Come Out & Play is a two-day festival of street games that turns New York City into a giant playground. From the website: After Dark – DUMBO, Brooklyn, July 18 from 7 PM to 10:30 PM. Each year After Dark turns the city streets in a particular neighborhood into an arcade with social party games,…
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…
International festival of play and games in Aarhus, Denmark. 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 playing experiences. This sparks an…
playin' siegen 2015 - International urban games festival. http://www.playinsiegen.com/
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…
Videogame festival Nottingham, UK From the website: Now in it’s eleventh year, Nottingham’s world-renowned video game festival returns, promising to be bigger than ever! Headlining 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 Operating as a fringe festival,…
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…
Vector Festival is a participatory and community-oriented initiative dedicated to showcasing digital games and creative media practices. Presenting works across a dynamic range of exhibitions, screenings, performances, lectures, and workshops, Vector acts as a critical bridge between emergent digital platforms and new media art practice. The 2016 Festival took place between July 14-17, 2016 across…
Fantastic Arcade is a celebration of indie and cult videogames, hosted by The Alamo Drafthouse and curated by Juegos Rancheros. Taking place during the weekend of November 17th-19th, Fantastic Arcade will feature more games, tournaments, special screenings, talks, parties and prizes than ever before. http://fantasticarcade.com
From the website: The IndieCade Festival is the premiere international event dedicated to celebrating independent games from around the globe. Now in its second decade, IndieCade is held each October in the Los Angeles area and this important, fun-filled event draws industry and public from around the world. IndieCade Festival 2018, October 12th - 13th (preceded by…
nz games festival is new zealand's own international celebration of gaming, for all ages. The week-long festival is centred around all things games - whether digital, tabletop or otherwise! It's our goal to ensure everybody has the opportunity to be included in the magic of games, so we aim to provide events for all demographics.From…
“BitSummit 7 Spirits” is the seventh iteration of the summit. BitSummit 7 Spirits will take place the weekend of June 1st and 2nd, 2019, and will be open to the public from 10:00am to 5:00pm each day. As has been tradition since the second BitSummit, all activities will take place at the Miyako Messe, the expansive…
IndieCade supports the development of independent games and organizes a series of international events to promote the future of indie games. It encourages, advertises and cultivates interactive media and their talent for innovation and art, in order to create a perspective as rich, varied and artful as possible for the public. IndieCade events, their productions and…
"PLAY is the first an only festival worldwide to unite media art, discourse and education with the culture of digital games. It focuses on the creative utilization of digital games: invent, build, tinker, modify, program, dance, discuss - anything goes! PLAY is the festival for game enthusiasts and gamers, indie game developers and media artists,…
"Now Play This is a festival of experimental game design running at Somerset House in London from 3-5 April 2020, showcasing interactive and playful work as part of the London Games Festival." "In 2020 we'll be looking at games that relate to our theme of 'Breaking Point' - games are the aesthetic forms of systems,…
"Feral Vector is not like other game design events. If you feel like an impostor at games events, you’re not only welcome here, we encourage you to attend. If you are in the videogames industry, but looking for more than it can give, Feral Vector is for you. Feral Vector is fundamentally about outside influences,…
Ludicious is a developer conference, a business platform, a beautiful games exhibition and also a public event. Call for games open until 14 February 2020
Games, Art & Playful Media festival
"Now in its second decade, IndieCade is the premiere international event dedicated to celebrating independent interactive media from around the globe."
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Events for the Dutch industry:
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