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On my way back from Johannesburg to Cape Town. I attended #amaze2016 and delivered a bunch of prints to some of my favorite humans. Thanks for all of the support to everyone who's bought #beYourOwnBlesser and #jurassicpatriarchy patches, you pretty much funded one of the best weeks of my life 💕💕 BYOB on the shop soon. Almost sold out! 🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾 #artprints #artforaliving (at Blairgowrie, Randburg, Gauteng)
A MAZE. Intro Animation for 2016 by Kosei Takasaki.
the game we made at A MAZE berlin minjam
5th International A MAZE. Awards 2016 - the nominees are...
210 games from 31 countries have been submitted over the last 6 months - After weeks of playing, close to 150 experts, professionals and journalists selected the nominees.Now, we present you the 20 nominated games. An international jury will decide the winners of the four award categories: The Most Amazing Game Award, Human Human Machine Award, WTF! Award and Other Dimensions Award.
The award show is on April 22, 2016, 19:00 at Haubentaucher, Music by TinTin. (Entrance only for ticket holders)
The nominees of the A MAZE. Awards at A MAZE. / Berlin 2016 - 5th International Independent Videogames Festival are:
Killbox (US/UK) - http://www.killbox.info
Killbox is an online game and interactive installation that critically explores the nature of drone warfare, its complexities and consequences. It is an experience which explores the use of technology to transform and extend political and military power, and the abstraction of killing through virtualisation. Killbox involves audiences in a fictionalized interactive experience in virtual environments based on documented drones strikes in Northern Pakistan. The work is an international collaboration between U.S. based artist/activist, Joseph DeLappe and Scotland-based artists and game developers, Malath Abbas, Tom Demajo and Albert Elwin.
Cosmic Top Secret (DK) - http://cosmictopsecretgame.com
A unique documentary adventure game about family secrets. You play T who wants to know what her father did for the Danish intelligence during the cold war.By flicking T through an authentic Cold War flotsam and playful mechanics, you ask yourself: Who am I? Did I inherit anything important from my parents that I’m not aware of?You will help T master her fragile paper existence by training military disciplines like spy flying and code breaking and T will gradually move closer to the heart of the story and her personal revelation. The work is a collaboration between Trine Laier, Mads Lyngvig Jespersen, Lise Saxtrup and Bjørn Svin.
DYO (DE) - https://waterman7.itch.io/dyo
A co-op puzzle platformer for two players. Play as minotaurs trying to escape their maze. Merge your screens to rearrange the level's structure and form a new path to the exit.
Land's End (UK) - http://www.landsendgame.com
Land's End is a Virtual Reality adventure from the creators of Monument Valley. Set against spectacular landscapes, the player is tasked with awakening an ancient civilization using the powers of their mind. Land’s End combines Ustwo Games’ award-winning approach to interactive storytelling with Samsung Gear VR, creating an incredible virtual reality experience that you can take anywhere.
NORTH (DE) - http://www.outlands-games.com Apply for asylum in a city filled with strange creatures. This game is made by Tristan Neu and Gabriel Helfenstein from Outlands Games.
Vignettes (FR) - http://vignettesga.me
A toyish surprise-o-rama without text nor characters, where an object shapeshifts as the player spins it around, revealing the underlying story. A game by Pol Clarissou and Armel Gibson.
W.U.R.M: Escape From _A_ Dying Star (ES) - http://www.escapefromadyingstar.com
2 player immersive space survival game that takes place in a future where the Sun is dying. Custom wearable electronics, a life-size space pod, and a generative audio-visuals place each player inside a psychedelic, interactive experience based around the transfer of information between the two participants. This experimental game is created by Mónica Rikić, Jessica Blanchet, Grayson Earle, Dawn Hang Yue Wong and Peter van Haaften.
Diorama No. 3 - The Marchland (NL) - http://www.theshoeboxdiorama.com/themarchland.htm
The Marchland is the third installment in Dutch artist Daniël Ernst’s ongoing Diorama series. For Marchland Ernst puts the viewer inside a toll booth where the unseen passes by. Using motion controllers the viewer can interact with the beautifully handpainted environment. Spectres of cars only visible by drops of rain drive through the toll barrier. Are these apparitions, or has the viewer become a ghost?
Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist (UK/DE) - http://crowscrowscrows.com
A 15 minute heist game by Crows Crows Crows & Directed by William Pugh (The Stanley Parable). Slip into the soft-soled shoes of the mastermind responsible for the greatest heist- oh god I can’t do this any more, i’m joining the strike. good luck writing the game description.
Wheels of Aurelia (IT) - http://www.wheelsofaurelia.com
Wheels of Aurelia is a narrative road trip game set in the roaring Italian 70s. Half racing game, half interactive fiction, it tells the story of Lella, a restless woman driving on the roads of the western coast of Italy, the famous Via Aurelia. A game by Santa Ragione.
Codex Bash (UK) - http://www.alistairaitcheson.com
One physical space, four big buttons and codes to be cracked! Decipher the on-screen clues and run around to bash the buttons in the hidden sequence. You may have to decrypt symbols, unpick circuit diagrams or rifle through spy photos, but one thing’s for sure: the best codebreakers work as a team! A game by Alistair Aitcheson.
Lucid Trips - Whateverland (DE) - http://www.lucidtrips.com
Lucid Trips is a virtual reality project which takes place in planetary dreamworlds. Every planet will be an individual "trip" in the constantly expanding universe of dreams. All interaction and navigation like walking, jumping, climbing, swimming and flying is possible through our handwalking character controller. On the first Dreamplanet Whateverland it´s all about Art Exploration. A vr game by VR Nerds, which includes Nico Uthe, Sara Lisa Vogl and Sebastian Hinz.
GNOG (CA) - http://www.gnoggame.com
GNOG is a puzzle game set across a universe of playfully interactive monster heads. Explore a myriad of unique interconnected heads and the worlds they carry within, as you try to decipher each one's quirks and advance to the next. Game is created by KO_OP.
Lieve Oma (FR) - http://lieveoma.tumblr.com
My grandmother is probably the most important person ever to me, as she provided me with the stability and care a child needs growing up. We all have or have had people helping us become a responsible and caring person, and this short narrative game is an ode to these people, and more specifically, to my grandmother. The game is developed by Florian Veltmann.
Genital Jousting (SA/ NO) - http://www.genitaljousting.com
A (slightly) adult themed competitive local multiplayer game for up to 8 players.The game is up to 8 dicks playing around in an actual rumpus. Add 8 dildoshaped Joy-s-dicks, friends and alcohol, and it will be a fun event in itself! Game is created by Evan Greenwood and Martin Kvale.
Esper 2 (UK) - http://coatsink.com
You will become an agent of the enigmatic ESPR organisation. ESPR was set up to deal with the outbreak of telekinetic abilities among ‘special’ citizens and consequences of the event. You’ll venture to exotic locations, including the outer reaches of your mind, as you attempt to thwart a villain’s quest to obtain a mysterious artefact. Created by Coatsink Software.
A Normal Lost Phone (FR) - http://gamejolt.com/games/a-normal-lost-phone/123864
You've just found a smartphone. Find out the truth. This game is made by Accidental Queens.
DYG (US) - http://www.brgss.com
Labor in the field. Art piece by Burgess Voshell.
Antioch (FR) - http://antiochgame.com
Antioch is an online cooperative interactive fiction game. You’ll play as one of two detectives working together to solve a intriguing crime. The adventure will bring you to the city of Antioch, a dark metropolis surrounded by moutains and sea. A game by Mi-Clos Studio.
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes (CA) - http://www.keeptalkinggame.com
One player is trapped in a virtual room with a ticking time bomb they must defuse. The other players are the “Experts” who must give the instructions to defuse the bomb by deciphering the information found in the bomb defusal manual. But there’s a catch: the experts can’t see the bomb, so everyone will need to talk it out – fast! A game by Steel Crate Games.
A MAZE. / BERLIN 2016 - FIRST ANNOUNCEMENTS – AWARD SUBMISSIONS: open until March 1st 2016
For the fifth time, the International Independent Videogames Festival A MAZE. / Berlin, from APRIL 20 TO APRIL 23 2016 brings together international independent game developers, digital creatives and game enthusiasts in Berlin: a conference, an exhibition of experimental independent video games, virtual reality experiences & interactive installations, an international co-production village and the A MAZE. awards – where 20 games will compete in 5 categories.
A MAZE. / Berlin is also a public festival with a well selected music lineup and many other surprises.
This years locations; We’re looking forward welcoming you at the good old Urban Spree as exhibition, concert and party venue, the Ambulatorium for screenings and talks, and the Haubentaucher as the location for the A MAZE. Awards 2016, the talks, the masterclasses, the workshops and the 1st A MAZE. Co-/Production Village for experimental and alternative games..
Thorsten S. Wiedemann, Director of A MAZE. says:
“A MAZE. / Berlin turns 5! Thanks to all those who help to push the boundaries and make experimental games more alive, discussed, financed and accessible around the world. Nothing would have happened without your hard work and the will to express your ideals towards what you love: good games and more diversity in them. In order to embrace your ideals for game creation, A MAZE.'s task is to become even more international, diverse and political than any festival ever before. So don't miss out and check out the first speakers."
A MAZE. / Berlin is happy to announce ...the first speakers
Robert Yang (US, Game: Hurt Me Plenty)
Naomi Clark (US, Game: Consentacle)
Katharine Neil (NZ/FR, Game: Escape From Woomera)
Ansh Patel (IN, Game: Agency?)
Llaura Dreamfeel (IE, Game: Curtain, Winner of The Most Amazing Game Award at A MAZE./ Berlin 2015)
Robin Baumgarten (DE, Game: Line Wobbler, Winner of The WTF Award/ Audience Award at A MAZE./ Berlin 2015)
Sherida Halatoe (NL, Game: Beyond Eyes)
Piotr Iwanicki (PL, Game: Superhot)
Jennifer Schneidereit (DE, Game: Tengami)
Winnie Song (CA, Game: Badblood)
...the jury members for the 5th A MAZE. Awards
Katharine Neil (NZ/FR, Game: Escape From Woomera)
Naomi Clark (US, Game: Consentacle)
Llaura Dreamfeel (IE, Game: Curtain, Winner of The Most Amazing Game Award at A MAZE./ Berlin 2015)
Samantha Kalman (US, Game: Sentris)
Sebastian Quack (DE, Invisible Playground)
Festival website: www.amaze-berlin.de
