Talk & Play #9

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. Everybody's welcome, whatever their background and knowledge level: if you like (video) games, we'll make sure you have a good time!

The event is free to attend and is split into two parts:

1. TALK: 2/3 short game-related talks (5 to 15 minutes), followed by a Q&A session – it's all about sharing knowledge

2. PLAY: All participants are welcome to bring games they've made or are still working on – a perfect opportunity to discover and play new games, collect feedback and, who knows?, maybe find collaborators for future projects

Check the comments section below shortly before the event for the exact schedule, and have a look at the summaries of the previous events (http://linkli.st/LorenzoPilia/8WTOT) to get a better idea of what to expect.

We've got two talks this time:

— Nora Gantert and Mathias Wölfing will present “Children’s game //Kinderspiel // 小意思”, an art project initiated by iRRi ART (http://irri-art.org/) in cooperation with Starkad Berlin. Over the last few months they’ve collected statements and reports, in order to shed light on childhood and how cultural imprint is given to us through games, books and songs. The focus of this project is on transcultural phenomena and people who now work in the arts in the German, Chinese and Arabic cultural sphere.

— Javier Díaz (https://twitter.com/edokoa) will talk about the ZX Spectrum, the popular 8-bit personal home computer which sparked the indie scene of the 80s in Spain.

Would you like to give a talk, at this event or in the future? Then get in touch (https://www.meetup.com/opentechschool-berlin/members/1939705/)!

Talk & Play now has its own @TalkAndPlay_ (https://twitter.com/TalkAndPlay_) Twitter account that you should definitely follow – and don't forget to sign up to the newsletter (https://tinyletter.com/talkandplay), to receive an email every month with tips about game-related stuff happening in the city.

Talk & Play is organised in collaboration with the monthly Berlin Mini Game Jam (https://www.meetup.com/game-developers-berlin/) and A MAZE. (http://www.amaze-berlin.de/)