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Wednesday, May 8
 

18:00 CEST

A MAZE. / Exhibition
Artistic and experimental games are often off the mainstream and allow for different experiences with forward-thinking and playful views, often not for entertainment only. Technology is used as playground for artistic expression and innovative interaction with audiences interested in critical reflection and meaningful interaction. Discover different experiences, local multiplayer games, interactive installations and many more of this versatile art-form.
Wednesday May 8, 2024 18:00 - 23:30 CEST
SG Betonhalle
  Exhibition

18:00 CEST

Doors are open!
Welcome everyone !!!!

Doors are open to A MAZE. / Berlin 2024. Check-in and get a first glimpse of what to expect the next 3,5 days.
Wednesday May 8, 2024 18:00 - 23:30 CEST
Silent Green (Betonhalle, Garden, Kuppelhalle, Ateliers, Transmediale Studio Gerichtstr. 35, Berlin
  Hugging and Welcome.

18:00 CEST

Singing Rainbow
A collaborative multiplayer dome game created by A MAZE. and Katpatat Collective.

This work is inspired by crowd games. This audio-reactive playful art piece brings people together to sing along different notes. The more you sync with the sound pattern the more bright and dense you paint colors to the dome and move the clouds above away. The game has 7 levels as a rainbow has colors. The rainbow symbolizes ethnic and racial diversity, to express LGBTQ identity and pride, also it is a symbol for happiness, feelings of togetherness, hope, and good fortune. This interactive artwork is designed by Thorsten S. Wiedemann and developed by Titouan Millet and Lisa Mantel, thanks to the head start of Zuraida Buter.

This installation will run at the Kuppelhalle throughout the festival. Between sessions, A MAZE. visitors will be able to take the microphone and experiment with the artwork projected on the dome ceiling of the Kuppelhalle. Gather people around (or fly solo), lie down and hum, sing or do poetic readings and enjoy the mesmerising visions.
Wednesday May 8, 2024 18:00 - 23:30 CEST
SG Kuppelhalle Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Interactive

19:30 CEST

Prelude with Classic Music
Let's start it easy with strings.
Artists
PP
TF

Wednesday May 8, 2024 19:30 - 20:10 CEST
SG Betonhalle Stage Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Concert

20:10 CEST

Opening Speech - Festival Director
Our founder and artistic director of A MAZE. welcomes you to A MAZE. / Berlin 2024
Artists
avatar for Thorsten S Wiedemann

Thorsten S Wiedemann

A MAZE.
Thorsten S. Wiedemann is founder and director of A MAZE.. He produces and curates under this international label festivals, exhibitions and workshops on the intersection of games, games culture, digital arts and playful media. With "A MAZE. / Berlin" and "A MAZE. / Johannesburg" he... Read More →

Wednesday May 8, 2024 20:10 - 20:40 CEST
SG Betonhalle Stage Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Special

20:45 CEST

Future Dance of Nostalgia
Through the research on work songs in which singing/chanting helps choreograph the repetitive manual labour, the artist tries to trace out how our moving bodies used to cooperate in the extinct activities of production. From here she questions: how do we preserve the body movements and restore our moving bodies as the living archives? Can we restore it on this body of you and me, now and here?

Future Dance of Nostalgia is a dancing game which invites audience to perform the choreography that extracts and abstracts the movements found in the pre-industrial, heavy physical labour, and work songs. Motion tracking technology allows the body movements to be quantified, measured, and evaluated. Historical archives of work songs provide the inspiration for the music that renders the old tales and melodies into clubbing beats that lead the dance.

Through ethnographic research into work songs and the moving body, the project draws much needed attention to alternative historical archives of our times. The gaming technology, visual, and music, bring people closer to the past through a tangible and modern experience. The work also brings fun and togetherness to audience through public participatory dance sessions and interactive gameplay.
Artists
avatar for Ludmila Rodrigues

Ludmila Rodrigues

Ludmila Rodrigues (she/her) creates dialogues for bodies. She is an artist, spatial designer, teacher and occasional performer bridging perception, ritual and architecture. By combining commission-based works and self-initiated projects, she investigates the entanglement of human... Read More →
avatar for Kexin Hao

Kexin Hao

Kexin Hao (CN, 1993) is a performance artist and graphic designer born in Beijing and based in The Netherlands. Her practice is a marriage of design and performance. Kexin likes to challenge the boundaries between art and non-art spaces. She thinks beyond the disciplines of design... Read More →

Wednesday May 8, 2024 20:45 - 21:00 CEST
SG Betonhalle Stage Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Performance

21:00 CEST

Igor Simic & Shane Berry
Music from the original soundtrack of Demagog Studio games Golf Club: Wasteland, The Cub, Highwater, and more. The performance features a DJ set by the creators.
Artists
avatar for Igor Simic

Igor Simic

Demagog Studio
SB


Wednesday May 8, 2024 21:00 - 22:30 CEST
SG Betonhalle Stage Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Performance

22:00 CEST

Panke Exhibition
Wednesday May 8, 2024 22:00 - Thursday May 9, 2024 02:00 CEST
Panke Culture
  Exhibition

22:00 CEST

A MAZE. Opening Party
The opening continues after an amazing opening at Silent Green with more Games and Music until minimum 2am at Panke Culture.

Games:
O by Team O
Line Wobbler by Robin Baumgarten
Glow Golf by Alex Johansson
Realstic Kissing Simulator by Jimmy Andrews and Loren Schmidt
Edgar Rice Journey by Douglas Wilson

Music:
Chris Hurf (dj)
SynthPopTroubadour (live)
DJ Scotch Egg (tbc)
Kappa Cat (dj)
Wednesday May 8, 2024 22:00 - Thursday May 9, 2024 02:00 CEST
Panke Culture
  Party
 
Thursday, May 9
 

09:30 CEST

Breakfast Club with Thorsten and Zuraida
Thorsten (A MAZE. Founder & Artistic Director) and Zuraida (A MAZE, Program Curator) are welcoming you in the Betonhalle and welcoming you to the start of the festival program while they're chatting away on stage about nothing and everything.
The actual program will start at 10:00 but we love to see you drop by, say hi, get acclimated to people, events and your surroundings.
Artists
avatar for Zuraida Buter

Zuraida Buter

zo-ii / A MAZE
avatar for Thorsten S Wiedemann

Thorsten S Wiedemann

A MAZE.
Thorsten S. Wiedemann is founder and director of A MAZE.. He produces and curates under this international label festivals, exhibitions and workshops on the intersection of games, games culture, digital arts and playful media. With "A MAZE. / Berlin" and "A MAZE. / Johannesburg" he... Read More →

Thursday May 9, 2024 09:30 - 10:00 CEST
SG Betonhalle Stage Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Conversation

10:00 CEST

Welcome & Opening
Official welcome, introductions and housekeeping notes 
Thursday May 9, 2024 10:00 - 10:15 CEST
SG Betonhalle Stage Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Talk

10:00 CEST

A MAZE. Bazaar: 5th International Arthouse Games Market
TICKETS
The A MAZE. Bazaar - 5. International Arthouse Games Market is a business module of A MAZE. Connect. It got awarded as part of the Innovative Formats 2024 competition of the Berlin Senate Department for Economic Affairs, Energy and Enterprises and is the only and first market for arthouse games, independent games and playful media productions which gives authors and digital artists the opportunity to meet with publishers, funding institutions, art institutions and collaborators. Our goal is to bring culture and games industry closer together.
The marketplace will be open on Thursday 9th and Friday, 10th of May from 10:00-16:00 CEST at Silent Green, Mars Restaurant and Cubus.

Line up before official meeting times: (but of course make your dates as you want)

  • 10:30 - 11:00 WINGS and How to Pitch a Games Fund (by Astrid Refstrup)
    In this talk you will get a short introduction to WINGS and how and why we operate the way we do. We will also share some best practice on pitching WINGS and gamefunds in general.
  • 11:15 - 11:45 Kreativ-Transfer – the funding programme for international networking activities (by Sophia Herzog)
    Kreativ-Transfer funds professionals in the fields of games, visual arts and performing arts in establishing and expanding their international networks to improve their visibility on the international market.
    During the talk professionals in the field of games will receive an overview of activities and open calls that are organised by and with Kreativ-Transfer. In addition, you will have the chance to meet grantees of Kreativ-Transfer who will share their experiences with the funding programme, and there will be space for questions and comments at the end of the presentation.
  • 12:00 - 12:30 The Rabbit hops again (by Julianne Becker)
    Quick review of Europe's first funded games residency (focused on indie devs), and first info about the November 2024 edition - eager bunnies can ask me anything. I will tell some nice stories, show the importance of supporting indie devs and bringing them together in a diverse and inspiring, if not surprisng, atmosphere in Brandenburg. I will also showcase the amazing participants we have hosted so far!  

We are the annual marketplace where game creators, digital artists, virtual worldbuilders can either connect to publishers and labels or funding institutions, festivals and curators, but also finding new opportunities in working on theater- or museums projects. Our major goal is to create a sustainable environment for playful media creators, and game studios to get their works properly produced, released and exhibited.

Thanks for the cooperation with MeetToMatch. Additional Bazaar ticket for only 45€. LINK.
Artists
avatar for Sophia Herzog

Sophia Herzog

project coordinator games, German Dance Association (Dachverband Tanz Deutschland)
Sophia is project coordinator with focus games in the funding programme Kreativ-Transfer.Kreativ-Transfer is a programme in the fields of games, visual arts and performing arts and supports german-based creatives in establishing and expanding their international network and improving... Read More →
avatar for Astrid Refstrup

Astrid Refstrup

Developer Relations & Business Developement, WINGS
Developer Relations & Business Development at WINGS, supporting their portfolio studios and looking for new games by female and gender minority leads. Parttime law student. She was previously the CEO and Founder of Triple Topping Games, Advisor to Kowloon Nights, and served on the... Read More →
avatar for Julianne Becker

Julianne Becker

Julianne Becker, co-founder Managing Director of Coconat and initiator of The Rabbit, came from the US to rural Brandenburg. She is a trained artist, filmmaker, communications expert, creative entrepreneur, & more. She lives the Coconat purpose: Inviting. Inspiring. Inventing sustainable... Read More →


Thursday May 9, 2024 10:00 - 16:00 CEST
MARS | Küche & Bar Gerichtstraße 35, Seiteneingang, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Business and Networking, Meetings

10:00 CEST

A MAZE. / Exhibition
Artistic and experimental games are often off the mainstream and allow for different experiences with forward-thinking and playful views, often not for entertainment only. Technology is used as playground for artistic expression and innovative interaction with audiences interested in critical reflection and meaningful interaction. Discover different experiences, local multiplayer games, interactive installations and many more of this versatile art-form.

Open from 10:00 for Festival pass holders and single day ticket holders
Open from 18:00 for One Night A MAZE ticket holders as well.
Thursday May 9, 2024 10:00 - 23:00 CEST
SG Betonhalle
  Exhibition

10:15 CEST

Playing with Touch and Intimacy
Claire Kwong will talk about developing and exhibiting games which make players move and touch. How do we handle touch in our society? How can we design games that let people explore and transgress these cultural norms?
Artists
avatar for Claire Kwong

Claire Kwong

Claire Kwong (she/her) connects art and technology to make people move. She creates immersive environments using projection and motion capture. Her games encourage people to move, communicate, and touch. Claire aims to dramatize her own experiences and challenge social boundaries... Read More →

Thursday May 9, 2024 10:15 - 10:45 CEST
SG Betonhalle Stage Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Talk

10:30 CEST

Beyond pixels: Women in games-Crafting Experiences, Shaping Worlds
A thought-provoking panel discussion hosted by Kickstarter focuses on women game creators, their stories, and, potentially, the future of gaming. From decoding the exhaustion gap to unveiling the potential of so-called feminine-focused game design, 
The panel aims to discuss breaking barriers and shaping the future of the gaming industry. Exploring digital realms and real-world impact, we will examine how the gender game narrative has evolved over the years and how we can improve further.
Moderators
avatar for Elina Roinioti

Elina Roinioti

Games Outreach, Kickstarter
Elina Roinioti is a Games Outreach for Kickstarter in Europe and an Assistant Professor at the Department of Performing and Digital Arts at the Fine Arts School of the University of Peloponnese in Greece. Her involvement with Kickstarter began in 2020, coinciding with the platform's... Read More →

Artists
avatar for Bertine van Hövell

Bertine van Hövell

Bertine van Hövell (she/her) began making games in 2006 and never stopped. Nowadays she works as a freelance game designer and writer for very large companies as well as tiny one-person indies. She is also creating a new indie title set in a fantastical world where high tension noir... Read More →
avatar for Mafalda Duarte

Mafalda Duarte

Mafalda is the Studio director and producer at Telescope Game Studios, a multicultural Potsdam-based team, bringing the game Last Whale Singer: Rise of the Leviathan to life.She supports Women in Games as the Ambassador Coordinator, is one of Game Dev Lisbon’s founders, and is the... Read More →
avatar for Sofia Saa

Sofia Saa

Institut Français Deutschland / Ambassade de France
As head of the office for cinema, audiovisual, video games and digital creation at Institut français Germany, Sofia Saa (she/her) is committed to supporting and promoting the visibility of women, particularly in the video game and XR industries. The WOMEN MAKING GAMES program, created... Read More →

Thursday May 9, 2024 10:30 - 11:30 CEST
SG Kuppelhalle Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Conversation

10:30 CEST

cables.gl workshop: a beginner's introduction to building WebGL experiences without coding
cables.gl is a graphical, web-based programming environment that allows the creation of 3D, 2D, and HTML/CSS content directly and without programming knowledge. Thanks to its node-based user interface, designers, artists, and developers alike can intuitively and quickly create interactive, audiovisual content for the web. cables provides operators/nodes ranging from 3D shapes and materials to sensors, logic, and audio. The result is an exported, static website that can run immediately on any web server or standalone installation using many technologies such as Smartphones, MIDI, game controllers, and cameras, as well as input devices like mouse and keyboard, VR, and nearly all web technologies.

AUDIENCE: Creative technologists, designers, people who want to code but have their strengths in other topics

REQUIREMENTS: People who are open to learning a new tool/way of developing.

BRING: 
- Bring your own laptop to follow along
- Mouse with 3 buttons
- Having a cables.gl account set up prior to the workshop is helpful

For this workshop online registration is not required to attend. The spots will be assigned on a first-come first-served basis, so make sure to be at the workshop location at least 10 minutes before the starting time.


Artists
avatar for Thomas Kombüchen

Thomas Kombüchen

undev.studio
Thomas (Tom) Kombüchen aka pandur is an autodidact programmer and visual artist. Having worked across the digital agency landscape for many years, he has extensive experience in digital product design and development. Tom has always been drawn to developing visual programming, real... Read More →

Thursday May 9, 2024 10:30 - 12:00 CEST
Workshop Room X
  Workshop

10:45 CEST

1001 Nights: How to make large language models into an ancient King and (not) to break him
1001 Nights is an experimental game driven by large language models in a playful manner. This interactive talk will invite you to play around with King Shahryar, and share the behind development process (we even published two academic papers about it)
Artists
avatar for Yuqian Sun (CheeseTalk)

Yuqian Sun (CheeseTalk)

Ada Eden
Yuqian Sun is an AI narrative researcher and artist based in London. She is currently a doctoral candidate at the Computer Science Research Centre, Royal College of Art. Focusing on the power of language, Yuqian aims to create 'alive' storytelling experiences through conversational... Read More →

Thursday May 9, 2024 10:45 - 11:15 CEST
SG Betonhalle Stage Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Talk

10:45 CEST

Social AR - Build an AR filter for Instagram
Use face tracking to design a fun face effect or show off your artwork through plane tracking on any surface. Augment everything from faces, to surfaces, posters, stickers or hands - we will give you a beginner friendly introduction to the world of AR that you can expand easily. For this we will use Meta Spark AR to create a social AR effect that you can test and share easily with friends through Instagram.  

AUDIENCE: People who are interested in AR and want to bring their first AR effect online fast. Traditional artists, Designers, 3D Artists who want to explore an innovative and engaging way to show their designs.

REQUIREMENTS: No coding skills required, basic 3D knowledge is helpful but not necessary. An Instagram account is necessary. We will only do some visual coding in this workshop, so it is very beginner friendly.

BRING: Laptop and a phone where Instagram is installed

For this workshop online registration is not required to attend. The spots will be assigned on a first-come first-served basis, so make sure to be at the workshop location at least 10 minutes before the starting time.
Artists
avatar for Vladimir Storm

Vladimir Storm

creative director, artist, Sirpin Studio
Vladimir Storm is a visual artist, a filmmaker and a creative director focused on AR/VR storytelling, immersive spaces and interactive computer graphics. He worked with clients like Microsoft, Netflix, Nike, Valve, HTC, Snapchat, Pussy Riot, etc. Vladimir collaborates with film and... Read More →
avatar for Ines Hilz

Ines Hilz

Ines is a XR Designer and 2D artist who is passionate about game design and immersive technologies like AR and VR, as they have the potential to educate, entertain and move us emotionally and physically.She's mostly focused on social AR effects, artistic VR experiences and expanding... Read More →

Thursday May 9, 2024 10:45 - 12:15 CEST
Workshop Room Y Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Workshop

11:15 CEST

From Rubbish to Millions - Thinking Sound Effects with Almut Schwacke & Joonas Turner
In this session Almut and Joonas will be surrounded by various "rubbish" and they will both give examples of how they might turn said rubbish* into audible millions!
This will be an open conversation between Almut and Joonas alongside the audience, feel free to ask us anything!

*PS you might know some of this rubbish process also as "foley" sound stuffs
Artists
avatar for Almut Schwacke

Almut Schwacke

Foley Artist | Sound Designer | Composer, Almut Schwacke
Almut (she/her) has been making interactive music and noises since 2006. With a big collection of Foley props & instruments she loves developing sonic identities for video games, e.g. Anno 1800, You Suck At Parking and Pizza Possum. Audio is the greatest playground for her – diverse... Read More →
avatar for Joonas Turner

Joonas Turner

Joonas is a Sound Designer, Music Composer, Game Designer who has worked on a lot of games such as:Go Mecha Ball, Nuclear Throne, Badland series, Downwell, Noita, Tormentor X Punisher, ScourgeBringer, Atomicrops, Cult of the Lamb, Carrion, Bleak Sword, Broforce and many many more... Read More →


Thursday May 9, 2024 11:15 - 12:15 CEST
SG Betonhalle Stage Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Conversation

11:30 CEST

Looking Glass into the Future
TBA
Artists
avatar for Pietro Righi Riva

Pietro Righi Riva

Studio Director, Santa Ragione
FF
RI

Thursday May 9, 2024 11:30 - 12:30 CEST
SG Kuppelhalle Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Conversation

12:00 CEST

pondlife: discone (a videogame)
jump around a giant, imponderable world with affecting characters, at first alone. discone is a climbing game, a 3d platformer, a massively-multiplayer online experience to share with friends. discone is a game about jumping.

Thursday May 9, 2024 12:00 - 14:00 CEST
SG Betonhalle
  Open Screens

12:00 CEST

The Last Whale Singer: Rise of the Leviathan
The Last Whale Singer: Rise of the Leviathan is a musical adventure where singing is the key to defeating an ominous creature destroying the oceans. Follow the song of your ancestors, explore breathtaking environments, forge new connections, and discover the magic hidden in the depths of the sea... and within.

Thursday May 9, 2024 12:00 - 14:00 CEST
SG Betonhalle
  Open Screens

12:00 CEST

The Matriarx
The Matriarx is an immersive VR experience taking the heroine and hero into a world where matriarchal structures have endured. It is a parallel world in which people treat each other based on a different set of societal rules. This has its effect on social, economic and the political life. Family and love relationships function differently. How do you perceive yourself in a world that follows different structures? The Matriarx will open the experiencers’ horizons by raising their curiosity and by empowering them. This experience will attract everyone who is curious about societal change.

Thursday May 9, 2024 12:00 - 14:00 CEST
SG Betonhalle
  Open Screens

12:00 CEST

Open Screens
Open Screens are back!
Following the success of previous years, our goal remains the same: to provide a convenient platform for developers to showcase their creations to the press and their peers. These exhibits will be on display at the physical A MAZE. venue.

See for the full line up: https://2024.amaze-berlin.de/openscreens/
Individual Times exhibited projects Open Screens
Thursday May 9, 2024 12:00 - 20:00 CEST
SG Betonhalle
  Exhibition

12:15 CEST

STRETCH BREAK with some K-pop dance
We're almost going into the first break of the day but let's stretch some more first with some k-pop dance!
Artists
avatar for Tanat Boozayaangool

Tanat Boozayaangool

indie goblin, https://tanantgames.com/
Tanat Boozayaangool is a part-time indie dev from Thailand (currently based in London). He has a degree in game dev from somewhere in the US. He's made a bunch of games that are mostly stupid. He'll say hi to you with a silly pose. He's worked on the Stadia launch (ask him for stickers... Read More →

Thursday May 9, 2024 12:15 - 12:30 CEST
SG Betonhalle Stage Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Interactive

12:30 CEST

Singing Rainbow
A collaborative multiplayer dome game created by A MAZE. and Katpatat Collective.

This work is inspired by crowd games. This audio-reactive playful art piece brings people together to sing along different notes. The more you sync with the sound pattern the more bright and dense you paint colors to the dome and move the clouds above away. The game has 7 levels as a rainbow has colors. The rainbow symbolizes ethnic and racial diversity, to express LGBTQ identity and pride, also it is a symbol for happiness, feelings of togetherness, hope, and good fortune. This interactive artwork is designed by Thorsten S. Wiedemann and developed by Titouan Millet and Lisa Mantel, thanks to the head start of Zuraida Buter.

This installation will run at the Kuppelhalle throughout the festival. Between sessions, A MAZE. visitors will be able to take the microphone and experiment with the artwork projected on the dome ceiling of the Kuppelhalle. Gather people around (or fly solo), lie down and hum, sing or do poetic readings and enjoy the mesmerising visions.
Thursday May 9, 2024 12:30 - 13:15 CEST
SG Kuppelhalle Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Interactive

12:30 CEST

Betonhalle - BREAK - (12:30-14:00)
Thursday May 9, 2024 12:30 - 14:00 CEST
SG Betonhalle Stage Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany

12:30 CEST

Unpixelated Hate – How right-wing extremists use Gaming and how we can deal with that
Games are a social place. People meet, they play and they talk about everything. Including politics and society. So we will take a look at how gaming spaces are can be used to talk about social issues and how right-wing extremists try to utilize and inject their ideology into gaming spaces. Spoiler: Gaming does not make you a right-wing extremist.
There will be a talk + discussion and we will brainstorm ideas how gaming spaces can be used for a better society.

AUDIENCE: Everybody who is interested in gaming and society or right-wing extremism.

REQUIREMENTS: None, but a hunger for a better society and some love for the internet.

BRING: Always bring a towel (not really).

SENSITIVE TOPICS:​​​​ During this workshop, we will be delving into the ethical aspects of game design within the context of the climate crisis. This means that we might be discussing injustices, disadvantages, and limitations in participation. We encourage all participants to engage respectfully and empathetically in these discussions, recognizing the gravity of the issues being addressed.

For this workshop online registration is not required to attend. The spots will be assigned on a first-come first-served basis, so make sure to be at the workshop location at least 10 minutes before the starting time.
Artists
avatar for Viet Hoang

Viet Hoang

Amadeu Antonio Foundation
Studying games and talking to people, platforms, governments and who ever is interested about how we can include gaming into a better society. Also expert in right-wing extremism, hate speech and passionate about board games and TTRPG. 

Thursday May 9, 2024 12:30 - 14:00 CEST
Workshop Room X
  Workshop

12:45 CEST

Creating lifelike avatars
Discover the art and science behind creating lifelike avatars and virtual characters, exploring the intricacies of design, animation, and personality emulation. Whether you're a seasoned digital artist or a curious beginner, join us to unlock the secrets of bringing digital beings to life. 

AUDIENCE: Inspire, inform and show the pipeline for building digital humans

REQUIREMENTS: None

BRING: None

For this workshop online registration is not required to attend. The spots will be assigned on a first-come first-served basis, so make sure to be at the workshop location at least 10 minutes before the starting time.This workshop will be accompanied by a tour of the studio of Mimic Productions.
Artists
avatar for David Bennett

David Bennett

Mimic Productions
David Bennett, CEO of Mimic Productions, has over 30 years of experience in VFX, performance capture, gaming and VR. His pioneering work in facial motion capture led to successes such as Avatar and many other blockbusters. In 2012, he founded Mimic Productions, a leading studio that... Read More →

Thursday May 9, 2024 12:45 - 14:15 CEST
Workshop Room Y Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Workshop
  • about David Bennett, CEO of Mimic Productions, has over 30 years of experience in VFX, performance capture, gaming and VR. His pioneering work in facial motion capture led to successes such as Avatar and many other blockbusters. In 2012, he founded Mimic Productions, a leading studio that creates the world's most realistic digital characters for over 500 projects in multiple industries. 

13:45 CEST

Wobbly Gardening with Doodle Studio: a silly game-making tool
Come try an easy strange new tool for making games!
In this workshop, we’ll use a new app called Doodle Studio to make silly simple drawings and plant them around a gorgeous walkable garden. Your very own hand drawn place!
You’ll draw some random little things and then spread them around using Doodle’s easy animation and placement tools. Maybe some flowers here? Or alien plants over there? How about some poetry, too! It’ll be easy, fun and –most of all, weird.
Bring your laptop or iPad. No purchase or drawing skills required.

AUDIENCE: Illustrators and animators that use a tablet, Devs that make games or are starting out, late teens looking to get into games.

REQUIREMENTS: No drawing skills required, helps if you doodled on the side of your notebook at class sometimes.

BRING: A laptop (PC or Mac). Doodle Studio also runs on iPad with apple pencil, so bring either if you have them, but not necessary.

For this workshop online registration is not required to attend. The spots will be assigned on a first-come first-served basis, so make sure to be at the workshop location at least 10 minutes before the starting time.


Artists
avatar for Fernando Ramallo

Fernando Ramallo

Fer Ramallo is an artist, games developer and musician making virtual landscapes and creative tools. He creates radically playful spaces that provoke a sense of beauty, wonder and curiosity.

Thursday May 9, 2024 13:45 - 15:45 CEST
Workshop Room Y Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Workshop

14:00 CEST

Labyrinth - entangling worlds - a conversation with the artists
In 2024 A MAZE. and Now Play This co-commissioned a work by bringing together London-based game designer Julia Makivic and Berlin-based weaver Emma Wood, resulting in Labyrinth.
Labyrinth is an interactive installation where players weave their own labyrinth, crossing paths before their own personal journey is revealed.
In this session A MAZE program curator Zuraida will have a conversation with Emma and Julia to talk about the process, the collaboration, observing people playing your work for the first time, bridging two different artistic worlds in one interactive installation and anything else that comes with creating a new work from scratch while you have never met your collaborator before.


Moderators
avatar for Zuraida Buter

Zuraida Buter

zo-ii / A MAZE

Artists
avatar for Emma Wood

Emma Wood

Emma is a weaver based in Berlin. Her work focuses on research and experimental material development, specialising in the intersection of heritage weaving techniques, technology and textile engineering.
avatar for Julia Makivic

Julia Makivic

Julia Makivic (she/her) is a designer of alternative controller games who divides her time between London and Belgrade. Her games explore what it means to have an emotional exchange with a computational system. She is currently a lecturer at the Creative Computing Institute at the... Read More →

Thursday May 9, 2024 14:00 - 14:30 CEST
SG Betonhalle Stage Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Conversation

14:00 CEST

Find WiiLii - Live VR Theatre
A sci-fi immersive drama asks audiences to consider the nature and value of our memories. Audiences are brought into the virtual space as new employees of the teleportation company Iioiig as part of their Find WiiLii Project, helping the company collect and preserve lots of memories. But they soon find out that the company's plans are not quite as altruistic as they might seem.

You will receive one of our headsets and experience the play inside vr!
Limited capacity! It is running at 2 and 6pm everyday though - Make sure to reserve your spot!
Artists
WF

Whitton Frank

Ferryman Collective
Whitton Frank (she/her) is a voice, film, television and theater actor from Los Angeles. Her work in VR includes directing the English premiere of Find WiiLii, performing in the award winning immersive VR worlds of The Under Presents and The Tempest, as well as the Ferryman Collective... Read More →

Thursday May 9, 2024 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
Workshop Room Z Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Interactive

14:00 CEST

A 1960s Minecraft Experience: What is the Fun Palace?
In 1964, the legendary London theatre maker Joan Littlewood teamed up with the renowned avant-guard architect Cedric Price and cybernetics pioneer Gordon Pask to create a plan for an epic anti-disneyland theme park for the people. The Fun Palace was never built, and it forever lives on in archival documents and sketches as one of the great examples of speculative architecture… until now. In 2023 the TAG MC Bloc created a public survival multiplayer (SMP) server interpreting the original site and sketches for the Fun Palace in Modded Minecraft (Forge 1.18.2). Players were invited to spend 60 days bringing the Fun Palace to life. Our presentation reports on the experience showing a different kind of Minecraft, a different sort of collaborative gaming experience, and hope for continuing the dream of the fun palace!
Artists
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Darren Wershler

Concordia
Darren Wershler is Professor of English and Affiliate Professor of Communication Studies and Cinema at Concordia. He is the Director of the Residual Media Depot and the author (with Lori Emerson and Jussi Parikka) of THE LAB BOOK: Situated Practices in Media Studies (University of... Read More →
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Gina Hara

Gina Hara is an award-winning Canadian-Hungarian filmmaker and new media artist whose works have been featured at the New Museum in New York, Budapest Kunsthalle, the City of Montreal and the Milan Machinima Film Festival.
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Bart Simon

Bart Simon is Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, the founding Director of the Milieux Institute for Arts, Culture and Technology at Concordia University in Montreal. He specializes in game studies and digital culture and has co-developed numerous experimental games including... Read More →
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Angelica Calcagnile

Angelica Calcagnile is an independent student, radio host and graphic designer, with a BA in Communications from Concordia University. She’s interested in Minecraft as a visual medium, as documented in her project A Year In Minecraft.

Thursday May 9, 2024 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
SG Kuppelhalle Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Talk

14:00 CEST

Curiosmos
Curiosmos is a cute and playful space adventure through the solar system and the wonders of the cosmos. Create your own friendly planets from stardust, give them gravity, an atmosphere, moons and even life. Encounter all sorts of fascinating phenomena and uncover the secrets of the universe.

Thursday May 9, 2024 14:00 - 16:00 CEST
SG Betonhalle
  Open Screens

14:00 CEST

DOME-KING CABBAGE
A short visual novel set in the world of a monster-collecting RPG. Grappling with their ability to perceive reality through an RPG lens, Mush navigates their way to a job interview for the enigmatic title of “Dome-King.” The narrative is told through an unmistakable, perception-bending style by the solo-developer Cobysoft Joe. Dome-King Cabbage is a vibrant collection of psychedelic visuals, warbled beats, and colorful stories that connect in a harmonious way because of this singular vision.

Thursday May 9, 2024 14:00 - 16:00 CEST
SG Betonhalle
  Open Screens

14:00 CEST

Shards Between Us
Glas is a spirited sprout and is called back to repair her mother’s home from a mysterious destructive force after the Empress’s passing. She must also confront the strained relationship she had left behind with her sister, Viola, the ever-golden child.

Thursday May 9, 2024 14:00 - 16:00 CEST
SG Betonhalle
  Open Screens

14:30 CEST

Cardboard, clay, fabric and green screens: exploring craft mediums in game art
Asterism is an interactive music video album set in space, with hand-crafted art made from a variety of mediums such as clay and cardboard. Claire will share behind the scenes examples of her art process and experientation during Asterism's development.
Artists
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Claire Morwood

Claire (she/her) is a self-taught game designer, programmer and artist. She is currently working on Asterism, an interactive music album video game set in space. She is interested in games as a medium for creative personal expression and enjoys experimenting with new art styles within... Read More →

Thursday May 9, 2024 14:30 - 15:00 CEST
SG Betonhalle Stage Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Talk

14:30 CEST

Creative thinking, story and character development
This workshop will focus on concepting characters for games/animation based on storytelling. We will take a step by step approach through the creative thinking and design process together. We will write and draw and discuss different requirements for different projects. We will also analyze a few tips and tricks regarding appealing design and how to successfully apply it to our characters.

AUDIENCE: Artists (concept art, illustrators, game artists)

REQUIREMENTS: Artists, junior level or student

BRING: Something to write. Like a pen & paper or Laptop/Tablet/Smartphone

For this workshop online registration is not required to attend. The spots will be assigned on a first-come first-served basis, so make sure to be at the workshop location at least 10 minutes before the starting time.


Artists
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Jenny Harder

Art Director/Concept Artist, Freelance
Jenny Harder is an art director and concept artist who has been in the games/animation industry for over 12 years. She has worked on projects such as Hogwarts Legacy, Palia, Ubisoft's For Honor, Disney Infinity as well as the Garfield movie (2024). She directed her own animated short... Read More →

Thursday May 9, 2024 14:30 - 16:30 CEST
Workshop Room X
  Workshop

15:00 CEST

Singing Rainbow
A collaborative multiplayer dome game created by A MAZE. and Katpatat Collective.

This work is inspired by crowd games. This audio-reactive playful art piece brings people together to sing along different notes. The more you sync with the sound pattern the more bright and dense you paint colors to the dome and move the clouds above away. The game has 7 levels as a rainbow has colors. The rainbow symbolizes ethnic and racial diversity, to express LGBTQ identity and pride, also it is a symbol for happiness, feelings of togetherness, hope, and good fortune. This interactive artwork is designed by Thorsten S. Wiedemann and developed by Titouan Millet and Lisa Mantel, thanks to the head start of Zuraida Buter.

This installation will run at the Kuppelhalle throughout the festival. Between sessions, A MAZE. visitors will be able to take the microphone and experiment with the artwork projected on the dome ceiling of the Kuppelhalle. Gather people around (or fly solo), lie down and hum, sing or do poetic readings and enjoy the mesmerising visions.
Thursday May 9, 2024 15:00 - 15:30 CEST
SG Kuppelhalle Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Interactive

15:00 CEST

to make a small game small
Developers of the nominated game "i want to be a tree (but life has other ideas)" share their design and development process (wip screenshots alert), how to approach and iterate on small ideas within scope, and (maybe) how to finish it.
Artists
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Xiangrui Zeng

Xiangrui is a videogame developer and creative technologist with a background in interactive design and new media art. A recent graduate of NYU's Interactive Telecommunication Program, Xiangrui's work utilizes diverse media to explore innovative gameplay mechanics, engaging players... Read More →
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Ian Tang

Ian is a videogame designer and developer whose work explores unconventional form and interactions and mechanical conveyance of emotions. With a background in math and computer science, he recently completed an MFA at NYU Game Center and has since been making short, experimental games... Read More →

Thursday May 9, 2024 15:00 - 15:30 CEST
SG Betonhalle Stage Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Talk

15:30 CEST

What dreams we shared of the demon
Enjoy a relaxing and poetic deliverance of mind and soul through reflections from the realms of a cosmic space uterus – performed by Pelle Cahndlerby, writer of the psychedelic sci-fi action gardening game ULTROS.
Artists
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Pelle Cahndlerby

While feeding off Depeche Mode, prime-time soap operas such as Dallas, and the suggestive work of David Lynch, Pelle Cahndlerby took a winding road to game design through acting, musical theatre, and late-night poetry. Dreams, puns, and pretensions will one day drown him in a sea... Read More →

Thursday May 9, 2024 15:30 - 16:00 CEST
SG Kuppelhalle Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Performance

15:30 CEST

The World SHOULD be Flat
The world is round, but here's a few reasons why it shouldn't be. Why? To answer that: why not?
Artists
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Gwen Foster

Business Penguin, Imayon Game Studio
I like to do a lot of things with a lot of studios. Sometimes i make games.

Thursday May 9, 2024 15:30 - 16:00 CEST
SG Betonhalle Stage Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Talk

16:00 CEST

Betonhalle - BREAK (16:00 - 16:30)
Thursday May 9, 2024 16:00 - 16:30 CEST
SG Betonhalle Stage Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany

16:00 CEST

Mini Mini Golf Golf
Transmedia storytelling experience combining Minigolf, a talk-show, and narrative tunnels into a mysterious future

Mini Mini Golf Golf is a trans-media storytelling experience combining the nostalgic flair and straightforward gameplay of Retro-Games, a talk show on YouTube and hidden unlockable climate fiction storytelling elements.

Contains 12 classic handcrafted minigolf courses, a link to a six-episode, bi-weekly talk show with hints on how to unlock secret tunnels into a mysterious future, and narrative fragments to unlock in the app.

Thursday May 9, 2024 16:00 - 18:00 CEST
SG Betonhalle
  Open Screens

16:00 CEST

Misgiven
Misgiven a 2D sci-fi adventure about that lump in your throat and how difficult it can be to say certain things. As a space adventurer stranded in a city of masks and unbreathable fog, you come across the mask of an explorer, whose role you’ll have to play to stay alive and deliver a warning no one wants to hear. Using a uniquely tangible dialog system, wrestle with your thoughts, find people you can trust and experience how awkward and scary, but also how rewarding, communication can be.

Thursday May 9, 2024 16:00 - 18:00 CEST
SG Betonhalle
  Open Screens

16:00 CEST

Wednesdays
A non-linear autobiographical game about growing up with incest and child sexual abuse. Wednesdays (working title) tells the story of Timothée Parker, retrieving his memories of abuse through a video game he played as a kid.

Thursday May 9, 2024 16:00 - 18:00 CEST
SG Betonhalle
  Open Screens

16:15 CEST

A playful path to kink: Game Design for BDSM
Let's spend some time playing with game design for kink. We will take a look at how to craft exciting, loving, surprising and impactful experiences by using our grounding in game design.

Over the course of this workshop we will cover
- A playful philosophy for BDSM
- How game design intersects with BDSM
- A game design focused approach for Scene (BDSM experience) design
- All participants will have the chance to design a actionable scene in the workshop that they can run later
- A look at game design for sex positive events including some of the games Owen has build for these spaces
is would be about a 100 words. So that people can see what it is about, and if they would be interested.

AUDIENCE: People interested in applying game design skills and principles in novel and fun ways. Those who crave the creation of ephemeral art and experience for the sake of art and experience and delight.

Some experience of game design is nice to have
 do you want to reach with this workshop? Is it for people with an interest in coding, or for people looking to upgrade their designing skills?

REQUIREMENTS: Must be comfortable engaging in or being exposed to explicit conversations about sex, intimacy and BDSM. 

BRING: A notebook & pen

SENSITIVE TOPICS: BDSM, Sadomasochism, Kink, Sex, intimacy

For this workshop online registration is not required to attend. The spots will be assigned on a first-come first-served basis, so make sure to be at the workshop location at least 10 minutes before the starting time.


Artists
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Owen LL Harris

Playful human, applying game design to topics and areas of ever increasing complexity and need.

Thursday May 9, 2024 16:15 - 17:45 CEST
Workshop Room Y Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Workshop

16:30 CEST

Silly, horny, and depressed - developing Building Relationships
TBA
Artists
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Tanat Boozayaangool

indie goblin, https://tanantgames.com/
Tanat Boozayaangool is a part-time indie dev from Thailand (currently based in London). He has a degree in game dev from somewhere in the US. He's made a bunch of games that are mostly stupid. He'll say hi to you with a silly pose. He's worked on the Stadia launch (ask him for stickers... Read More →

Thursday May 9, 2024 16:30 - 17:00 CEST
SG Kuppelhalle Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Talk

16:30 CEST

Beyond the engine duopoly - creating and using free game tools for everyone
This is the right time to break free from the shackles of big corporate game engines. but are you alone in this journey? Surely not! With a team of game and tool creators we will show you not only how you can find a free video game engine or tool that will suit your needs, but also how you too, can contribute to creating tools for other people to use.
Moderators
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Sos Sosowski

Mad Scientist, Sos
Sos Sosowski (he/him): Mad scientist of video games, creator of McPixel, Thelemite and million other games nobody ever heard about. Maniac of retro hardware and lover of new technology. Currently on a quest to create the worst game ever (Mosh Pit Simulator)

Artists
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Nathalie Lawhead

Nathalie Lawhead (they/them) is a net-artist and game designer that has been creating experimental digital art since the late 90's. Past works include titles such as the IGF winning Tetrageddon Games, "Everything is going to be OK", and the Electric Zine Maker.
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v buckenham

V Buckenham (she/her) is the creator of Downpour, an app that makes it easy to make little games on your phone. Before that, she was the creator of Cheap Bots Done Quick, a website that made it easy to make little Twitterbots on your computer. She's also made things which were hard... Read More →
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Emilio Coppola

Executive Director, Godot Engine
Emilio Coppola (he/him): Creator of Dialogic, a tool to make visual novels using the Godot Engine. Full-time working to support the growth and success open source tools, currently Executive Director at the Godot Foundation.

Thursday May 9, 2024 16:30 - 17:30 CEST
SG Betonhalle Stage Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Conversation

17:00 CEST

Choices matter. No they don't.
We make choices all the time in life. But do they matter in games?


Artists
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Noe Mael Arnold

NOE·MAEL·ARNOLD/noe-mɔeɫ-ɑrn’oʊɫd/(hmn.) 1. a multifaceted artist who loves storytelling |2. a guy whose five-year plan was getting a cat (U/D 2022 | I got two) |3. a person with a mullet who is 5’5″ on a good day

Thursday May 9, 2024 17:00 - 17:30 CEST
SG Kuppelhalle Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Talk

17:15 CEST

MetaSounds in Unreal: Modular synths, modular sound, interactive music - all inside Unreal Engine
UPDATED TO VIRTUAL/PALESTINE LINKUP:
Peter is currently in Bethlehem, Palestine (in the West Bank) and will offer the workshop from there. Leading up to the Sounds of Places event at Wonder Cabinet, we'll show you not only what Unreal can do with music but also how captured sounds and objects/models from the location can be incorporated in the virtual world.

In this workshop, we’ll explore Unreal’s MetaSounds entirely from that musical perspective. It’s the hybrid of a full game engine and a modular synth. And that means Unreal Engine now can become a new kind of playground for exploring how to make interactive sound and music. Thanks to that hybrid approach, you might be an Unreal user/game dev OR you might be a musician/producer/sound artist/DJ. Or you even might be both.

We’ll cover the basics of how MetaSounds works, then try a mini-game jam to quickly hack some musical toys from provided template examples, mashing up gaming and music making.

AUDIENCE: Music and sound folks curious about Unreal Engine, game dev, and generative sound for games. And Unreal Engine and game devs curious about music and sound.

REQUIREMENTS: No previous experience needed! This is also a chance to meet potential collaborators with other skills

BRING: Please follow provided instructions for installing Unreal Engine on your machine in advance of the workshop/lab, and have this system up and running on a compatible macOS/Linux/Windows notebook. Bring your computer, power plug and headphones. This is a hands-on session so participation & preparation is essential.

PREP INSTRUCTIONS:
Please install Unreal Engine 5.3 or 5.4 on your platform of choice. (5.4 is the current version and represents the stable version of MetaSounds, but 5.3 is functionally identical for our purposes)& install Unreal Engine 5.1 (stable) first! You can do this for free via the Epic Games Launcher.

On the Mac, install Xcode from the App Store and run it if you haven't already. There's also a weird issue on the Mac where Unreal Engine can't always find Metal - try what's detailed here (https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/cant-find-xcode-install-for-metal-compiler/477836/14) (including the command line fix).

Try launching Unreal Engine and creating (any) new project from the samples (https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.1/en-US/creating-a-new-project-in-unreal-engine/). Now you're ready for the workshop!

For this workshop online registration is not required to attend. The spots will be assigned on a first-come first-served basis, so make sure to be at the workshop location at least 10 minutes before the starting time.


Artists
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Peter Kirn

Musician, Performer & Creator, CDM, MeeBlip, MusicMakers Hacklab, Establishment Records
PETER KIRN is an electronic musician and media artist. He has had an ongoing interest in generative music for gaming, including contributing to the development of the libpd engine, and other adventures like working with Kokoromi Collective on a one-button game exhibition, Patchathons... Read More →

Thursday May 9, 2024 17:15 - 19:15 CEST
Workshop Room X
  Workshop

17:30 CEST

Gæmz #29 on the grass @ A MAZE./Berlin
  1.  It's time for Gæmz @A MAZE./Berlin! Let's hang out and talk about what we've been up to. It's a short one but you can still talk about the projects you've worked on–but you can also tell us where you've been to or what you've been playing etc. If you have a prototype (work-in-progress)/finished work that you want to share/playtest/get feedback, you should totally bring it! New to Gæmz? It’s a hangout/social gathering event and a community for the people who are into art/experimental/alternative games, playful media, and d0peshit founded in 2019 by Nomi. If you are familiar with Gæmz, the event usually runs for roughly 3 hours in total and 1 hour of which is usually spent on ice breaker sesh/waiting for people. We'll skip that bit this time. So we advise you to come on time!
  2. So here's a handy checklist for attending the event:
    • You feeling fit & in a healthy body condition (in your standards)
    • A MAZE./Berlin ticket
    • Recommended: Stuff you'd like to show or a device that allows you to show them (e.g. laptop, tablet, tower pc, paper prototype, altctrl stuff, book, canvas, etc.)
  3. Here’s the list of what we might do:
    • A brief introduction of Gæmz Meetup by Nomi
    • We’ll talk about what we’ve been up to (everyone can talk for up to 2 minutes as long as the time allows. We encourage everyone to introduce their names (and maybe their favourite colour or something) at least so that we’ll all get to know you a little bit!
  4.  I think that's all you need! If you have any questions, feel free to email us at gaemzmu@gmail.com. We are also on X (Twitter), Instagram (both @gaemzmu), Bluesky (gaemz.bsky.social) Facebook (all @gaemzmu) and Mastodon (@gaemz@mastodon.online). Tag us for things if you feel like mentioning us in your social stuff! Looking forward to hanging out with you! For more information about Gæmz please visit https://gaemz.carrd.co/ We got a Discord server! We’re mildly active and would often stream the regular meetups: https://discord.com/invite/JVHru3d 
Artists
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Nomi

idiot., The Nomi Films
I make 2D/3D graphics and videos! I also apparently make/made camera games and dog games (currently working on a dog thing)!! A secret member of the videogames secret foot club and 1/3 of Preeps! the people behind the notorious eggs, awards, & games parasitic event Scrambleshake... Read More →


Thursday May 9, 2024 17:30 - 18:30 CEST
SG Kuppelhalle Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Interactive

18:00 CEST

Find WiiLii - Live VR Theatre
A sci-fi immersive drama asks audiences to consider the nature and value of our memories. Audiences are brought into the virtual space as new employees of the teleportation company Iioiig as part of their Find WiiLii Project, helping the company collect and preserve lots of memories. But they soon find out that the company's plans are not quite as altruistic as they might seem.

You will receive one of our headsets and experience the play inside vr!
Limited capacity! It is running at 2 and 6pm everyday though - Make sure to reserve your spot!

This is our special show, streamed live and onstage!
Artists
WF

Whitton Frank

Ferryman Collective
Whitton Frank (she/her) is a voice, film, television and theater actor from Los Angeles. Her work in VR includes directing the English premiere of Find WiiLii, performing in the award winning immersive VR worlds of The Under Presents and The Tempest, as well as the Ferryman Collective... Read More →

Thursday May 9, 2024 18:00 - 19:30 CEST
Workshop Room Z Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Interactive

18:00 CEST

Ostallian Core / Vigilant: Burn & Bloom
Ostallian Core
Platform: Desktop, Mobile
Genre: Twin Stick Shooter / Spaceshooter
Description: A modern omnidirectional space shooter with colorful retro-style ASCII art and light RPG elements, featuring optional permadeath.
Story: Their main AI, known as the Core, now governs their once-mighty empire and has launched attacks on other worlds, including Earth, in search of resources. As humanity grapples with negotiations with the predominantly robot-based fleet, they send out ships on a mission to dismantle military installations and ultimately destroy the Core.

Vigilant: Burn & Bloom
Platform: Mobile
Genre: Arcade/Action
Description: First person arcady strategy game where players, as sentinels, maintain elemental balance. They mainly cast water orbs, while managing decisions in a 2D layer underground. In a world full of fiery beings, players collect steam by defeating them to grow plants, crucial for balance. Explore various plants with unique abilities and unlock temporary boosters. Encounter special events like "Boss" to gain new spells, including fire control, and progress the game with new challenges. Points (highscore) are awarded for positive actions, deducted for negatives.

Thursday May 9, 2024 18:00 - 20:00 CEST
SG Betonhalle
  Open Screens

18:00 CEST

Pixel
Today’s screens, by creating ever-increasing pixel densities, the pixel is completely overlooked. This experimental game, on the other hand, gives it prominence and even in displays of extremely high density and resources barely perceived by the human eye, the pixel is staged, which is the minimum representation of any digital work.

Since each element in the game is represented by a pixel, this is also the largest element in the interface; there is nothing else: there is no visible score, there is no running time, only pixels. The whole game can represent a classic game of ships, or also a person struggling in vain against the heat of the planet, or whatever each player can imagine. The pixels agree to be representatives of whatever players want.

Pixel seeks that when you play, you can perceive the power of what you are moving, of what appears to be a minimal glimpse of light and at the same time is the fundamental piece of everything that is digitally represented on a screen.

Thursday May 9, 2024 18:00 - 20:00 CEST
SG Betonhalle
  Open Screens

18:00 CEST

Spiral
Spiral is a third-person narratively driven exploration game sharing a poetic vision of cognitive degeneration seen from the inside. It tells the story of Bernard, a man who wishes goodbye one last time to the memories that built him from his early childhood to who he is today.

Thursday May 9, 2024 18:00 - 20:00 CEST
SG Betonhalle
  Open Screens

18:30 CEST

Find WiiLii: Episode 1 - Gate Crasher
A sci-fi immersive drama asks audiences to consider the nature and value of our memories. Audiences are brought into the virtual space as new employees of the teleportation company Iioiig as part of their Find WiiLii Project, helping the company collect and preserve lots of memories. But they soon find out that the company's plans are not quite as altruistic as they might seem.

If you want take part in VR (onsite at Silent Green) - Signup here:
https://amazeberlin2024.sched.com/event/1dVZb
Artists
WF

Whitton Frank

Ferryman Collective
Whitton Frank (she/her) is a voice, film, television and theater actor from Los Angeles. Her work in VR includes directing the English premiere of Find WiiLii, performing in the award winning immersive VR worlds of The Under Presents and The Tempest, as well as the Ferryman Collective... Read More →

Thursday May 9, 2024 18:30 - 20:00 CEST
SG Betonhalle Stage Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Performance

19:00 CEST

A MAZE.INVITES
The networking event A MAZE.INVITES is aimed exclusively at invited guests from the games industry, as well as cultural institutions and artists from Berlin and the surrounding area. The aim of the event is to offer an open discourse between (international) cultural practitioners who work on the crossover between digital culture and games and playful media – whether in developer studios, the independent arts, or established institutions such as museums and theaters.

The event will open with the lecture "Bleed Life: Culture, Gaming and Society" held by OMSK Social Club, followed by the VR dance performance AUTONOMOUS AVATAR by Tobias Staab. 

This event is part the special event A MAZE. Connect awarded as part of the Innovative Formats 2024 competition of the Berlin Senate Department for Economic Affairs, Energy and Enterprises.


Thursday May 9, 2024 19:00 - 21:00 CEST
MARS | Küche & Bar Gerichtstraße 35, Seiteneingang, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Networking Event

21:00 CEST

AUTONOMOUS AVATAR
Can machines learn on their own? Is an algorithm able to hallucinate? What if our lives
were just a computer's dream? The hybrid dance performance AUTONOMOUS AVATAR
deals with these questions. Two performers discover their human bodies until they
transcend into superhuman forms. The encounter with these new digital deities takes
place on the threshold between analog and virtual realities.
Berlin-based artist Tobias Staab has developed the choreography together with the
dancers Dasniya Sommer and Corey Scott-Gilbert. Using live motion capture technology,
their organic physiognomies are combined with the immaterial bodies of the avatars.
The texts were created on the basis of a story by Jorge Luis Borges and in close
collaboration with various artificial intelligences. The spoken and sung sounds derive from
on a number of voice recordings made with the award winning actress Sandra Hüller. The
score was conceived and arranged by composer Beni Brachtel.

CREDITS

PERFORMERS
Dasniya Sommer
Corey Scott-Gilbert

CHOREOGRAPHY
Tobias Staab in collaboration with Corey Scott-Gilbert and Dasniya Sommer

VOICE
Sandra Hüller

3D-DESIGN
Luis August Krawen

MOTION CAPTURING
Warja Rybakova

MUSIC
Beni Brachtel

COSTUME
Annika Lu Hermann

SCENOGRAPHY, CONCEPT
Nadja Sofie Eller

DIRECTION, TEXT, CONCEPT

Tobias Staab

AUTONOMOUS AVATAR. Eine immersive Tanz-Performance im Fulldome wird gefördert durch die
Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien im Programm NEUSTART KULTUR sowie den
Dachverband Tanz Deutschland mit tanz:digital. Koproduziert und gefördert durch das Planetarium Bochum. Gefördert und unterstützt von DOCKdigital Berlin.
Artists
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Thursday May 9, 2024 21:00 - 22:30 CEST
SG Kuppelhalle Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Performance

22:00 CEST

Panke Exhibition
A special exhibition in Panke Culture as part of A MAZE. in the evenings.

Edgar Rice Journey
by Douglas Wilson, David Kanaga, Thomas Perl, Melissa McGlensey
Honorable Mention

Glow Golf
by Alex Johansson

Line Wobbler
by Robin Baumgarten

Realistic Kissing Simulator
by Jimmy Andrews and Loren Schmidt

DANCER
by Stuffed Wombat

O
by Team O

More info: https://2024.amaze-berlin.de/exhibitions/
Thursday May 9, 2024 22:00 - Friday May 10, 2024 02:00 CEST
Panke Culture
  Exhibition

22:00 CEST

Open Super Sound System
Some of you remember the Super Open Sound System? Back in the days at the Urban Spree Garden with the little Red Polish Firetruck by Sos. That was so amazing and build the community. This year we are going to bring that experience back and provide the Super Open Sound System a full night on the legendary club stage at Panke.Let’s party to the best and worst tunes the community has to offer. Amazing ! 

Wanna dj ? Reserve your slot here and now. 

Games:
O by Team O
Line Wobbler by Robin Baumgarten
Glow Golf by Alex Johansson
Realstic Kissing Simulator by Jimmy Andrews and Loren Schmidt
Edgar Rice Journey by Douglas Wilson
and more.
Artists
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Sos Sosowski

Mad Scientist, Sos
Sos Sosowski (he/him): Mad scientist of video games, creator of McPixel, Thelemite and million other games nobody ever heard about. Maniac of retro hardware and lover of new technology. Currently on a quest to create the worst game ever (Mosh Pit Simulator)

Thursday May 9, 2024 22:00 - Friday May 10, 2024 02:00 CEST
Panke Culture
  Party
 
Friday, May 10
 

10:00 CEST

Welcome + words from moderator
Friday May 10, 2024 10:00 - 10:05 CEST
SG Betonhalle Stage Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Talk

10:00 CEST

A MAZE. Bazaar: 5th International Arthouse Games Market
The A MAZE. Bazaar - 5. International Arthouse Games Market is a business module of A MAZE. Connect. It got awarded as part of the Innovative Formats 2024 competition of the Berlin Senate Department for Economic Affairs, Energy and Enterprises and is the only and first market for arthouse games, independent games and playful media productions which gives authors and digital artists the opportunity to meet with publishers, funding institutions, art institutions and collaborators. Our goal is to bring culture and games industry closer together.
The marketplace will be open on Thursday 9th and Friday, 10th of May from 10:00-16:00 CEST at Silent Green, Mars Restaurant and Cubus.

Line up before official meeting times: (but of course make your dates as you want)
  • :: CANCELLED :: 10:15 - 10:45 Game.Net Transatlantik (by Florian Masuth) ::CANCELLED ::
  • 11:00 - 11:30 Small but mighty: Kickstarter tales from our indie creators (by Elina Roinioti and Michael Liebe)
    Everybody knows the story of David and Goliath, but nobody seems to care how David overcame his fear of facing the Philistine giant and prepared for his battle. Solo developers and small game dev teams are, in principle, the beautiful weirdo and creative Davids of the contemporary games industry, struggling to be heard and be seen. Αnd it is true that sometimes the tale doesn’t have a happy ending. But more often than not, small (funding) goals become outstanding achievements. In this workshop, we will showcase indie Kickstarter campaigns and discuss their journey through tips and tricks on how to be better prepared against the ongoing challenges.
  • 11:45 - 12:15 How to Pitch Your Stuff (by Gwen Foster)
    You don't need to have a pitching voice, here's some tips on how to create a pitch that best describes your work

We are the annual marketplace where game creators, digital artists, virtual worldbuilders can either connect to publishers and labels or funding institutions, festivals and curators, but also finding new opportunities in working on theater- or museums projects. Our major goal is to create a sustainable environment for playful media creators, and game studios to get their works properly produced, released and exhibited.

Thanks for the cooperation with MeetToMatch. Additional Bazaar ticket for only 45€. LINK.
Artists
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Michael Liebe

Outreach Games Europe, Kickstarter
Michael Liebe is CEO and founder of Booster Space, Director of Development for TALES of Us, and Outreach Games Europe lead for Kickstarter. In the times before Booster Space he co-initiated the indie games and art festival, A MAZE., the Digital Games Research Centre of the University... Read More →
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Gwen Foster

Business Penguin, Imayon Game Studio
I like to do a lot of things with a lot of studios. Sometimes i make games.
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Elina Roinioti

Games Outreach, Kickstarter
Elina Roinioti is a Games Outreach for Kickstarter in Europe and an Assistant Professor at the Department of Performing and Digital Arts at the Fine Arts School of the University of Peloponnese in Greece. Her involvement with Kickstarter began in 2020, coinciding with the platform's... Read More →


Friday May 10, 2024 10:00 - 16:00 CEST
MARS | Küche & Bar Gerichtstraße 35, Seiteneingang, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Business and Networking, Meetings

10:00 CEST

A MAZE. / Exhibition
Artistic and experimental games are often off the mainstream and allow for different experiences with forward-thinking and playful views, often not for entertainment only. Technology is used as playground for artistic expression and innovative interaction with audiences interested in critical reflection and meaningful interaction. Discover different experiences, local multiplayer games, interactive installations and many more of this versatile art-form.

Open from 10:00 for Festival pass holders and single day ticket holders
Open from 18:00 for One Night A MAZE ticket holders as well.
Friday May 10, 2024 10:00 - 23:00 CEST
SG Betonhalle
  Exhibition

10:05 CEST

Weaving Decolonial Narratives through Research-Creation
In this talk, Nico will share their experience and insights on approaching game design as research-creation. Their project "Hawk and Puma" serves both as an homage to the indigenous Andean chronicler, Guamán Poma de Ayala, and as an exploration of decolonial theory in South America.
Artists
NV

Nico Valdivia Hennig

Nico Valdivia Hennig (he/they) is a Chilean game designer, Co-Founder at Niebla Games, and cultural studies researcher. Currently, Nico is a PhD student in Hispanic Studies at the University of California, Riverside, where they are researching ludic activism, game design, and game... Read More →

Friday May 10, 2024 10:05 - 10:30 CEST
SG Betonhalle Stage Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Talk

10:30 CEST

A session celebrating small alternative tools (lets make some things with them!)
Come join us as we celebrate tiny alternative tools (made by indie developers) all created for making games and other wonderful things. Volunteers from the crowd will select a random probably unfamiliar tool and make things based on audience feedback. Join in with suggestions! Heckle a little! Laugh, make art, and embrace the chaos... or the casual wholesomeness if it's a small turnout.
Artists
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Nathalie Lawhead

Nathalie Lawhead (they/them) is a net-artist and game designer that has been creating experimental digital art since the late 90's. Past works include titles such as the IGF winning Tetrageddon Games, "Everything is going to be OK", and the Electric Zine Maker.

Friday May 10, 2024 10:30 - 11:15 CEST
SG Betonhalle Stage Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Interactive

10:30 CEST

Empowering the world through games, one country at a time
6 professionals from 6 countries and 3 continents connecting thanks to their common passion: gaming.
From discussing the state of the video games industry in their country (South Africa, India, Côte d’Ivoire, Czech Republic and Slovakia) to the challenges they are facing to use this medium as a social and learning tool, join this A Maze. Festival discussion organized by the Goethe-Institut.
Moderators
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Jennifer Lufau

With a strong background in social media and marketing at Ubisoft, Jennifer (she/her) is a communication and diversity consultant in gaming and tech. As a content creator, she shares her expertise on social media and analyzes the gaming industry, raising her voice at the RFI international... Read More →

Artists
MK
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Apie

Apie (she/her), Parisian with Ivorian roots, blends her diverse background into gaming and comics. With an Economics degree, she's GARA's Content Manager, promoting entertainment accessibility via mobile wallets. Active in youth education and diversity, she dreams of Africa's first... Read More →
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Surjodoy Chatterjee

Surjodoy Chatterjee (he/him) has been working at the Goethe-Institut since 2008. He is currently the Head of Library and Information at the Goethe-Institut Kolkata. He is an avid gamer since the age of Windows 98. At the Goethe-Institut Kolkata, Surjodoy has organized events both... Read More →
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Vulane Mthembu

Vulane Mthembu (he/him):Gamebox curator and Innovation Coordinator (Goethe-Institut), KwaZulu-Natal Society for Arts former Vice-President,Guest editor for the University of Stellenbosch herri journal on Artificial Intelligence.Former DIFF Technical and web coordinator at the University... Read More →
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Lucie Formánková

Charles Games
Lucie (she/her)Quality Assurance and PR Department 3+ years in game industry via Charles Games s.r.o.Currently studying Master's at Game Design at Film and Television faculty of Fine Arts in Prague (FAMU). Former Production manager at various student-friendly cultural institutions... Read More →

Friday May 10, 2024 10:30 - 12:00 CEST
SG Kuppelhalle Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Conversation

10:30 CEST

Games for Future: towards a solarpunk gaming manifest
The man-made climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our time. In every domain, we're forced to question the status quo, and the gaming industry is no exception. In this workshop, we aim to tackle a fundamental question: How can we, as a sensitive and self-reflective community of independent game developers, contribute to shaping a sustainable future for both our medium and our planet? Inspired by the positive utopias of solarpunk, we want to look into a hopeful future and discuss how games might play a positive part in it. This conversation could pave the way for a solarpunk gaming manifesto.

WWW: https://gamesforfuture.de/

AUDIENCE: People who make games and want to rethink their design practice and the
future of games.

REQUIREMENTS: Basic understanding of how games are developed and produced.

BRING: Something to write: Pen+Paper or Laptop/Smartphone

For this workshop online registration is not required to attend. The spots will be assigned on a first-come first-served basis, so make sure to be at the workshop location at least 10 minutes before the starting time.


Artists
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Jonas Hansen

burg-halle.de
Hi, I work in the field of media art and experimental games and teach at the Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle in the study course Multimedia|VR-Design.

Friday May 10, 2024 10:30 - 12:00 CEST
Workshop Room X
  Workshop

10:30 CEST

Drawing and making game material with ASCII art
In this workshop you will be invited to draw using monospaced characters. The resulting artwork will then be able to be used as interactive game elements during the workshop.

AUDIENCE: I reach out people interest in coding and/or art. Curious about lowtech and alternative ways of making art and games.

REQUIREMENTS: Being able to code, especially in javascript will allow people to work on the technical side of the workshop, but the motivation to draw and think about interactive principles is the main requirement.

BRING: Bring your own laptop.

For this workshop online registration is not required to attend. The spots will be assigned on a first-come first-served basis, so make sure to be at the workshop location at least 10 minutes before the starting time.


Artists
avatar for Adel Faure

Adel Faure

I’m Adel Faure and my work is motivated by an experimental relationship with text-based interfaces. Interested in the design of tools, their influence on creation and culture, I bring back to life forms and practices from a computing era considered obsolete, turn them into games... Read More →

Friday May 10, 2024 10:30 - 12:30 CEST
Workshop Room Y Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Workshop

11:15 CEST

The Wilsons Play Spoils
Spoils is a 2v2 trick-taking card game, playable in the story-driven adventure game Saltsea Chronicles. Two designers from the Spoils team, Ben Wilson and Douglas Wilson (no relation), will informally chat about the game and its influences while playing the game live on stage.
Artists
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Doug Wilson

Douglas lives in Naarm/Melbourne, Australia, where he is a Senior Lecturer at RMIT University. Together with Danish game studio Die Gute Fabrik, he has worked on a number of videogames including: Johann Sebastian Joust, Sportsfriends, Mutazione, and Saltsea Chronicles.
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Ben Wilson

Ben Wilson is a "indie turned AAA turned indie again" game maker from Nottingham, UK. He most recently worked at Die Gute Fabrik on Saltsea Chronicles, and before that he was a game designer at Sumo Digital on several projects. Ben was also recently selected to be in the 2023 ENSEMBLE... Read More →

Friday May 10, 2024 11:15 - 11:45 CEST
SG Betonhalle Stage Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Conversation

11:45 CEST

Making Enchanted Controllers
This year’s A MAZE. / Berlin features Enchanted Controllers - a special exhibition on the practice of creating alternative controllers - or alt.ctrl. The controller as an input device is our tool to interact with the game world. It shapes our idea of what a game is and what it means to play. In this panel four artists from Enchanted Controllers speak about their experience, inspiration, challenges and hopes on making alternative controllers.

Have a look at the Enchanted Controllers line-up on this page.

Other Enchanted Controllers artist talks & conversations:
- Claire Kwong: Playing with Touch & Intimacy: https://sched.co/1cp3V
- Emma Wood & Julia Makivic: Labyrinth - entangling worlds - a conversation with the artists: https://sched.co/1coWZ
Moderators
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Marie Janin

Sickhouse
Marie Janin is co-director of Sickhouse, a playful art space and the multidisciplinary festival The Overkill, located in the Netherlands. Sickhouse and The Overkill look into the impact of digital culture on the evolution of our society. As a curator she creates exhibition bringing... Read More →

Artists
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Robin Baumgarten

Robin Baumgarten (he/him) is an experimental hardware game developer based in Berlin. Coming from an AI and commercial game dev background, he is now building interactive installation art and award-winning experimental custom controller games, such as Line Wobbler and Wobble Gard... Read More →
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Emilie Breslavetz

Emilie Breslavetz is a French independent game designer and playful artist based in Paris. She mixes electronics like Arduino sensors, arcade controllers or other atypical components with crafting material such as wood, plastic, fabrics, etc… to make alternative controllers, interactive... Read More →
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Gus Boehling

Augustus Boehling is the visual art and hardware fabrication arm of Common Opera, a game studio based primarily in New York City and Los Angeles creating elaborate games with a DIY sensibility.
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Matt Bethancourt

M Bethancourt develops experimental games and interactions under the name Mouse & the Billionaire. He is interested in situated play, alternative controllers, ambient experiences, procedural sound, sonification, nostalgia, and reflection. Much of his work invites people to do silly... Read More →

Friday May 10, 2024 11:45 - 12:30 CEST
SG Betonhalle Stage Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Conversation

12:00 CEST

Singing Rainbow
A collaborative multiplayer dome game created by A MAZE. and Katpatat Collective. 

This work is inspired by crowd games. This audio-reactive playful art piece brings people together to sing along different notes. The more you sync with the sound pattern the more bright and dense you paint colors to the dome and move the clouds above away. The game has 7 levels as a rainbow has colors. The rainbow symbolizes ethnic and racial diversity, to express LGBTQ identity and pride, also it is a symbol for happiness, feelings of togetherness, hope, and good fortune. This interactive artwork is designed by Thorsten S. Wiedemann and developed by Titouan Millet and Lisa Mantel, thanks to the head start of Zuraida Buter.

This installation will run at the Kuppelhalle throughout the festival. Between sessions, A MAZE. visitors will be able to take the microphone and experiment with the artwork projected on the dome ceiling of the Kuppelhalle. Gather people around (or fly solo), lie down and hum, sing or do poetic readings and enjoy the mesmerising visions.
Friday May 10, 2024 12:00 - 13:15 CEST
SG Kuppelhalle Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Interactive

12:00 CEST

Data Garden
A text-less comic-game hybrid about data, interaction and digital identity. In this click & click adventure you will have a single button to advance in the story: a virtual routine of a content consumer who lives their day through different platforms that harvest their data.

This data will end up reflected in a garden, the Data Garden. A growing ecosystem where everything endures. A reflection of your digital self that knows more about you than yourself.

This is the debut game of the narrative studio Shaman Garage. They use the constrains of only using one button as input and no text to bring us this experimental story driven puzzle game. Estimated play time 10-15 minutes.

Friday May 10, 2024 12:00 - 14:00 CEST
SG Betonhalle
  Open Screens

12:00 CEST

PLAYING WITH OUR LIVES
In this constant end boss fight you operate a lignite excavator in a surface coal mine. There is a huge amount of money to be made and everything that gets between you and those potential profits has to be destroyed. Good luck figuring out how to win.
PLAYING WITH OUR LIVES is a warning that the current game we play with our climate can not be won within the rulesets we are currently playing in. Games have mechanics that can’t be transferred to the real life, there aren’t infinite resources, no save-states or unlimited restarts. In the real life you have to live with the consequences of your own actions.

Friday May 10, 2024 12:00 - 14:00 CEST
SG Betonhalle
  Open Screens

12:00 CEST

Swipe the Pain Away
This interactive installation runs synchronously on 9 smartphones. The devices are fixed in a grid on a pedestal and a harmonious, virtual delirium initially plays out on their screens. The player can drift off into various AI-generated worlds and truths. However, this harmony is soon shattered by suddenly popping up disaster scenarios. Cell phone videos of devastating floods, such as those that have become rampant in the wake of the climate catastrophe in recent years, flood the screens like Instagram stories. Initially sporadically and then increasingly frequently, the ideal digital world is confronted with a harsh and brutal reality. In a way, AI simulations and disaster videos have the same hypnotic attraction. No wonder, since the field of tension between environmental dystopianism and AI tech utopianism is a field that is cultivated and harvested by the attention extractivism industry.

Paradoxically, the only action left to the player in these events is to swipe the disaster stories off the screen, as is familiar from social media apps. The hermetic game loop intensifies until the events flood all channels like a torrent. Here, the installation concept addresses how human consciousness tends to repress itself when overwhelmed by the complexity of the global situation, instead of moving into action. The escapist nature of media production and a belief in technology and progress that is as tempting as it is fatal are critically juxtaposed in the form of these lucid AI dreams. The simulation comes full circle when the question of the inevitability of this end finally appears on the screen and a new beginning is offered via swipe.

Friday May 10, 2024 12:00 - 14:00 CEST
SG Betonhalle
  Open Screens

12:00 CEST

Open Screens
Open Screens are back!
Following the success of previous years, our goal remains the same: to provide a convenient platform for developers to showcase their creations to the press and their peers. These exhibits will be on display at the physical A MAZE. venue.

See for the full line up: https://2024.amaze-berlin.de/openscreens/
Individual Times exhibited projects Open Screens
Friday May 10, 2024 12:00 - 20:00 CEST
SG Betonhalle
  Exhibition

12:30 CEST

Betonhalle - BREAK - (12:30-14:00)
Friday May 10, 2024 12:30 - 14:00 CEST
SG Betonhalle Stage Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany

12:30 CEST

Change the rules! Co-op comic chat and zine-making session
Join us for a playful zine-making gathering about work, where we imagine new ways of working together! Are you pushing pixels or shuffling papers? Are you dabbling in game jams and dreaming of an escape plan? If the relentless late-capitalist meme-factory has you craving a plot twist, join us! We’ll dispel the myths about worker-owned co-ops and rewrite the rules on collaboration while we make zines about our own relationship to work and play. (BONUS: get a free copy of our comic about co-ops and unions!)

AUDIENCE: People curious about joining or starting worker-owned studios. People curious about work! People who like making zines. 

REQUIREMENTS: None

BRING: Nothing is required. But you are welcome to bring your favorite pen or marker and paper.

For this workshop online registration is not required to attend. The spots will be assigned on a first-come first-served basis, so make sure to be at the workshop location at least 10 minutes before the starting time.


Artists
avatar for Marie LeBlanc Flanagan

Marie LeBlanc Flanagan

https://gameartsinternational.network/if-you-dont-like-the-game-change-the-rules/
Marie LeBlanc Flanagan is an artist working in the playful spaces between people, especially related to connection and community. Marie builds experimental video games, playful installations, and cooperative experiences and has an enduring fondness for the possibilities of trash... Read More →

Friday May 10, 2024 12:30 - 14:00 CEST
Workshop Room X
  Workshop

13:00 CEST

Art History Unlocked: Inspiring Game Narratives with Architecture and Design
In this workshop we dive into art history and unlock a treasure trove of inspiration for your game narratives and environments! Join us for an immersive 90 minutes tailored for concept artists, game artists, writers, and narrative designers. Together, we explore architecture and art of the past centuries to find innovative approaches and fresh resources for games. In part one, we delve into the architectural wonders of the past, dissecting their influence on worlds and stories. Then, we journey through the annals of art and design objects, extracting motifs to give history, emotions and atmospheres to game designs. The goal is to give you new sources and fresh ideas for your game design and art from two millennia of art, architecture, history and culture.

AUDIENCE: (Concept) Artists, Writers, Narrative Designers

REQUIREMENTS: No Requirements

BRING: Nothing to bring

For this workshop online registration is not required to attend. The spots will be assigned on a first-come first-served basis, so make sure to be at the workshop location at least 10 minutes before the starting time.


Artists
avatar for Dominic Riemenschneider

Dominic Riemenschneider

Art Historian, United Imagination/Freelance
As an Art Historian, Dominic Riemenschneider brings together consulting for the game industry, cultural institutions and new forms of cultural mediation. His focus is on visual worldbuilding, lore & narrative design, art-related community & event management and streaming.He offers... Read More →

Friday May 10, 2024 13:00 - 15:00 CEST
Workshop Room Y Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Workshop

14:00 CEST

Step 1: Make a Hit Game. Step 2: Disappear.
A story about why I made Frog Detective and then decided to do nothing ever again. Not a cautionary tale nor meant to inspire. It will probably be entertaining. Also potentially a lie. Only one way to find out…
Artists
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Grace Bruxner

Grace is the creator of the Frog Detective series and other weird games. She now lives in Stockholm and does nothing.

Friday May 10, 2024 14:00 - 14:30 CEST
SG Betonhalle Stage Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Talk

14:00 CEST

Find WiiLii - Live VR Theatre
A sci-fi immersive drama asks audiences to consider the nature and value of our memories. Audiences are brought into the virtual space as new employees of the teleportation company Iioiig as part of their Find WiiLii Project, helping the company collect and preserve lots of memories. But they soon find out that the company's plans are not quite as altruistic as they might seem.

You will receive one of our headsets and experience the play inside vr!
Limited capacity! It is running at 2 and 6pm everyday though - Make sure to reserve your spot NOT HERE, but at the registration downstairs.
Artists
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Whitton Frank

Ferryman Collective
Whitton Frank (she/her) is a voice, film, television and theater actor from Los Angeles. Her work in VR includes directing the English premiere of Find WiiLii, performing in the award winning immersive VR worlds of The Under Presents and The Tempest, as well as the Ferryman Collective... Read More →

Friday May 10, 2024 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
Workshop Room Z Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Interactive

14:00 CEST

​Creating live theatre in VR: Demo & Backstage Tour.
Join Deirdre V. Lyons and Stephen Butchko, two of the co-Founders of Ferryman Collective for an immersive journey into the emotional possibilities of theater in virtual reality. This demonstration will peel back the curtain on the innovative process of bringing live theatrical experiences to the VR space. Discover the challenges of adapting the intimacy and immediacy of live performance for a digital audience. Learn about the technical wizardry that makes it possible to blend traditional stagecraft with cutting-edge VR technology. Whether you’re a theater enthusiast, a VR aficionado, or simply curious about the future of entertainment, this backstage tour will offer a unique glimpse into the artistry and ingenuity of live VR theater. Don’t miss this opportunity to see how the Ferryman Collective is pushing the boundaries of storytelling and performance
Artists
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Stephen Butchko

Stephen Butchko received his Bachelor of Arts degree in theatre from Western Washington University. After moving to Los Angeles he began producing and performing in independent theatrical and motion picture productions with his wife Deirdre V. Lyons. In 2020, Stephen made the transition... Read More →
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Deirdre V. Lyons

Deirdre V. Lyons (she/her) is a LA producer, director, and performer, she is a co-founder of Ferryman Collective, creating live theatre in VR, including the award-winning Welcome to Respite and Gumball Dreams, named Best Experience of 2022 and Creator of the Year by XR Must. She was... Read More →

Friday May 10, 2024 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
SG Kuppelhalle Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Interactive

14:00 CEST

Lindwyrm
Lindwyrm combines hack‘n‘slay combat, platforming, puzzling and housing in the shell of a rogue-like action RPG. Crawl into thrilling dungeons, slay epic bosses with your weapon of choice, enhance your hero, and rebuild a destroyed village in this co-op adventure.

Friday May 10, 2024 14:00 - 16:00 CEST
SG Betonhalle
  Open Screens

14:00 CEST

NIGHTSLINK
You are the Nightslink. Traverse abandoned roads under cover of night. Deliver cassette tapes in a post-apocalyptic world. An atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure.

Friday May 10, 2024 14:00 - 16:00 CEST
SG Betonhalle
  Open Screens

14:00 CEST

One S'More
Can you help an adventurous marshmallow fulfill its dream of becoming a tasty S'More? Watch your mind crumble as you break apart islands and rearrange the whole world to help your little marshmallow friend reach their goal of getting squished between two chocolate cookies. 

Friday May 10, 2024 14:00 - 16:00 CEST
SG Betonhalle
  Open Screens

14:30 CEST

Ado Ato Pictures - Beyond Boundaries:: Shaping Tomorrow's Narratives with Tech and Art
Tamara Shogaolu is an Emmy award-winning director, writer, artist and creative technologist whose innovative approach to storytelling has been lauded by Forbes, The Guardian and Vogue naming her a visionary in the field. As the founder and creative director of Ado Ato Pictures, Shogaolu is the first Black Latina woman to head a leading studio specializing in film, animation and technology. This talk will go through how immersive technology, like AR, can be a tool to battle social injustice – and how to prevent it from creating wider rifts.
Artists
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Tamara Shogaolu

Director, writer, artist and creative technologist, Ado Ato Pictures
Tamara (she/her) is an interdisciplinary artist who dedicates herself to sharing the urgent stories of marginalized people. Her work spans VR, sculpture, and more. Emmy-winning and showcased globally, she founded Ado Ato Pictures, the first major studio in animation and tech led by... Read More →

Friday May 10, 2024 14:30 - 15:00 CEST
SG Betonhalle Stage Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Talk

14:30 CEST

K-pop Dance Class (Perfect Night by LE SSERAFIM)
It's time to stretch those limbs and get your body moving to some K-pop! This workshop will teach you the choreography to the song 'Perfect Night' by LE SSERAFIM (the promotional song for Overwatch 2). We'll be focusing on the chorus, breaking down each move (i.e. footwork, where to shift your weight, what to do with your hands), combining it, going through it together slowly, then working up towards tempo!

Does it have any practical take-aways for games & playful media? That's for you to decide lol

AUDIENCE: People excited to try something new. People who may already enjoy movement, but want to learn a different style.

REQUIREMENTS: It's a beginner-friendly class, so only a willing attitude to try something new is required.

BRING: Loose clothing to be able to move in. The song gets a little bit fast.

For this workshop online registration is not required to attend. The spots will be assigned on a first-come first-served basis, so make sure to be at the workshop location at least 10 minutes before the starting time.


Artists
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Tanat Boozayaangool

indie goblin, https://tanantgames.com/
Tanat Boozayaangool is a part-time indie dev from Thailand (currently based in London). He has a degree in game dev from somewhere in the US. He's made a bunch of games that are mostly stupid. He'll say hi to you with a silly pose. He's worked on the Stadia launch (ask him for stickers... Read More →

Friday May 10, 2024 14:30 - 15:30 CEST
Workshop Room X
  Workshop

15:00 CEST

Hyper Talks
Hypertalks are short and fun 5 minute knowledge-injections. Several speakers will talk about projects, experiences, failures and sources of inspiration in their work. The Hyper Talks are a platform for both established artists as well as upcoming talents: some of the past hyper speakers ended up being winners of the A MAZE. Awards. The session is hosted by Marina Díez and Mascha Camino.

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Almut Schwacke: Rain, Dear. A listening exercise

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Margarete Jahrmann: The EXPERIMENTAL GAME CULTURES case

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Sos Sosowski: Fuck Engines

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Priscila Gacio: The curse of knowledge

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Finley Baguio

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Rachel Heleva: What are thinky games?

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Astrid Refstrup: What Scouts Say & What They Are Actually Saying

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Melissa Nzuza

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Sara Lempiäinen
Moderators
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Mascha Camino

Mascha Camino (she/her) is a working Game Designer at the Berlin-based Indie Game studio Maschinen-Mensch. They developed “Curious Expedition 2” and are now working on an unannounced project. She hosted events like: Femisphere - Highlighting diversity in the games industry, the... Read More →
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Marina Díez

Three of Cups Games
Marina Díez (she/they) is a Spanish award-winning game designer and filmmaker based in Berlin and London, UK. She's the CEO at Three of Cups Games, an ethical and diverse games studio based in London. Marina is also a Principal Game Designer at BTF Games for The Berlin Apartment... Read More →

Artists
SL
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Almut Schwacke

Foley Artist | Sound Designer | Composer, Almut Schwacke
Almut (she/her) has been making interactive music and noises since 2006. With a big collection of Foley props & instruments she loves developing sonic identities for video games, e.g. Anno 1800, You Suck At Parking and Pizza Possum. Audio is the greatest playground for her – diverse... Read More →
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Sos Sosowski

Mad Scientist, Sos
Sos Sosowski (he/him): Mad scientist of video games, creator of McPixel, Thelemite and million other games nobody ever heard about. Maniac of retro hardware and lover of new technology. Currently on a quest to create the worst game ever (Mosh Pit Simulator)
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Margarete Jahrmann

artist| games curator | head of Experimental Game Cultures Vienna, Neuromatic Game Art
Margarete Jahrmann, is a ludic artist and researcher. In her/their new PSYCHOLUDIC games she asks questions as: What is it like to play a tree? As head of EXPERIMENTAL GAME CULTURES VIENNA, Prof. University of Applied Arts Vienna she exhibits and curates international shows and supports... Read More →
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Astrid Refstrup

Developer Relations & Business Developement, WINGS
Developer Relations & Business Development at WINGS, supporting their portfolio studios and looking for new games by female and gender minority leads. Parttime law student. She was previously the CEO and Founder of Triple Topping Games, Advisor to Kowloon Nights, and served on the... Read More →
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Finley Baguio

Indie game developer and programmer at btf Games by day and tattoo artist by night. Finley(they/he) is passionate about contributing to more safe and wholesome spaces, whether it isin the workplace, the various queer, trans and Bi_PoC spaces he’s visiting or the pen&paperworlds... Read More →
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Friday May 10, 2024 15:00 - 16:00 CEST
SG Betonhalle Stage Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Hypertalks

15:15 CEST

Singing Rainbow
A collaborative multiplayer dome game created by A MAZE. and Katpatat Collective.

This work is inspired by crowd games. This audio-reactive playful art piece brings people together to sing along different notes. The more you sync with the sound pattern the more bright and dense you paint colors to the dome and move the clouds above away. The game has 7 levels as a rainbow has colors. The rainbow symbolizes ethnic and racial diversity, to express LGBTQ identity and pride, also it is a symbol for happiness, feelings of togetherness, hope, and good fortune. This interactive artwork is designed by Thorsten S. Wiedemann and developed by Titouan Millet and Lisa Mantel, thanks to the head start of Zuraida Buter.

This installation will run at the Kuppelhalle throughout the festival. Between sessions, A MAZE. visitors will be able to take the microphone and experiment with the artwork projected on the dome ceiling of the Kuppelhalle. Gather people around (or fly solo), lie down and hum, sing or do poetic readings and enjoy the mesmerising visions.
Friday May 10, 2024 15:15 - 16:00 CEST
SG Kuppelhalle Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Interactive

15:30 CEST

Interactive Storytelling
Decide, activate, solve, answer - Interactive storytelling primarily means that listeners and viewers must become active participants in an experience to advance or even influence the narrative. In this workshop, we will explore which aspects of conventional storytelling could become interactive levers and what possibilities arise from them. To do this, we will develop our own small prototypes.

AUDIENCE: Anyone who is happy to spend some time on (re-)focusing on storytelling in games and interactive experiences. All fields of expertise are welcome. 

REQUIREMENTS: None

BRING: If you have it, a smartphone with Instagram access. But there is no need to install it only for this workshop though.

For this workshop online registration is not required to attend. The spots will be assigned on a first-come first-served basis, so make sure to be at the workshop location at least 10 minutes before the starting time.


Artists
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Laura Tontsch

Laura Tontsch is a theater director and narrative designer. She experiments with digital forms of storytelling, resulting in interactive stage performances, Instagram games, a TikTok opera, and numerous augmented reality (AR) experiences. As a narrative designer, she recently co-developed... Read More →

Friday May 10, 2024 15:30 - 18:30 CEST
Workshop Room Y Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Workshop

16:00 CEST

castañeda
Interactive poem based on the text “A messiah, thief and paranoid at Castañeda Mental Asylum” from Andrés Ríos Molina, which analyzes the case of Alberto Nicolat Tolacín through the years of his stay at the asylum.

Friday May 10, 2024 16:00 - 18:00 CEST
SG Betonhalle
  Open Screens

16:00 CEST

Wax Heads
Flip sleeves, spin clues and rek - rek - recommend records in Wax Heads: the record store puzzle narrative game! In Wax Heads you play as the newest employee at Repeater Records, a famous store known for ALWAYS recommending the right LP to the right customer.
Talking to an eclectic cast of characters, examining countless fantastical records, entangling yourself in endearing fictional musical lore to find the right album to recommend.

Friday May 10, 2024 16:00 - 18:00 CEST
SG Betonhalle
  Open Screens

16:00 CEST

Wee Boats
Explore a flooded landscape full of secrets in the smallest scale multiplayer boating experience in town.

Friday May 10, 2024 16:00 - 18:00 CEST
SG Betonhalle
  Open Screens

16:00 CEST

The Making of a Collaborative Alternative Controller
During this workshop, we will create a collaborative and modular alternative controller by building directly each inputs from scratch with craft material (buttons, pressure sensors, potentiometers). Each participant will be in charge of crafting one or several inputs, then we will connect everything together. The final creation will be a collective reinvention of the Musical Steps installation, a sandbox musical game.

AUDIENCE: This workshop focuses on people who want to initiate themselves to alternative controllers from the basics.

REQUIREMENTS: No requirements

BRING: No need to bring specific hardware. However if you have ideas to add to the project, you can bring what you think can match (computer, music instrument, objects to hack, etc).

For this workshop online registration is not required to attend. The spots will be assigned on a first-come first-served basis, so make sure to be at the workshop location at least 10 minutes before the starting time.
Artists
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Emilie Breslavetz

Emilie Breslavetz is a French independent game designer and playful artist based in Paris. She mixes electronics like Arduino sensors, arcade controllers or other atypical components with crafting material such as wood, plastic, fabrics, etc… to make alternative controllers, interactive... Read More →

Friday May 10, 2024 16:00 - 18:00 CEST
Workshop Room X
  Workshop

16:30 CEST

Undead and beautiful: making live art, together
This interactive performance provides a means to care for, and adorn another participant both physically and digitally. The work is designed to form connection quickly - but usually performed in a 1 to 1 live art performance setting. Bringing it into a space with more audience is an experiment in forming connections - can we get to know each other and break through the benign? Can we make beautiful vignettes of our cared for participants with meaning? What will we learn about each other?

Be guided through the process carefully, with care and consent.
Artists
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Elise Terranova

Based in Berlin, Elise is a game designer. Her art practice seeks to unite site, purpose and design vision and has spanned many disciplines including public art, live art, set design, interior architecture, interactive design and site specific installation.

Friday May 10, 2024 16:30 - 17:30 CEST
SG Kuppelhalle Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Interactive

18:00 CEST

Find WiiLii - Live VR Theatre
A sci-fi immersive drama asks audiences to consider the nature and value of our memories. Audiences are brought into the virtual space as new employees of the teleportation company Iioiig as part of their Find WiiLii Project, helping the company collect and preserve lots of memories. But they soon find out that the company's plans are not quite as altruistic as they might seem.

You will receive one of our headsets and experience the play inside vr!
Limited capacity! It is running at 2 and 6pm everyday though - Make sure to reserve your spotNOT HERE, but at the registration downstairs.
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Whitton Frank

Ferryman Collective
Whitton Frank (she/her) is a voice, film, television and theater actor from Los Angeles. Her work in VR includes directing the English premiere of Find WiiLii, performing in the award winning immersive VR worlds of The Under Presents and The Tempest, as well as the Ferryman Collective... Read More →

Friday May 10, 2024 18:00 - 19:00 CEST
Workshop Room Z Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Interactive

18:00 CEST

oom
Oom is a rhythmic dungeon crawler for Playdate, where player simultaneously moves and shoots on the beat and controls the direction of the character with the crank. It's an unusual take on a rhythm game where decisive action is made in-between the beats.

Friday May 10, 2024 18:00 - 20:00 CEST
SG Betonhalle
  Open Screens

18:00 CEST

The Waking Knot
The Waking Knot is a minimalist arcade tactics game about improvising amongst chaos. Act on instinct in punchy procedural runs amongst a lively sea of bubbles that carry, disrupt, and explode. Plate-spin and exploit shifting opportunities for creative spatial manoeuvres in this singular, characterful experience.

Friday May 10, 2024 18:00 - 20:00 CEST
SG Betonhalle
  Open Screens

18:00 CEST

When They Fly
Everyone has an impossible wish, a desire so wild that it’ll only come true… when pigs fly. But what if they could? How would you prove it? What if you could hire someone to get evidence that they do? Would your wish come true then? Your clients seem to think so, so you better find a soaring sow soon.
When They Fly is an absurd game about swine flight made by the Cuatro Assets team with the support of Austrian creative collective Gold Extra, as part of their BRIEFS23 project.

Friday May 10, 2024 18:00 - 20:00 CEST
SG Betonhalle
  Open Screens

18:15 CEST

Pause Play
Internationally renowned duo *Professional Dancers* have worked tirelessly to perfect the art of every dance style known to mankind and now they are under your complete control! In *Pause Play,* a new interactive experience exploring the relationship between audience and performer, you are invited to use music to manipulate the performers as they dance in response for 45 minutes straight.

*Professional Dancers* consists of Emily Koonce and Susie Buchan, creating experimental playful work together inspired by an unforgettable night of karaoke.
Artists
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Professional Dancers

Professional Dancers consists of Emily Koonce and Susie Buchan, based in Chicago and London respectively, creating experimental playful work together inspired by an unforgettable night of karaoke.
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Susie Buchan

Susie Buchan (she/her) is a Scottish London-based performance artist (once retired, now rejuvenated) and creative producer for experimental games stuff and things.
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Emily Koonce

Emily Koonce (she/her) is a Chicago-based international game designer party girl interested in the intersection of folk games, philosophy, and education.. Emily Koonce (she/her) is a Chicago-based international game designer party girl interested in the intersection of folk games... Read More →

Friday May 10, 2024 18:15 - 19:15 CEST
SG Kuppelhalle Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Interactive

19:15 CEST

Singing Rainbow
A collaborative multiplayer dome game created by A MAZE. and Katpatat Collective.

This work is inspired by crowd games. This audio-reactive playful art piece brings people together to sing along different notes. The more you sync with the sound pattern the more bright and dense you paint colors to the dome and move the clouds above away. The game has 7 levels as a rainbow has colors. The rainbow symbolizes ethnic and racial diversity, to express LGBTQ identity and pride, also it is a symbol for happiness, feelings of togetherness, hope, and good fortune. This interactive artwork is designed by Thorsten S. Wiedemann and developed by Titouan Millet and Lisa Mantel, thanks to the head start of Zuraida Buter.

This installation will run at the Kuppelhalle throughout the festival. Between sessions, A MAZE. visitors will be able to take the microphone and experiment with the artwork projected on the dome ceiling of the Kuppelhalle. Gather people around (or fly solo), lie down and hum, sing or do poetic readings and enjoy the mesmerising visions.
Friday May 10, 2024 19:15 - 22:00 CEST
SG Kuppelhalle Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Interactive

20:00 CEST

A MAZE. AWARD SHOW
YEAH IT IS SHOWTIME AND WE ARE EXCITED TO HIGHLIGHT THE NEW WAVE OF GAME CREATORS.

The winners are selected by an interdisciplinary, international and 100% independent jury: Always reflecting the current times, A MAZE. / Berlin extended and changed awards which are now: “Most Amazing Award”, “Human Human Machine Award”, “Long Feature Award”, “Digital Moment Award”, “Explorer Award” and “Audience Award” and the Gender Diversity Award presented by WINGS.

Moderation: 
Jen Simpkins

Jury:
Deirdre V. Lyons, Jonathan Coryn, Natasha Sebben AKA natsha, Shuhei Yoshida, Vanessa Amoah Opoku

Music: 
Chipzel

Nominees:
https://2024.amaze-berlin.de/nominees/ 
Moderators
avatar for Jen Simpkins

Jen Simpkins

Jen Simpkins is the former editor of Edge magazine, helped bring Dreams to life at Media Molecule, and is an expert on all things indie games. She’s currently working as a creative writer at a new studio in stealth mode.

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Friday May 10, 2024 20:00 - 21:30 CEST
SG Betonhalle Stage Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Special

22:00 CEST

Panke Exhibition
A special exhibition in Panke Culture as part of A MAZE. in the evenings.

Edgar Rice Journey
by Douglas Wilson, David Kanaga, Thomas Perl, Melissa McGlensey
Honorable Mention

Glow Golf
by Alex Johansson

Line Wobbler
by Robin Baumgarten

Realistic Kissing Simulator
by Jimmy Andrews and Loren Schmidt

DANCER
by Stuffed Wombat

O
by Team O

More info: https://2024.amaze-berlin.de/exhibitions/
Friday May 10, 2024 22:00 - Saturday May 11, 2024 02:00 CEST
Panke Culture
  Exhibition

22:00 CEST

The legendary A MAZE. Jump 'n' Run Party
The A MAZE. Jump 'n' Run Party is the legendary A MAZE. Awards Aftershow Party.

Games:
O by Team O
Line Wobbler by Robin Baumgarten
Glow Golf by Alex Johansson
Realstic Kissing Simulator by Jimmy Andrews and Loren Schmidt
Edgar Rice Journey by Douglas Wilson
and more.

Music:
Manu Louis (live)
Joonas Turner (live)
Chipzel (live)
Daisy Ray (live)
DJ St0rn0 (dj)

Let's jump ! Jump! Jump!
Friday May 10, 2024 22:00 - Saturday May 11, 2024 02:00 CEST
Panke Culture
  Party
 
Saturday, May 11
 

12:00 CEST

Amazing X-M4RK3T
Saturday May 11, 2024 12:00 - 18:00 CEST
SG Betonhalle
  Maker Market

12:00 CEST

Public Play Day
The Public Play Day is for the whole family to explore the amazing alternative and independent games and playful media world of A MAZE. / Berlin.

Kids until 12 getting in for free... we do have family passes.

We show the best of arthouse gaming including alternative controller games, vr experiences, indie games. We also have some community talks and game design workshops for everyone interested in game creation.This year also have a local multiplayer tournament, an analog market .

The A MAZE. Public Play Day is closing with a live concert of the legendary toy band the Puppetmastaz.

For more info please check on our website: www.amaze-berlin.de
Saturday May 11, 2024 12:00 - 20:00 CEST
Silent Green (Betonhalle, Garden, Kuppelhalle, Ateliers, Transmediale Studio Gerichtstr. 35, Berlin
  Amazing Day

12:00 CEST

A MAZE. / Exhibition
Artistic and experimental games are often off the mainstream and allow for different experiences with forward-thinking and playful views, often not for entertainment only. Technology is used as playground for artistic expression and innovative interaction with audiences interested in critical reflection and meaningful interaction. Discover different experiences, local multiplayer games, interactive installations and many more of this versatile art-form.

For Festival Pass holders and Public Play Day Tickets
Saturday May 11, 2024 12:00 - 20:00 CEST
SG Betonhalle
  Exhibition

12:15 CEST

Why Not Here? Building Creative Communities
Have you ever wondered why there’s a festival like A MAZE. in Berlin but not in your town? Would you benefit from a regular game jam or meetup or other resource in your area? The Game Arts International Assembly programmers have assembled a superteam of veteran game arts organizers to help you figure out how! They’ll do brief presentations of the amazing events and initiatives they have launched in their regions all over the world -- and they’ll not only show you their most stealable ideas, but advise you on how to make them happen in your area without budget or experience! Do-it-yourself does not mean do it alone!
Artists
avatar for Nomi

Nomi

idiot., The Nomi Films
I make 2D/3D graphics and videos! I also apparently make/made camera games and dog games (currently working on a dog thing)!! A secret member of the videogames secret foot club and 1/3 of Preeps! the people behind the notorious eggs, awards, & games parasitic event Scrambleshake... Read More →
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Shalev Moran

Designer, Artist
Shalev Moran is a designer and artist based in Copenhagen. He currently works as a game designer and director at Bird Island, and co-runs the art project Speculative Tourism. Previously he was the games curator at Print Screen Festival, a lecturer at Shenkar College’s Game Center... Read More →
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Lu Oulton

Co-founder, GAIA
María Luján Oulton is a game curator, cultural producer, and lecturer with a Master's Degree in Communication and Cultural Creation.. She is currently the Artistic Director of Now Play This. Previously Luján has created and produced various exhibitions and new media art projects... Read More →
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Marie LeBlanc Flanagan

https://gameartsinternational.network/if-you-dont-like-the-game-change-the-rules/
Marie LeBlanc Flanagan is an artist working in the playful spaces between people, especially related to connection and community. Marie builds experimental video games, playful installations, and cooperative experiences and has an enduring fondness for the possibilities of trash... Read More →
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Jim Munroe

Jim Munroe (he/him) is a “pop culture provocateur” according to the Austin Chronicle. His graphic novels and prose novels have been praised by Pulitzer-winner Junot Diaz and comics legend Neil Gaiman, and his lo-fi sci-fi feature films by Wired and the Guardian. His political... Read More →
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Marie Janin

Sickhouse
Marie Janin is co-director of Sickhouse, a playful art space and the multidisciplinary festival The Overkill, located in the Netherlands. Sickhouse and The Overkill look into the impact of digital culture on the evolution of our society. As a curator she creates exhibition bringing... Read More →
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Arturas Rumiancevas

Arturas Rumiancevas is a Media professional with a passion to understand and promote video game culture. Several years of experience covering online and offline media as well as organizing events of various scales, including the largest video games culture convent - GameOn Vilniu... Read More →
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Pierre Corbinais

Pierre Corbinais has been writing for and about games since he realized it’s something you can actually do. He’s mostly known for his website Oujevipo and ShakeThatButton where he covered weird alternative games for years, as well as for games likes Haven, Bury Me My Love or... Read More →

Saturday May 11, 2024 12:15 - 13:15 CEST
SG Kuppelhalle Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Conversation

12:30 CEST

Reflections: A Digital Memory Workshop in Berlin
As new technology continues to shape our lives, how can we use these tools to envision a society that reflects our shared values? This 4-hour workshop will guide groups and individuals to reflect on their communities through writing exercises, interviews and experimentation with AI image generation. By the end of the day, participants’ creations will be installed in a 3D virtual gallery space. No technical expertise necessary!

This workshop is part of an evolving process-oriented virtual reality project, Inter(mediate) Spaces (www.intermediatespaces.com), in which the workshops seek to empower the public through education and experimentation with new tools.

Sign up here

AUDIENCE: Anyone who is interested in using new technologies in a relaxed environment. People of all ages are encouraged to attend, especially spanning generations (bring your parent or grandparent!)

REQUIREMENTS: No technical expertise required! We will be experimenting with AI image generation software.

BRING: At least 1 personal image, audio or material that you think represents your idea of what community means. We will use this as a starting off point to experiment with.

OPTIONAL: If you have your own laptop feel free to bring it. We will also provide all software and tools necessary on-site :).

For this workshop online registration is required to attend. Please answer the survey questions on the sign up form prior to attending.
Artists
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Lucas Martinic

Present Futures
Lucas is an XR developer, mentor, and asset creator with over five years of experience in Unity and VR applications. His interests lie in multiplayer and shared immersive experiences, and he actively contributes to the growth of the industry. As an organizer of the Berlin Unity Meetup... Read More →
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Chloé Lee

Present Futures
Chloé’s work uses sound, video, haptic and extended reality technologies to explore where digital and analog worlds meet. Her recent fascination has been with interactive VR experiences and how these spaces can be used to explore memory and how we make meaning. As a 2021-2022 Germany... Read More →

Saturday May 11, 2024 12:30 - 16:30 CEST
Workshop Room X
  Workshop

13:00 CEST

Cardboard beats Keyboard: Make scrappy games and controllers!
Come and join us for a creative session with a super low bar for entry to make quick, playful interactive experiences! We'll be making scrappy games using Scratch and pairing them with makeshift controllers made of cardboard, tinfoil and tape. Half of participants will start with making the controller, the other half will start with Scratch, after 50 minutes we’ll switch activities and then compare results! 

AUDIENCE: Perfect for people who are looking for their first experience of making their own games and controllers. But it is open to anyone who wishes to participate. For newcomers it's an opportunity to experience games development in a playful, low challenge format. For games developers, it's an opportunity to explore designing custom peripherals. 

REQUIREMENTS: Any children in attendance should be accompanied by an adult, no prior knowledge required, just the willingness to be creative! 

BRING: Bring a laptop with at least USB-A connector (The regular rectangular ones).

For this workshop online registration is not required to attend. The spots will be assigned on a first-come first-served basis, so make sure to be at the workshop location at least 10 minutes before the starting time.
Artists
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Alex Johansson

Experimental Games Designer, educator and maker!, ALJO
Hello! I'm an award winning experimental designer, educator and fabricator with a particular interest in approachable design and ambition to give as many people their first experience of games in bespoke formats that resonate with them. I've built a boxing match controlled with muppets... Read More →

Saturday May 11, 2024 13:00 - 15:00 CEST
Workshop Room Y Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Workshop

13:00 CEST

[Cancelled] Local Multiplayer Tournament


Saturday May 11, 2024 13:00 - 16:00 CEST
SG Betonhalle
  Interactive

13:15 CEST

Singing Rainbow
A collaborative multiplayer dome game created by A MAZE. and Katpatat Collective. 

This work is inspired by crowd games. This audio-reactive playful art piece brings people together to sing along different notes. The more you sync with the sound pattern the more bright and dense you paint colors to the dome and move the clouds above away. The game has 7 levels as a rainbow has colors. The rainbow symbolizes ethnic and racial diversity, to express LGBTQ identity and pride, also it is a symbol for happiness, feelings of togetherness, hope, and good fortune. This interactive artwork is designed by Thorsten S. Wiedemann and developed by Titouan Millet and Lisa Mantel, thanks to the head start of Zuraida Buter.

This installation will run at the Kuppelhalle throughout the festival. Between sessions, A MAZE. visitors will be able to take the microphone and experiment with the artwork projected on the dome ceiling of the Kuppelhalle. Gather people around (or fly solo), lie down and hum, sing or do poetic readings and enjoy the mesmerising visions.
Saturday May 11, 2024 13:15 - 13:30 CEST
SG Kuppelhalle Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Interactive

13:30 CEST

Organize! Changing the Game Industry with Unions and Worker Co-ops
We were told to find a job we love so we don’t have to work a day in our lives. This was a lie. We are overworked, underpaid, burned out, and seen as disposable by the people that profit from our labor. This is by design! But it doesn’t have to be that way. In this panel, we will discuss how we can change our work for the better by organizing in unions and worker cooperatives. We will have an open conversation about creating workplaces that put ownership, equity, and health first.
Moderators
avatar for Casilda de Zulueta

Casilda de Zulueta

Technical Artist / 🌹, Gat de Soia
Casilda de Zulueta is a freelance technical artist, animator and independent developer based in Berlin with more than 8 years of experience in the games industry. She does not separate theory from praxis, nor technique from artistic expression. She loves horror games and optimized... Read More →

Artists
avatar for Marie LeBlanc Flanagan

Marie LeBlanc Flanagan

https://gameartsinternational.network/if-you-dont-like-the-game-change-the-rules/
Marie LeBlanc Flanagan is an artist working in the playful spaces between people, especially related to connection and community. Marie builds experimental video games, playful installations, and cooperative experiences and has an enduring fondness for the possibilities of trash... Read More →
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Alex Williams

Creative Director, Deep Sky eG
Alex has over 10 years experience in design, creative direction, narrative, and art. He worked at Guerrilla as a systems and combat designer + as a creative lead on Horizon: Call of the Mountain. Alex co-founded Deep Sky, a cooperative game studio in Berlin and is involved in progressive... Read More →
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Rüdiger Brandis

Producer, Playing History
Rüdiger (he/him) works as producer at Playing History in Berlin. He previously created HTML-5 games (over 40 in 4 years) at Flying Sheep Studios and co-founded Achtung Autobahn Studios, which aimed to develop social-realistic games based on historical and political movements. As... Read More →

Saturday May 11, 2024 13:30 - 15:00 CEST
SG Kuppelhalle Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Conversation

13:30 CEST

Game Design Speed Dating - Dive into the World of Game Creation in 2 stations
Become a Game Designer - make your own game as an analog prototype or a retro clone using MakeCode. Have a sneak peak in the workflow of game creators and get insights into making games.

AUDIENCE: 12+ (teenagers and adults are welcome as well), no prior knowledge needed

REQUIREMENTS: No prior knowledge needed, for beginners

BRING: Just yourself

::::DEUTSCH::::

Game Design Speeddating - Tauche in die Welt der Spieleentwicklung in zwei Stationen ein

Werde Game Designer - entwickeln ein eigenes Spiel als analogen Prototyp oder als Retro-Klon mit MakeCode. Wirf einen Blick in den Arbeitsablauf der Spieleentwicklung und erhalte Einblicke in Schaffensprozesse.

WORKSHOPSPRACHE: Deutsch und Englisch, je nach Bedarf

ZIELGRUPPE: 12+ (Jugendliche, aber auch Erwachsene sind willkommen)

ANFORDERUNGEN: Kein Vorwissen benötigt
Artists
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Nils Sommer

Nils Sommer (@nilssommer) is a Media Educator and Game Writer, specialized in TTRPGs and Narrative Design.
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Svenja Anhut

Svenja Anhut is a game designer, artist and educator who works freelance. She mainly focuses on creating concepts and content for public gaming experiences, jams and workshops. But I also host and organize such events. She is also part of the AMAZE Orgateam.:::::Svenja Anhut (@svenjaanhut... Read More →

Saturday May 11, 2024 13:30 - 15:30 CEST
SG Betonhalle
  Workshop

14:00 CEST

Find WiiLii - Live VR Theatre
A sci-fi immersive drama asks audiences to consider the nature and value of our memories. Audiences are brought into the virtual space as new employees of the teleportation company Iioiig as part of their Find WiiLii Project, helping the company collect and preserve lots of memories. But they soon find out that the company's plans are not quite as altruistic as they might seem.

You will receive one of our headsets and experience the play inside vr!
Limited capacity! It is running at 2 and 6pm everyday though - Make sure to reserve your spot NOT HERE, but at the registration downstairs.
Artists
WF

Whitton Frank

Ferryman Collective
Whitton Frank (she/her) is a voice, film, television and theater actor from Los Angeles. Her work in VR includes directing the English premiere of Find WiiLii, performing in the award winning immersive VR worlds of The Under Presents and The Tempest, as well as the Ferryman Collective... Read More →

Saturday May 11, 2024 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
Workshop Room Z Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Interactive

14:00 CEST

CAT & ONION
A short cat adventure packed with curious characters, strange environments and good vibes!

Saturday May 11, 2024 14:00 - 16:00 CEST
SG Betonhalle
  Open Screens

14:00 CEST

Mein Oma (88)
My Grandma(88) is a top-down 2D non-linear exploration adventure. Embark on a gripping journey into the depths of family secrets in an enthralling non-linear psycho-thriller set against the backdrop of a family´s dark history.

Saturday May 11, 2024 14:00 - 16:00 CEST
SG Betonhalle
  Open Screens

14:00 CEST

Open Screens
Open Screens are back!
Following the success of previous years, our goal remains the same: to provide a convenient platform for developers to showcase their creations to the press and their peers. These exhibits will be on display at the physical A MAZE. venue.

See for the full line up: https://2024.amaze-berlin.de/openscreens/
Individual Times exhibited projects Open Screens
Saturday May 11, 2024 14:00 - 18:00 CEST
SG Betonhalle
  Exhibition

15:00 CEST

Singing Rainbow
A collaborative multiplayer dome game created by A MAZE. and Katpatat Collective.

This work is inspired by crowd games. This audio-reactive playful art piece brings people together to sing along different notes. The more you sync with the sound pattern the more bright and dense you paint colors to the dome and move the clouds above away. The game has 7 levels as a rainbow has colors. The rainbow symbolizes ethnic and racial diversity, to express LGBTQ identity and pride, also it is a symbol for happiness, feelings of togetherness, hope, and good fortune. This interactive artwork is designed by Thorsten S. Wiedemann and developed by Titouan Millet and Lisa Mantel, thanks to the head start of Zuraida Buter.

This installation will run at the Kuppelhalle throughout the festival. Between sessions, A MAZE. visitors will be able to take the microphone and experiment with the artwork projected on the dome ceiling of the Kuppelhalle. Gather people around (or fly solo), lie down and hum, sing or do poetic readings and enjoy the mesmerising visions.
Saturday May 11, 2024 15:00 - 15:45 CEST
SG Kuppelhalle Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Interactive

16:00 CEST

Obergenie
A very fast-paced, tactical, turn-based tile-laying game. Easy to learn and hard to master.

Saturday May 11, 2024 16:00 - 18:00 CEST
SG Betonhalle
  Open Screens

16:00 CEST

PEPPERED
A narrative-driven platformer where you have only one shot at everything. A dark comedy about the meaninglessness of existence. A game where every failed boss fight, every poor choice, and every wrong action remains permanent and determines how the branching storyline will go and how wrong things will get. Dark humor. Multiple endings. Regret.

Saturday May 11, 2024 16:00 - 18:00 CEST
SG Betonhalle
  Open Screens

16:00 CEST

Santa Goes Digital
This year, all wish lists have been submitted digitally to Santa’s workshop for the first time. Unfortunately, Santa has only little experience with the digital world.
A small button mashing game where you stamp the christmas wish lists of all the nice kids. Just grab a stamp and you’re ready to go!

Saturday May 11, 2024 16:00 - 18:00 CEST
SG Betonhalle
  Open Screens

16:00 CEST

LARP - Things from the Forest
Capacity is limited. If you are registered* to join, then we expect you want to join the LARP. If you can't make it please unregister to make space for other participants. 
*registering = signing up here on this page on Sched.

In this short form larp you'll be playing either a human or a thing from the forest, fae like creatures that serve their own rules and have troubles understanding the human world. The game is about exploration and playfulness. 
As part of the game, there will be a series of workshops that prepare you for the game and help you come up with your characters - no other preperation or things you bring with you are required. 

The game is played over multiple scenes which forward the collaboratively told story - you'll portray your characters and interact with each other in mostly non-verbal ways. 
Artists
avatar for Kevin Blank

Kevin Blank

Kevin (he/him) is a Game Designer for all different forms of play, from digital PC and Mobile games to analogue board games, live action games and immersive experiences.

Saturday May 11, 2024 16:00 - 19:00 CEST
SG Kuppelhalle Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Interactive

18:00 CEST

Find WiiLii - Live VR Theatre
A sci-fi immersive drama asks audiences to consider the nature and value of our memories. Audiences are brought into the virtual space as new employees of the teleportation company Iioiig as part of their Find WiiLii Project, helping the company collect and preserve lots of memories. But they soon find out that the company's plans are not quite as altruistic as they might seem.

You will receive one of our headsets and experience the play inside vr!
Limited capacity! It is running at 2 and 6pm everyday though - Make sure to reserve your spot!
Artists
WF

Whitton Frank

Ferryman Collective
Whitton Frank (she/her) is a voice, film, television and theater actor from Los Angeles. Her work in VR includes directing the English premiere of Find WiiLii, performing in the award winning immersive VR worlds of The Under Presents and The Tempest, as well as the Ferryman Collective... Read More →

Saturday May 11, 2024 18:00 - 19:00 CEST
Workshop Room Z Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Interactive

19:00 CEST

Puppetmastaz (live concert)
Saturday May 11, 2024 19:00 - 20:30 CEST
SG Betonhalle Stage Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
  Concert

20:00 CEST

Fantasia Malware: Fever Loop Fountain #1: The Life of Saint Fiona Bianco Xena
The Life of Saint Fiona Bianco Xena” tells the controversial life story of the fictional Saint Fiona. Three experts on their sacred history fight over the right to determine their heritage. Who was Fiona? DIY hormone hacker and trans revolutionary? World-famous orchid collector or mythical figure? The three members of Fantasia Malware are at the mercy of the video game systems they have built to control their performance. They debate, dance and rumble, answer quiz questions and summon dead spirits in a wild battle royale*. Saint Fiona Bianco Xena's story is presented in an unholy panorama that is at once holy and absurd. Originally commissioned in 2021 by London's National Gallery X and the Royal Opera's Audience Lab as a web-based game, "The Life of Saint Fiona Bianco". In 2024, Fantasia Malware will perform a video game performance of the original at HAU2 for the first time. This evening is the start of the “Fever Loop Fountain” series, which will continue in September and October at HAU Hebbel am Ufer. As part of this, Fantasia Malware will present two more new video game performances. “The Life of Saint Fiona Bianco Xena” is presented in co-production with the A MAZE. . The 13th festival edition for “Games and Playful Media” will take place between August 8th and 11th. May 2024 in Silent Green and Panke. A MAZE. / BERLIN is the most important festival for arthouse games in the country and has a large international reach and community. For this event you have to get a special ticket. You can get it in our ticket shop. 
Artists
FM

Saturday May 11, 2024 20:00 - 23:30 CEST
HAU - Hebbel am Ufer (HAU2) Hallesches Ufer 34, 10963 Berlin
  Performance

21:30 CEST

Fantasia Malware : Premiere Party
Meet the artists of Fantasia Malware after the performance of The Life of Saint Fiona Bianco Xena at Canbar to celebrate the amazing premiere.

Artists
FM

Saturday May 11, 2024 21:30 - 23:30 CEST
CANBAR Hallesches Ufer 34, 10963 Berlin
  Party

22:00 CEST

Meth Math
The esoteric trio, composed of vocalist Angelicá Ballesteros and producers Bonsai Babies and error.error, met and developed their work in the Mexican city of Hermosillo, where they grew up. Chupetones their debut LP, builds on the dichotomy the Mexican trio has always existed in: a gothic party for crying (llorando) and dancing (perreando). The nine songs that make up this new collection are at once odes to heartbreak and invitations to the deep darkness of a post-apocalyptic club. Chupetones means »love bites,« aka hickeys in English, and will be out on February 2nd on In Real Life.
Artists
avatar for Meth Math

Saturday May 11, 2024 22:00 - 23:30 CEST
Panke Culture
  Concert

22:00 CEST

Panke Exhibition (22:00 - 02:00)
A special exhibition in Panke Culture as part of A MAZE. in the evenings.

Edgar Rice Journey
by Douglas Wilson, David Kanaga, Thomas Perl, Melissa McGlensey
Honorable Mention

Glow Golf
by Alex Johansson

Line Wobbler
by Robin Baumgarten

Realistic Kissing Simulator
by Jimmy Andrews and Loren Schmidt

DANCER
by Stuffed Wombat

O
by Team O

More info: https://2024.amaze-berlin.de/exhibitions/
Saturday May 11, 2024 22:00 - 23:59 CEST
Panke Culture
  Exhibition

22:00 CEST

A MAZE. Final Boss Night (22:00 - 02:00)
This is our Final Boss night at Panke. 

Music:
Popon (live)
Meth Math (live)
Debmaster (dj)

Games: 
O by Team O
Line Wobbler by Robin Baumgarten
Glow Golf by Alex Johansson
Realstic Kissing Simulator by Jimmy Andrews and Loren Schmidt
and more.
Saturday May 11, 2024 22:00 - 23:59 CEST
Panke Culture
  Party
 
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