RSVP via Meetup is mandatory to attend the talks, due to limited seating capacity. Registration won’t be required to attend the event from 21:00 for the game showcase part.

Talk & Play is a free event, taking place every two months, 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 like games, we’ll make sure you have a good time! This is NOT an event only aimed at developers.

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HOW IT WORKS

The event is structured in two parts:

— TALK: Short game-related presentations + announcements from the community

— PLAY: All participants are welcome to exhibit games and projects they’ve made

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THE TALKS

— Arnold Rauers: The wonderfully awful world of mobile game reviews
Join me on a quick journey through a hand curated collection of my favorite mobile game reviews for my games in the past 5 years. — “Made me reconsider my stance that mobile games are trash.” ★★★★★
http://www.tinytouchtales.com // @tinytouchtales

— Jessica Palmer: Observing Humanity thru the Lens of The Sims
Contemplating the game mechanics of the worlds most popular life simulation franchise, The Sims, and thinking about real life for a second.
https://aaasoftwa.re // @some_donkus

— Game Workers Unite: GWU Deutschland introduces itself
The GWU is an initiative for unionisation of the gaming industry. Our talk gives a quick overview of issues that affect German game devs and that can be mitigated by unions.
https://www.gameworkersunite.org // @GWU_Deutschland

After the talks, we’ll have some “pitching” sessions, during which a selection of game makers will briefly present their projects, that you’ll be able to play in the second part of the evening.

As usual, there will also be a section dedicated to short announcements from the community – get in touch to reserve a spot: https://berlingamescene.com/contact/

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THE SHOWCASE

These are the projects that will be exhibited during the second part of the evening:

— A Game about a Flame by Samir Riecke, Käthe Keller
— Codecks by Codecks.io
— Couch Monsters by Marie, Jacky, John, Dennis, Laurin
— Curious Expedition 2 by Maschinen-Mensch
— Der Die Das Rockets! by Speaxel
— Dogo Dash by Talita Rhein
— Duru by Twisted Ramble Games
— Hologram by Kraftum Games
— Hypnocult by increpare
— I Just Killed a Man Now I’m Horny by René Rother
— In Fate’s Hands by Paul Sztajer
— Insurmountable by Tristan
— Lethal League Blaze by Team Reptile
— Pew Pew Battle Colosseum by Toastboat Games
— Rogue’s Awakening by looting pixel
— Skeeper by Gregory Kogos
— Skybound by Creature Feep
— Soliris by Kantik
— Tentacular! by Firepunchd Games & Mr. Luca Games
— The Fermi Paradox by Anomaly Games
— Yeogi Jeogi by Namin Hansen, Lennart Küster, Lila Pimpao Niederle & Felix Szczesny

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AGENDA

— 19:00 Doors
— 19:30 Talks
— 21:00 Game showcase & networking
— 23:00 The end

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ADDITIONAL INFO

Our Safe Space Policy (https://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.

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 you from 21:00, and answers any questions you have.

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 or videos, we’re going to distribute some stickers at the door to wear and signal this.

The event is free to attend, but donations are welcome. We usually pass around a donation box after the talks.

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FINAL NOTES

Do you have any questions? Get in touch: https://berlingamescene.com/contact/