  • Incubate Arcade Live 2014

    De NWE Vorst WillemII-straat 49, Tilburg

    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. Incubate 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. Visitors can…

  • INDIGO 2014

    TivoliVredenburg Vredenburgkade 11, Utrecht, Netherlands

    Showcase for Dutch indie games organized by Dutch Game Garden. Deadline for game submission: 4 August 23:59. News item with submission deadline. (in Dutch) News item (English) From the website: Dutch Game Garden presents 32 new games by developers from the Netherlands at their yearly INDIGO showcase. Among the games are RIVE, the new game from…

  • Wild Rumpus #6

    Bl-NK 37 East Rd, London, United Kingdom

    Indie Video Game Night Time Roughhousing. Tickets: http://wildrumpus6.eventbrite.com/

  • Festival GAMERZ 10

    tba Aix-en-Provence, France

    Multimedia Arts Festival - Exhibition, performances, meet-ups. Official Website: http://www.festival-gamerz.com From the Lab GAMERZ website: Exhibition : Fondation Vasarely : Exposition Copie Copains Club – Guillaume Stagnaro – Paul Destieu – Isabelle Arvers – Georgie Roxbie Smith – Angela Washko – Anita Fontaine – Art of Failure – Yro, Bernard Szajner, Jesse Lucas & Erwan Raguenes – Lucien…

  • Playpublik Kraków 2014

    Public Space Kraków Kraków, Poland

    Festival for Playful Public Spaces in Kraków, Poland. Curated by Invisible Playground. Theme: Momentary States From the website: Take 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…

  • [Select/Start] PLAY 2014

    VIA University College 2 Prinsens Alle, Viborg, Denmark

    PLAY is a games conference that brings together world-renowned speakers and indie developers on October 3rd for a day packed with talks.  The 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. Talks from industry-leading…

  • IndieCade 2014

    IndieCade Village 9300 Culver Blvd., Culver City, United States

    Indie Games Festival. From the website: The 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. Events October 9th - 12th, 2014 include a professional conference track, business networking, social…

  • Prototype 2014

    Project Arts Center 39 East Essex Street, Dublin, Ireland

    Prototype, a weekend of Playful Design and Novel Interactions. Running 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. Prototype embraces the concept of play in all its guises; playful design, play as formal structures in…

  • Come Out and Play SF 2014

    UN Plaza San Francisco, United States

    Play festival San Francisco. From the website: The 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. This year’s festival will take place on October 24-25,…

  • Poznan Game Arena 2014

    Poznań International Fair Ltd Poznań, Poland

    Poznan Game Arena 2014 - Games, Entertainment and Multimedia Fair http://www.gamearena.pl/en


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