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

  • Pop Up Arcade Launch Party (2) – 2015

    The Basement 24 Kensington Street, Brighton, United Kingdom

    Press Fire to Win presents: Pop Up Arcade 2015 Part of the Brighton Digital Festival Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pop-up-arcade-launch-party-2-tickets-18158437375 Line-Up: Games Super Hexagon Höme Improvisåtion JS Joust Gang Beasts Realistic Kissing Simulator Line Wobbler Mount Your Friends Push Me Pull You Music: Chipzel Shirobon Captain Bleepheart Cisco & Paris

  • EGX 2015 Leftfield Collection

    The NEC Birmingham, United Kingdom

    From the announcement: The Leftfield Collection provides a free platform for indie developers to show their latest projects at EGX. Once again, competition for places has been high with over 200 games submitted, displaying an exceptionally high level of quality throughout. The eclectic mix of games include: ‘atmospheric, relaxing, childhood countryside exploration simulator’ Quiet as…

  • Fantastic Arcade 2015

    Alamao Drafthouse South Lamar Austin, TX, United States

    Fantastic Arcade 2015 - games, talks, tournaments, special events. From the announcement: For the sixth year we'll be bringing you the best new indie videogames, plus talks, tournaments and special events, but this year we'll be bringing you six games in custom arcade cabinets that will ALL be ORIGINAL titles premiering for play at Fantastic…

  • Control Conference 2015

    TBA Utrecht, Netherlands

    Game Development Conference - Utrecht http://controlconference.com/  This year’s Control Conference is going to be the biggest ever. We’ve grown from a one-day event to a fully-fledged three-day conference. New this year are the Worldbuilding Seminar and the Applied Games Summit. Furthermore, on Tuesday we’d like to welcome our attendees to an overview of the best Dutch indie games at…

  • INDIGO 2015

    TivoliVredenburg Vredenburgkade 11, Utrecht, Netherlands

    Annual Dutch Games showcase The next edition of INDIGO will take place on 29 and 30 September in TivoliVredenburg, Vredenburgkade 11 in Utrecht, the Netherlands, in collaboration with the Dutch Film Festival and Control Conference. This year, INDIGO consists of a main day with international guests (Sep 29th) and a public afternoon (Sep 30th). Tue 10:00 - 21:00 | Wed 13:00 - 17:00

  • Play for Real 2015

    The Cinematheque Gothersgade 55, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Game Seminar http://www.dfi.dk/Branche_og_stoette/Creative-Europe-Desk/Aktiviteter/Play-for-Real/Programme.aspx PLAY FOR REAL Games are getting real. Games are often considered – and can well be – lighthearted entertainment happily detached from our everyday life. But as games grow as a medium for all and with more diverse developers behind them, games also starts to reflect a wider variety of emotions and start…

  • IndieCade 2015

    IndieCade Village & beyond Culver City, LA, CA, United States

    "Flagship festival featuring indie games from around the world, our annual award show celebrating the winners, and a three-day conference in beautiful Culver City, California. October 22-25, 2015. IndieCade is dedicated to the discovery, development and recognition of independent artists and developers from around the world. Their mission is to encourage, promote and cultivate innovation and artistry…

  • GameCity 2015

    Nottingham Nottingham, United Kingdom

    Tenth edition of the GameCity festival in Nottingham (UK). http://gamecity.org/festival

  • Parallels: The Freeplay 2015 Showcase

    ACMI Cinema 1 Melbourne, Australia

    Game showcase http://www.acmi.net.au/live-events/talks-performances/parallels-the-freeplay-2015-showcase/ From the artsy, to the weird, to the provocative, to the punk. For over ten years, the Freeplay Independent Games Festival has been exploring these vital margins of game culture in Australia, from bedroom coders and artists exploring the possibilities of games, to game culture’s punk rockers and agitators. Returning after the…

  • ZooMachines 2015

    http://zoomachines.com/ 10 special guests will present their innovative projects, initiatives and approaches in arts, games, production and distribution. It's all about sharing new ways to create digital games, to impulse creativity and to inspire you! Zoo Machines is also a super-duper Game Jam! You will develop and build incredible new game experiences. Crazy controllers, amazing…

  • Beta Public 2015

    Camden People's Theatre London, United Kingdom

    Beta Public - three curated nights of videogames and performance. Play through a menu of the weirdest and most wonderful videogames, watch a selection of performances, and witness a world-first experiment in merging the live and digital worlds! Engaging performances and talks from exciting and provocative artists. Beta Public is about: New videogames and performance.…

  • A Scratch Night Of Play 2015

    Camden People's Theatre London, United Kingdom

    A Scratch Night Of Play - Curated by William Drew for Coney Coney return to Camden People's Theatre to present another evening of playing theatre. We’ll again be presenting short pieces and works-in-progress that invite the audience to play (in some way or other) either in the theatre or elsewhere in the building: standing up,…

  • Zürich Game Festival 2016

    TBA

    International Competition/ Workshops / Conference More tba

  • Screenshake 2016

    Het Bos Ankerrui 5-7, Antwerp, Belgium

    Screenshake 2016 is the fourth edition of Belgium's only international indie game festival and takes place February 19-21 at Het Bos, Antwerp. Support the festival via their IndieGoGo campaign: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/screenshake-2016-indie-game-festival--2#/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=XryQDGy0pTs

  • Now Play This 2016

    Somerset House Strand, London, United Kingdom

    Event about games and play. More info tba. See 2015 event: http://nowplaythis.net/2015

  • PAF Presents: The Art of Play 2016

    De Verkeerstoren Distelweg 83, Amsterdam, Netherlands

    The Art of Play: A day with masterclasses for creative professionals interested in a playful perspective. Theme: Stimulate the Senses Tickets https://the-art-of-play-2016-masterclasses.eventbrite.nl Location: De Verkeerstoren, Amsterdam (NL) Design, discuss and explore concepts focused on playful, sensory and interactive experiences using sound, wearables or immersive space. Join our extraordinary experts in the masterclasses and play &…

  • EGX Rezzed 2016

    Tobacco Dock London, United Kingdom

    EGX Rezzed will return to London's Tobacco Dock on the 7th to 9th April 2016.

  • Different Games 2016

    NYU MAGNET Lawrence ST, New York, United States

    Game conference In each of its past years, Different Games has worked to foster diversity and inclusivity in games by amplifying the creative and critical voices of marginalized participants in games culture. Geared towards accessibility and radical inclusivity, the annual volunteer-led conference welcomes panels, workshops and playable games from presenters of all professional backgrounds and levels…

  • FAQ W2N8

    W2 Poppodium Boschveldweg 473, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands

    Electronic Music Festival FAQ Festival collaboration with Playful Arts Festival for the Saturday night line-up mixing music and visual/ playful arts. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/244900439177969/ Website: http://www.faqfestival.nl/?cat=18 Music: Aardvarck x Steven de Peven (Rednose Distrikt) Legowelt Elias Mazian Awanto3 (Rushhour, Dekmantel) Spatial Collective Benn Rogue Sugarbelly Playful Arts: Flowtools by Matthias Oostrik Soundodger+ - Studio Bean Maze of the…


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