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CLEVER – Live Comedy Panel Game Show
2017-07-01 20:00 (Europe/Berlin) | English Theatre Berlin, Fidicinstraße 40, Berlin, 10965, Germany
CLEVER. The live comedy panel game show with Berlin’s funniest comedians!
Covering a wide range of games, puzzles and topics, this is Berlin’s best and only live game show. Be it astrophysics, history, geography or sports, local heroes from the lands of improv and stand-up comedy will be put to the test. Hosted by Canada’s Lee White (Crumbs), he challenges the comical combatants to prove who’s the cleverest. A correct answer will get you points… unless someone gives a funnier one. At the end of the day, being the smartest or funniest isn’t enough: in this exhilarating, interactive comedy quiz you have to be CLEVER to win!
CLEVER. The game show where the audience always wins laughs.
Featuring contestants Inbal Lori, Damien Warren-Smith and more!

Game Creators Hangout
2017-07-06 20:00, 2017-08-03 20:00, 2017-09-07 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.

Ways of Playing Finale
2017-07-08 14:00 - 17:00 | Weigandufer 28, Weigandufer 28, Berlin, 12059, Germany
This time is a little unusual in that I wanted to try a longer game (a game-making game), where we create personalized games for other people. But we’ll also play some of the typical physical games!
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・2-2:30: Warm-up games!
Tribute
Crisis (Modified version of Albert Kong’s game)
BREAK
・2:30〜4:00: Personalized game-making game
30 min: Interview partner
30 min: Switch roles and repeat
30 min: Plan game
15 min: Write it and seal it in envelop
BREAK
・4:00〜5:00
Powerpointless
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If you would like to bring a game tell us beforehand!
Then we can add it to the schedule. It can follow the theme, or not.
Please note, this is not a game jam. It’s not especially about game mechanics or playtesting. It’s just about playing together. :)
Looking forward to playing with you!
And, in case you can’t find it:
Zack’s number: +49-015127052912

Heart Games – An Evening of Games About Relationships (part of #Instalove)
2017-07-13 - 2017-07-16 | English Theatre Berlin, Fidicinstraße 40, Berlin, 10965, Germany
Update! Heart Games was a big success, so much that we’ve decided to extend Franziska Zeiner’s exhibition on Friday and Saturday as well, the two final nights to catch Catherine Duquette’s #Instalove performance (which we highly recommend watching!). The games will be available to play from 7pm until the end of the evening (around 11pm). The conversation with Elise Terranova won’t be repeated, but it will be made available online in the future on the Life and Dev podcast.
BerlinGameScene.com presents an exhibition of games by Franziska Zeiner, followed by an on-stage conversation with Elise Terranova, as part of Catherine Duquette’s #Instalove performance at the English Theatre Berlin.
Tickets for the event are available at http://www.etberlin.de/production/instalove/. RSVPing on Meetup will not give you access to the event.
Franziska Zeiner is a game designer and print magazine editor, interested in creating meaningful, user-centered experiences. She is passionate about feminism, quirky games, observing mundane everyday interactions and turning them into digital experiences.

The following games will be available to play on Thursday, July 13th:
• social_me – A surreal, socio-political game that mimics players and their social media habits
• Kiss Me Maybe – A competitive kissing game
• Single Player – A speed dating simulator (made with Major Bueno)
Franziska will also be talking about her work together with Elise Terranova, host of Life and Dev podcast.
The event is part of Catherine Duquette’s #Instalove performance at English Theatre Berlin, which will be running on July 6th – July 15th. #Instalove is a real-time dating performance about (fluid) identity and how relationships shape who we are.
Berlin-based US-American performer, writer, director Catherine Duquette specializes in audience-performer relations and improvisation within scripted drama. She creates intimate participatory works that draw on autobiographical materials to share contemporary experiences with active audiences. Curious about expanding notions of performance, Catherine fuses theater, interactive poetry, scripts, and choice-based narrative for video games. She is currently exploring game design as a dramaturgical approach to theater in order to allow audiences more emotional and personal investment in what happens on stage.

Event schedule:
• 19:00 Doors and game exhibition opening (games will be available to play in the lobby all night)
• 20:00 #Instalove performance by Catherine Duquette
• 21:30 On-stage conversation between Franziska Zeiner and Elise Terranova
• 23:00 End
A big thank you to Maschinen-Mensch for the tech support.

Berlin Brettspiel Con 2017
2017-07-15 - 2017-07-17 | Kühlhaus Berlin, Luckenwalder Str. 3, Berlin, 10963, Germany
Neue Spiele entdecken
Die Berlin Brettspiel Con ist ein Ort für Freunde und Freundinnen der analogen Unterhaltung. Ob Ihr Interessierte oder Kenner seid, neugierige Anfänger oder Hardcore-Gamer – wir finden für jeden das richtige Spiel!
Spiele ausprobieren
Auf 2.400 Quadratmetern präsentieren Spieleverlage eine Vielfalt an Familien-, Kenner- und Expertenspielen, die alle erklärt und direkt ausprobiert werden können.
Turniere spielen
Bei mehreren Turnieren gibt es tolle Preise zu gewinnen.
Neuer Ort – mehr Platz
Wir freuen uns im Kühlhaus Berlin, direkt am Gleisdreieck Park, in der Nähe des Potsdamer Platzes, ein neues Zuhause gefunden zu haben, um noch mehr Spielen Platz bieten zu können!
Fachhändler
Vor Ort könnt Ihr Euch bei unserem Brettspiel-Fachhändler mit jeder Menge neuer Spiele eindecken.
Flohmarkt
Auf unserem Brettspiel-Flohmarkt könnt ihr nicht nur nach Klassikern und Raritäten stöbern, sondern auch eure alten Spiele mitbringen und zum Verkauf anbieten.
Berlin Con Panel
Wollt ihr mehr über die Brettspielszene erfahren? Gäste aus der Brettspielszene geben in unterschiedlichen Panels Einblicke in ihre Arbeit, sprechen über Trends und aktuelle Entwicklungen.
Hunter & Cron Livestream
Auch die Verlage werden von ihren Spielen berichten: Im Livestream von Hunter & Cron gibt es Ausblicke auf kommende Brettspiele und Prototypen.
Prototypengalerie
Plant Ihr selbst ein Spiel zu entwickeln? Unsere Prototypengalerie bietet beste Möglichkeiten, mit Nachwuchsautoren ins Gespräch zu kommen oder als Autor Prototypen zu testen.
Essen & Getränke
Der Food Star Truck und die Blaue Bohne sorgen wieder mit Köstlichkeiten und Erfrischungen für Euer leibliches Wohl.
Barrierefrei
Die Berlin Brettspiel Con ist barrierefrei zugänglich!

Unity Co-learning Session
2017-07-18 20:00 - 23:00, 2017-08-15 20:00 - 23:00, 2017-10-17 20:00 - 23:00 | co.up, Adalbertstraße 8, Berlin, 10999, Germany
Time for the next Unity Co-learning session!
These sessions are for anyone interested in learning Unity – professionals, hobbyists, students – literally anyone. The idea is to get together and make things in Unity. If you get stuck on something, you can ask for help from another participant. If you want to start a group project, you can find people to work with. If you just want a change of environment, you can do whatever it is you’d normally do at work or at home! Make sure to bring a laptop or whatever it is you need to work in Unity. Also bring in anything you’d like to showcase! There will be time reserved at the end for this.
We meet the 3rd Tuesday evening at 8pm every month. The location is Co.up near Kottbusser Tor. They have a code of conduct which you can read here: http://co-up.de/code-of-conduct.html
Participation is free, but it would be great if participants could support Co.up by buying their drinks for €2.
To find us, go to one of the two gates on the map. You can get into the gate closer to Kottbusser on the left of Adalberstrasse 5-6 by reaching through the gate bars and turning the handle if it’s shut. You then need to walk under the buildings ahead and turn left through a tunnel. Ring the buzzer which says Co.up 3rd floor, and we will be on the 3rd floor. You can also get in through the gate further up, but this one may be locked. Look here http://co-up.de/about.html#location for more detailed instructions on getting in. If you have any problems call me on 015255623448.

Civic Game Jam #2 – Humans
2017-07-22 10:00 - 22:00 | UE – University of Applied Sciences Europe, Dessauer Str. 3-5, Berlin, 10963, Germany
We don’t need more facts, we need better stories!
The Civic Game Jam series uses games as a medium for creative liberation, activism and resistance.
Participants will create, expand and enrich game experiences around three main themes and their interplay: nature, humans and machines.
The second Civic Game Jam (theme: Humans) will take place on July 22nd at BTK University of Art & Design in Berlin: apply now if you’d like to take part. Deadline for applications is June 25th.
Presentations of the jam results from 8pm are open to everybody.
To get a better idea of what to expect, you can find a recap of the first Civic Game Jam here.
The Civic Game Jam series is a joint initiative by 2084/, BerlinGameScene.com and Game Design // BTK.

July Mini Game Jam
2017-07-22 12:00 - 22:30 | co.up, Adalbertstraße 8, Berlin, 10999, Germany
Time for some game prototyping! Type and draw away, make strange sounds and create fun out of thin air: welcome to this edition of the Berlin Mini Jam!
Schedule:
12:00 Doors open (5th floor), write name tags, get to know each other
12:30 Vote on themes via http://vote.berlinminijam.de
12:50 Opening speech & theme announcement
13:00 Jam Starts, 3rd floor opens
21:00 End presentations start (3rd floor)
22:00 Socialize & play games
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. There is no hardware or material provided on-site unless specifically mentioned.
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. If you want to, you will find a team at the jam, so coming alone is no problem.
There is a CODE OF CONDUCT for the location, please read it at http://co-up.de/code-of-conduct.html
There is no participation fee thanks to co.up coworking . You can return their kindness by buying some of their 2€ drinks!
Oh, and don’t forget to post a theme suggestion in the comments. See you at the jam!
How to get in:

There are two big gates. At both you should be able to reach through the bars to open the door or gate. Just try it again. At both gates. If both are locked, call Iwan via 015781987797

★ ąяţǥąʍ€$ XV ★
2017-07-24 19:30 - 23:00 | Spektrum, Bürknerstraße 12, Berlin, 12047, Germany
We are excited to be showcasing a new collaborative project from the artgames community, plus maybe some extra goodies! More specific details later – but save the date!!
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★ AGENDA ★
– 7:30 – Doors Open
– 8:00 – EVENT (showcase of new artgames project, more details soon)
– 9:30 – socialising + draaanks
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Absolutely everybody is welcome, all levels of experience and all walks of life!!! – So long as you RSVP ;^)
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Abends im Museum – Splatoon 2, Sei mit dabei!
2017-07-28 18:00 - 20:30 | Computerspielemuseum, Karl-Marx-Allee 93a, Berlin, 10243, Germany
Got an inkling to show off your Splatoon 2 skills? Come to the Computerspielemuseum on 28.7.2017 from 18:00 to 20:30 to compete for fun and prizes, or watch and cheer! Admission to the museum for the event is free, with tickets for the full exhibit available at evening rates. Registration at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1caTa13-4pUxmkwyiLHN7cJvuvLXgBrXH1-JZ9XiRGnA/ is required to compete in the tournament.
Many thanks to Nintendo and Kujumi for providing awesome prices!

Manche mögens bunt! Ihr auch? Dann kommt am 28. Juli 2017 von 18:00 bis 20:30 Uhr ins Computerspielemuseum für knallbunte Action in Splatoon 2. Nehmt an einem Wettbewerb teil um spaß zu haben und vielleicht einen Preis zu gewinnen. Aber auch zum anfeuern seid ihr herzlich eingeladen! Der Eintritt zum Event ist frei. Wenn ihr die Ausstellung besuchen wollt, könnt ihr Tickets zum ermäßigten Abendpreis erhalten. Um am Wettbewerb teilzunehmen müsst ihr unbedingt dieses Anmeldeformular ausfüllen:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1caTa13-4pUxmkwyiLHN7cJvuvLXgBrXH1-JZ9XiRGnA/
Vielen dank an Nintendo und Kujumi für das bereitstellen von tollen Preisen!

August Mini Game Jam
2017-08-12 12:00 - 22:30 | co.up, Adalbertstraße 8, Berlin, 10999, Germany

Creative Code Jam
2017-08-19 12:00 - 19:00 | co.up, Adalbertstraße 8, Berlin, 10999, Germany
The Creative Code Jam is a monthly gathering of artists, makers, designers, illustrators, coders, musicians, performers, learners and anyone interested in the use of computing skills for artistic expression. The event is free and open to all, regardless of age, origin, gender or experience. The jam is an opportunity to meet likeminded people and get creative together in a relaxed and safe environment. Beginners and first-timers should feel especially welcome!
SO WHAT’S GOING ON EXACTLY?
Participants are encouraged to team up and produce new work together. Our focus is on collaboration between disciplines, spontaneity and experimentation.
We sometimes propose exercises that foster creativity, collaboration as well as an exchange of skills between attendees.
The format is open and we like to keep it experimental so if you want to suggest an activity, please let us know! If it fits, we will make it happen :)
A NOTE ON DIVERSITY
Our best meetups have also been the most diverse. This is no coincidence. If each of us took the step to invite one female friend to join, everyone involved would benefit. We kindly ask you to pause for a minute and think who that friend could be… seriously, just stop reading and do it! 🙈
This invitation extends, of course, to members of all groups that are usually underrepresented at art & tech events.
SAFE SPACE POLICY
We support the Berlin Code of Conduct:
https://rubyberlin.github.io/code-of-conduct/
Please make sure you agree with its content.
ACCESSIBILITY
Co.up rooms are located on the third and fifth floor, so we will happily provide assistance with the elevator to those who need it. Please let us know how we can make the space more accessible and your visit more comfortable!
DO I NEED TO SPEAK GERMAN?
We speak mostly English so international guests are more than welcome! Our team also speaks French, Italian, Spanish, Finnish and German… Language availability may vary depending on which organizers are present :)
CONTACT
Raphaël de Courville
raphael.de.courville@gmail.com
+49 176 700 70572
Or shout random words at us on Twitter: @CreativeCodeBLN
WHERE IS IT?
Co-up Coworking space Adalbertstr. 7-8
(back of the compound, to the left, across from white mailboxes)
The gate is closed? Call: +49 176 700 70572

Talk & Play #26
2017-09-05 19:00 - 23:00 | Game Science Center, Besselstrasse 14, Berlin, 10969, 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.
Important: RSVP via Meetup is mandatory to attend the talks, due to limited seating capacity. Please note that registration won’t be required to attend the event from 21:00 for the game showcase part.

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 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 HOST

Our host this time will be Alina Reder, game designer at It Matters Games and organiser of Femisphere, an event that highlights and celebrates diversity in the games industry.

THE TALKS

Gregory​ ​Kogos​: Hardware​ ​games.​ ​Easy​ ​to​ ​learn,​ ​easy​ ​to​ ​master.
Hardware​ ​games​ ​are​ ​usually​ ​unknown​ ​beasts.​ ​However​ ​when​ ​done​ ​right​ ​they​ ​are​ ​on​ ​the way​ ​of​ ​exciting​ ​and​ ​unconventional​ ​road​ ​to​ ​indie-game​ ​success.​ ​On​ ​example​ ​of​ ​the​ ​game RotoRing,​ ​audience​ ​will​ ​understand​ ​how​ ​to​ ​get​ ​started​ ​with​ ​making​ ​hardware​ ​game,​ ​how to​ ​iterate​ ​on​ ​its​ ​game​ ​design​ ​and​ ​eventually​ ​promote​ ​it​ ​and​ ​even​ ​make​ ​some​ ​money. Let’s​ ​take​ ​a​ ​deep​ ​dive​ ​into​ ​the​ ​world​ ​of​ ​unique​ ​hardware​ ​games​ ​and​ ​see​ ​what​ ​it​ ​offers.
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Gregory​ ​Kogos​ ​was​ ​an​ ​infamous​ ​chef​ ​in​ ​the​ ​famous​ ​Ukrainian​ ​animal​ ​shelter, unprofessional​ ​joggler​ ​and​ ​aspiring​ ​klompen​ ​designer.​ ​Now​ ​he​ ​makes​ ​games​ ​and animates​ ​voxels.
facebook.com/RotoRing // @aronegal

Susan Ploetz: Playing art, larping bodies
Drawing from her work as an artist, somatic practitioner, and progressive larp designer, Susan Ploetz will talk about the relation of the body and imagination and their roles in art, larp and game design; and will also address the shifting roles of artist and audience in today’s emergent media landscape.
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Susan Ploetz (US/DE) is an artist-researcher working with somatics, theory, writing, performance and live action role plays (larping) in different configurations. Her work deals with the overlapping spaces of protocols, material magic realities, movement-fed cognitions, perceptual expansions and emancipatory emotive dissonances. She has also presented work at such venues as Sophiensaele, ABC Art Fair, The Laporatory (Vilnius), Documenta 13 (Kassel); performa (NYC) and has taught at the UdK.
@susanploetz

Michael Liebe: Top 10 Kickstarter Do’s and Don’ts
Michael will share the top 10 do’s and don’ts when creating a crowdfunding campaign.
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Michael Liebe is CEO and founder of Booster Space – an event specialist for games and virtual reality. Makers of #gamesweekberlin, VR NOW Con, Game Cinema and Womenize! Tech, Biz, Media. Booster Space is developer of DUEL VR – a Western themed multiplayer duelling game for roomscale VR. Since 2016 Michael works as Outreach Games Europe for Kickstarter and supports game developers on their campaigns.
michael-liebe.de // @liebe_micha

THE GAMES
Here’s the list of confirmed games that will be shown during the second part of the evening, from 21:00:
— All Walls Must Fall by inbetweengames
— Askutron – The Quiz Show Game by Goldsaucer Ltd.
— Before the Storm by Everture Studios
— Creeps by Unicorn Games
— Death Trash by Crafting Legends
— Duel VR by Booster Space
— Elemental Combat by Avrlon
— FRIPIT by Josia Roncancio
— Lingotopia by Tristan
— Memoarrr! by Carlo Bortolini
— MESHBALL by Sven Ahlgrimm
— Micro Mages by Morphcat Games
— Monkey Swag by Tiny Crocodile Studios
— Oddinary Highway by dash & dot game studio
— Proving Grounds by East Galaxy Gaming
— SpaceLab: Area42 by Alien Production
— Super Head Ball by Seth van Heijster
— Talkshow Simulator by Eric from waza and friends
— The Fermi Paradox by Jörg Reisig
— The Underground King by Alex Nechita + Alex Nae
Game showcase registrations are now closed. If your game is not on the list above you’re still welcome to bring it, but we can’t guarantee there will be space to show it – please check with a member of the team from 21:00.
AGENDA
— 19:00 Doors (if you come earlier you’ll have to wait outside, as we need to prepare the venue)
— 19:30 Talks start
— 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.
Our event is documented in pictures (thank you Julian!) and videos (thank you Nomi!). Documentation is important for us, as it helps promote the event and attract a new, wider and more diverse audience (that’s how it worked so far at least). For those who’d like to attend, but don’t want to be appear in any pictures or videos, we’re going to distribute some neon stickers at the door that you can wear on your chest to make it clear that you don’t want to appear in any picture or video.
The event is free to attend, but donations are welcome. BerlinGameScene.com supporter packs (featuring an exclusive tote bag, badges, stickers, a Steam key of a game made in Berlin and a Game Science Center coupon) are also available for purchase at Game Science Center. Buying one really helps us!

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.

September Mini Game Jam
2017-09-09 12:00 - 22:30 | co.up, Adalbertstraße 8, Berlin, 10999, Germany

Mario & Rabbids Kingdom Battle at Contentful
2017-09-09 15:00 - 18:00 | Contentful, Ritterstraße 12-14, Berlin, 10969, Germany
Wir feiern die Ankunft von Mario & Rabbids Kingdom Battle bei Contentful am 9ten September von 15:00 bis 18:00 Uhr. Kommt vorbei und bringt eure Switch mit — auch wenn das Event ganz im Zeichen von Mario & Rabbids steht, werden natürlich auch andere Spiele gespielt. Selbst, wenn ihr keine Switch habt seid ihr herzlich eingeladen um Mario & Rabbids auf der Leinwand auszuprobieren!

We’re celebrating the arrival of Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle at Contentful on September 9th from 15:00 to 18:00. Come join us and bring your Switch to play — although this is an event for Mario + Rabbids playing other games is encouraged. Even if you don’t own a Switch, please feel welcome to join and try Mario + Rabbids on the big screen!

Der Weg des digitalen Spiels ins Feuilleton – Panel und Spielung
2017-09-10 19:00 - 22:00 | Institut Français Berlin, Kurfürstendamm 211, Berlin, 10719, Germany
Ab dem 6. September 2017 findet das internationale literaturfestival berlin statt. Auch Computer- und Videospiele werden als narratives Medium Teil des Programms sein: Die Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur wird zusammen mit dem BIU, dem Verband der deutschen Games-Branche, bei zwei Veranstaltungen die Auseinandersetzung zwischen Literatur und digitalem Spiel vertiefen.
Titel: Der Weg des digitalen Spiels ins Feuilleton – Literarisches Quartett
Datum: 10.09.2017, 19 – 20.30 Uhr
Ort: Institut français, Kurfürstendamm 211, 10719 Berlin
Gäste: Carsten Görig (u.a. Spiegel), Falko Löffler (Autor), Valentina Tamer (Daedalic Entertainment), Sonja Wild (u.a. WASD)
Moderation: Marcus Richter (Moderator, Journalist)
Link zum Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbfQ9SeZTps
Titel: Narration und Storytelling im digitalen Spiel: Spielung von Die Säulen der Erde
Datum: 10.09.2017, 21 – 22.30 Uhr
Ort: Institut français, Kurfürstendamm 211, 10719 Berlin
Gast: Valentina Tamer (Assistant Creative Lead, Co-Autorin und Narrative Designer bei Daedalic Entertainment)
Moderation: Marcus Richter (Moderator, Journalist)
Link zum Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PC8SEL7gtE

Tagung "Kulturgut Computerspiel..."
2017-09-14 - 2017-09-16 | Rotes Rathaus, Rathausstraße 15, Berlin, 10178, Germany
The conference is to discuss the implications of interpreting computer games as cultural artefacts.
Public debates about computer games initially focused on youth protection or on economic questions. Later on, these discussions started to address their status as cultural artifacts. At first, this position came inevitably with a question mark at the end of the statement, but that was dropped somewhere along the way. So, we may safely assume that today computer games certainly count as integral to our culture.
However, what does it mean if we seriously adopt this position? What new social and economic responsibilities do follow, if we consider games to be more than just children’s toys? What kinds of institutional structures do we need to maintain this part of our cultural heritage and keep it available for future generations? What new forms of moral and social responsibilities does the games industry have to face as a consequence of technological developments such as Virtual Reality or with regard to new models of promoting culture?
We want to address such issues on the conference “Kulturgut Computerspiel…” (Computer Games as Cultural Artifacts) and we want to focus on three main themes: namely preserving the games and keeping them accessible, secondly promoting or funding them and finally specific ethical problems in this context. These strands are much more interconnected than appears at first sight. For both the issue of preserving games and funding or promoting them have an essential ethical dimension, too. Nobody will doubt that commemorating historical processes and events touches on moral questions or that any funding decision will be based on cultural values. Another interconnection is the very fact that we assume that what is being funded or supported today should also be maintained in the future.
Connecting theoretical and practical approaches will be core theme, so that the conference will reach its audience also by striving for solving of the issues raised. Thanks to its interdisciplinary focus the conference “Kulturgut Computerspiel…” will deliver new food for thought and help clarifying the ways in which we want to deal with games as cultural artifacts in the future.
The opening event on Thursday, 14 September 2014, will be held in German. The schedule for the eight panels on Friday, 15 September 2014, has four couplings where one is in German and English so that all visitors can choose between a presentation held in German and one in English.
The conference is taking place under the auspices of Berlin Senator of Culture Dr. Klaus Lederer and is made possible by funds from Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung. It is supported by BIU – Bundesverband Interaktive Unterhaltungssoftware and Deutscher Kulturrat, further partners are GAME Bundesverband e.V. and Stiftung digitale Spielekultur. Media partners are “Politik & Kultur” and Ströer Media Brands.
You will find further information at: http://computerspielemuseum.de/1495_Events.htm

Die Tagung fragt nach den Konsequenzen, die sich aus dem Verständnis von Computerspielen als Kulturgut ergeben.
Nachdem erste gesellschaftliche Debatten um Jugendschutz und das Wirtschaftsgut Computerspiele geführt wurden, rückte zunehmend auch ihre Natur als Kulturgut in den Blick. Das früher in diesem Zusammenhang noch oft benutzte Fragezeichen ist heute weitgehend verschwunden – die Frage nach einem Kulturgut Computerspiel darf als positiv beantwortet gelten.
Doch welche Konsequenzen hat es, wenn man Games als Kulturgut ernst nimmt? Welche neuen gesellschaftlichen und wirtschaftlichen Verantwortlichkeiten entwickeln sich, wenn man nicht mehr nur von Games als Kinderspielzeug spricht? Welche institutionellen Strukturen müssen gebildet werden, um diesen Teil unseres kulturellen Erbes auch für zukünftige Generationen nachhaltig zugänglich zu machen? Welche neuen ethischen und gesellschaftlichen Verantwortlichkeiten für die Computerspieleindustrie haben technische Entwicklungen wie Virtual Reality oder Kulturfördermodelle zur Folge?
Diesen Fragen möchte die Tagung „Kulturgut Computerspiel…“ nachgehen und sich dabei auf die Aspekte Bewahrung und Zugänglichmachung, Förderung sowie auf ethische Fragestellungen konzentrieren. Dabei sind jene drei Themenstränge mehr miteinander verbunden als dies auf den ersten Blick scheint. So sind doch letztendlich auch die Fragen der Bewahrung und Förderung ebenfalls ethische. Wer würde bezweifeln, dass dem Gedenken an historische Prozesse und Ereignisse eine moralische Komponente innewohnt oder dass jeder Förderentscheidung letztendlich ein kulturelles Werteschema zugrunde liegt? Auch, dass das heute Geförderte sinnvollerweise in Zukunft erhalten wird, stellt eine natürliche Verbindung dieser Themen dar.
Theoretische und praktische Ansätze werden dabei bewusst miteinander verschränkt, wodurch die Tagung auch ein an konkreten Lösungsoptionen interessiertes Publikum erreicht.
Mit dieser interdisziplinären Ausrichtung möchte die Tagung „Kulturgut Computerspiel…“ neue Denkanstöße liefern und so mithelfen, die Konturen eines zukünftigen gesellschaftlichen Umgangs mit dem Kulturgut Computerspiel weiter auszugestalten.
Während die Eröffnungsveranstaltung am 14.9. ausschließlich auf Deutsch stattfindet, sind die acht Panels am 15.09. so terminiert, dass jeweils ein deutsch- und ein englischsprachiges Panel zeitgleich stattfinden. So können alle Besucherinnen und Besucher zwischen einem deutsch- und einem englischsprachigen Format wählen.
Die Tagung findet unter der Schirmherrschaft des Berliner Kultursenators Dr. Klaus Lederer statt und wird gefördert von der Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung. Weitere Unterstützer sind BIU – Bundesverband Interaktive Unterhaltungssoftware und der Deutsche Kulturrat, weitere Partner sind der GAME Bundesverband e.V. und die Stiftung digitale Spielekultur. Medienpartner sind die Zeitschrift “Politik & Kultur” und Ströer Media Brands.
Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter: www.computerspielemuseum.de/1246_Veranstaltungen.htm

Ifol Ost – Its full of Larps
2017-09-14 - 2017-09-18 | tagungswerk im KuBiZ, Bernkasteler Str. 78, Berlin, 13088, Germany
The Ifol East is here, and we are inviting you to join!
Ifol stands for “It’s full of larps” and is a crowd-driven event all about various forms of Mini larps. Mini larps are small, yet immersive and intensive experiences in the vein of nordic larping.
What happens on the event?
The Ifol is an open, participatory event, not unlike barcamps. It is about playing games together, and every participant should contribute something to the event. Ideally these are games that you bring (they can be your own, or others, we’ll post a link list for some insipration) but feel free to think of other ways to support the event.
What do I get for my ticket?
In the price included are the costs for the location, the Tagungswerk im KuBiZ, in the middle of Berlin, yet having an atmosphere like being in nature.
There is also food and drinks for the whole weekend (Thursday night to Sunday late afternoon).
The amount of tickets is very limited and is given out on a first come- first served basis.
Where?
Tagungswerk im KuBiZ, Bernkasteler Str. 78, 13088 Berlin
When?
Friday, 15th September 10am – 17th September, but we recommend you arrive on Thursday night.
Tickets?
The Ticketprice is 90€ and you can register here. http://ifol.magency.de/en_US/anmeldung-ifol-102016
For more Information please visit the Ifol website: http://ifol.magency.de/en_US/ifol-berlin-wtf

Es ist Zeit für das erste Ifol ost, und wir möchten euch herzlich dazu einladen.
Ifol steht für “Its full of larps” und ist eine gemeinschaftlich durchgeführte Veranstaltung über alle formen von Mini larps. Dies sind kleine, aber doch immersive Erfahrungen die in die Reihe der Nordic Larps gezählt werden.
Was passiert auf der Veranstaltung?
Ähnlich zu barcamps, ist das Ifol ein offenes, partizipatives Konzept, es geht darum Spiele zu spielen, und jeder Teilnehmer sollte etwas beitragen. Idealerweise sind es Spiele (es können eure eigenen sein oder Spiele anderer Larp Autoren – zur Inspiration werden wir noch eine Linksammlung posten). Ihr könnt auch gerne andere Wege finden die Veranstaltung zu unterstützen.
Was bekomme ich für mein Ticket?
Im preis inkudiert ist die Unterkunft im Tagungswerk im KuBiZ, sowie Essen und nicht-alkoholische Getränke für die Zeit von Donnerstag bis Sonntag.
Die Anzahl der Tickets ist stark limitiert, sie werden im First come first served prinzip ausgegeben.
Wo?
Tagungswerk im KuBiZ, Bernkasteler Str. 78, 13088 Berlin
Wann?
Freitag, 15. September 10 Uhr – Sonntag, 17. September. Wir empfehlen eine Anreise am Donnerstag Abend ab 18 Uhr.
Tickets?
Der Ticket preis ist 90€ und ihr könnt euch hier registrieren: http://ifol.magency.de/de_DE/anmeldung-ifol-102016
Mehr Informationen erhaltet ihr auf der Ifol website: http://ifol.magency.de/de_DE/ifol-berlin-wtf

Experience Game Jam #1
2017-09-17 11:30 - 21:00 | co.up, Adalbertstraße 8, Berlin, 10999, Germany
First Experience Game Jam, for everyone who is interested to connect and network within the young berlin gamedev scene! Hosted by a collective of game design students from berlin (Game Students Collective, GSC).

Caroline Clifford's Retro Game Slam
2017-09-30 22:00 - 23:00 | Comedy Café Berlin, Roseggerstraße 17, Berlin, 12059, Germany
Do you know your Street Fighter from your Space Invaders, your Bubble Bobble from your Barbarian, your Road Rash from your Rampage? OF COURSE YOU DO, they are all different games – AND DIFFERENT WORDS!
Are you a child of the 80s/90s and/or you like flashing lights and beepy sounds? Join Caroline Clifford at the Retro Game Slam! A projector powered player VS player live video game show. Commentated by Berlin’s funniest comedians with guest appearances from some of your favourite computer game characters.
If you’d like to take part as a player, please post a relevant self-made meme to the Facebook Event, the 4 funniest posters will battle it out in our inaugural show for a chance to win real prizes and, of course, enter the Hall Of Fame!
Show time: 10:00p
The doors will open 15 minutes before show time.
Tickets: 8€ online / 10€ at the door
Please enjoy a drink at the bar before and after the show! (It’s how we keep the doors open.)
In partnership with Comedy in English Berlin.
Interested in taking comedy classes? Check out Hive Improv.

Game Jam – Unveil The Privacy Thread
2017-10-07 - 2017-10-09 | Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, Französische Straße 9, Berlin, 10117, Germany
How to build smart cities in a privacy and security-friendly way, when more and more movements and human actions are tracked by means of public wifi and camera systems? How to develop the right infrastructure? In particular, how to sensitise employees handling risky data in businesses, which provide smart applications not only for smart cities but for a lot more technological solutions we are confronted with today? In more general words, how to combine state-of-the-art privacy and security and creative thinking? The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society is organising a unique 2-days event for game designers and experts in the field of privacy and security.

Participation
We’re looking forward to your application before 17 September via this form. Once you’ve been selected as a participant latest on September 19, we will let you know about further details. You will receive detailed info about the program and the premises. Please keep in mind that the selection process is no subject to appeal.

Organisers and Partners
An event within the research project Privacy-by-design in Smart Cities (GAMEaTHON) organised by Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society in collaboration with INNOVATION AND LAW, financed by Cisco, supported by Booster Space & iRights.Law.

Vintage Computing Festival Berlin (VCFB)
2017-10-07 - 2017-10-09 | Historic Ladestraße area, Deutsches Technikmuseum, Möckernstr. 26, Berlin, 10963, Germany
The Vintage Computing Festival Berlin (VCFB) is an event about historical computers and computing technology. The vintage computing hobby is being presented with exhibitions, lectures, and workshops. Our goal is to contribute to the preservation of historical computers and other data processing devices, and to foster interest in “superfluous” hard- and software. Our focus does not only include historical computers, but also historical operating systems, software, programming languages, network technology and other devices that compute, like calculators and calculating machines.
The VCFB is located in the historic Ladestraße area of the German Museum of Technology Berlin (accessible from Möckernstr. 26). Buildup begins on Friday, October 6th, and the event is open for visitors on Saturday and Sunday, 7th and 8th of October. Entry is free. Visitors of the VCFB will most likely also get free entry to the Network exhibition of the Museum of Technology located in the same building. This year we welcome the association for the preservation of classic computers (de) to host their annual Classic Computing (de) meeting at the VCFB.
This page is slightly outdated, please contact us in case you have any questions. To be updated soon!
In addition to dozens of exhibitions, lectures and workshops, our program also includes:

Special Exhibition: Computer clubs: This year we invite associations devoted to the history of computing technology and computers to present themselves and their work in a special exhibition. In particular, the association for the preservation of classic computers will hold their annual Classic Computing meeting at the VCFB.
Game Room: The Signallabor of the Media Science Department at Humboldt University presents the history of computer games to play through. More than twenty historical gaming consoles and home computers allow you to relive the history of the computer game. You’ll find classics and exotics, joysticks and light guns alike in our dedicated Game Room. Your kids will love it, and you will too!
Chiptune party: TBA
Soldering workshops: Kids and teens aged 7 or older can learn to solder at VCFB. We will build small bug robots, called Pentabugs, that can blink, beep and move.
Repair Corner: Visitors can bring their defective historical computers and get help with repairs. We will provide you with soldering irons, tools, instruments and components. If you’d like to use the Repair Corner, please register before the event by sending an email to repair@vcfb.de telling us which device you’d like to repair.
Visitor Award: Visitors can vote for their favorite exhibition. The best exhibition will win the Visitor Award. Voters who leave their contact details enter the drawing for another great prize.

Codemotion Berlin 2017
2017-10-12 - 2017-10-14 | KulturBrauerei, Schönhauser Allee 36, Berlin, 10435, Germany
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Codemotion is one of the biggest tech conferences in Europe with an international network of 30.000 developers and 350 speakers and further partner conferences in Milan, Rome, Amsterdam, Dublin, Dubai, Tel-Aviv and Madrid (check out Codemotionworld).
This year’s edition takes place on October 12 & 13 at Kulturbrauerei Berlin – over 500 visitors are expected to attend the conference. To get the feel of what’s Codemotion is like, check out the conference photos from 2016 here.
What are our main goals:

higher community involvement by integration of separate Community Stage
consistent mixture of tech talks and site program
relevant keynotes and high quality conference program
comfortable social spaces for knowledge exchange and networking

Codemotion Berlin provides a platform for international developers, engineers and coders in order to exchange ideas, raise awareness for new projects/topics, generally speaking to share the enthusiasm about all facets of coding.
It offers a unique opportunity to all visitors to gather new inspirations, energy and knowledge in combination with the chance to network and chat with fellow visitors passionate about coding. Codemotion Berlin is open to all languages and technologies. We want to bring together interested developers who’d like to think outside the box and understand the intersections in technology and programming.

MOVED – Game Creators Hangout
2017-10-12 20:00 | Meltdown Berlin, Urbanstrasse 87, Berlin, 10967, Germany

October Mini Game Jam
2017-10-14 12:00 - 22:30 | co.up, Adalbertstraße 8, Berlin, 10999, Germany

Game Design in Scratch
2017-10-19 16:00 - 20:00 | Gropius Bau, Niederkirchnerstraße 7, Berlin, 10963, Germany
Entwickle dein eigenes Videospiel!
Hast du dich schon einmal gefragt, was eigentlich alles benötigt wird, um ein Spiel zu entwickeln? Und wie genau das funktioniert?
In diesem Workshop wirst du es selbst erleben. Mit Game Designerin und Studiogründerin Johanna Janiszewski entwickeln wir kleine Spielereien und lernen ganz nebenbei die Grundlagen der Spieleentwicklung kennen.
Das bringst du mit: Einen USB Stick, damit du deine Sachen später mit nach Hause nehmen kannst und ganz viel Kreativität!
Es sind keine Vorkenntnisse nötig!
Anmeldung für die Workshops unter
parallelwelten@berlinerfestspiele.de
Parallelwelten ist ein Programm von jungen Menschen für junge Menschen, das die Welt der (Computer-)Spiele ins Visier nimmt. Es dockt 2017 mit unterschiedlichen Formaten an die Programme der Festivals Märzmusik und Theatertreffen und an eine Ausstellung im Martin-Gropius-Bau an – immer parallel zu den Kontexten und Zeiträumen der jeweiligen Veranstaltungen. Entwickelt werden Workshop- und Diskursformate mit einer Peer-Group von jungen Erwachsenen, die eigene Themen und Schwerpunkte für die Zielgruppe (16+) mit einbringen. Die Reihe findet in Kooperation mit dem Game Science Center Berlin statt und wird finanziert durch die Karl Schlecht Stiftung.
