SteamVR Dev Meetup #1 – Developing for SteamVR with the Unreal Engine
2016-06-05 15:00 (Europe/Berlin) | C#+ Central, Berlin, Germany
For our first meetup, we’ll have a run-through on developing SteamVR Games/Experiences using the Unreal Engine.
We’ll cover the basics of setting up a VR Project from the ground up, motion controller interaction and a few VR mechanics to get your own project rolling.
Please post in the comments section in case you want to present a personal project or interested in a specific topic that’s beyond the basics being covered in our first meetup and I’ll try to accommodate.
Please note this event is for developers who are interested in creating Virtual Reality games and/or experiences for the SteamVR/Vive and NOT a Vive demo although one unit will be on hand so we can see test the concepts we’ll be tackling in the event.
Exact address to be sent to confirmed attendess on the day of the meetup

Mario Kart 64 Night
2016-05-31 20:30 | Castle Pub, Hochstr. 2 , Berlin, Berlin, 13357, Germany
It’s Tuesday again and you know what that means: Mario Kart Night!
Every Tuesday, teams of four of less can compete to be Mario Kart Champions. Also, winners will get 0,4L of any Two Fellas beer, brewed in our very own establishment. A night of video games and the chance to win free beer – what more could you ask for?
Come as early as 19:30 and get in some practice before the official games begin!
—free entrance—

VRDB#03: Free VR coding
2016-05-28 15:00 | c-base, 20 Rungestraße, Berlin, 10179, Germany
After the great last meeting where we went trough the basics of VR coding, it’s time for our first hands-on developing session! Each of us, whether they are already an experienced developer or are just starting out, will be working on their own project, which might be one you are just beginning or are already working on. Let’s share the VR developing spirit and give each other tips and feedback!

May Mini Game Jam
2016-05-28 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!
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.
Schedule:
12:00 Doors open (5th floor), write nametags, get to know people
12:20 Vote on themes via vote.berlinminijam.de
12:40 Info speech & theme announcement
13:00 Jam Starts, 3rd floor opens
21:00 End presentations start (3rd floor)
22:00 Socialize & play games
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 no participation fee thanks to co.up coworking. You can return their kindness by buying some of their 2€ drinks.
We have a Facebook group too, by the way: Berlin Game Developers Meet-Up.

VR Berlin Meetup #19
2016-05-24 19:00 | Viacom, Stralauer Allee 6, Berlin, 10245, Germany
Our next VR Meetup will be again at Viacom on the 24th of May. We can host even more people this time and look forward to an evening with inspiring presentations, demo stations, drinks and networking.
Philip Hausmeier from the organizing team is back from the accelerator program in Silicon Valley and will give a short talk on the current state of Virtual Reality in California.
Jim Rüggenbgerg, CEO of Illusion Walk KG will present the talk “From Rift to Holodeck – HMI and Content in Virtual Reality”. Together with his brother Julien he founded the Berlin Startup in 2013 and developed the “Immersive Deck”, a realtime VR-platform for large scale multiplayer gaming. www.illusion-walk.com
Experience & Multimedia designers Christin Marczinzik and Thi Binh Minh Nguyen of the Swing Design Collective will speak about ‘SWING’, their interactive VR-installation that makes a dream come true: the dream of flying. It uses a swing as a physical component with Oculus Rift and Kinect – an innovative combination which enhances the swinging experience with Virtual Reality. https://vimeo.com/119068455
Everyone is welcome to showcase their demo, if you need help get in touch with us. Also just bring your headsets and any VR peripheral to the event – the more the merrier!
Please get a ticket via Eventbrite for a small fee. A RSVP on the Meetup site does not guarantee you entry to the Meetup. We do this to provide transparency at the door and to prevent no-shows.
https://www.eventbrite.de/e/vr-berlin-meetup-19-at-viacom-tickets-25357109798
Looking forward to see you soon!

Creative Code Jam
2016-05-21 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
Rachel Uwa
rachel@opentechschool.org
+49 151 7537 4602
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: +49 151 7537 4602

Virtual Reality Developers Berlin Meeup: Basic Virtual Reality Coding Part 2
2016-05-14 15:00 | c-base, 20 Rungestraße, Berlin, 10179, Germany
After a very promising first meetup, our second gathering is coming up!
We decided to have different types of sessions:
– one type will concentrate on development and is a bit hacking/coding/game-jamming like (for those who already know how to develop and have something to work on)
– the other type of session will be talks and VR developmenttutorials.
This coming meeting is the of the second type: we will give thesecond part of our introduction to Unity, so this session will be targeted at Unity beginners who would like to learn how to create their first own VR in Unity.
Program:
– how to make game objects interactive by attaching c# scripts to it (by Carl White)
– introduction to c# coding for Unity, base features and classes (by Markus Fleck)
– compile to Virtual Reality onto your android phone (by Tore Knabe)
Please bring your laptop with Unity installed, your smartphone, and a VR headset if you have any. A Cardboard headset that works with your phone will be enough.
If you are already developing with VR and would like to work on a project of yours, stay tuned for our meetups after this one, it will be a hands-on development session!

Creative Code Stammtisch #31
2016-05-13 19:30 | ART+COM Explore @ Collegium Hungaricum Berlin, Dorotheenstraße 12, Berlin, 10117, Germany
The Creative Code Stammtisch is an open conversation between artists, makers, designers, coders, 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. Beginners and first-timers should feel especially welcome!
? Important note: This time again, we will be hosted at ART+COM Explore, an R&D space hosted by the Collegium Hungaricum Berlin (CHB) in Mitte. ?
WHAT SHOULD I EXPECT?
There is a time for people to present something if they want to, followed by informal discussions. Every topic is fair game, from net art to computational design and interactive installations all the way to wearable electronics and generative literature… It’s a whole evening packed with fun, inspiration and human connection.
Join us on Friday and see for yourself, ask questions if you want, contribute with your comments and maybe show a project you’re working on. We’re looking forward to meet you all!
Note that this event is NOT just for coders! If you like art and/or technology, you will certainly enjoy yourself, and perhaps even learn something!
A NOTE ON DIVERSITY
Our best meetups have also been the most diverse. This is no coincidence. If each of us took the initiative 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:
berlincodeofconduct.org
Please read and make sure you agree with its content.
IS THE PLACE WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE?
Yes! ART+COM Explore is on the ground floor and there are no steps.
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 (0) 176 29120374
Or shout random words at us on Twitter: @creativeCodeBLN
WHERE IS IT?
ART+COM Explore
@ Collegium Hungaricum Berlin
Dorotheenstraße 12
(Enter through the metal gate. Walk straight to the back of the yard)

★ ąяţǥąʍ€$ 007 ★
2016-05-09 19:30 - 23:00 | Spektrum, Bürknerstraße 12, Berlin, 12047, Germany
ąяţǥąʍ€$ is a community of artists using game technology &/or game design to create artistic &/or non-commercial works.

Absolutely everybody is welcome, all levels of experience and all walks of life!!! – So long as you RSVP ;^)
ąяţǥąʍ€$ practices the Safe Space Policy, more information below.
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★ AGENDA ★
• 7:30 – [Talks/Presentations/Questions/Open Mic]
• 9:30 onwards – General Discussion
Great music & drinks & people & all things art games.
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Presentations must be planned in advance (so we can cut it off at 9:30 and have time for socialising)

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★ ąяţǥąʍ€$ ★ = SAFE SPACE POLICY
This group is dedicated to providing a harassment-free social experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, religion, experience level or game preferences. We do not tolerate harassment of participants in any form. Anyone violating these rules will be expelled from the venue at the discretion of the organisers.
Harassment includes verbal comments that reinforce social structures of domination related to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, religion, sexual images in public spaces, deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of talks or games, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention. Participants asked to stop any harassing behaviour are expected to comply immediately.
If a participant engages in harassing behaviour, the organisers may take any action they deem appropriate, including warning the offender or expulsion from the venue. If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact an organiser immediately.
We are dedicated to to help participants contact security or police, provide escorts, or otherwise assist those experiencing harassment to feel safe for the duration of the event. We value your attendance.
We expect participants to follow these rules at all our venues and social events.

Berlin Unreal Engine: 2nd Meetup
2016-05-03 19:00 | Murphys Irish Pub, Schiffbauerdamm 1, Berlin, 10117, Germany
It’s time for our next meetup! We’ll be at the same place as the last one, this time we’ll have a table though. :-)
I encourage everyone to decide on a specific UE-related subject that one wants to work on. We’ll decide there which ones we’re going to tackle next.
I’ll be waiting in front of the pub.

Creative Code Stammtisch
2016-05-01 19:30, 2016-04-01 19:30 | ART+COM Explore @ Collegium Hungaricum Berlin, Dorotheenstraße 12, Berlin, 10117, Germany
The Creative Code Stammtisch is an open conversation between artists, makers, designers, coders, 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. Beginners and first-timers should feel especially welcome!
WHAT SHOULD I EXPECT?
There is a time for people to present something if they want to, followed by informal discussions. Every topic is fair game, from net art to computational design and interactive installations all the way to wearable electronics and generative literature… It’s a whole evening packed with fun, inspiration and human connection.
Join us on Friday and see for yourself, ask questions if you want, contribute with your comments and maybe show a project you’re working on. We’re looking forward to meet you all!
Note that this event is NOT just for coders! If you like art and/or technology, you will certainly enjoy yourself, and perhaps even learn something!
A NOTE ON DIVERSITY
Our best meetups have also been the most diverse. This is no coincidence. If each of us took the initiative 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:
berlincodeofconduct.org
Please read and make sure you agree with its content.
IS THE PLACE WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE?
Yes! ART+COM Explore is on the ground floor and there are no steps.
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 (0) 176 29120374
Or shout random words at us on Twitter: @creativeCodeBLN
WHERE IS IT?
ART+COM Explore
@ Collegium Hungaricum Berlin
Dorotheenstraße 12
(Enter through the metal gate. Walk straight to the back of the yard)

Nintendo 64 Night!
2016-04-26 20:00 - 23:55 | Castle Pub, Hochstr. 2 , Berlin, Berlin, 13357, Germany
Join us for a Nintendo 64 night every Tuesday @ 20:00
3 Screens, any game you like (Bring your own game)
— FREE Bottle of Whiskey for the WINNER —

Learn the art of a game writer
2016-04-25 18:30 - 21:30 | Ascribe Gmbh, Wichertstr. 17, Berlin, 10439, Germany
A special event from our Technical Writers meetup in Berlin…
In this session we will learn from others who write documentation that aims to inform and help readers follow a process.
In this session, computer and board game writers, who create instructions and documents to immerse players in worlds that need to flow, be balanced, work within a rules system, and be enjoyable.
Speakers:
Jason Durall
Computer game writer by day at Bigpoint GmbH, responsible for Drakensang Online.
In his spare time has written RPG games and supplements including: Conan, Basic Role Playing, Cubicle 7, Achtung! Cthulhu and more.
http://www.meetup.com/Write-The-Docs-Berlin/events/230286453/

April Mini Game Jam – A MAZE. Edition
2016-04-23 12:00 - 22:30 | co.up, Adalbertstraße 8, Berlin, 10999, Germany
Welcome to the April Mini Game Jam, A MAZE. / Berlin 2016 edition. The game jam is free to participate/attend. No A MAZE. ticket needed.
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!
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.
Schedule:
12:00 Doors open (5th floor), write nametags, get to know people
12:20 Vote on themes via vote.berlinminijam.de
12:40 Info speech & theme announcement
13:00 Jam Starts, 3rd floor opens
21:00 End presentations start (3rd floor)
22:00 Socialize & play games
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 no participation fee thanks to co.up coworking. You can return their kindness by buying some of their 2€ drinks.
We have a Facebook group too, by the way: Berlin Game Developers Meet-Up.
How to get in:

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.

Come Together – Let's Celebrate Local Multiplayer Games
2016-04-22 16:00 - 2016-04-24 20:00 | Alte Feuerwache, Marchlewskistr. 6, Berlin, 10243, Germany
“Come Together – Let’s Celebrate Local Multiplayer Games” is a free exhibition featuring a selection of videogames that are meant to be experienced together with other people, in the same physical space.
Each of the six stations in the Kulturhaus Alte Feuerwache Friedrichshain (located across the street from the Compuerspielemuseum) features two playable games dedicated to a specific aspect of the genre. New games by independent developers made in the last couple of years (including titles not yet available to the public) are presented next to older titles that can be enjoyed using original retro systems.
Opening times:
• Friday April 22nd >>> 16:00-late (opening party with music and drinks from 8pm)
• Saturday April 23rd >>> 10:00-22:00
• Sunday April 24th >>> 10:00-20:00
Bring some friends!
The exhibition takes place as part of the Gamefest at Computerspielemuseum from April 22nd to April 24th, 2016. The Gamefest is organized by the Computerspielemuseum in cooperation with the Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur and the Kulturhaus Alte Feuerwache Friedrichshain under the International Games Week Berlin umbrella and supported by Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg.
The exhibition is curated by We Love Old Games (Philipp Frei und Mascha Tobe) and Localmultiplayer.com (Lorenzo Pilia).

Die Event-Ausstellung „Come Together – Let’s celebrate Local Multiplayer Games“ hat sich ganz dem spielerischen Miteinander verschrieben.
Jede der sechs Stationen, die im Kulturhaus Alte Feuerwache Friedrichshain auf spielfreudiges und neugieriges Publikum warten, widmet sich einem speziellen Aspekt des Genres und zieht in einer Gegenüberstellung ebenso einen historischen Vergleich.
Ob skurrile Konzepte, ästhetisch Außergewöhnliches oder klassische Gameplays in individuellen Interpretationen – anhand von zwölf spielbaren Titeln präsentiert sich dem Besucher eine bunte Palette aus der Welt der Local Multiplayer zwischen Retro- Schätzen und dem frisch entwickelten State of the Art!
Die Ausstellung findet im Rahmen des Gamefest am Computerspielemuseum vom 22.4.-24.4.2016 statt. Das Gamefest wird vom Computerspielemuseum in Kooperation mit der Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur und dem Kulturhaus Alte Feuerwache Friedrichshain im Rahmen der International Games Week Berlin veranstaltet und vom Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg unterstützt.
Die Ausstellung ist kostenfrei! Bringt eure Freunde mit und genießt das Set-Up ;-)
Öffnungszeiten:
Freitag 16 – open end (Live-Musik / Bar / Vernissage ab 20 Uhr)
Samstag: 10 – 20 Uhr
Sonntag: 10 – 20 Uhr
Kuratiert wurde die Ausstellung von We Love Old Games (Philipp Frei und Mascha Tobe) und Localmultiplayer.com (Lorenzo Pilia)

Researching Games 2016
2016-04-22 14:00 - 2016-04-23 17:00 | HTW Berlin Campus Wilhelminenhof, Wilhelminenhofstraße 75A, Berlin, 12459, Germany
„researching games“ vereint 2016 gleich zwei Veranstaltungen unter einem Dach: das seit 2011 bekannte BarCamp und – neu – ein Experimental DevCamp.
Beide Veranstaltungen finden zur gleichen Zeit am gleichen Ort statt und sind durchlässig – wer zum BarCamp kommt, darf auch das Experimental DevCamp besuchen, und umgekehrt. Aus diesem Grund gibt es auch ein gemeinsames Ticket.

Gamefest am Computerspielemuseum 2016
2016-04-22 - 2016-04-25 | Computerspielemuseum, Karl-Marx-Allee 93a, Berlin, 10243, Germany
The Gamefest at Computerspielemuseum has become a noticeable tradition. Therefore we invite you to exciting and funny events worth knowing. This year’s Gamefest takes places from April 22 to April 24 in the framework of International Games Week Berlin.
The Gamefest 2016 is arranged by Computerspielemuseum in cooperation with Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur and Kulturhaus Alte Feuerwache Friedrichshain in the framework of International Games Week Berlin and supported by Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg.

Das Gamefest am Computerspielemuseum ist zu einer guten Tradition geworden. So werden wir auch in diesem Jahr vom 22. April bis zum 24. April im Rahmen der International Games Week Berlin wieder zu spannenden, lustigen und wissenswerten Veranstaltungen einladen!
Das Gamefest 2016 wird vom Computerspielemuseum in Kooperation mit der Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur und dem Kulturhaus Alte Feuerwache Friedrichshain im Rahmen der International Games Week Berlin veranstaltet und vom Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg unterstützt.

A MAZE. / Berlin 2016
2016-04-20 - 2016-04-24 | Urban Spree, Revaler Straße 99, Berlin, 10245, Germany
5th International Independent Videogames Festival in Berlin.
A MAZE. / Berlin brings together international independent game developers, digital creatives and game enthusiast in Berlin. A MAZE. / Berlin is also a public festival with an mind-blowing music lineup, an hand selected exhibition of videogames, virtual reality experiences and interactive installations.
A MAZE. / Berlin is an unique and cultural investigating international platform for games and playful media 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.
A MAZE. / Berlin represents games beyond the mainstream and celebrates the art-form and not the product.

Apps World Germany
2016-04-20 - 2016-04-22 | CityCube, Messedamm 26, Berlin, 14055, Germany
Activating Europe’s next generation of mobile technology
The 2nd Annual Apps World Germany is the main meeting place for the growing European developer community, new and exciting start-ups and the most innovative mobile first brands, to discuss the hottest and most current topics within the mobile and app space in the region. Join in the region’s leading brands and individuals in discussing the future of this ever-evolving ecosystem.

International Games Week Berlin 2016
2016-04-18 - 2016-04-25 | Various Venues, Berlin, Germany
The INTERNATIONAL GAMES WEEK BERLIN from April 18–24, 2016, is the leading cross-industry communication and networking platform for games business, development and culture in Europe. With seven days full of events it is Germany’s second largest games event. In 2015, more than 12.000 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 (about 10.000 in 2014, about 6.000 in 2013).
The INTERNATIONAL GAMES WEEK BERLIN 2016 connects a variety of events, including the games business and development conference Quo Vadis, the independent video games festival A MAZE. / Berlin,Gamefest at the Computerspielemuseum, the big screen local multiplayer party, GAME <3 CINEMA,Womenize! Tech, Digital Business and Media, Matchmaking Dinner, and many more.
The INTERNATIONAL GAMES WEEK BERLIN is founded and managed by Booster Space. It follows in the footsteps of the DGT – Deutsche Gamestage – an event initiated by the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg in Berlin in 2007. Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg supports many of the individual events.

Quo Vadis 2016
2016-04-18 - 2016-04-21 | Station Berlin, Luckenwalder Str. 4-6, Berlin, 10963, Germany
True to the meaning of the conference’s Latin name, Quo Vadis – “Where are you going?”, the conference is a platform for debate on the development of the games industry as a whole, on future trends and challenges. Quo Vadis has established itself as the most important international game developers’ conference in Germany, and is Europe’s hot spot for games professionals. The event has been held in Berlin since 2007 and drew more than 3,000 visitors in 2015. 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 concurrent INTERNATIONAL GAMES WEEK BERLIN. Quo Vadis is organized by Aruba Events GmbH.

★ ąяţǥąʍ€$ 006 ★
2016-04-11 19:30 - 23:00 | Spektrum, Bürknerstraße 12, Berlin, 12047, Germany
ąяţǥąʍ€$ is a community of artists using game technology &/or game design to create artistic &/or non-commercial works.
Absolutely everybody is welcome, all levels of experience and all walks of life!!! – So long as you RSVP ;^)
ąяţǥąʍ€$ practices the Safe Space Policy, more information below.

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★ AGENDA ★
• 7:30 – [Talks/Presentations/Questions/Open Mic] *YOUR NAME HERE!*

Once again, short presentations about all things art and games. Working on something? Show us. Want to talk about specific themes or ideas related to interactive art? Lets do that. Everything and anything, go crazy.
• 9:30 onwards – General Discussion
Great music & drinks & people & all things art games.
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Presentations must be planned in advance (so we can cut it off at 9:30 and have time for socialising)
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★ ąяţǥąʍ€$ ★ = SAFE SPACE POLICY
This group is dedicated to providing a harassment-free social experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, religion or game preferences. We do not tolerate harassment of participants in any form. Anyone violating these rules will be expelled from the venue at the discretion of the organisers.
Harassment includes verbal comments that reinforce social structures of domination related to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, religion, sexual images in public spaces, deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of talks or games, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention. Participants asked to stop any harassing behaviour are expected to comply immediately.
If a participant engages in harassing behaviour, the organisers may take any action they deem appropriate, including warning the offender or expulsion from the venue. If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact an organiser immediately.
We are dedicated to to help participants contact security or police, provide escorts, or otherwise assist those experiencing harassment to feel safe for the duration of the event. We value your attendance.
We expect participants to follow these rules at all our venues and social events.

Urban Larp Jam
2016-04-10 12:00 - 18:00 | Hidden Institute studio, Weigandufer 28, Berlin, Berlin, 12059, Germany
Play outside the box!
At the Urban Larp Jam we bring larp – „live action role-play“ to the streets.
If Urban Play, (nordic) Live Action Role Play, Street games or Urban Performance makes your fingers tingle, then take your gaming skills to the streets of Neukölln where we will develop new urban mini larps.
Urban Larp Jam welcomes game designers, urbanists, live-action-role players, artists, dancers, penguins – and you, who have a keen interest in play or the city.
Themes to be played are inspired by The Other Life Project : Encounter Strangers, Identity Lost and The Desirable Life.
The Other Life is a performance that takes place at the Hidden Institute the 9th of April.
( event: http://bit.ly/1o4cgzp )
You DO NOT have to attend the performance to take part in the Urban Larp Jam- but we recommend you do- just because it is a great experience in itself!
The Urban Larp Jam will take place outside – please dress accordingly.
The event is set up by Nina Westerdahl, architect/ artist of zURBS and of the Hidden Institute.

The Other Life project
2016-04-09 19:00 - 23:00 | Hidden Institute studio, Weigandufer 28, Berlin, Berlin, 12059, Germany
Can you imagine what it would be like to be another version of yourself? If you were to invite yourself to be someone new for a day, what would you be? How would you like to see, taste, touch, talk, interact? If you could leave some part of yourself behind during that day, what would that be? What would allow you to be free to explore new ways of experiencing, thinking and interacting?
The Other Life is an opportunity to experience the world around you and relate to other people unbiased by what you consider to be true, real or important. The Other Life allows you to explore yourself, your perceptions of the world and the ways you interact with others in a space with strangers, that are searching, exploring and challenging themselves just the way you are.
You don’t have to be yourself and neither does anybody else. We invite you to leave your prejudices behind and enter the event with an open mind and with faith in the people around you.
– Be honest. Also to yourself. Ask what you want of people, but accept that the answer might be a no.
– Allow things to be important. Be they physical objects, other people or situations.
Before entering The Other Life you will be guided to find a new name, to find some part of yourself that you want to leave behind for the duration of the event and to write an invitation to yourself where you reflect on how you want to behave or what you want to explore.
Sign up by mail to nw@hidden-institute.org

The Brain 2 – Robo Lab
2016-04-08 18:00 - 2016-04-18 18:00 | Institut Français Berlin, Kurfürstendamm 211, Berlin, 10719, Germany
The Brain 2 – Robo Lab is a temporary creative work and exchange hub in Berlin for computer scientists, engineers, game creators, digital artists, and forward thinkers initiated and funded by the Polnisches Institut Berlin and the Institut français Deutschland in partnership with A MAZE..
In ten days, April 8 – 18, 2016, the three selected artists Jakub Koziol (Poland), Leon Denise (France) and Robin Baumgarten (Germany) are invited to work together on a breath taking installation, which will be presented playable at the A MAZE. / Berlin – 5th International Independent Videogames Festival on April 20 – 23, 2016 at Urban Spree.
Vernissage on Thursday April 8, 2016, 19:00 at Institut français Berlin, Kurfürstendamm 211, 10719 Berlin
Introduction of this years objective and welcoming of the artists:
Leon Denise (FR) – http://giphy.com/leondenise
Jakub Koziol (PL) – http://jakubkoziol.com/
Robin Baumgarten (DE) – http://aipanic.com/
The Robo Lab will be hosted at the gallery of the Institut français Berlin and will transform to a place of creation, experimenting and sharing. With our regular evening program with talks, panels and status presentations we like to open up a discourse about our new life period with robots by including the public.
Thanks to H&S Roboter.
Curated by Thorsten S. Wiedemann, director of A MAZE.. the curatorial guideline for the installation is to build a system of playful interaction between robots and humans. A setting that blends during playing the bounderies of artificial intelligence and human behaviour.
The keywords games, robotic sensing, artificial intelligence, human machine interaction and poetry.
www.thebrainrobolab.tumblr.com

Talk & Play #18
2016-04-05 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.com is mandatory to attend the talks, due to limited seating capacity. Registrations will open on Tuesday, March 22nd at 2pm CET (Berlin time). Please note that registration won’t be required to attend the event from 9pm for the game showcase part.

HOW IT WORKS
The event is structured in two parts:
— TALK: A series of short game-related presentations
— 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 TALKS
Let’s continue with the new format introduced in February: 5 minutes for each presentation, and this time with no questions – if you want to ask a question to the speakers just go talk to them! ;)

Social fiction games by Christiane Hütter
How to play(test) complex future societies?
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Christiane Hütter/Frau Hue is berlin based artist and designs games worldwide with Invisible Playground or the Society for Cultural Optimism. She is breeding an egg. futurewithplay.de // invisibleplayground.com // culturaloptimism.org // @aergernistin

A Super-quick How-not-to on Press Releases by Julian Dasgupta
A non-award-winning presentation containing all the tidbits you never wanted or needed to know about an seemingly outdated concept.
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Julian has been a professional smartypants pretty much since the beginning of time and also knows a thing or ten about PR, project management, and the Oxford comma. dippy-weasel.com // @spunior

Adventures in Game Localization by Marianna Sacra
Marianna will be talking about the challenges that come with translating a video game.
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Marianna is an English-into-German game localization veteran currently based in Berlin and soon-to-be Bostonian. 1uptranslations.com // @MariannaSacra

Team Commitment in a Wolf Pack by Viktor Pekar
5 years in software industry vs. 5 months in game development: The talk shows a comparison of learnings about commitment in teams.
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Viktor Pekar. Ex-Scientist. Lazy Programmer. Amateur Pilot. Currently Game Producer at Awesome Prototype. indiedb.com/games/hunt-game // @vikpek // @hunt_thegame

THE GAMES

Here’s the list of confirmed games that will be shown during the second part of the evening:
— 3030 Deathwar Redux by Bird In Sky & Crunchy Leaf Games
— 3Souls by Red Column
— Card Thief by Tinytouchtales
— Coregrounds by Mario Kaiser
— Death Trash by Stephan Hövelbrinks
— Dyo by Team Dyo
— Hasty Melons by Minitrope
— Make More! by Bad Crane
— Mixdown by Mixdown
— Of Carrots And Blood by Trite Games
— Ohrwurm – the musical trainer by Aidas Bendoraitis
— One Show Only by Tristan Dahl
— Orbit by NeonChameleon
— Path to the Sky by dekdev
— Replaced by Team Replaced
— SANDBOXDAYDREAM by Gero Doll
— ShortbowVR by Matthias Zarzecki
— Starfallen by What Games
— Temple of Cerberus by Pixeltastic
— The Solus Project by Teotl Studios
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 9pm.

AGENDA
— 19:00 Doors: come early to get one of the best seats
— 19:30 Talks
— 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.
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.

Agile Game Lab # 14
2016-04-05 19:00 - 22:00 | Wooga, Saarbrücker Straße 38, Berlin, 10405, Germany
AgileGameLab #14 explores the feel of flow
This edition of the AgileGameLab has a focus on how games can support the stade of “Flow” in creative work. Being in a “Flow” you and your team are completely absorbed by what you’re doing. So bring a game to our test drive that you think might help a group to “feel the flow”. You have no idea what to bring? Check our links below. Or just bring something else you like play even if it’s not about flow – the more choices we have the better for everybody.
Agile Game Lab is your test drive to play games in business
The Agile Game Lab is a test drive for serious games. This open space 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 bring agile people and game developers together to have an evening full of creativity and fun.
Games to solve serious challenges
We are convinced that 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. That’s why games are a very important element of the learning environments we create.
Bring a game! No superpowers but an open mind is required!
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. There are slots of about 50 minutes for each game. If you need more time, you can play two slots in a row.
Feel free to announce with a post what you like to play
You want to get feedback for your game idea? Just post it as a comment in this meetup or on http://agalab.ideascale.com/.
Resources to get inspired
You need some inspiration?
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
Spread the word, and promote our community
Follow us on twitter: https://twitter.com/podojo
Tweet about us using the #AGALAB tag.
Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AgileGameLab.
Stefan Haas and Jens Otto Lange from #PoDojo
are looking forward to meeting you

67GameJam / Berlin
2016-04-01 20:00 - 2016-04-03 23:00 | co.up, Adalbertstraße 8, Berlin, 10999, Germany
You want a game designer challenge?
Here you go: Lets create educational games for kids in South Africa!
We will start on Friday (1.April) at 8pm at co.up with a short intro – until midnight we build teams and ideas and afterwards it is up to us if we stay in the location the whole weekend or spread out to jam at our cosy homes.
This game jam is part of the international 67games and the 67GameJam
“The 67gameJam is a game jam centered around the #67games mission. This is an opportunity for the 67games squad (game designers, developers and artists) who have pledged (and yet to pledge) to come together in their respective locations and start exploring a game theme of their choice. Ultimately, we hope that at the end of the jam, each team will have a prototype to showcase to other squad members. Remember, this is for the kids. It should be children friendly and educational. We have no hard limits other than those two.
The 67gamesJam will be taking place from 1-3 April 2016. We hope that the squad will have a lot of fun over this weekend. We also hope for something more, we hope that squad members will come together and use their talents and creativity to make games that will truly serve as a medium for learning.
As stated in our mission: we believe that well curated games can be used as complementary learning tools. We have made a commitment to collect 67 educational games that will be distributed to under-resourced primary schools around South Africa. Please note that all the games will be under the creative commons license, making them open source.
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We will not dare to forget the 67games squad members who are unable to access the physical locations. You’re welcome to work wherever you are, join in the hype by tweeting to us, the hashtag is #67games.Everyone else participating is encouraged to engage us in the virtual world, #67games.
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Nice to know: We have physical locations in South Africa:CPT & JHB, Nigeria, Zambia, Canada and Germany.We will share more on this through our hosts.
Happy Jamming!

March Mini Game Jam
2016-03-26 12:00 - 22:30 | co.up, Adalbertstraße 8, Berlin, 10999, Germany
