Talk & Play #52
Details
RSVP via Meetup is mandatory to attend the event, due to limited capacity. Additionally, all attendees will be required to wear an FFP2 mask.
Talk & Play is a free event that provides the opportunity to game enthusiasts, players and makers to meet in a friendly, relaxed and safe environment. Everybody's welcome, regardless of their background and knowledge level: if you've got any interest in games, we'll make sure you have a good time! This is NOT an event only aimed at developers.
This edition of Talk & Play is sponsored by GameMaker, a tool that makes game development easy, regardless of your background or skill level. All you need is an idea! Find out more at gamemaker.io
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HOW IT WORKS
The event is made of 2 parts:
- TALK: Game-related presentations + announcements from the community
- PLAY: All participants are welcome to exhibit projects they've made
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AGENDA
- 18:30 Doors open, project showcase starts
- 19:30 to 20:30 Talks & community announcements
- 22:00 Event ends
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THE TALK PART (PRESENTATIONS)
Sebastian Möring: Snapshots of Play: Photographic Practices in Computer Games
The talk will introduce photographic practices in computer games in educational and artistic contexts.
Sebastian Möring is a professor of game design at Macromedia University and a media and culture scholar with a PhD in game studies focusing on game aesthetics and philosophy, in-game photography, and green game studies.
sebastianmoering.com // Macromedia University
After the talks will be a section dedicated to short announcements from the community, get in touch to reserve a spot: info@berlingamescene.com — same goes if your company is hiring or wants to announce something and you'd like to get a sponsored slot!
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THE PLAY PART (SHOWCASE)
These are the projects that will be shown during the evening:
- ALL HANDS by Deep Sky e.G.
- Aqua Odyssey — Tears of the Deep by Water Group
- Board Battle by Ark Sandbox
- City in a Raindrop by Haffel
- Commune with Me by ChArJuVi
- Dataminers by Electrocosmos
- Death Poker by Mikko Lepistö
- despelote by Julián Cordero, Sebastián Valbuena, Gabe Cuzzillo, Ian Berman
- fennecs by tiger tiger tiger
- Haunted Cleaner by HeadKino Games
- Hedenite by Heden Smugglers
- How to God by Thoughtfish
- Kore by Maria & Ben
- Monster Garden Oracle Cards by Zack Wood
- Nightcrawler by Leonardo Bertinelli
- Omelet You Cook by Dan Schumacher & Hjalte Tagmose
- Picoteo - Catch A Bite! by Team LEMMP
- Placeground by beyondthosehills
- Probably Designed by Harry Dean Hudson
- Puzzling Places by Realities.io
- Shark Rain by Lin
- Shop Defense by Valerij Lutkow
- Squid Squad by Rivenducks
- Swimpossible! by Arcane Cabinet
- Travel Trivia by Weltraumerei (Christoph Ender)
- Tulip Season by Tatiana Kartashova
- Winter Burrow by Pine Creek Games
- Witch's Brew by Nathalie Branco, Šimon Škvára, Agustina Böthig Musante
- With a HEART and a GUN [...] by Stas Vysotska (Wis)
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ADDITIONAL INFO
Are you attending the event for the first time, or are you coming on your own? The Talk & Play Ambassadors will be there to assist and answers any questions you have.
Our Safe Space Policy http://berlingamescene.com/safe-space-policy/ encourages the behaviour at Talk & Play. We request that everyone who is affiliated with and participates to the event honours it.
Our event is documented by Julian Dasgupta https://www.flickr.com/photos/12601747@N00/albums — for those who don’t want to be appear in any pictures, we're going to distribute stickers at the door to wear and signal this.
Alcoholic drinks will not be sold or allowed to be consumed during the event.
UE is a partially accessible venue. Feel free to contact us about your access requirements.
Get in touch if you have any questions: info@berlingamescene.com
Talk & Play #52