playARK games festival Saturday 7th July 1pm-6pm CHAPTER ARTS CENTRE CARDIFF Free
playARK are back this year with The Alternative Games; a festival that twists your expectations of games and doesn’t require the wearing of lycra. (Unless you really want to) playARK’s unusual games swap the running track for the streets, the baton for the mobile phone and the bike for the spacehopper making every space in the city your very own playground.
playARK will be host to a superabundance of games from around the world created by some of the best and innovative game makers. There will be games suitable for the die hard street gamer right through to the first timer who just wants to find out what it’s all about. There will also be a number of games that the whole family can play.
Festival highlights include 'Blow Football' an exciting augmented reality football game from Make and See and of course there will be some old favourites; Human Bingo, Unparking the Parcel and Search & Replace. playARK will be joined once again by the guys from Rules of Play who will providing you with a selection box of board games for you to play when you are resting. The HEADLINE game this year comes from Wall Four, who are fresh from the SXSW festival, with their amazing mass multiplayer game RENGA. RENGA is the world’s first 100 player co-operative laser game that interacts directly with the cinema screen. Players must work together towards achieving a collective victory. Definitely something not to be missed. RENGA kicks off the festival at 1pm - free tickets will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
Keep an eye on playARK's website for exciting announcements about the festival programme: www.playARK.co.uk