Events

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.

May 2009

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

Monday 1st

• Hide&Speak makers session in London, England

Hide&Seek hosts an evening of discussion about making pervasive games. This is a chance for makers and potential makers of pervasive games to talk about what works, what doesn't, how to get people playing, how to stop them from being run over, where to buy cheap ribbon or sports bibs, and anything else related to making and running pervasive games.

Speakers include Alex Fleetwood, Gethan Dick, Holly Gramazio, James Wallis, Manar Hussain and Simon Katan.

Book a place at http://hideandspeak.eventbrite.com/

Wednesday 3rd

• Sandpit #12: Interactive Storytelling in London, England

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 5th

• CryptoZoo Night Chase in San Francisco

Follow mysterious tracks through city streets and gardens on 1-mile chase of the nocturnal cryptids. The trail will lead you to a secret meeting spot, where we'll see if we can lure a few more species out for 1-block chases in the secret heart of the cryptid city...

Sunday 7th

• CryptoZoo Sneak Preview in San Francisco

Before the game's official launch in New York later in the month.

Friday 12th - Sunday 14th

• Come Out And Play 2009 in New York

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

• Sandpit #13: Playtesting, Playtesting in London, England

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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