Events

From Ludocity

This is a calendar of upcoming pervasive games around the world - both individual games, and larger, organised events. If you're planning to run a game in your area, in whatever context, you're welcome to add it to the list with a date, time and location. (If you want some advice for running your own gaming event, we've got a Sandpit howto and a smaller event howto.)

If you want to keep up to date, there's an RSS feed of this page's updates. There's also an archive of past events, if you want to see what you've missed.

April 2009

Thursday 30th

  • Hurt Playtest in Bristol, England
They have come looking for you and they know the truth. Hurt is an escape game. Can you get out?
More information on the Simon Games website

May 2009

Saturday 2nd

The Sandpit is at the BFI Southbank, with a theme of Bond, James Bond. Games will include Bond Multitouch, QNTMFSLC, Surveillance, Watch Your Back, For Your Ears Only, Earpiece, I’ve Been Expecting You, Propery of a Traitor and Lose the Tail.
Games run from 6:30pm to 10:00pm, and the event is free.

Saturday 9th

An afternoon of play and picnics in the Curzon Street area of Birmingham including Lumenatio, The Lost Sport, Bocce Drift, Human Snake and others.
Full details on this blog post
.pdf of programme and map downloadable from here.
organised by BARG

Thursday 14th

  • Hurt in Bristol, England
14th May is a big night for simons', Hurt our new street game is being premiered at Mayfest in Bristol but we are also launching a new game managment engine that drives Hurt and enables players to share their game experience with their friends through their online social network.
More information on the Simon Games website

Saturday 23rd

  • BOGFest in Brighton, England
BOGFest is Brighton's first outdoors games festival.
http://www.locomatrix.com/bogfestmain.html

Saturday 30th

  • CityChase Portugal in Lisbon, Portugal
The City Chase is a unique urban adventure that requires participants to exhibit teamwork, resourcefulness, determination and the ability to make decisions on the fly as they search for ChasePoints scattered in unknown locations throughout the city.
http://www.citychaseportugal.com/main.htm

June 2009

Wednesday 3rd

The Sandpit is at the Soho Theatre, focusing on interactive storytelling and including a day-long workshop. Games are still being scheduled; if you have a game you'd like to run, contact hello@hideandseekfest.co.uk.

Friday 12th - Sunday 14th

Come Out & Play is happy to announce that we're turning New York City into a playground yet again! The festival will run from June 12-14. The Tank, a wonderful non-profit arts space, will play host and serve as our central headquarters. This gives all Come Out & Players easy access to nearly every subway line, Times Square, Hudson River piers and pedestrian greenways along the West Side Highway, and of course Manhattan's crown jewel - Central Park. We're going to have such a great time!
The festival is accepting game submissions until April 19.
http://www.comeoutandplay.org

Wednesday 24th

The Sandpit is on the Clore Ballroom at the Royal Festival Hall, playtesting new games. If you have a game you'd like to try out, contact hello@hideandseekfest.co.uk.

July 2009

Friday 31st July - Sunday 2nd August

  • Southbank Sandpit in London, England
A weekend-long Sandpit event in and around the Southbank area. Games will be scheduled from those that have already been playtested and proven. If you want your game to feature in the weekend's play, you'll need to have run it at an earlier Sandpit (or other pervasive gaming) event. Contact hello@hideandseekfest.co.uk to discuss possible games.

Annual festivals

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