Game Creators Hangout Digital Edition
2021-04-01 19:00 - 22:00, 2021-05-06 19:00 - 22:00, 2021-06-03 19:00 - 22:00, 2021-07-01 19:00 - 22:00, 2021-08-05 19:00 - 22:00, 2021-09-02 19:00 - 22:00, 2021-10-07 19:00 - 22:00, 2021-11-04 19:00 - 22:00 (Europe/Berlin) and 1 more date | Online!
(English version below)
Es ist Zeit für einen Game Creators Hangout !
Der Game Creators Hangout ist ein Ort, an dem sich Spieleschaffende treffen, um über Spiele, das Leben und das Universum zu sinieren.
Bisher nur über Facebook organisiert, haben wir auch endlich den Weg auf meetup gefunden. Eingeladen ist jeder, der sich mit Spielen und Spieleentwicklung auseinandersetzt oder auseinandersetzen will.

It is time for a Game Creators Hangout !
The GCH is a Place, where Game Creators meet to discuss everything from their craft to the universe.
This time we are meeting online, on the BerlinGameScene Discord Server: https://discord.gg/28QXpqh2eb

games:net Berlin Europe introduces: Happy Broccoli Games
2022-03-23 17:00 - 19:00 | Online!
In our upcoming edition of games:net Berlin Europe introduces, we would like to present to you Berlin-based indie developer Happy Broccoli Games.
Who wouldn’t wish for some time travel skills when you are the new kid in school? But be careful what you wish for, especially when your powers are given to you by a magical kraken. You might end up saving the world.
Happy Broccoli Games describe their first game Kraken Academy!! as a “groundhog-day adventure inspired by 90s comedy anime”. What that means and more on the development of the game and the founding of Happy Broccoli, Studio Director Annika Maar, Programmer Joni Levinkind and Marketing Manager Irene Preuss will report in an entertaining chat with André Bernhardt, Managing Director of IndieAdvisor. After the interview, you are allowed to ask questions in a short Q&A.
The one-hour presentation will be held as a public Zoom conference. If you are interested in participating, please register here.

Ask Medienboard
2022-03-25 10:30 - 11:00, 2022-04-29 10:30 - 11:00 | Online!
Medienboard is the local funding institution for games. If you have general or specific questions concerning the funding process or other issues regarding games funding in Berlin, we’d like to invite you to our ‘digital office hours’ with funding advisor Joscha Neumann.

WHEN: every last Friday of the month from 10.30– 11.00
WHERE: on the BerlinGameScene Discord server, in the #askmedienboard voice channel, join here: https://discord.gg/jryUJaK
HOW: voice chat – turning your camera is optional

The ‘digital office hours’ are free for all, so just stop by! Please also see our website https://www.medienboard.de/en/games for further information, especially the funding guidelines.
We’re looking forward to seeing you there!

March Mini Game Jam 2022 - Online Edition
2022-03-26 12:00 - 22:00 | Online!
Hey folks! It’s time for the next online edition of the Berlin Mini Game Jam! Don’t worry, you don’t need a microphone – you can do it completely text-based if you’re feeling shy. Here’s the link to our Discord server: https://discord.gg/evM44ns
And now, like always: Time for some game prototyping! Type and draw away, make strange sounds and create fun out of thin air: Welcome to this month’s edition of the Berlin Mini Jam.
Berlin Mini Game Jam is a relaxed 8 hour prototyping jam: 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 get any materials you need – wherever you are.
Anyone 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. If you want to, you will find a team at the jam, so coming alone is no problem.
There is no participation fee.
Oh, and don’t forget to post a theme suggestion in the comments. See you at the jam!
Schedule:
12:00 Assemble in the Discord chat, introduce yourself, get to know people
12:20 Vote on themes
12:40 Info & theme announcement
13:00 Jam starts
21:00 End presentations via Discord screen share
22:00 Socialize & play games
Please take a moment to check the code of conduct :
http://co-up.de/code-of-conduct.html

Clash of Nerds: Chapter II
2022-04-20 19:00 | Sisyfass, Wildenbruchstraße 7, Berlin, Berlin, 12045, Germany
💥 Clash of Nerds: Pen & Paper Special 💥
Behold adventurers, fighters and challengers! ⚔️ Whether you’re a hardcore nerd or just appreciate gaming culture, we’re proud to welcome you to a new reality opening up in Berlin..
Beat Em Hub & NerdistanTV join forces with the mighty Sisyfass crew again to bring you the SECOND chapter of CLASH OF NERDS ⚔️
IN THIS EDITION:
On the ground level, an oasis for gamers of all sorts has been set up with:
👊 A Classic Beat Em Up Special Projected Gaming Tournament (e.g. Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, etc.) that will keep you on the edge of your seats..
🕺🏽💃🏻 DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION – get your dancing gear on as you battle it out for the smoothest moves on the floor!
🎮 Multiple Retro TV gaming stations – Challenge your friends & fellow gamers and travel back in time with old-school consoles like SNES, Dreamcast, N64, and more..
🎶 Let our game-inspired DJ sets transport you even deeper into this realm..
AND if you dare to wander underground into the depths of Sisyfass, you will venture into our beloved Cozy Nerd-cave, where..
📝 As our first Pen & Paper session, we bring you DUNGEONS & DRAGONS! In our dungeon, awaits a legendary Dungeon Master prepared to whisk you away into a fantasy realm.
🎲 Gather your decks, dice and deadly creatures, as tables for card battles (eg. Magic the Gathering) will be prepared to offer the perfect arena to challenge your friends… and hopefully find new fellow opponents.
🕹️ Another pair of console setups await you in the dungeon. Butts on the sofa, controllers at hand!
**This is a series of monthly events offering a different program each time. Stay tuned for more details and updates on the upcoming goodies!**
CHALLENGERS.. Polish your weapons, Find peace with your maker.. Godspeed… as this is for Honor and Glory!

April Mini Game Jam 2022 - Online Edition
2022-04-23 12:00 - 22:00 | Online!

Half-Earth Socialism Game Launch
2022-05-07 19:30 | Trust, Kluckstr. 25, Berlin, 10785, Germany
Half-Earth Socialism is a planetary crisis planning game that allows anyone to try their hand as a global planner of a future society. Consider it a sandbox where you can play with a wide range of technologies and policies spanning different fields and ideologies. The game simulates the impact of your decisions by calculating emissions and using a real climate model (HECTOR) to work out the climate effects, while also simulating impacts to the food system and biodiversity, among others. This game, which is inspired by the book Half-Earth Socialism, is the fruit of the labour of many designers, researchers, and artists. The game design and development was led by Francis Tseng (Jain Family Institute) and Son La Pham (Trust). Concept, Writing and research for the game was made in collaboration with Lucy Chinen, Chiara Di Leone, Drew Pendegrass, Spencer Roberts, Troy Vettese & Arthur Röing Baer.
For this hybrid launch event, we will be joined by Francis Tseng, Son La Pham & Chiara Di Leone for a streamed talk by Francis followed by a playthrough and Q&A including Son La and Chiara.

A MAZE. / Berlin 2022
2022-05-13 - 2022-05-18 | Berlin, Berlin, Germany
A MAZE. / Berlin 2022 is ONLINE from May 13-17, 2022 . Enjoy the programme in the A MAZE. / SPACE, the A MAZE. Train Station, on Discord and in the live stream.
And drumroll:
A MAZE. is ONSITE again for ONE FULL DAY ! On May 17, 2022.
We invite you to a whole day of talks, workshops, games, screening, the award show – Let’s party!
After the day programme full of knowledge exchange, playing and inspiration (10am-5pm) the 11th A MAZE. Award Ceremony (8pm-9:30pm) sparks the evening that will be followed by a A MAZE. Party with Alt.Ctrl Games and Music! (10pm-3am)

Berlin Brettspiel Con 2022
2022-07-15 - 2022-07-18 | Station Berlin, Luckenwalder Str. 4-6, Berlin, 10963, Germany
Die Berlin Brettspiel Con ist das neue Brettspiel-Festival für Berlin und Brandenburg. Medial unterstützt von den Brettspiel-YouTubern “Hunter & Friends”.
Tickets unter: https://berlin-con.de/tickets/

Game Creators Hangout
2023-06-01 19:00 - 22:00 | Dirty Velvet Drinkery, Lychener Str. 39, Berlin, 10437
COVID SAFETY:
Masks are not mandatory, but encouraged.
There should be enough sitting space outside, if you want to sit inside you need to be Double Vaxxed OR tested OR recovered.
Es ist Zeit für einen Game Creators Hangout !
Der Game Creators Hangout ist ein Ort, an dem sich Spieleschaffende treffen, um über Spiele, das Leben und das Universum zu sinieren.
Bisher nur über Facebook organisiert, haben wir auch endlich den Weg auf meetup gefunden. Eingeladen ist jeder, der sich mit Spielen und Spieleentwicklung auseinandersetzt oder auseinandersetzen will.
It is time for a Game Creators Hangout !
The GCH is a Place, where Game Creators meet to discuss everything from their craft to the universe.

Talk & Play #41
2023-06-06 18:30 - 21:30 | UE – University of Applied Sciences Europe, Dessauer Str. 3-5, Berlin, 10963, Germany
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 or would like to know more about games and the local scene, we’ll make sure you have a good time!
Find out more and sign up on our Meetup group page: meetup.com/berlingamescene/events/293694441/

Talk & Play #42
2023-09-13 18:30 - 22:30 | UE – University of Applied Sciences Europe, Dessauer Str. 3-5, Berlin, 10963, Germany
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 or would like to know more about games and the local scene, we’ll make sure you have a good time!
Find out more and sign up on our Meetup group page: meetup.com/berlingamescene/events/295774494/

Talk & Play #43
2023-11-22 18:30 - 22:30 | UE – University of Applied Sciences Europe, Dessauer Str. 3-5, Berlin, 10963, Germany
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 or would like to know more about games and the local scene, we’ll make sure you have a good time!
Find out more and sign up on our Meetup group page: meetup.com/berlingamescene/events/295774797/

Talk & Play #44
2024-03-06 18:00 - 22:00 | DE:HIVE, Slabystraße 12, Berlin, 12459, Germany
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.
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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

18:00 Doors open, project showcase starts
19:30 to 20:30 Talks & community announcements
22:00 Event ends

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THE TALKS
Carolin Wendt: Managing a game community. How to get started & keep going
Carolin has recently published the book “Pocket Mentor to Game Community Management“. In this talk, she will go through some of the key takeaways, from the base pillars of community management, what to consider when creating a strategy, to making your spaces positive and inclusive to as many players as possible.
Carolin Wendt is a professional with more than nine years of games industry experience. She leads a team of international community managers at CD PROJEKT RED. In addition to a strong passion for games and learning about the most obscure things, she’s armed with a master’s degree in Political Science.
Happy Broccoli Games: How to make a commercial game – in 6 months – in 10 minutes
Making games is hard. Making games quickly is even harder. We will share our experiences creating & releasing Duck Detective in under a year!
Annika & Joni are co-conspirators at Happy Broccoli Games, a small indie studio based in Berlin. Working on whimsical narrative-focused games!
Leonie will be the host for this edition of Talk & Play.
There 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 and you’d like to get a sponsored slot to announce your openings!
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THE SHOWCASE
These are the projects that will be shown during the evening:

Cozy Marbles by Tim Reiter
Duck Detective: The Secret Salami by Happy Broccoli Games
Echoes of Mora by Selkies Interactive
Hello Stranger by Sunny Miller
HexaNite Card Game by PhantoPaw
Hungry to Bed by Bugs and Bunnies Studios
Intersection by Intersection
Marshmallow Mystery by GRIPS Theater / GRIPS Werke e.V.
Mops & Mobs: A Sweeping Dungeon Novel by RAT KING
MUKKE by APETENSE Interactive
Passing By – A Tailwind Journey by Studio Windsocke
Santa’s Secret – A Chrome Steele Mystery by Small Loan Studio
Tipping Pigs by Jascha Schmitz

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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.
The event is free to attend, but donations are welcome. We usually pass around a donation box after the talks.
DE:HIVE is an accessible venue. Feel free to contact us about your access requirements.
Get in touch if you have any questions: info@berlingamescene.com

Godot Engine Show & Tell
2024-03-22 19:00 - 22:00 | Individual Network Berlin e.V., Lehrter Str. 53, Berlin, 10557, Germany
We were invited by the Berlin Creators, which also host a Retro Gaming meetup twice a month, to have our meetup together with them.
It will happen at a new location: ⚠️ Berlin Creators / Individual Network Berlin, Lehrter Str. 53, 10557 Berlin-Moabit
We will give them a short talk about getting started with Godot in German in the main room. Afterwards we will have a Show & Tell sessions there, so they can see some variety of things you can do with Godot.
So it would be very awesome if you could bring something to show or tell about, even if you already showed it in a previous meet-up! 🚀
Afterwards we can use their separated meeting room, which also has a projector, to continue our meet-up or just mingle with the Berlin Creators / Retro Game Enthusiasts.
This event will be a cosy Show & Tell for Game Creators of all trades and those aspiring to become one. 🌱🌳
More info about this event at https://www.meetup.com/godot-user-group-berlin/events/299940166

Chalo Chalo in a gallery
2024-03-26 18:00 - 22:00 | Ackerstraße 162, Ackerstraße 162, Berlin, 10115, Germany
Hi Berlin. Come play some Chalo Chalo. Next Tuesday from 18:00 until 22:00. Show off your slow tactical racing skills.

Berlin Mini Jam – March 2024 Edition
2024-03-30 12:00 - 22:00 | SAE Institute Berlin, Cuvrystraße 4, Berlin, 10997, Germany
Hey folks! It’s time for the next edition of the Berlin Mini Game Jam! Like our past few jams, it’ll happen on-site at the SAE. Since we have a limited amount of seats, you’ll need to register here if you want to come.
And now, like always: Time for some game prototyping! Type and draw away, make strange sounds and create fun out of thin air: Welcome to this month’s edition of the Berlin Mini Jam.
Berlin Mini Game Jam is a relaxed 7 hour prototyping jam: 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 get any materials you need – wherever you are.
Anyone 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. If you want to, you will find a team at the jam, so coming alone is no problem.
Schedule:
12:00 Doors open at SAE, get to know people
12:15 Vote on themes
12:30 Info & theme announcement
12:40 Brainstorming
13:00 Jam starts
20:00 End presentations
The event will take place on-site only, but you are welcome to chat over our Discord: https://discord.gg/evM44ns

Game Creators Hangout
2024-04-04 19:00 - 22:00 | 12 Grad Aetherloge, Frankfurter Allee 24, Berlin, Berlin, 10247, Germany
We’re gonna have another Game Creators Hangout!
The Hangout is a place where those who create games or are interested in it meet up and talk about whatever they like. Its a place for the community, but also to connect people from different communities. It does not matter whether you’re a veteran game dev, just started school or just dabble in creating games in your free time – all of you are welcome here.
Accessibility: There is a small step at the entrance. Seating is available inside as well as outside. Some tables are only accessible via a few steps. For this evening, the bar is smoke free, but usually it is a smoker bar.
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Es ist Zeit für einen Game Creators Hangout!
Der Hangout ist ein Ort, an dem sich diejenigen, die Spiele machen oder daran interessiert sind, treffen und über alles sprechen, was sie möchten. Es ist ein Ort für die Community, aber es geht auch darum, Menschen aus verschiedenen Communities zu vernetzen. Es spielt keine Rolle, ob du ein*e erfahrene Spieleentwickler*Inn bist, gerade die Schule angefangen hast oder nur in deiner Freizeit gerne Spiele erstellst – alle sind hier willkommen.
Barrierefreiheit: Am Eingang der Bar befindet sich eine kleine Stufe. Es gibt Sitzmöglichkeiten drinnen und draussen. Einige der Tische und Stühle sind nur über 2 Treppenstufen erreichbar. Die bar ist an diesem Abend rauchfrei, aber normalerweise eine Raucherbar.

Berlin Games Cooperatives Meetup — April 2024
2024-04-06 17:00 - 21:00 | Cultivation Space, Gottschedstraße 4 #Aufgang 4, Berlin, 13357, Germany
A get-together for everyone working in a worker cooperative in the games industry, or interested in doing so.

"i saw you called?" by FEELINGS
2024-04-15 - 2024-04-22 | HAU4
“I saw you called? Haven’t heard from you in a while. It’s nice that you reached out. Back then I always knew what was going on with you.” This is the beginning of a chat about love, memory, and identity between two people who were once very close. Now they feel a distance and search for explanations for the new relationship, for the gaps and the shadows that can no longer be grasped. From time to time, a protagonist retreats into their memories – into games, like the ones in the video arcades they used to play so often: Maybe the answers need to be played out. The duo FEELINGS is known for its interactive story games. For HAU, the Berlin artists are developing an intimate conversation between two people of different generations. “How did this game go again?”
More info at https://www.hebbel-am-ufer.de/en/programme/pdetail/feelings-i-saw-you-called

Godot User Group Berlin: Anniversary Mini Game Jam
2024-04-20 11:00 - 19:00 | Technische Universität Berlin – Fakultät Elektrotechnik und Informatik, Marchstraße 23, Berlin, 10587, Germany
We will host a mini-game-jame / hackathon to mark our first anniversary and might be joined by some students from TU Berlin. 🎮🚀
Join us afterwards to celebrate our first year anniversary at xHain! 🎉⭐
We will throw around some ideas and try to build something with the Godot Engine together for a few hours.
Find out more at https://www.meetup.com/godot-user-group-berlin/events/300350270
