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8bitBar Chiprock/Metal Special
2015-05-07 19:30 (Europe/Berlin) | Panke, Gerichtstraße 23, Berlin, 13347, Germany
Chiprock/Metal Special + screening of “The Quest of Digduguesclin”
This time, we take a little break from the usual funky/loungy stuff. Instead, we’ll have a selection of the finest Chip-Rock and Chip-Metal tunes!
Also, we’re going to watch the movie “The Quest of Digduguesclin” by French multi-talent Sébastien Lasserre.
A pixelated, heart-warming story of Bertrand the brave knight and his battle against the cursed Malsanto. More info about the film at
http://www.sebastienlasserre.net/p/films.html.

Dieses Mal nehmen wir eine Auszeit von dem üblichen Funk/Lounge-Mix.
Stattdessen gibt es eine Auswahl der besten Chip Rock und Chip-Metal-Tracks.
Außerdem zeigen wir den Film “The Quest of Digduguesclin” des französischen Multitalents Sébastien Lasserre.
Eine pixelierte, herzerwärmende Geschichte von Bertrand dem tapferen Ritter und seinem Kampf gegen das verfluchte Malsanto.
Mehr Info zum Film gibts unter
http://www.sebastienlasserre.net/p/films.html.

May Unity meetup
2015-05-01 20:00 | c-base, 20 Rungestraße, Berlin, 10179, Germany
Hello everyone! Our next meetup is due. Join fellow Unity developers for some talking, playing or drinking.

April Mini Game Jam
2015-04-26 12:00 - 22:30 | co.up, Adalbertstraße 8, Berlin, 10999, Germany
Welcome to Berlin Mini Gamedev Jam, A MAZE. afterjam edition! Artists, designers and all others who want to be part of the game creation process are invited to our monthly event for experimenting with creating small games!
For logistic reasons, we make an exception and the event takes place on Sunday (Sonntag) rather than the usual Saturday (Samstag).
Berlin Mini Game Jam is a relaxed 8 hour prototyping workshop: After we have chosen a theme together, we form teams or go solo to make game graphics, concepts and prototypes on computers, phones, cardboard or physical space. At the end, we present the results to each other.
Create whatever you want, just bring any materials you need.
Everyone is welcome! Really! Artists, game designers, coders, hobbyists or professionals. Any gender, any background! We always have lots of new people, so don’t worry if you don’t know anybody yet: You’re quite welcome too.
There is no participation fee thanks to co.up coworking. You can return their kindness by buying some of their 1.50€ drinks! Post-jam pizzas sponsored by pizza.de! Snacks for the day are provided by A MAZE. / Berlin 2015 – 4th International Independent Videogames Festival.
We have a Facebook group too, by the way: Berlin Game Developers Meet-Up.
Oh, and don’t forget to post a theme suggestion in the comments. See you at the jam!
How to get in: http://i.imgur.com/k0Of1sg.png
There are two gates. At the one closer to Kottbusser Tor, reach through the bars to open the door. If both are locked, call Iwan via 015781987797

Making Games Talents
2015-04-25 09:30 - 18:30
Germany’s most successful recruiting event for the games industry, Making Games Talents, takes place at the Mediadesign Hochschule in Berlin-Kreuzberg. With over 300 successfully mediated jobs at more than 40 different companies, it is regularly sold out within the first week and attracts 120 job-seekers from all different fields of expertise. According to the host, IDG Entertainment Media, at each event more than 90% of the exhibitors find new employees and over 20% of all attendants receive job offers afterwards.

20 Mal haben wir Making Games Talents bereits veranstaltet und dabei schon über 350 Jobs efolgreich vermitteln können. Am 25. April 2015 kommt Deutschlands erfolgreichste Talentbörse der Games-Branche nach Berlin.
Auch dieses Mal werden sich wieder führende Spielefirmen den Teilnehmern präsentieren, um neue Talente für mehr als 300 ausgeschriebene Stellen zu finden. Zugesagt haben unter anderem bereits InnoGames (Forge of Empires) sowie Daedalic (Blackguards 2), weitere folgen in Kürze.
Das Konzept der Making Games Talents unterscheidet sich grundlegend von anderen Recruiting-Events: Nicht die Talente bewerben sich bei den Firmen, sondern die Firmen bewerben sich bei den Talenten. Jedes Entwicklerstudio hat 30 Minuten Zeit, um sich dem gesamten Plenum zu präsentieren: Was sind die Anforderungen, was die Leistungen, was die aktuellen Projekte?

Dieses feste Format soll sicherstellen, dass alle Unternehmen ihre individuellen Besonderheiten hervorheben können. Neben der Konferenzveranstaltung und einem Ausstellungsbereich gibt es bei Making Games Talents auch grundsätzlich die Möglichkeit, in ruhiger angenehmer Atmosphäre bereits konkrete Gespräche zu führen. Unser Ziel ist es, dass die Talente nicht nur mit Kugelschreibern und Visitenkarten nach Hause fahren, sondern mit persönlichen Kontakten und vielleicht sogar mit dem einen oder anderen Job-Angebot.

Olymptronica Charity Gaming Marathon 2015
2015-04-24 - 2015-04-27 | Online!
On the weekend from Friday, April 24th to Sunday, April 26th, 2015 speedrunners, lets player, gaming developer, institutions and more protagonists of Gaming Culture from Germany will come to Berlin to collect donations for charity.
Please note: while the event will take place in Berlin, people won’t be allowed to attend it in person, you must watch the marathon online!
It’s safe to say that most of us have already been witness to somebody becoming the victim of a great misfortune. And maybe some of us even tried to rally their friends to support the person in need. Most of the time such initiatives fail because of a lack of personal support, donations or simply commitment.
That’s where Gaming-Aid wants to step in and appeal to millions of gamers all around the world as well as producers, publishers, developers and marketers to get them on board and make them commit themselves to the cause.
Confirmed line-up (update 20.04.2015):

BerlinGameScene
Chrism
Computerspielemuseum
DoelidLP
Dorina
forUNCUT!
G.A.M.E. Bundesverband
Gamefest am Computerspielemuseum
Games Academy
Gamestorm
Gaming Aid
hallofgameslp
Heinki
LetsPlayTogetherLIVE
RaidenBLN
Red Bull Battleground
Remidemmi
School4Games
SirNossi
Studio Fizbin
Thiefbug
TonixAmaya
VDVC
VictoryRoad
Vlambeer
Wargaming

Agile Game Lab # 10 @ SoundCloud
2015-04-23 19:00 - 22:00 | SoundCloud, Rheinsberger Str. 76/77, Berlin, 10435, Germany
An Open Space to explore games in business
This open space workshop is for everyone • to learn about agile while having fun and playing games, • to improve facilitation skills by hosting a game session or • to find peers to design a new game. The agile game lab is special since we try to bring agile people and game developers together to have an evening full of creativity and fun.
Bring a game you like to try out
Games and simulations are useful tools to experience agile practices, to communicate complex problems and to learn how to apply agile and lean thinking to solve them. They are also a great way to explore an issue at work, e.g. how to get rid of command and control, improve flow etc. Don’t be shy and bring your own game idea to find out if it works while playing with peers or try out facilitating a game that you are not yet familiar with – or just join a session and learn from others. We have some basic moderator materials but please bring anything you need to host a session.
Announce with a post what you like to play
Want to get feedback for an idea? Post it here http://agalab.ideascale.com/ and let us know if you will host a session so that we can make sure we have enough space.
Resources to get inspired
Want to know more what it is? Have a look at these web sites http://tastycupcakes.org/, http://innovationgames.com/, http://www.gamestorming.com/ or check out this presentation about designing a game:
http://youtu.be/gecZSiymlxM
For everyone! No superpowers, 10 years of agile experience or anything but an open mind is required!
Spread the word
Promote our community.
Upload your pictures to the meet-up.
Follow us on twitter: https://twitter.com/AgileGameLab.
Tweet about us using the @agilegamelab handle and/or #AGALAB tag.
Or like us on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AgileGameLab.

Womenize!
2015-04-23 10:00 - 23:30 | Delight Rental Studios, Saarbrücker Str. 37, Berlin, 10405, Germany
Womenize! is the new action day for talents in tech, digital business and media. Offering practical and theoretical program parts, the event is designed specifically for women who seek to build a career in the fields of media and digital economy, the games industry or IT. At the same time, Womenize! offers workshops and conferences for companies which want to become more attractive for female talents.
Womenize! is a premium event of the International Games Week Berlin (April 21 to 26, 2015).

SUPERSAMPLE: Pixels at an Exhibition
2015-04-23 - 2015-06-06 | Alte Feuerwache, Marchlewskistr. 6, Berlin, 10243, Germany
Vom 23.04 – 05.06.2015 präsentieren zahlreiche Grafiker und Künstler ihre Interpretationen von Computer- und Videospielen im
Projektraum Alte Feuerwache, Berlin – Friedrichshain.
Vernissage: 23.04. 19:00
Dauerausstellung: 24.04 – 05.06.2015,
Di-Sa 14:00-19:00
www.supersample.de
www.facebook.com/events/463129577172731/

Gamefest at Computerspielemuseum 2015
2015-04-23 - 2015-04-27 | Computerspielemuseum, Karl-Marx-Allee 93a, Berlin, 10243, Germany
Festival for fans and families
It is 2015 and once again the Computerspielemuseum in cooperation with Stiftung Digitale Spielemuseum invites everybody interested in games or gaming enthusiasts to celebrate Gamefest. We are proud to present a rich and diverse program dealing with games culture.
This time a special theme will consist in exploring the connection between video games and theatre. The Swiss drama ensemble extraleben is to present their piece “Yet another world”, which takes place inside a video game and will engage the audience in joining the actors.
Furthermore, on April 23 the curtain will be raised at Kino International for another highlight of Gamefest 2015: Desert Planet, an 8-bit-musician from Finland, German hip hop artist Rockstah and DJ Mijk van Dijk, a bedrock of electro, are to present a live show. Their acts will amply show, to what extent games and music are influencing each other.
We are also glad to have found a venue nearby: Alte Feuerwache Friedrichshain (the borough’s former fire-station) is on the other side of Karl-Marx-Allee very close to the museum. Its stage is perfect for accommodating our focus on theatre. This is also where a new round of the “Night of the Game Retold” is taking place and where Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur will present a selection of computer and video games in their special format “Spielungen” (Playings). On the ground floor you will find “Supersample”, an exhibition of game-related objects created by artists from all over the world. Some of the offers for experiencing and information will be designed with the energetic support of members of the Alte Feuerwache youth club.
The Gamefest at Computerspielemuseum will be from April 23 to April 26 as part of the Berlin International Games Week.

Auch 2015 lädt das Computerspielemuseum zusammen mit der Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur alle Gamesinteressierten und -begeisterten zu einem abwechslungsreichen, für alle offenen Programm rund um die Kultur der Games ein. Ein thematischer Schwerpunkt wird die Verbindung von Computerspielen und Theater sein. Mit der Schweizer Theatergruppe extraleben und ihrem Stück „Yet another world“ haben wir eine Produktion eingeladen, bei der die Zuschauer zu Mitspielern werden. Das Stück findet zu großen Teilen in einem Computerspiel statt.
Am 23.4. hebt sich im Kino International der Vorhang eigens für ein weiteres Highlight des Gamefests 2015:.Die 8-Bit-Musiker Desert Planet aus Finnland, der deutsche Hip-Hopper Rockstah und Elektro-Urgestein DJ Mijk van Dijk treten live auf und lassen hören, wie sehr Games und Musik einander beeinflussen.
Mit der Alten Feuerwache Friedrichshain vis-à-vis des Museums haben wir zudem einen perfekten Veranstaltungsort gefunden. Auf der Bühne der Alten Feuerwache präsentieren wir den Theaterschwerpunkt des Gamefests. Hier findet auch wieder die “Nacht des nacherzählten Spiels” statt, und die Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur lädt zu ihren „Spielungen“ besonderer Computer- und Videospiele ein. Im Erdgeschoss zeigen wir die Ausstellung “Supersample” mit gamespezifischen Kunstwerken von internationalen Künstlern. Bei der Gestaltung der Erlebnis- und Informationsangebote rund um Games werden wir tatkräftig von den Jugendlichen des Jugendclubs in der Alten Feuerwache unterstützt.
Das Gamefest am Computerspielemuseum 2015 findet von 23.4.-26.4. im Rahmen der International Games Week Berlinstatt.

Franco-German Games Initiative
2015-04-22 09:30 - 18:00 | French Embassy, Pariser Platz 5, Berlin, 10117, Germany
Financing Event and Industry Reception.
The Franco German Game Initiative is a financing event and industry reception held for the first time ever on April 22, 2015, as part of the International Games Week Berlin. It combines a series of events focused on promoting and strengthening the games industries in Germany and France, as well as the cooperation of both countries in this area. The program will consist of four individual events taking place at the French Embassy in Berlin.
9:30-13:00 Franco-German Meetings of Video Games
High level French and German stakeholders (political, economic, academic organisations) in the video games industry are invited to discuss and explore future collaborations regarding education, employment and financing of video games.
11:00-13:00 ENTER Europe – What’s Hot About Financing European Games Companies?
Business angels, venture capitalists, public and private lenders are invited to learn more about important market trends in one of Europe’s most thriving industries. Seasoned investors and sector experts will share their view on actual investment opportunities and deal terms, on risk mitigation and on maximising profits. Please note that this session is for investors only.
14:00-16:00 Investment Pitch for Games | Focus: France – Germany
Twelve French and German video games companies will have five minutes to convince a panel of European equity investors. Companies are currently being selected through a European competition. Applyhere until March 8, 2015.
16:00-18:00 European Games Elevator Pitch and Networking Reception with Welcome Note by the Ambassador of the French Republic

A MAZE. / Berlin 2015
2015-04-22 - 2015-04-26 | Urban Spree, Revaler Straße 99, Berlin, 10245, Germany
A MAZE. / Berlin is an international platform for independent games that invites professionals and creatives from various fields to exchange their knowledge and visions, presenting their projects, playing, making contacts to collaborate on future projects. You can expect three days of inspiration, skill, celebration and play.
Festival ticket shop via Eventbrite
The full festival ticket gives you access to the following:
– Talks (Apr 23/24, 10am-6pm)
– Workshops at festival venue, according to spots availability (Apr 23/24/25 10am-6pm)
– Awardshow of the A MAZE. Awards 2015 (April 24, 7pm-9pm)
– Game exhibition at Urban Spree (opening on Apr 22 from 6pm + Apr 23/24/25, 3pm-3am)
– Music performances at Urban Spree (Apr 23/24/25, 10pm-3am)
Discounted group tickets (10 or more people) for members of schools, academies, universities and other educational institutions are also available, at the price of 50 EUR each.
*no extra ticket costs. All fees are included!
Got any questions? Contact us via email ticket@amaze-festival.de.
Note: the game exhibition and the music performances will take place at Urban Spree, the talks and workshops in nearby venues.

Apps World
2015-04-22 - 2015-04-24 | CityCube, Messedamm 26, Berlin, 14055, Germany
Apps World events are two day developer events with marketing application conferences and app exhibitions. The shows represent the entire app ecosystem. Apps World, the leading global event series in its 6th year that has grown to be the leading set of events in the app industry is launching a new show in Berlin – the city fast being recognised as a thriving hub for technology and start-ups, this April.
Apps World Germany will be bringing together over 150+ exhibitors and 6,000+ attendees from across the app ecosystem in Germany, Eastern Europe and beyond. The event will attract developers, mobile marketers, mobile operators, device manufacturers, platform owners and industry professionals for two days of high level insight and discussion.
The exhibition floor will be buzzing with some of the most innovative new start-ups showcasing alongside industry giants, live hackathons and interactive workshop sessions.

CGC BarTalk
2015-04-21 18:00 | Meltdown Berlin, Urbanstrasse 87, Berlin, 10967, Germany
Do you want to know what your future in eSports could look like?
“Some of the most interesting conversations of my life I had in a bar.” Sounds familiar, huh? That’s why CGC is hitting the bar on April 21st! The CGC BarTalk in Berlin’s own Meltdown eSports Bar will be the warm-up for Europe’s biggest Competitive Gaming Conference.
How did my favourite gamer become a pro? Can I become one myself and how much can I earn with it? Why are the biggest brands investing millions of dollars in my favourite tournaments? And might my filming skills even get me a job in the eSports-business? All of these questions and many more will be answered on April 21st. We’ll invite pro gamers, big players of eSports broadcasting and the people who are pulling the strings of eSports behind the scenes. Go head to head in front of the screen with an esports athlete! And there might even be a famous surprise guest you wouldn’t expect as a fan of eSports. The Meltdown Bar definitely will be the place to be!
Do you want to know what your future in eSports could look like? Talk to a pro-gamer, discover the different job options, and find out how sustainable a career in eSports can be. The CGC BarTalk on April 21, 2015, will be the first installment of the Competitive Gaming Conference.

Meet The Developers
2015-04-21 11:00 - 16:00 | Game Science Center, Besselstrasse 14, Berlin, 10969, Germany
EXCLUSIVELY FOR VISITORS OF THE INTERNATIONAL GAMES WEEK
Free entry with any conference ticket (A MAZE., Quo Vadis – Game Developers Conference, Womenize, and more.)
If you’re visiting Berlin for the International Games Week Berlin, don’t miss out on the Game Science Center Berlin. On this first day of the Games Week, we want to invite you try out everything completely free of charge (with any conference ticket) and additionally have an exclusive meetup with some of our exhibitors. They will explain their ideas and production process, as well as answer any questions you might throw at them.
11:00 – Entry and time to play
11:45 – A welcome to the Game Science Center by Cay Kellinghusen / Cyrill Etter
12:00 – Fernando Ramallo – Panoramical
12:30 – Alistair Aitcheson – Tap Happy Sabotage!
13:00 – Robin Baumgarten – Line Wobbler (new version!)
** more to be revealed **

International Games Week Berlin
2015-04-21 - 2015-04-27 | Various Venues, Berlin, Germany
The INTERNATIONAL GAMES WEEK BERLIN from April 21–26, 2015, is the leading cross-industry communication and networking platform for games business, development and culture in Europe. Over six days, the umbrella brand combines more than ten events for industry representatives and game enthusiasts alike. In 2014, about 10.000 international and German game developers, publishers, investors and representatives of public institutions and the media industry as well as gamers, families and fans came to Berlin.
The INTERNATIONAL GAMES WEEK BERLIN includes the opening event Opening Summit, the German Games Award, the games business and development conference Quo Vadis, the independent video games festival A MAZE. / Berlin, Gamefest at the Computer Games Museum, Womenize!, Matchmaking Dinner, Making Games Talents, CGC eSports BarTalk, Apps World Germany, and many more events. The INTERNATIONAL GAMES WEEK BERLIN follows in the footsteps of the DGT – Deutsche Gamestage – an event initiated by the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg in Berlin in 2007.
More information on www.gamesweekberlin.com.
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Quo Vadis
2015-04-21 - 2015-04-24 | Café Moskau, Karl-Marx Allee 34, Berlin, 10178, Germany
Held annually since 2003, the Quo Vadis is Europe’s longest-standing game developers’ conference. In 2007 the event moved to Berlin, and was attended by more than 2,500 visitors in 2014. Quo Vadis has firmly established itself as Germany’s biggest conference for all games industry-related themes and is one of the industry’s top three conventions in Europe. Featuring a broad range of panel discussions, presentations and workshops, the developer-focused conference provides an insight into industry trends and is the centerpiece of the concurrently held INTERNATIONAL GAMES WEEK BERLIN. Quo Vadis is organized by Aruba Events.

Talk & Play #12
2015-04-15 19:00 - 23:00 | Supermarkt, Brunnenstrasse 64, Berlin, 13355, Germany
Talk & Play is a free event, taking place every two months, that provides the opportunity to game enthusiasts, players and makers to meet and exchange knowledge 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! Important: this is NOT an event only aimed at developers – keep in mind that I’m not one myself :P
RSVP on Meetup.com // RSVP on Facebook.

HOW IT WORKS
The event is structured in two parts:
– TALK: A couple of short game-related presentations, followed by a Q&A session, with a special live music break courtesy of Alfred Ladylike & her ukulele
– PLAY: All participants are welcome to bring games they’ve made or are still working on so that the audience can play them – a perfect opportunity to discover and play new games, collect feedback and, who knows?, maybe find collaborators for future projects

THE SPEAKERS
– Lenara Verle researches media art, collaboration and alternative currencies and is a lecturer for the Digital Communication and the Game Design programs at Unisinos University in Brazil. She’s going to present The Currency Lab, a board game created as a way to interactively learn the basic concepts of currency design: just like in real life, the path to a successful new currency (Euros, Bitcoins, Frequent Flyer Miles…) entails many challenges that must be overcome by choosing and creating strategies.
– Dying to land a full time job in the industry? Stephie Theodora maps out her journey from fan girl to intern to game designer in Berlin’s hottest mobile game companies in her talk “Breaking into the Gaming Industry” – a crash course in pursuing your dream without any contacts or design school certificates.
– Scott Bolden is an artist, designer and engineer from Brooklyn, New York who is currently building an indoor treehouse as a hub for sustainable development in the Wedding district of Berlin called Das Baumhaus. He is going to introduce us to a game he is developing where the players engage in an active and fun collaboration of personal, social and aesthetic sustainability; a game where all players can win as much as they like.

THE GAMES
Have you made a game? Would you like to show it so our audience can play it during the second part of the event? Just bring it, and let us know in advance so we can add it to this list and give it a shout-out at the beginning of the evening! We can provide tables, chairs, power strips and plenty of space – that means that the devices (laptop, controllers, tablets…) are up to you.
Games confirmed so far:
– Chicken Jump by Firepunchd
– Chip Shop by Chris Ward
– The Curious Expedition by Maschinen-Mensch
– The Currency Lab by Lenara Verle
– Flappy Pterosaur & Knight vs Dragon by Tristan Dahl
– Fuzzytopia by we two make games
– Greedy Guns by Tio Atum
– Mixit Up by Patrick Oswald & Jordi Tost
– Of Carrots And Blood by Trite Games
– Printed Mars by Vladimir Storm
– Quadrant by undef
– Redshift Blueshift by Will Blanton and Jacob Alan McCosh
– ReRunners by Klang Games
– Runic Rampage by Electrocosmos
– Soko Move by Richard Wepner
– Stars of Icarus by Crunchy Leaf Games
– SwapQuest by Rebusmind
– Treasure Monkeys by Johanna Jacob
– What the Shell by Ludisto

AGENDA
– 19:00 Doors: come early to get one of the best seats, have a drink or something to eat if you like
– 19:30 Talks: with short music break in the middle
– 21:00 Game showcase & networking: play games and chat with their creators, or just hang around and meet new people
– 23:00 The end aka “Gone Home”

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Our Safe Space Policy encourages the behaviour at Talk & Play. We request that everyone who is affiliated with and participates to the event honours it.
The nearest U-Bahn station to Supermarkt is Voltastrasse U8, which is wheelchair accessible. The venue is also wheelchair accessible, with accessible toilet, and has a bar offering a variety of drinks (coffee & tea, soft drinks, beer, wine) and sandwiches.
Check out the recap of the previous event if you want to get a better idea of what Talk & Play is like.
The event is free to attend.

FINAL NOTES
Do you have any questions? Would you like to give a talk in the future? Then get in touch!
Talk & Play is organised by BerlinGameScene.com with the promotional and technical support of the monthly Berlin Mini Game Jam and A MAZE.

Berlin VR Meetup
2015-04-14 20:00 | c-base, 20 Rungestraße, Berlin, 10179, Germany
Considering the great news of the last weeks the VR momentum is clearly building up! We are looking forward to share our excitement with you on the next Meetup at the cosy c-base Raumstation on the 14th of April.
We are happy to welcome SensoMotoric Instruments from Berlin, a world leader in dedicated computer vision applications. SMI will present the world’s first eye tracking upgrade package for the DK2: http://www.smivision.com/en/gaze-and-eye-tracking-systems/products/eye-tracking-hmd-upgrade.html
We are also pleased to have Daniel Korgel from the renowned Bloculus blog who will demonstrate the latest developments of his innovative virtual pinball machine: http://www.danielkorgel.de/?38
And lastly the developers of Oasis VR will show their super fun multiplayer dogfight “Toy Plane Heroes”, enabling you to fly your own toy plane and battle against other players: http://www.toyplaneheroes.com/
If you want to bring your own HMDs and demos then that is highly appreciated. And as usual everyone is welcome!
See you on the 14th of April!

April casual Unity meetup
2015-04-03 20:00 | c-base, 20 Rungestraße, Berlin, 10179, Germany
Hello everyone! Good news: April will be packed with #gamedev events such as Talk & Play, A MAZE Berlin, Gamesweek. Less good news: Our next meeting is scheduled on Karfreitag (or good friday) and therefore less people will probably be attending.
But please keep the meetup going and join. There will be no computer to showcase so bring one if you want to present. There is a projector and a soundsystem to use though.
Event page on meetup.com: www.meetup.com/Unity-3D-Berlin/events/221520410/
Event page on Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/928508400522201/

Game Creators Hangout
2015-04-02 20:00 | Meltdown Berlin, Urbanstrasse 87, Berlin, 10967, Germany
The GCH is a place where Game Creators meet to discuss everything from their craft to the universe.
Every game creator and all who are interested in games are of course welcome to join us.
The GCH is held on the first Thursday of each Month at Meltdown – an awesome E-Sports Bar in Berlin.

Der Game Creators Hangout ist ein Ort, an dem sich Spieleschaffende treffen, um über Spiele, das Leben und das Universum zu sinieren.
Natürlich ist jeder eingeladen, der sich mit Spielen und Spieleentwicklung auseinandersetzt oder auseinandersetzen will.
Der Game Creators Hangout findet immer am ersten Donnerstag im Monat im Meltdown – einer E-Sports Bar in Berlin – statt.

Video Games Live
2015-03-29 20:00 | Tempodrom, Möckernstraße 10, Berlin, 10963, Germany
Video Games Live is an immersive concert event featuring music from the greatest video games of all time.
Created and produced by industry veteran video game composer Tommy Tallarico; top orchestras and choirs around the world perform along with exclusive video footage and music arrangements, synchronized lighting, special fx, solo performers, electronic percussion, live action and unique interactive segments to create an explosive one-of-a-kind entertainment experience.
PRE-CONCERT ACTIVITIES
– Guitar Hero competition starts 1 hour prior to concert; winner plays on stage with the Symphony.
– Costume contest with winner selected from the stage just prior to the concert.
POST-CONCERT ACTIVITIES
– Meet and greet reception with game industry luminaries (open to all ticketholders)
ULTIMATE GAMER VIP EXPERIENCE PACKAGE (Purchase separately here: http://wl.flavorus.com/videogameslive)
– Video Games Live backstage laminated tour pass.
– Pre-show production tour, Q&A and special personal meet & greet with VGL creator and game music superstar Tommy Tallarico.
– Free download card for the newest Video Games Live: Level 3 album!
– Official vintage Video Games Live poster.
– Video Games Live Temporary Tattoos.
– Special FRONT OF LINE access to the Video Games Live post-show meet & greet.
– Signed 1st page conductor sheet music from the performance.
The best way to describe Video Games Live? Picture the energy and excitement of a rock concert mixed with the power and emotion of a symphony orchestra and choir combined with the technology, interactivity, incredible visuals and fun that only video games can provide. Completely synchronized cutting-edge video screen visuals, state-of-the-art lighting and special on-stage interactive segments dazzle audiences of all ages – gamers and non-gamers alike.
FIRST TIME IN Berlin! Tickets available HERE: http://www.eventim.de/video-games-live-von-space-invaders-bis-final-fantasy-berlin-Tickets.html?affiliate=EVE&doc=artistPages%2Ftickets&fun=artist&action=tickets&key=1105798%244202521&jumpIn=yTix&kuid=71666&from=erdetaila

Battle of the Bands BERLIN
2015-03-28 18:30 | Jugendhaus Königstadt, Saarbrücker Straße 24, Berlin, 10405, Germany
Time and time again, people have asked us “When will you do the next Battle of the Bands in Berlin?” – The Answer is… SOON!
After 2 years of abstinence from Berlin, it is time again for YOU to prove your Stage performance to us!
At the Battle of the Bands you’ll be onstage as a 3-4 people band and you will rock the Crowd with Plastic instruments while playing the Game ROCKBAND.
To support your show, you can dress yourself like a proper Rockstar by using our provided outfits – and of course onstage you’ll have a proper lightshow!
That performance will be jugded by our 3 Star-Judges – the Winners of the Evening will get great Rewards!
Do you have what it takes to be a Rockstar?! Show us! Bands can be registered on-site, but we only have limited spots, so better pre-register at team@gamestormberlin.de

Wir wurden immer und wieder gefragt — “Wann kommt denn der nächste Battle of the Bands nach Berlin?” – die Antwort ist …. BALD!
Nach 2 Jahre Abstinenz aus Berlin ist es wieder so weit – IHR könnt uns eure Stage-künste beweisen!
Beim Battle of the Bands steht ihr als 3-4-köpfige Band auf der Bühne und rockt die Menge mit Plastikinstrumenten beim Spiel ROCKBAND.
Als Unterstützung dafür könnt ihr euch an unserer Kostümkiste bedienen um euch richtig zu kleiden — und natürlich kriegt ihr auch ne richtige Lightshow während eures Auftritts.
Das ganze wird dann von unserer 3-köpfigen Star-Jury bewertet – die Gewinner des Abends erhalten Preise!
Habt ihr das Zeug zum Rockstar?! Zeigts uns! Bands können vor ort angemeldet werden – aber wir haben nur begrenzte Plätze, deswegen, meldet euch vorher an!
Unter team@gamestormberlin.de

Gratis Rollenspieltag
2015-03-28 10:00 | KJZ “Burg”, Friedrich-Wilhelm-Platz 11 , Berlin, 12161, Germany
Am 28. März 2015 ist der Gratis Rollenspieltag im gesamten deutschsprachigen Raum. Der Nexus e.V. wird sich daran beteiligen.

Wo findet es statt:
KJZ “Burg”
Friedrich-Wilhelm-Platz 11
12161 Berlin
(Eingang über den Hof)

Der Ablauf:
Wir beginnen mit einem gemeinsamen Brunch, zu dem alle herzlich willkommen sind. Es wird zwei Blöcke mit längeren Spielrunden geben, zudem werden auch kürzere Runden spontan starten, wenn genug Teilnehmer da sind.

• Brunch: 10.00 – 12.00 (Wir bitten zwecks Planung um eine Anmeldung)
• Block 1: 12.00 – 17.00
• Pause mit Imbiss: 17.00 – 18.00
• Block 2: 18.00 – Ende

In Block 1 laufen folgende Runden:
• [Space 1889] Der Zeitreisende bei Marcel
• [Der Eine Ring] Albträume Angmars bei Sebastian
• [Star Wars Age of Rebellion] Die letzten Tage des Senats bei Tim
• to be continued…

In Block 2 laufen folgende Runden:
• [nWoD] Gotham under Siege bei Marcel
• [nWoD] Wenn es regnet nicht bei Eri
• to be continued …

Kürzere, spontan startende Runden (Play on Demand):
• [Shadows of Esteren] Red Fall bei Erik
• to be continued…

WERKSCHAU – Exhibition of Graduates' and Student's projects
2015-03-26 17:00 - 22:00 | Mediadesign Hochschule Berlin, Lindenstrasse 20-25, Berlin, 10969, Germany
The bi-annual WERKSCHAU at Mediadesign University is the networking & recruiting event that allows you to get in touch with graduates and students. Not only game designers and developers, but digital artists in the field of animation and VFX will present their latest projects. Come along and join in!

Sons of a Chipcore
2015-03-24 21:00 | Loophole Berlin, Boddinstrasse 60, Berlin, 12053, Germany
Closebrace M Openbrace Records presents:
Sons of a Chipcore
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SupeRRRave kracked 8 bit beats in Berlin!
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The Mad Bitter
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[Gameboy, Experimental, Hamburg]
soundcloud.com/the-mad-bitter
Midi Man
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[Chiptek, BleepStreet, Berlin]
soundcloud.com/midimaneightbit
Memero
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[Gameboy Breakcore, Killbot/ClosebraceMOpenbrace, Berlin]
www.memero.org
Closebrace M Openbrace Records stand with records stikers etc.
www.closebrace-m-openbrace.com
Tuesday, March 24 2015
at 9:00pm
Loophole Berlin
Boddinstrasse 60, 12053 Berlin, Germany
entr. 3/5 euro
graphics by http://vascobrighi.tumblr.com/
lineup:
The Mad Bitter
(Gameboy, Experimental, Hamburg)
Crazy, erratic and edgy chiptunes from the anarchistic heart of Hamburg.
The Mad Bitter has been introduced to 8-Bit music
in 2012 at the Blip Festival in New York and has been making music on the Gameboy ever since.
With his violent mix of trap, drum ‘n bass and breakcore he takes all the innocence out of this portable gameconsole.
The Mad Bitter also the founder of 8 Pauli, a series of regular 8-Bit parties in Hamburg.
https://soundcloud.com/the-mad-bitter
Midi Man
(Gameboy Tekkno, Berlin Micromusic HQ, Berlin)
Midi Man discovered the light of the sequencers at the beggining of 2007, while he was working with synthesizers such as Korg EMX/ESX or Jomox XBase 09.
After his first performances with his high tech equipment,
he started to show interest in the art of the synthesis of the analog sounds and he made his own semi-modular synthesizer as well as his C64 SIS synth.
After some time, he got tired of so much technology and he bought a Game Boy with a software called “Nanoloop”,
while his interest in “LOFI” sounds was starting to grow up.
Since then, the fun started and he succesfully created his first songs and started to perform with his grey Game Boy.
Consequently his contacts in Europe have been growing up allowing him to play in cities such as Wuppertal, Dresden, Frankfurt, Koblenz or Valencia.
https://soundcloud.com/midimaneightbit
https://www.mixcloud.com/marcel-janowski/
https://twitter.com/MidiMan8Bit
Memero
(gameboy-breakcore/KillbotClosebrace M Openbrace RecordsaceMOpenbrace/Berlin)
Harsh and powerful sounds mixed with fast, complex and irregular drum flavoured noises.
No samples and not external inputs: all sounds are made by synthesize and modelling raw waves from the Gameboy sound chip.
Memero is an italian gameboy-breakcore musician based in the Berlin.
His music path starts in 1998 playing guitar and writing songs in indipendent, punk and experimental bands.
In 2006 he moves to Rome where the free tekno and breakcore scenes radically change his approach to the music production: software like Renoise and Pure Data give him the chance to explore sound synthesis basics
and start an endless research in the creation of complex rythms.
In 2007, getting inspired by hardcore chip musicians
like Dogmatech and Dj Scotch Egg, he gets his first LSDJ copy and a Gameboy (the first ever!) and starts releasing again his creativity in this limited-but-inpiring environment.
Memero works are linked and released on lo-fi hardcore music record labels like Killbot (AU), Datathrash (USA),
Rainbow Diving Butterflies (De), Various Vegetables (De), and Rexistenz (It).
At the end of 2013 the australian Killbot Records released the “Spaety” record with
two Memero`s “Squarewave Injection” tracks selled then in the Praxis Records shop in Berlin.
Memero is currently self producing his music on vinyl and playing live in squat basements and underground clubs.
http://www.memero.org/
http://www.soundcloud.com/memero

Trojan Horse was a Unicorn Meetup Berlin
2015-03-21 20:00 | Ballhaus Mitte, Ackerstr. 144, Berlin, 10115, Germany
Hangout and get together for professionals from Concept Art, Games and VFX, sharing the love of THU, brought to Berlin with the support of WOOGA awesomeness!
Location: Ballhaus Mitte
https://www.facebook.com/BallhausMitte
Entrance is free – tickets:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/berlin-thu-meetup-tickets-15567104629
Please invite, share and comment!

The Brain – Open Lab finissage
2015-03-19 19:00 | Polnisches Institut Berlin, Burgstraße 27, Berlin, 10178, Germany
“The Brain – Open Lab” is a temporary creative work and exchange hub in Berlin for game creators, digital artists, and forward thinkers initiated and funded by the Polish Institute Berlin and the Institut Français Germany in partnership with A MAZE. .In four weeks two groups of three hand picked artists from Poland, France and Berlin are invited to work together on one playful installation. The curatorial guideline is archiving. We open the discussion with the questions “How do we capture/archive the present for the future?” and “How can we make the past and present accessible in contemporary art forms like games and digital art?
The keywords for the project are human brains, digitale/ virtuale networks, rational and emotional memories, collective intelligence, perceptions, digital archives and open knowledge.
The work of both artist groups will be presented playable at the A MAZE. / Berlin – 4th International Independent Videogames Festival on April 22 – 25, 2015. – www.amaze-berlin.de
Also during our work period of four weeks we will stage various talks, panels and presentations that will support our brain project.
Organised by Polish Institute Berlin, Institut Français Germany and A MAZE.
Curated by Thorsten S Wiedemann, festival director of A MAZE.
Dates: February 19 – March 19, 2015
Invited artists:
Artist group 1 (February 19 – March 5, 2015)
Lukasz Spierewka (PL) – www.spierek.net
Titouan Millet (FR) – www.titouanm.com
Martin Reiche (DE) – www.martinreiche.com
Artist group 2 (March 5 – March 20, 2015)
Karina Smigla – Bobinski (PL) – www.smigla-bobinski.com
Tatiana Vilela (FR) – www.mechbird.fr
Kati Hyyppä (FI) – www.katihyyppa.com
Project blog: www.thebrainopenlab.tumblr.com
Facebook event: www.facebook.com/events/915432168501662

March Mini Game Jam
2015-03-15 12:00 - 22:30 | co.up, Adalbertstraße 8, Berlin, 10999, Germany
Welcome to the March edition of Berlin Mini Gamedev Jam, where artists, designers and all others who want to be part of the game creation process are invited to our monthly event for experimenting with creating small games.
For logistic reasons, we make an exception and the event takes place on Sunday (Sonntag) rather than the usual Saturday (Samstag).
Berlin Mini Game Jam is a relaxed 8 hour prototyping workshop: After we have chosen a theme together, we form teams or go solo to make game graphics, concepts and prototypes on computers, phones, cardboard or physical space. At the end, we present the results to each other.
Create whatever you want, just bring any materials you need.
Everyone is welcome! Really! Artists, game designers, coders, hobbyists or professionals. Any gender, any background! We always have lots of new people, so don’t worry if you don’t know anybody yet: You’re quite welcome too.
There is no participation fee thanks to co.up coworking. You can return their kindness by buying some of their 1.50€ drinks! Post-jam pizzas sponsored by pizza.de!
We have a Facebook group too, by the way: Berlin Game Developers Meet-Up.
Oh, and don’t forget to post a theme suggestion in the comments. See you at the jam!
How to get in: http://i.imgur.com/k0Of1sg.png
There are two gates. At the one closer to Kottbusser Tor, reach through the bars to open the door. If both are locked, call Iwan via 015781987797

Gamestorm XIX – ESCAPE
2015-03-14 12:00 | School for Games, Gubener Strasse 47, Berlin, 10243, Germany
It’s time! The 19th Gamestorm is coming!
That time with a special Topic – ESCAPE!
But what to escape from? Easy – a Room! ‘Cause after the Gamestorm did three successfull Escape the Room Games (Secret Library, 20 Minuten, Explosive Gefahr) it is YOUR Turn!
At the Gamestorm, people will create analog game concepts to the given topic under given restrictions. Invited are all people interested in games and game development.
Of course we welcome Visitors as well!
The next Gamestorm is supported by the School4Games, they are providing us with their rooms.

Dieses mal mit einem ganz besonderen Thema: ESCAPE!
Vor was muss denn entkommen werden? Ganz einfach – aus einem Raum — denn nachdem der Gamestorm mit seinen drei veranstalteten Escape the Room Spielen (Secret Library, 20 Minuten, Explosive Gefahr) schon sehr viele Erfahrungen in diesem Bereich gesammelt hat, seit jetzt IHR an der Reihe!
Auf dem Gamestorm werden während des Nachmittages analoge Spielekonzepte zu dem vorgegeben Thema mit bestimmten Restriktionen kreiert. Eingeladen sind alle Leute, die an Spielen und Spieleentwicklung interssiert sind.
Natürlich sind nicht nur Teilnehmer, sondern auch Gäste herzlichst wilkommen!
Unterstützt wird der nächste Gamestorm von der School4Games durch die Bereitstellung ihrer Räumlichkeiten.

Unity3D Berlin Show & Tell
2015-03-06 20:00 | c-base, 20 Rungestraße, Berlin, 10179, Germany
After a long break the Unity Meetup is back. The first meeting is on very short notice but nonetheless at a great location. An ancient spacestation that is buried beneath Berlin will be hosting our get togethers. Please come and show your games or app or installation (video, screenshots or Application) We will start off with getting to know each other by sharing our work and discuss the future meetups. Hope to see you there.
