Generally, we know games to be entertaining and challenging, but in truth they can also carry restrictive or stigmatising messages. Playing Architecture is curated by Mélanie van der Hoorn, a cultural anthropologist, and designed by Dafne Wiegers (AHH), architect. The exhibition invites you to play, wonder and critically reflect on the nature and role of architecture games, with a wide array of Amsterdam-related examples.

The exhibition will be on display at Arcam from December 10 until May 28, 2023.

Join us in Utrecht on the 3rd of May for our monthly Network Lunch!

Every first Wednesday of the month, Dutch Game Garden hosts a free networking lunch for the Dutch game industry in Utrecht. It is an opportunity for creative professionals, teachers, project leaders, future interns, students, potential clients, and others interested in the industry to meet, mingle and share their projects and questions.

Program (12:00 – 14:00)

• 12:00 – Doors open
• 12:05 – Opening presentation and announcements from Dutch Game Garden
• 12:10 – Shout-outs – share your announcement or question in 3 sentences!
• 12:15 – Lunch with games showcases

Showcasing

Want to showcase a game live during the Network Lunch and get valuable feedback? You can and it’s free, but we have limited spots available each lunch.
Dutch Game Garden can provide an office desk with a screen and power sockets or an INDIGO Cabinet, but please note that you need to bring your own laptop and mouse/keyboard/controllers.
More info and sign up through the showcasing form.

Sign up

Note: only through registration, limited places available. Sign up here.

Amsterdam Game Lab organiseert 4 serious game evenementen door heel Nederland. Op 17 mei is er een in Hilversum bij Amsterdam Game Lab. Thema: Hoe Serious Games HR en L&D helpen met Verzuimreductie en Teambuilding

Serious Gamers en geïnteresseerden kunnen hier bij elkaar komen om te netwerken en koffie te drinken op inspirerende plekken in Nederland.
Heb je geen ervaring met serious games en wil je er meer van weten?
Zoek je een baan of juist nieuwe medewerkers in de Serious Game branche?
Ga dan naar een evenement bij jou in de buurt.

Je kunt komen en gaan zoals het je uitkomt, want er is geen strak programma met begin en eindtijd.

Met een groep van 3 á 5 spelers kun je de serious game “Pro Actief” spelen aan tafel. Het is een business simulatie, waar je spelkaarten aan elkaar voorleest. Hier zijn geen extra kosten aan verbonden.

Toekomstige events (meer info volgt):
12 mei Eindhoven in Videolab
8 september Rotterdam bij &Ranj

Test & Play is a gaming event that focuses on the Dutch Game Industry. They welcome everyone from gamers, game devs, and content creators, to anyone in the Dutch Games Industry.

They invite students and game developers to come showcase their upcoming games and/or game services that they offer within the Netherlands. Make meaningful connections in a casual way and get a high score in the arcade afterward!

If you want to showcase, be sure to sign up here: https://forms.gle/XWp1nATzaqDZrET19
They have 6 showcaser spots available.

IMPAKT presents a new hybrid party game experience by Roos Groothuizen and Derk Over. They invite you to play Project Stargaze and explore how the human body is developing in response to our increased use of technology. To play, you need to team up with a friend: one of you will be physically present at the IMPAKT Centre in Utrecht while the other will join online. Together you will experience the single hybrid body of the future. Book your time slot with your teammate to join the game.

We are on the verge of a new evolutionary step – our transition into the hybrid human. This new body will be fully adapted to living simultaneously online and offline. For now, everything still feels uncomfortable and we are still getting used to having a digital presence alongside our physical one. Play the Project Stargaze game and experience the evolutionary process that lies ahead of us by providing a series of challenges for your physical and digital consciousness.

In this multi-team party game, you will pair up to help design the society of the future. One player in each pair will be physically present in the space while the other is online, connected to the game through a video call. Together, you will form a single hybrid body that ‘physically’ connects the online and offline player. How will you cooperate with your partner and the other duos to tackle the challenges of this new society?

Read more here.

As the leading games conference in Europe, they have a lot to offer, with twice the Nordic Game experience online, at Slagthuset and Hotel Kämp, filled with the best speakers from the global industry and Nordic heroes, access to countless games industry professionals via their Expo, Developer Showcase and MeetToMatch, a host of networking and social events in Malmö, Helsinki and on the Nordic Game Discord server, as well as the highly anticipated Nordic Game Awards and much, much more.

Read more here.

Malmö is the gaming hub of Scandinavia. Companies such as Ubisoft, Avalanche, King, and many others are located here. Thanks to its strategic location and international context, Malmö is an interesting region for Dutch entrepreneurs.

The 4-day program has been drawn up with important players in the industry, such as Dutch Game Garden, Game Habitat Malmö, and the Dutch Chamber in Sweden. In addition, you can use exclusive services that can bring you into contact with even more parties. There is a cool day 0 event and interesting networking opportunities outside the fair. At the fair itself, you can use all kinds of exclusive services such as Meet2Match, developer seats at the developer showcase, and pitch events.

A concept program is currently being worked on together with partners in the region. Please note: as we start early on May 23, participants should travel to Malmö on May 22. More information about travel and accommodation will follow after registration.

Do you want to sign up? Mail to berend.casper@romutrechtregion.nl.

* For companies outside the region: Utrecht entrepreneurs have priority and a contribution is expected if you participate outside the region.

On May 25, 2023, teachers, pedagogical experts, and other education professionals will come together for an inspiring program of keynotes, workshops, and the game market during the Game Didactics Conference 2023.

Are you looking for practical tools and knowledge to make your lessons even more effective and interactive? Do you also want to expand your network with other ambitious and innovative professionals from education? Then you have come to the right place at the Game Didactics Conference!

Read more about the conference here.
And sign up for free here.