Molyjam - worldwide game jam in the spirit of Molydeux & Molyneux. MolyjamNL is returning to Utrecht for the second year in a row. Sign up for MolyjamNL here: http://www.molyjam.nl/sign-up.html From the worldwide Molyjam site: What Would Molydeux, affectionately referred to as Molyjam, is a 48 hour game jam inspired by the works of @petermolydeux, a loving parody…
Come Out & Play is an annual festival of street games that turns New York City & San Francisco into a giant playground. From the FB Event page: The festival features three events over two days: AFTER DARK - An evening of night games. July 12, 7 PM till the wee hours. South Street Seaport,…
"Co-presented by MODA and Georgia Tech’s Digital Media Program, XYZ: Alternative Voices in Game Design is the first-ever exhibition that highlights the work of women as game designers and artists." From the website: A response to the popular misconception that women neither play nor create video games, this interactive exhibition redefines viewers’ perceptions of what…
Indie games festival A MAZE. is participating in Republika Fest in Rijeka, Croatia. A MAZE. Indie Pop Up during Republika Fest will consist of: Game showcase, machinima screening, talks, game jam and workshops. From the A MAZE. website: A MAZE. Indie Pop Up is a mobile event format with the goal of presenting Indie Games…
Hovergarden presents: "A Night of Sweet Games" - Hovergarden's colossal indie games arcade night: Hovercade! Preliminary line-up: Tuning by Cactus http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji-OPheJGdk QWOP 3D by Bennett Foddy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfHCUM_OBCc TowerFall by Matt Thorson http://towerfall-game.com/ Hokra by Ramiro Corbetta http://www.ramirocorbetta.com/hokra/ Super Space ____ by David Scamehorn and Alexander Baard http://superspaceblank.com/ Laza Knitez!! by Glitchnap http://lazaknitez.com/ Super Hexagon by…
Burning Bridges – A game developer unconference From the website: Burning Bridges is a game developer unconference, a meet up for game developers ranging from production level people at bigger companies, post-indies and to people that are new to the indie scene. It’s a get together where people can casually meet under very friendly conditions…
After the great success in 2011 and right in time for the big games events in the city, the Notgames Fest returns to Cologne with a five days exhibition curated by Tale of Tales and the Cologne Game Lab. From the website: If games form the top of an iceberg, notgames provide the remainder. Videogames…
PLATINE festival focuses on electronic media, covering the realm from art statements up to alternative gaming forms. Cologne, Germany. From the website: PLATINE festival focuses on electronic media, covering the realm from art statements up to alternative gaming forms. Developers and artists from all over Germany, as well as guests from six other countries, use…
Play:Vienna is an annual play festival in Austria, turning the city of Vienna into a playground. From the website: The Play:Vienna festival 2012 was Austria's first festival for games in public space. It took place at the Museumsquartier Wien and throughout the whole city on a weekend in September 2012. Over the whole weekend we had…
igfest: "a festival of interesting games you play in the street." From the website & organizer: "Igfest is a festival like no other. Where other festivals feature mud, crippling ticket prices and questionable hygiene, we are more in the market for robots, ninja death cows, sweetshop bank heists, biblical sized water fights and powdered…
A MAZE. / JOHANNESBURG 2013 - 2nd International Games/ Media Art Festival The goal of A MAZE. / Johannesburg (former A MAZE. Interact) in South Africa is to create an annual evolving platform for African and European media artists and game developers. A playground for everyone who wants to experience the Human-Human-Machine interaction. A MAZE.…
An international street games festival taking place in Athens hosting big games, design & technology workshops and city wide fun.
Festival for creative computer games. Website: http://creative-gaming.eu/play13/
Tocatì, international festival of street games, Verona, Italy From the website: "During these past ten years of Tocatì Verona has become an important point of reference in Europe as for the traditional game and it gathers experts and enthusiastic people in a Festival that has made of the territorial bonds its strength." During Tocatì, International…
Control Gamelab: Regular live talkshow about games & development. Theme: Game Trailers. Hosts: Matthijs Dierckx (Control Magazine) en Rik Nieuwdorp (Claynote) Website: http://www.dezwijger.nl/77465/nl/control-gamelab-9-game-trailers Program: • How do you make a trailer? (Teun Vermeer, Net 5) • Copyright issues: what can and can't you use? (Mr. Olivier Oosterbaan) • Lessons from a film trailer expert • Successful…
Freeplay is Australia’s longest running independent games festival exploring the intersection of indie development, culture, arts and education. From the website: The Freeplay Independent Games Festival is excited to announce that its conference program, this year titled “Volume of Revolution,” will take place at the State Library of Victoria on the weekend of September 28…
Playable showcase with the best and latest Dutch indie games. Website: http://www.indigoshowcase.nl Organizer: Dutch Game Garden Control Magazine articles on INDIGO line-up games: http://www.control-online.nl/gamesindustrie/tag/indigo-2013/ http://vimeo.com/75020488
"The IndieCade Festival is the biggest independent game celebration in the USA." From the website: "Inspire. Create. Play. We here at IndieCade are dedicated to the discovery, development and recognition of independent artists and developers from around the world. Our mission is to encourage, promote and cultivate innovation and artistry in interactive media and to…
Annual Game Culture festival, Nottingham, UK "GameCity Festival is back in venues and public spaces across Nottingham from 19-26 October 2013." News update May 30, 2013 "In 2013, the festival is going more public than ever before. No walls, no admission tickets – just two big screens and a huge Market Square." GameCity 8 is…
Italian Game Developers Summit (IGDS), Milan. From the website: 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…
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Events for the Dutch industry:
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