Wild Rumpus and Venus Patrol present: "All Other Parties Are Still Trite And Dull" - party at GDC 2013 in San Francisco with indie games, videogame funtimes and more. "It's 2013 and we are back with another evening of videogame funtimes, Indie Games, DJs, Drinking, Etcetera. All of your friends will be there" Lineup announced soon.…
"International TableTop Day is a celebration for all the fans of tabletop gaming. A single day where the whole world is brought together in a common purpose of spending time together and having fun" From the website: On March 30th, 2013, premium YouTube channel Geek & Sundry (The Guild, TableTop, Written By A Kid) asks…
"The Festival of Games is Europe’s most effective business event for everyone who wants to make profit with digital games" More info when available. Website
"A MAZE. Indie Connect brings together international indie developers, creatives and enthusiast in Berlin, the city of creation, no borders, best clubs and an amazing games scene." More info when available. Website Facebook
Indievelopment 2013: Indie Game Development Conference 2013 in Amsterdam organized by DGDARC Independent Game Development conference in the Netherlands with an international approach. Organized by Utrecht University developers club DGDARC. Announced names: Robin Hunicke, Austin Wintory, Tomáš Dvořák The conference also includes an award show: Indievelopment Awards. Website Twitter Facebook
Bit of Alright - An event about game design, in London. 12:00 – 17:00 on May the 10th, 2013, aboard the motorschiff Stubnitz. From the website: "Bit of Alright is not like other game design conferences, because the programme isn’t just talks. There are usually multiple things going on at once, in different rooms. The presenters are…
"Twofivesix is a one-day conference devoted to the spaces between games, play, interaction and creativity. Targeting game designers, digital creatives, and platform builders, our conference aims to show what games can teach other industries and what other industries can teach games." From the website: "When we started Kill Screen, we wanted to show the world…
"All aboard the MS STUBNITZ for another roughhousing night with the very best in multiplayer indie games with THE WILD RUMPUS" "Seriously, if you've never caught one of these things, come along – and bring lots of people who 'don't usually play games', because their lives are about to change.” - The Guardian" Performance: Chipzel Live Games:…
Video Games as Performance Art From the website: SPACES hosts an unusual exhibition of performance art-featuring works that use the framework of video games to create performances. These works vary from interactive long-distance performances that are directed by viewers/players, to video art created by documenting video game performances, indie video games that invite players to…
Annual game conference taking place in Malmö, Sweden. “A conference program filled with the best speakers from the global industry as well as our local Nordic heroes. A chance to participate in debates on some of the most relevant topics of today. Of course it's about creating the best games and how to do that, but…
Fourth annual Nordic Game Indie Night showcase and summit. From the website: "The purpose of the showcase is to call attention to talented indie developers from around the Nordic region. Last year’s showcase featured a variety of different indies and their awesome games, and over 400 attendees." Finalists for NGIN awards Badland, By Frogmind Clairvoyance, By Erik…
w00t is Copenhagen’s new games and play festival offering something for every taste and age. w00t will offer: Street games Game talks Game workshop Board game galore Kids games Website Call for playmakers Call for presenters (deadline March 15) Open Call for games for kids
Urban Games festival, Poland. From the website: For several years urban games have been gaining an expanding an enormous group of fans around the world. Also, many Polish cities from time to time become a big game board. One of them is Poznań, where since 2006, players face in games variety of topics, from Middle…
Local Multiplayer Picnic and Talks in Antwerp. Program in Dutch: 13:00-15:00 FREE-FOR-ALL PICNIC AT A NOT RAINY PLACE.. TBC. Een picnic voor alles en iedereen. Ontmoet elkaar buiten, geniet van de zon. Breng binnen en buitenspelletjes mee, vrienden en gekken, hapjes en drank. Ontdek folkgames! En speel, speel, speel. 16:00-18:00 TALKS AT DESIGNCENTER DE WINKELHAAK…
Hovergarden is all about contributing to and celebrating the culture of independent games. "Hovergarden organizes get-togethers where people can play cool indie games that are unique, experimental or just plain amazing." ▨▨ GAMES LINEUP ▨▨ Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime http://www.asteroidbase.com/dangerous-spacetime/ Filo Filo Disco http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=32783.0 Barabariball http://barabariball.com/ TowerFall http://towerfall-game.com/ Facebook Event Website
Beta Public: new games and performance. From the event page: Videogames. Performance. Maybe these words mean nothing to you, but trust us: you've been waiting your whole life for a night that combines the two. Wait no longer: it's here. Beta Public is about: New games and performance. Experimenting, collaborating, and sharing awesome stuff. Having a…
A Local Multiplayer Picnic plus more! From the event page: We've decided to spice up the usual games, food & good times by starting the night with a couple of talks. SPEAKERS: •Livestream with Douglas Wilson, Ramiro Corbetta, Bennett Foddy, Noah Sasso (SPORTSFRIENDS) •Adriaan de Jongh (Fingle, Bam Fu) •Joost van Dongen (Cello Fortress, Proun)…
Graduation expo Interactive Performance Design and Games (HKU) Eleven interactive projects that have never been shown to the public before. Come join the Interactive Performance Design and Games (IPDG) graduation students and experience their work at the exhibition! Games, installations, interactive performances and more. Line-up + info: http://www.zo-ii.com/ipdg-2013-graduation-projects/
Talk & Play is a bi-monthly meetup whose goal is to give a better idea of what it's like to create and play games today, providing the opportunity to local independent game makers to showcase their work in a friendly and relaxed environment From the Open TechSchool Event website: It's never been easier to make video…
Game City @Roskilde Festival is the place for festival guests in mood for playing. From the website: "At Game City you will have the opportunity to test your strength on rock climbing where you can win great prizes. Or you can relax over an exciting board game in Boardgamers Lounge, where nice hosts will help…
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