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SUMMARY:A MAZE./ Berlin 2017
DESCRIPTION:Indie game festival. More TBA\nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/569951356538513/
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/a-maze-berlin-2017/
LOCATION:Urban Spree\, Berlin\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Europe
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170422T010000
DTSTAMP:20170302T150919Z
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SUMMARY:GamesAreForEveryone - Volume 5
DESCRIPTION:“A night of fantastic\, raucous\, beautiful games\, mixed with drinks\, music\, and wonderful people. Join us on Friday 21st April as we turn The Caves in Edinburgh into an amazing\, one-night-only combination of bar and indie arcade\, full of incredible things.” \nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gamesareforeveryone-tickets-31598699561
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/gamesareforeveryone-volume-5/
LOCATION:The Caves\, 8-10 Niddry Street South\, Edinburgh\, EH1 1NS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Europe
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20170420T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20170421T183000
DTSTAMP:20170130T121300Z
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SUMMARY:International City-Gaming Conference 2017
DESCRIPTION:Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/games-for-cities-conference-tickets-31317310920 \nFrom the website: \n\nThe Games for Cities programme is hosting the first international conference with leading ‘city-game’ design experts from around the world. Games for Cities is an initiative started by Play the City and partners\, and aims to create a platform for knowledge exchange on games that have the potential to facilitate more effective and inclusive city-making. The conference will be held in Rotterdam’s Het Nieuwe Instituut and is open to the public. \n\nCity-games are increasingly prevalent in the daily work of policy-makers\, regulators\, urban designers\, smart city experts and architects. The Games for Cities programme contributes to this maturing field of city-making in two ways: by generating a critical and holistic overview of implemented city games\, and by encouraging city-game designers to work closely with local governments. Organised by Play the City and partners in close collaboration with Het Nieuwe Institute\, this conference aims to bring Dutch city-gaming practices and international best practices into closer contact with one another. \nThis promises to be an intriguing conference with keynotes on how city-gaming is the future of city-making\, as well as numerous city-game break-out sessions to experience this future for yourselves. You will get the chance to meet Paolo Pedercini from Molleindustria\, Urban Think Tank’s Haris Piplas\, Boston-based social designer Eric Gordon from Emerson’s Engagement Lab\, The Why Factory’s Felix Madrazo\, and Ekim Tan from Play the City as the invited speakers at the conference. During the conference\, 10 internationally active city-game developers will be present to run game sessions. Among these city-games are the future scenario building of refugee saturated Jordanian cities\, playful renewable energy platforms for citizens\, urban water games\, and games that confront our own egos and identities regarding increasing urban densities.
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/international-city-gaming-conference-2017/
LOCATION:Het Nieuwe Instituut\, 25 Museumpark\, Rotterdam\, Netherlands
CATEGORIES:Europe,Netherlands
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170407
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170410
DTSTAMP:20170106T163348Z
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SUMMARY:Now Play This 2017
DESCRIPTION:From the website:\nNow 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 third time at Somerset House in London from 7-9 April\, 2017\, as part of the London Games Festival. There’ll be an exhibition of games running throughout\, plus special events including a board games afternoon\, a strange controllers showcase\, and\, on Friday\, a day for discussion between practitioners. Tickets will be available from February 2017. \nDirector: Holly Gramazio (Matheson Marcault). Digital curator: George Buckenham. Event production: Sophie Sampson (Matheson Marcault) and Jo Summers. Attendance policy: here.
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/now-play-this-2017/
LOCATION:Somerset House\, Strand\, London\, WC2R 1LA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Europe
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170405T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170405T203000
DTSTAMP:20170221T204758Z
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SUMMARY:State of Play 2017
DESCRIPTION:Irish Game Maker Expo and Talks \nInfo from FB: \n\nThe State of Play is Ireland’s premier Independant Game Maker Event hosted by the School of Media in the Dublin Institute of Technology\, in conjuntion with IMIRT\, the Irish Game Makers association. \nAs usual we will have an exciting and ecclectic mix of Inspirational International & Irish Guest Speakers. We then follow it up with the ‘After Party’ which will take place once again on the Rooftop Bar in Odessa. The event will be preceeded by a free games EXPO with over 100 developers\, students and industry professionals demonstrating their work. \nKeynote this year will be the world reknowned game maker Brenda Romero. Brenda is now living in ireland with her family\, having moved here over a year ago. She has setup a new company in Galway called “Romero Games” with husband and legendary game developer John Romero. \n\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/state-of-play-2017-irish-game-maker-expo-and-talks-sop17-tickets-32256399760?aff=efbevent
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/state-play-2017/
LOCATION:Dublin Institute of Technology\, Dublin\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Europe
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170330
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170402
DTSTAMP:20160927T121542Z
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SUMMARY:CounterPlay 2017
DESCRIPTION:CounterPlay is a tribute to and an exploration of the many ways\, in which a more playful approach can help us live better lives. We focus on the excitement\, intense engagement and rich experiences of people involved in all kinds of playful experiences. This sparks an investigation of how play can be transformative\, change our thinking\, push our boundaries and lead us places\, we never imagined
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/counterplay-2017/
LOCATION:Dokk1\, Aarhus\, Denmark
CATEGORIES:Europe
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170328T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170328T210000
DTSTAMP:20170321T144218Z
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SUMMARY:Kraks@dekrook: games in De Krook!? Over het belang van spelen
DESCRIPTION:Evening in library De Krook in Ghent: the possibilities of videogames as form of culture. \n[In Dutch] Waarom biedt de bibliotheek binnenkort videogames aan? Op deze avond verkennen we de mogelijkheden van videogames als cultuurvorm. Ontdek boeiende games over ernstige onderwerpen en denk mee hoe we ze kunnen inzetten om de wereld beter te maken. Tijdens deze avond kan je boeiende lezingen bijwonen en uiteraard is er ook gelegenheid om games te spelen. \nGames in de bib!? \nJeroen Bourgonjon (UGent) & Marino De Wilde (De Krook Bibliotheek) \nWaarom bieden zoveel bibliotheken\, musea en cultuurcentra tegenwoordig games aanbieden. Hoe zien we games als cultuurvorm tegenover literatuur? En wat valt er in Bibliotheek De Krook te beleven?  \nGames met culturele meerwaarde \nBram Michielsen (House of Indie en Screenshake) \nThe House of Indie\, een indie game collectief uit Antwerpen\, organiseert jaarlijks het internationale kunstenfestival Screenshake dat volledig aan games is gewijd. Oprichter Bram Michielsen geeft een bloemlezing van de games die de voorbije jaren op Screenshake te zien waren. \nGames in de Openbare Bibliotheek \nJürgen Van Lerberghe (Openbare Bibliotheek Kortrijk) \nJürgen Van Lerberghe weet als geen ander welke rol games kunnen spelen in de bibliotheek. In Kortrijk bouwde hij een heuse gameswerking uit. Jürgen komt ons vertellen waarom dit belangrijk is. Bovendien geeft hij tips voor bibliothecarissen en cultuurmedewerkers om zelf met games aan de slag te gaan. \nGames in Culturele centra \nHannes Vanhaverbeke (Cultuurconnect)\, Hannes en Thomas Devillé (Devillé Arcade)\, Martijn Gys (Stad Antwerpen) \nCultuurconnect ondersteunt bibliotheken\, cultuur- en gemeenschapscentra om cultuur op nieuwe manieren te beleven. Samen met CC Deurne en Devillé Arcade ontwikkelde Cultuurconnect een mobiele arcadehal. De gepresenteerde games zijn artistiek en stimuleren het samenwerken tussen mensen. De games zijn toegankelijk voor een breed publiek en werden uitgebreid getest door zowel ervaren gamers als kansengroepen. Tijdens Kraks@DeKrook leer je meer over het ontstaan van deze arcadehal. En uiteraard kan je de games ook spelen!  \nEXTRA: Speel games! \nDevillé Arcade \, Cultuurconnect\, CC Deurne\, DiGRA Flanders\, MICT (UGent) en imec \nTijdens de hele avond krijgt u de mogelijkheid om games te ontdekken. Speel de arcadegames van Arcade Devillé\, ontdek virtual reality games en verken games met culturele meerwaarde. \nin samenwerking met Cultuurconnect
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/kraksdekrook-games-de-krook-het-belang-van-spelen/
LOCATION:De Krook\, Miriam Makebaplein 1\, Ghent\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Europe
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170323T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170406T170000
DTSTAMP:20170322T130533Z
CREATED:20170322T130533Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170322T130533Z
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SUMMARY:IDGAF 2017
DESCRIPTION:IDGAF: Independently Developed Game Art Festival of 2017 \n\nThe wonderful Chad Toprak of Hovergarden has put together a short selection of contemporary independent videogames for our interactive pleasure. These were all featured in this year’s IGF\, coincidentally. \n? OPENING NIGHT THURSDAY 23rd ? \nCome and see games never before shown on Australian shores \nAlso drink special [TBA] \n? SIDE A | 23/3 – 30/3 \nYou Must Be 18 or Older to Enter by James Earl Cox III \nMu Cartographer by Titouan Millet \nFuture Unfolding by Spaces of Play \nFrog Climbers by TeamCrew \n? SIDE B | 31/3 – 6/4 \nIslands: Non-Places by Carl Burton \nOiκοςpiel Book 1 by David Kanaga \nMemoir En Code: Reissue by Alex Camilleri \nWitchball by Stephen L. Clark
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/idgaf-2017/
LOCATION:Bar SK\, 90 Smith St\, Melbourne\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Australia and Oceania
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170302T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170302T200000
DTSTAMP:20170302T183958Z
CREATED:20170215T182731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170302T183958Z
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SUMMARY:PlaySFMOMA Mixed Reality Pop-Up Arcade
DESCRIPTION:From the website: \n\nDo you prefer your reality shaken or stirred? In conjunction with the annual Game Developers Conference\, PlaySFMOMA presents a day-long “blended reality” pop-up arcade. Play a selection of avant-garde and experimental games that explore augmented\, virtual\, shared\, fractured\, blended\, and otherwise mixed realities. \nThis event not only presents emerging augmented and virtual reality technologies\, but also showcases exciting new work exploring what it means to mix realities. Games range from cutting-edge tech to participatory theater\, and from open-world exploration to empathy exercises. \nFeaturing \n\n…&maybetheywontkillyou \nAER: FLOAT Museum Pilot\nBad News \nEverything \nHere Comes a Thought! \nWOORLD\n\nPlaySFMOMA is a museum initiative that encourages the development of avant-garde and artist-made games. By providing an arena for artists working in this medium\, PlaySFMOMA introduces museum audiences to the expressive potential of games.
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/playsfmoma-mixed-reality-pop-up-arcade/
LOCATION:SFMOMA\, 151 Third Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, CA 94103\, United States
CATEGORIES:North-America
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20170225T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20170226T180000
DTSTAMP:20170130T120427Z
CREATED:20170130T120427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170130T120427Z
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SUMMARY:Push the Button
DESCRIPTION:Gamefestival – Deurne\, Belgium \n[Dutch] \n\nOp 25 en 26 februari stellen cc Deurne\, CultuurConnect en Devillé Arcade een heuse\, moderne ARCADEHAL voor in cc Deurne Rix. We lieten 7 spellen ontwikkelen\, die focussen op samen spelen\, het creatieve en het artistieke. En dat doen we met de nodige toeters en bellen. Een heel weekend lang kan je verschillende games\, VR-opstellingen en game-performances ontdekken. Op zondag nodigen we je uit voor een ontbijt\, en kan je nadien deelnemen aan een Coder Dojo sessie\, een MineCraft demo of een heus creative build toernooi!
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/push-button/
LOCATION:cc Deurne Rix\, de Gryspeerstraat 86\, Deurne\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Europe
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170215T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170215T220000
DTSTAMP:20170122T162511Z
CREATED:20170122T162511Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170122T162511Z
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SUMMARY:Playful Arts Meetup #1
DESCRIPTION:We nodigen je van harte uit voor de eerste Playful Arts meetup op 15 februari 2017! Deel je projecten en gedachtes op het snijvlak van beeldende kunst\, podiumkunst\, playful design en sociale interactie met onze community tijdens onze playful arts meetups. Wat zijn playful arts? In 2017 willen we met informele avonden in Amsterdam en ‘s-Hertogenbosch dit graag ontdekken en verkennen met kunstenaars\, designers\, makers en andere geïnteresseerden door middel van talks\, presentaties en gesprekken. \nDe eerste vindt plaats op woensdag 15 februari bij de Hangop in de Willem II Fabriek in ‘s-Hertogenbosch. De avond begint met een introductie door de Playful Arts Festival curatoren en wordt voortgezet met een aantal presentaties rondom playful arts waarna we de conversatie voort kunnen zetten met een drankje. Heb je een werk of project waarmee je bezig bent dat je graag wil bespreken in het licht van playful arts? Meld je nu aan via hello@playfulartsfestival.com. Er is deze avond plek voor 4 presentaties van 15 minuten. \nFestival Playful Arts Festival (PAF) verkent de cross-over tussen playful design\, beeldende kunst en performing arts. PAF organiseert\, cureert en initieert festivals\, tentoonstellingen\, masterclasses en symposia\, en stelt de ontmoeting van mensen en ideeën centraal. PAF is een initiatief van Wave of Tomorrow en zo-ii. \nPlayful Arts Meetup #1 wordt ondersteund door Willem II Fabriek.
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/playful-arts-meetup-1/
LOCATION:WILLEM TWEE\, Boschdijkstraat 100\, 's-Hertogenbosch\, Netherlands
CATEGORIES:Netherlands,Organizing
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170213T184500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170213T200000
DTSTAMP:20170130T124659Z
CREATED:20170130T124659Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170130T124659Z
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SUMMARY:Innovation\, Play & the Future of Technology
DESCRIPTION:Talk by Steven Johnson\, author of “Wonderland : How Play Made the Modern World.” \n\nSteven Johnson\, the international best-selling author of How We Got To Now\, whose TED talk has had over 1 million views\, in a talk on innovation and the future of technology seen through the history of play: the subject of his major new book\, praised by Bill Clinton\, Steven Pinker and Malcolm Gladwell- Wonderland : How Play Made the Modern World. \nIf want to know where technology is headed you should be playing close attention to the way we play. You’ll find the future wherever people are having the most fun. Contending that the pursuit of novelty and wonder is a powerful driver of world-shaping technological change\, Steven Johnson argues that\, throughout history\, the cutting edge of innovation lies wherever people are working the hardest to keep themselves and others amused. \nHe will introduce us to the colourful innovators of leisure: the explorers\, proprietors\, showmen\, and artists who changed the trajectory of history with their luxurious wares\, exotic meals\, taverns\, gambling tables\, and magic shows. And will make the compelling case that anyone who wants to know where technology is headed next should be playing close attention to the way we play.
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/innovation-play-future-technology/
LOCATION:CNCFD- Condé Nast College of Fashion & Design\, 16-17 Greek Street\, London\, W1D 4DR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Europe
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170210
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170213
DTSTAMP:20161108T122729Z
CREATED:20161108T122729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161108T122729Z
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SUMMARY:Screenhake 2017
DESCRIPTION:Screenshake 2017 is the fifth edition of the only art festival in Belgium to showcase the video game medium\, with a focus on independent or ‘indie’ games. These are often smaller\, more personal and innovative games; think of them as the video game equivalent of arthouse films! \nhttp://www.screenshake.be/
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/screenhake-2017/
LOCATION:Het Bos\, Ankerrui 5-7\, Antwerp\, B-2000\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Europe
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170126
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170129
DTSTAMP:20161130T124759Z
CREATED:20161130T124759Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161130T124759Z
UID:9451-1485388800-1485647999@www.zo-ii.com
SUMMARY:Ludicious 2017 – Zürich Game Festival
DESCRIPTION:Game Festival. The biggest professional game event in Switzerland returns for a third edition from January 26 to 28\, 2017. With roughly 600 expected professionals from the game industry\, Ludicious is the place to network and see great new games from emerging talents in our exhibition. Stay up do date by signing up for our newsletter. Three days filled with talks about all things games and the return of Ludicious Business await you. \nhttp://www.ludicious.ch/conference/
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/ludicious-2017-zurich-game-festival/
LOCATION:TBA – Zurich\, Zurich\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:Europe
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170120T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170122T170000
DTSTAMP:20161130T095807Z
CREATED:20161130T095807Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161130T095807Z
UID:9448-1484931600-1485104400@www.zo-ii.com
SUMMARY:Global Game Jam 2017
DESCRIPTION:The Global Game Jam® (GGJ) is the world’s largest game jam event (game creation) taking place around the world at physical locations.  \nRegister a site or join one of the jams around the world. There will be locations in over 90 different countries! \nhttp://globalgamejam.org/ \nIf you’re in the Netherlands: There are about 10 locations around NL that you can sign up for:\nhttp://globalgamejam.nl/
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/global-game-jam-2017/
LOCATION:Everywhere
CATEGORIES:Netherlands,Worldwide
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170114T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170114T190000
DTSTAMP:20161130T095239Z
CREATED:20161130T095239Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161130T095239Z
UID:9444-1484391600-1484420400@www.zo-ii.com
SUMMARY:ALT CTRL Hackathon
DESCRIPTION:One day of experimenting with creating alternative controllers for games. \nMore info tba
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/alt-ctrl-hackathon/
LOCATION:TBA TIlburg\, Tilburg\, Netherlands
CATEGORIES:Europe,Netherlands,Speaker
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170105
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170116
DTSTAMP:20170104T024557Z
CREATED:20170104T024305Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170104T024557Z
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SUMMARY:Over Game: Videogames\, Alternative Scenes
DESCRIPTION:Over Game: Jeux Vidéo\, les scenes alternatives.\nGame Exhibition\nCurator: Simon Bachelier \nThis is an introduction to the alternative game scenes related to political/social/moral topic. Come play and watch indie games and interactive installations\, but also participate in different interesting debates\, documentary screening\, conferences\, live-playing performances and more… for free. \nThis is also the first time you’ll be able to watch and play the games Perfect Woman (Lea Schönfelder & Peter Lu) and Ordnungwissenschaft (Marek Plichta & Till Wittwer) translated into French!
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/over-game-videogames-alternative-scenes/
LOCATION:Maison des métallos\, Paris\, France
CATEGORIES:Europe
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161130
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161205
DTSTAMP:20161130T091121Z
CREATED:20161115T090737Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161130T091121Z
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SUMMARY:Exile - Not a Jam! 2016
DESCRIPTION:4-day event to explore interactive things with each other (originally a game jam). \nGet away from the daily life and join other developers/designers/makers/people for the 11th Exile at the old folk highschool Vallekilde\, Denmark. \nAfter ten successful Exile Jams we have concluded that the world has enough game jams and that there are plenty of places to come up with and execute on quick ideas without sleep. \nThis is no longer a place for that.\nThis is now a place you go to explore or challenge an existing idea! \nhttp://exile.dk/
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/exile-jam-2016/
LOCATION:Vallekilde\, Hørve\, Denmark
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20161125T103000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20161125T173000
DTSTAMP:20160927T112205Z
CREATED:20160927T112205Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160927T112205Z
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SUMMARY:Parallel Worlds 2016
DESCRIPTION:https://twitter.com/tigershungry/status/780723660298579969 \n\nHow do the virtual worlds of videogames reflect and augment our reality? \nWith VR headsets hitting the high street and augmented reality sending players hunting through their neighbourhoods 2016 has seen our virtual and physical worlds collide like never before. \nBut what does it mean to design a virtual world? Come join us on Friday 25 November 2016 as we hear from leading designers\, artists and thinkers whose work explores the ways in which videogames reflect and augment our reality. \nParallel Worlds is the V&A’s first conference dedicated to the design and culture of videogames and provides a brand new critical platform to discuss one of the most important design fields of our time. \nThis inaugural event will continue into the evening with a Parallel Worlds themed Friday Late where your reality will be further distorted with a host of arcades\, workshops and demonstrations across the Museum. \nFriday 25 November 2016\, 10:30am – 5:30pm\nBook Online – £35 (full price)\, £30 (concession)\, £15 (student) \n\nWebsite: http://www.vam.ac.uk/blog/network/parallel-worlds-a-new-videogame-design-conference \nPoster design by Sophia Foster-Dimino
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/parallel-worlds-2016/
LOCATION:Victoria and Albert Museum\, Cromwell Road \, London\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Europe
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161125
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161128
DTSTAMP:20161108T123657Z
CREATED:20161108T123356Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161108T123657Z
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SUMMARY:The Overkill 2016
DESCRIPTION:From the website http://www.theoverkill.nl/ \nThe Overkill Festival is a 48 hours nonstop gaming and film event. On The Overkill\, visitors are confronted with an ‘Overkill’ of popular culture multimedia\, with a strong focus on movies\, video and gaming. The transcending borders of these media and the corresponding subcultures evolving around them will get a special attention on the festival as well. \nThe festival is dedicated to underground movies and independent games. We will welcome artists\, media philosophers\, game designers and filmmakers from the Netherlands and abroad to get an overview of this subculture. The Overkill festival wants to be a place where all kind of gamers\, movie lovers and artists can meet\, play and think about the possibilities\, consequences and impact of these mediums. \nThe festival will be composed of different areas\, where the visitors will be able to play\, watch\, interact\, understand and chill out if need be! \n“You are in Ctrl” \nThe festival will explore the different ways of controlling the game\, physically\, intellectually\, in common strategies etc… We want to question the notion of control in the ‘nerd culture’ within our social context. And of course we will look further to the edge\, where we could start to lose control. \nVideo games are tools where you are required to take control (via controllers). A generation of new games intent to be more writerly and the player is given the chance to give meaning to his experience. The user takes over by playing the game\, using his knowledge\, experience\, physical skills etc…The new explosion of motion gaming system gives the user a broader range of experiences and interactions. These attractive sides of video games are used in contemporary art especially in order to integrate the public to the art work. \nVideo games are also spaces\, worlds\, where the player can be someone else\, allowing him to take control of this alter ego or accepting to lose control with somewhat measured consequences. New technologies are developed towards the direction that what was called magical seems today almost possible. Thanks to VR sets or kinects\, for examples\, our mind and our body are directly solicited to control the game. \nUsing video game tools and technologies allows artists and creators to give up some of their control over the final shape or their work\, allowing the user to interfere\, transform\, experiment within the context the artist created. They need each other to complete the work. This basic element in video games became a particularly interesting relationship between the artist and its public. Giving the control or controller to the viewer is a way to give his thoughts\, reactions and feeling a great space into the art scene.
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/overkill-2016/
LOCATION:The Cee Spot\, Enschede\, Netherlands
CATEGORIES:Europe,Netherlands
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161124
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161209
DTSTAMP:20161129T165809Z
CREATED:20161129T165732Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161129T165809Z
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SUMMARY:Fugue of Play
DESCRIPTION:FUGUE OF PLAY | 24 NOVEMBER – 8 DECEMBER | AN EXHIBITION ON ART AND VIDEOGAMES\nIn a world full of smartphones\, apps and augmented reality\, almost nobody notices a single new videogame. But as a result of the development of extended and accessible techniques\, the videogame is no longer just a game of skill. An extensive industry emerged with more and more influence on our daily lives. But how big is this influence? \nThe exposition Fugue of Play evokes a discussion on art ánd videogames. Techniques that are being developed for the gaming industry are used to create realistic 3D worlds\, that are accessible from the living room through virtual reality. And even if you leave this room\, the impact of videogames is all around you\, from social media on your smartphone\, the use of Oculus Rift (a VR- headset developed for video gaming) in tanks\, to flying drones and the treatment of lazy eye with a game. We are making our way to unknown territory\, in which different realities make up our lives. Fugue of Play plays with our consciousness of these realities and evokes questions around the meaning we give them. And how do these realities become a part of artistic practice? \nVisit the exhibition at Platform Minerva (Praediniussingel 59)\, Mon-Tu 11-20 and Fri 11-18. Participating artists are Bill Viola & The Game Innovation Lab\, Alle Jong\, Sander Bos\, Nuprahtor\, Pippin Barr\, Dan Pinchbeck\, Jason Rohrer\, Jeremy Couillard. \nhttp://bkv.academieminerva.nl/media/27189
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/fugue-play/
LOCATION:Platform Minerva\, Praediniussingel 59\, Groningen\, Netherlands
CATEGORIES:Europe,Netherlands
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161119
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161120
DTSTAMP:20160927T131101Z
CREATED:20160927T131101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160927T131101Z
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SUMMARY:Wordplay London 2016
DESCRIPTION:This year\, our festival of writerly games will be happening in London\, England\, in a no less esteemed place than the British Library. According to the Wikipedia entry\, it’s the largest library in the world and included in their collection of 170\,000\,000 items is the manuscript copy of Alice’s Adventures Under Ground (which was later published as Alice in Wonderland)\, the Beowulf manuscript (the oldest surviving long poem in Old English)\, Captain Cook’s journal\, a couple of Gutenberg Bibles and two copies of the Magna Carta. \nWe decided on London because there is such a wealth of interactive fiction talent in the UK —Inkle (80 Days)\, Failbetter (Sunless Sea)\,Six To Start (Zombies\, Run!)\, Sam Barlow (Her Story) and Emily Short\, to name a few. We also felt that having it in another location will strengthen interconnections between gamemakers in different cities\, and provide new opportunities for game writers on either side of the pond to learn from and enjoy each other’s work. We intend for it to return to Toronto even better than ever\, and with a stronger international profile when it does. \nThe festival date this year will be Saturday November 19th to coincide with International Games in Libraries Day. We are proud to announce WordPlay’s new Festival Director\, Jo Summers\, who comes to us having been involved in programming and production in a range of UK based playful events\, such as Feral Vector and Now Play This. \nIf you would like to submit or suggest a writerly game — a game with exceptional writing or one that uses writing in an integral way — please do so via the form below before midnight on September 28th. You can submit your own game\, or a game you feel strongly about. No submission fee\, Toronto and international games welcome.
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/wordplay-london-2016/
LOCATION:British Library\, London\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Europe
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20161118T133000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20161118T173000
DTSTAMP:20161129T171943Z
CREATED:20161108T171613Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161129T171943Z
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SUMMARY:Symposium en expositie: Let’s Play Nederlandse Game Geschiedenis
DESCRIPTION:In het kader van een onderzoek naar Let’s Play video’s en de Let’s Play game-tentoonstelling bij Beeld en Geluid\, nodigen we game academici\, studenten\, liefhebbers\, verzamelaars en erfgoed professionals van harte uit voor een symposium georganiseerd door Universiteit Utrecht en Beeld en Geluid over het bewaren van Nederlandse computergame geschiedenis. Een volle middag met lezingen\, panels en de mogelijkheid om ‘s ochtends of tussen de presentaties door de games te spelen uit de tentoonstelling. \nProgramma \n13.00 Welkom door Jan Müller\, directeur Beeld en Geluid \n13.15 ‘Let’s Play the Archive’ – Jasper van Vught\, René Glas (Universiteit Utrecht)\nDe resultaten van onderzoek naar de waarde van Let’s Play video’s voor het bewaren van games en gameplay. \n14.00 Panel: Pioniers van de Nederlandse game industrie\nEen reis door de geschiedenis van gameproductie in Nederland. Vertegenwoordigd zijn Davilex\, Radarsoft en Boys without Brains. \n15.00 ‘Erfgoed in Games\, Games als Erfgoed.’ Krijn Boom\, Csilla Ariese (VALUE project\, Leiden Universiteit)\nDe sprekers presenteren het VALUE project\, waarbinnen de verbanden tussen games en archeologie worden bestudeerd. \n15.30 ‘Interactie in beeld: naar een duurzame conservering van interactieve media’ Julia Noordegraaf hoogleraar Erfgoed en Digitale Cultuur UvA \n16.00 ‘Presentatie Nationale Aanpak Game Archivering’\nTijdens het symposium wordt ook de gezamenlijke inspanning om een tot een nationale aanpak voor het bewaren van Nederlandse computergames gepresenteerd en bediscussieerd door betrokkenen vanuit de industrie\, financiering\, overheid en wetenschap. \n17.00 Borrel \nIn de ochtend voor het symposium ben je van harte welkom om de expositie over games bij Beeld en Geluid te bezoeken (gratis). Ook de Let’s YouTube tentoonstelling en de reguliere tentoonstelling van Beeld en Geluid zijn te bezoeken (kaartjes zijn bij de kassa te verkrijgen) \nVoor vragen kun je contact opnemen met Jesse de Vos (jdvos@beeldengeluid.nl) \nDit symposium maakt onderdeel uit van het onderzoeksproject Game On! Gefinancieerd door NWO. \nhttps://www.eventbrite.nl/e/tickets-symposium-en-expositie-lets-play-nederlandse-game-geschiedenis-28581622402# 
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/symposium-en-expositie-lets-play-nederlandse-game-geschiedenis/
LOCATION:Nederlands Instituut voor Beeld en Geluid\, 1 Media Parkboulevard\, Hilversum\, Netherlands
CATEGORIES:Europe,Netherlands
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20161118T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20161119T170000
DTSTAMP:20160517T184542Z
CREATED:20160517T184542Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160517T184542Z
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SUMMARY:IndieCade Europe 2016
DESCRIPTION:Inaugural edition of IndieCade Europe \n  \nIndieCade Europe takes place November 18-19\, 2016 in Paris\, France. Works shown at this event will be drawn from the IndieCade 2016 game submissions. The games will be curated by the IndieCade Europe Committee that will focus on international representation. There is no separate submission process for inclusion of games at IndieCade Europe. If the IndieCade Europe Committee determines they would like to include a game in an IndieCade Europe showcase\, the creators will be contacted no later than September 30th. \n 
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/indiecade-europe-2016/
LOCATION:tba\, paris\, France
CATEGORIES:Europe
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20161113T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170122T170000
DTSTAMP:20161129T171340Z
CREATED:20161129T171340Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161129T171340Z
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SUMMARY:Games People Play
DESCRIPTION:‘A game seems so simple\, but in the end it is a complex phenomenon that gives us the possibility to think outside the box. Playing makes it possible to reinterpret reality\, to explore taboos and to experiment with the impossible. In Games People Play\, eight artists and artist collectives explore the social function of playing and the rules of the game.’ \nApparatus 22\nFeiko Beckers\nDavid Bernstein\nPriscila Fernandes\nGoldin+Senneby\nCarl Johan Högberg\nMarijn Ottenhof\nPatrick Bernier & Olive Martin\nCurator: Katia Krupennikova \nhttp://nestruimte.nl/nl/nu \n 
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/games-people-play/
LOCATION:Nest\, De Constant Rebecqueplein 20b\, The Hague\, Netherlands
CATEGORIES:Europe,Netherlands
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161110
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161114
DTSTAMP:20161004T111854Z
CREATED:20161004T111854Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161004T111854Z
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SUMMARY:Zoo Machines 2016
DESCRIPTION:Festival for innovative art and experimentation in games. \nGame Jam\, Talks\, Exhibition \nhttp://zoomachines.com/
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/zoo-machines-2016/
LOCATION:Imaginarium\, Lille\, France
CATEGORIES:Europe
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20161108T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20161110T235500
DTSTAMP:20160927T113807Z
CREATED:20160927T113807Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160927T113807Z
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SUMMARY:Beta Public 6
DESCRIPTION:“Three nights of experimental games and theatre” \nWebsite: https://www.cptheatre.co.uk/production/beta-public-vi/ \nPoster design by Musbuh
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/beta-public-6/
LOCATION:Camden People’s Theatre\, London\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Europe
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161102
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161107
DTSTAMP:20160519T192017Z
CREATED:20160519T192017Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160519T192017Z
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SUMMARY:PLAY16
DESCRIPTION:PLAY – Creative Gaming Festival is the first and unique festival\, which combines media art\, discourse and education with the culture of digital games. Discuss games with new perspectives at our confernce and panels\, learn how to use games creatively in our workshops and play experimental indie games in our interactive exhibition.
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/play16/
LOCATION:Unnamed Venue\, Hamburg\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Europe
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161026
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161030
DTSTAMP:20161015T085741Z
CREATED:20161015T085741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161015T085741Z
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SUMMARY:GameCity 2016
DESCRIPTION:Videogame festival Nottingham\, UK \nFrom the website:  \nNow in it’s eleventh year\, Nottingham’s world-renowned video game festival returns\, promising to be bigger than ever! \nHeadlining games industry speakers from across the world will provide a free talks and workshops programme throughout the festival- all hosted at The National Videogame Arcade \nOperating as a fringe festival\, this year the ‘Open’ theme will see video games installed across the Creative Quarter. Leading developers and artists will showcase their work to the public in various venues across Hockley: Rough Trade\, Broadway\, Hockley Arts Club\, Lee Rosy’s and Brewdog plus many more will help make the festival bigger and brighter for 2016.
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/gamecity-2016/
LOCATION:Nottingham\, Nottingham\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Europe
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161014
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161017
DTSTAMP:20160517T183251Z
CREATED:20160517T183251Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160517T183251Z
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SUMMARY:IndieCade 2016
DESCRIPTION:The IndieCade Festival is a celebration of indie games\, its creators and the innovation within the industry. We also curate and recognize those that we identify as the top indie games of the year. More than 200 games of all types are selected by our esteemed Jury and are made available to play. Attendees also get the chance to meet the creators of these amazing games. Hands-on gameplay includes IndieCade Award Winners\, Nominees\, and Special Selections\, which include digital\, table\, and real world titles.
URL:https://www.zo-ii.com/event/indiecade-2016/
LOCATION:TBA\, Los Angeles\, United States
CATEGORIES:North-America
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