ARCADIA FESTIVAL

🎉 Exciting News! 🎉 In-person tickets for Arcadia Night 2024 are SOLD OUT! But don’t worry—you can still join virtually! 🌐✨ 🎟 Tickets: eventbrite.co.uk/e/hapworks-tak… 🗓 Date: Saturday, 2nd November ⏰ Time: 7 - 10 PM GMT

🎨✨ Explore, Create, Play! ✨🎨 Arcadia Day- Experience game-making activities, from tabletop design to crafting zines, and experiment with free online tools—no prior experience needed! 📅 Saturday, 2nd November - 12 - 4 PM 📍 Hapworks, Dundee 🎟 Free twtr.to/_D_AV

Correction - Saturday 2nd November!

2/ 🌌 Arcadia Night 2024 When night falls, Arcadia comes alive! Join us 4 Nov, 7 PM for an evening packed with short talks, music, and games. 🎉✨ 🎟️ Grab tickets: twtr.to/QyuFK

🌟🎮 Alert! 🎮🌟 We're back for a pop up day as part of the @biomecollective Hapworks takeover! A day of workshops and and evening of talks, games and music! Big thanks to @Creative_Dundee 👇

Thanks @scottishgames for covering this story!

ANNOUNCING: The Biome Grant 3! This year we're proud to be supporting adult Scotland-based digital creatives from under-represented or marginalised backgrounds with 2 no-strings attached £500 grants! 🌈🎨👩🏿‍💻 Open now! Apply by Jan 5th 2024: biomecollective.com/grant More info 👇

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Anzal is a lawyer working in dispute resolution. She designs, develops and studies games for social impact. She has worked on games for UNESCO and Lawyers Without Borders among others.

"The problem is that we think serious games can't be fun. In fact, these two worlds support each other" Anzal Baig (@an_anzal) talks about the often perceived dichotomy between serious and fun games. LINK: youtu.be/C3S078gy15I

Eoghan is a game developer and programmer living in Dundee and working at Hyper Luminal Games. During his 4 and a half years in the games industry he has worked at several companies and has always strived to be passionate and people focused when approaching game development.

“Game Jams take a lot of chaos, a lot of learning and a lot of fun” Eoghan Mulvenna (@EoghanMulvenna) talks about Game Jams, learning, friendship and art. LINK: youtu.be/N1DKAoHBmfg

NPT Producer @cassettewitch got to talk about their love of digital pets for Arcadia Festival earlier in the year.

Rachel is a composer and sound designer living in Dundee with over 15 years experience in game development. As a sound artist she's created installations for Dundee Design Festival and Festival Of The Future, with a strong focus on environmental sounds and field recording.

"A lot of stories that came up as we recorded were about the impact of the climate crisis" Rachel Simpson (@rachelboing) talks about some of her recent projects since going freelance and the move away from commercial work. LINK: youtu.be/wVgkd-rhfpY

David Hayward has spent fifteen years running festivals, conferences, game jams, hackspaces, and assorted developer events. Among other things they currently run Yorkshire-based game design festival @feralvector.

"Culture happens above the level of personality, when two or more minds meet" David Hayward (@nachimir) on how culture can point us to a better future. LINK: youtu.be/XNP4arD7nJE

Marie is a leading curator and creative director of exhibitions, installations and experiences that specialise in videogames, play and digital culture. Previously she was Curator of Videogames at the V&A where she lead the curation of the headline exhibition ‘Videogames’.

"We can enjoy the experience and be in awe of it too" Marie Foulston (@tigershungry) talks about the importance of understanding how technology works and how it does not need to take away the magic. LINK: youtu.be/V15793HKOAk