Video game festivals are for people tethered to their joysticks and gamepads, right? Not at A Maze./ Berlin, the online festival for games and playful media that celebrates the full diversity of interactive content, from VR art to the Chain Zine– a magazine that is made collaboratively by forwarding it to different creators across the world. The three-day program includes a talk on diversity and ethics in the gaming world, live cooking shows and the delightfully titled “How to feel slightly less awkward in virtual and non-virtual spaces“, a guided brainstorming session to help overcome awkwardness. In its ninth edition (but online for the first time) the festival will once again award the best video game from 26 nominees, including the meditative platform game Ynglet and real-life headphone party app Secret Shuffle. The coolest part: the whole festival takes place within the A Maze. Space, a 3D world where you participate in the program as a flamingo. Gamer stereotypes: be gone! (Text: Benji Haughton / Photos: A Maze./Berlin)
A Maze./ Berlin runs 22–25.07.2020. You can register for a three-day digital ticket free of charge online. Some of the sessions require an additional paid ticket – see the program for details.
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