🦩PINKEST HOUR 🦩bei @amazefest.bsky.social auf der Gamescom 2026! #MBBGefördert Zum 3. Mal ist Berlins International Games & Playful Media Festival in Köln dabei mit einer kuratierten Auswahl an Arthouse-Spielen, Hypertalks, Künstlergesprächen, Live-Musik und interaktiven Bühnenshows!

Looksmaxing the Game am Stand vom @amazefest.bsky.social

I had the opportunity to give a talk about post-capitalist world building at #gamescom - thanks @amazefest.bsky.social ! Here are my slides and talk notes in case you are interested: neobaltica.beehiiv.com/p/kind-stori... #worldbuilding #postcapitalism #gamedev

Kind stories from the ruins of capitalism

I was fortunate to give a talk on post-capitalist worldbuilding during this year's Gamescom.

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Spent months solo-developping Fideism, an art game questionning our assumptions about faith. Premiered at the @amazefest.bsky.social Shop-Gallery this year, here is a short vid showcasing my artistic vision and the bespoke VR mechanic I coded. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIU_...

Fideism

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YEAH! It's on! Come and play #arthousegames and #playfulmedia at A MAZE. Digital PlayGround #3 from August 26-30 at #gamescom2026 in Cologne. We're funded by @medienboard.bsky.social , hardware is powered by @tulparnotebook.bsky.social, cooperation partner is @koelnmesse.bsky.social  #AMaze2026

Only 1 days left until A MAZE. Digital PlayGround #3 at @gamescom at hall 10.2 E30. Check the website: https://gamescom.a-maze.net for the selection of #arthousegames and #playfulmedia including the open screens and our daily programme. #AMaze2026 #gamescom2026 #mbbfunded

Only 2 days left until A MAZE. Digital PlayGround #3 at @gamescom at hall 10.2 E30. Check the website: gamescom.a-maze.net for the selection of #arthousegames and #playfulmedia including the open screens and our daily programme. #AMaze2026 #gamescom2026 #mbbfunded

I'll be giving a talk at the @amazefest.bsky.social "Digital Playground" exhibition during #gamescom next week: "Speculative Planetary Futures - kind stories from the ruins of capitalism" -on our world building (inspired by @futurehistories.bsky.social) #indiedev #indiegames youtu.be/j1YQiW1wtlg

a permanent echo - Official Gamescom Trailer

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Early Bird Tickets for A MAZE. / Berlin 2027. ONLY 200. 4 days of arthouse games, performances, artists, developers, playful media, impactful business, fresh ideas, talks and conversations, parties and more.  -> https://eventix.shop/zdtz5jxn #AMaze2027 #arthousegames #indiedev #playfulmedia

A MAZE. Digital PlayGround #3, August 26–30, hall 10.2 E030 gamescom - A pink parallel universe is loading: unexpected works, wild controllers, and an amazing stage programme.  https://gamescom.a-maze.net  #AMaze2026 #gamescom2026 #arthousegames #playfulmedia #altctrl #indiedev #mbbfunded

YEAH. You're at gamescom and love to be part of the Amazing Stage Program at the A MAZE. Digital PlayGround #3. Submit your talk, interview, quiz, performance, music - all welcome - just here: https://tinyurl.com/bcdhmv2n #AMaze2026 #arthousegames #playfulmedia #mbbfunded

This week on Thu July 9th is finissage of the solo exhibition Solar Rituals by Kara Stone. Let’s get together before the summer break of A MAZE. Shop-Gallery. We will then open again in September for Berlin Art Week.  #AMaze2026 #solarserver #berlin #arthousegames #indiedev

Our call for games made in Berlin-Brandenburg is closing soon. Please check the form and take the opportunity of being part of A MAZE. Digital PlayGround #3 at gamescom.  Link: https://cloud.a-maze.net/apps/forms/s/yNCoTJpSAxXcNzM9AtKc5PaL #AMaze2026 #mbbfunded #indiedev #berlin #brandenburg

UPLOADED and READY to PLAY. Check out the video playlist on our yt-channel with almost all the talks including the hypertalks of A MAZE. / Berlin 2026. Stay amazed! https://tinyurl.com/bsdvpfm5 #AMaze2026 #mmbfunded #arthousegames #playfulmedia #berlin

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Images from the vernissage of Solar Rituals, my solo exhibition at @amazefest.bsky.social People are playing the experimental videogames Ritual of the Moon, Landfill, UnearthU, and Known Mysteries. We closed out the night with two rounds of my TTRPG Time For It On til July 9 in Berlin ☀️ 🌙

Very glad to be part of this great event with my game at the 15th Anniversary of A MAZE. 🦩 Thank you for bringing together such an inspiring community of developers, artists, and players.💜 #AMaze2026

A MAZE.@amazefest.bsky.social · 4mo ago

YEAH! A MAZE. / Berlin 2026 our 15 years anniversary edition was amazing. Thank you to all for making this jubilee so special. Enjoy watching our festival video and share it with your friends too. #AMaze2026 #mbbfunded #arthousegames #playfulmedia #indiedev #berlin

Landfill and Time For It are currently only available to play at @amazefest.bsky.social shop+gallery!

Kara Stone@solarserver.games · 4mo ago

Images from the vernissage of Solar Rituals, my solo exhibition at @amazefest.bsky.social People are playing the experimental videogames Ritual of the Moon, Landfill, UnearthU, and Known Mysteries. We closed out the night with two rounds of my TTRPG Time For It On til July 9 in Berlin ☀️ 🌙

BerlinGameScene.com@berlingamescene.bsky.social · 4mo ago

#TalkAndPlay #56 is happening this Wednesday! Here's what's on the menu: A talk on "imposter syndrome" by @gatdesoia.es, @isaspitznagel.bsky.social, @yunikorn.bsky.social from the @femdevsmeetup.com community Announcements from @games-stiftung.bsky.social, @amazefest.bsky.social & more

SOLAR RITUALS a solo exhibition by @solarserver.gamesopen for visits on WED+THU until July 9th, which then will be the finissage. Details: https://a-maze.net/news/solo-exhibition-at-a-maze-shop-gallery-by-kara-stone/ - Make sure you get her pins and the tape with all games. #arthousegames #AMaze2026

YEAH! A MAZE. / Berlin 2026 our 15 years anniversary edition was amazing. Thank you to all for making this jubilee so special. Enjoy watching our festival video and share it with your friends too. #AMaze2026 #mbbfunded #arthousegames #playfulmedia #indiedev #berlin

Festival video - A MAZE. / Berlin 2026 - 15th International Games and Playful Media Festival

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Here are two calls for A MAZE. Digital PlayGround #3 at #gamescom26. Please read closely. First call is for works created in Berlin-Brandenburg. The second call is for the amazing stage programme. Scan to read the details and then submit. #AMaze2026 #mbbfunded

A MAZE. Shop-Gallery is presenting Solar Rituals an exhibition by Kara Stone aka @solarserver.games . On Thursday June 11 is the vernissage from 18:00 at Greifswalder Str. 11 #Amaze2026

A MAZE. Shop-Gallery is presenting Solar Rituals an exhibition by Kara Stone aka @solarserver.games . On Thursday June 11 is the vernissage from 18:00 at Greifswalder Str. 11 #Amaze2026

I have a solo exhibition at @amazefest.bsky.social shop-gallery opening next week! It will be the debut of my upcoming game for Solar Server, called Landfill. It’s only available at the gallery while the show is up. Come check it out if you’re in Berlin over the next month ☀️

All good things must to an end, and thus I bid adieu to @amazefest.bsky.social 2026 with the final batch of photos I took at the festival. Which ended on a nostalgic note by returning to Urban Spree for the final party. flic.kr/s/aHBqjCVG1b #amazeberlin #amaze2026 #amazeberlin2026 1/2

A Maze Berlin 2026 - Saturday

And there it is: the final batch of photos yours truly took at A Maze Berlin 2026. Now the wait for A Maze Berlin 2027 begins. In this album: more people, more vibes, and a nostalgic throwback at t...

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⭐️NEW Event Added⭐️ 🔍 A Maze 2027 🗓️ 5 - 8 May 🌍 Berlin, Germany Register → 2026.amaze-berlin.de Follow → @amazefest.bsky.social Find out more about #gamedev events at Game Conference Guide.

A MAZE. / Berlin 2026

Get your early bird tickets and save the dates for A MAZE. / Berlin 2026 on May 13 — 16, 2026.

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What, exactly, is @amazefest.bsky.social? And what has it done differently for 15 years? Meet @thorstenstorno.bsky.social and Mat Löwernotter, the founder and awards curator of the festival. They can tell you all about it. Hear more on episode 043 of Dialogue Tree. LINKS BELOW ⬇️

The winner of the Most Amazing Award is: Ben Swithen with “Trans Theft Horso” 🦩🏆🌴 This game reminds us that, as right wing policies are on the rise, it is a radically political act to create queer joy. Long live gender gladness!🌈 #playfulmedia #mbbfunded #amaze2026

Selected by all participants as the winner of the Audience Award out of all exhibited works! Congratulations to "Kitiklop" by Flex & Dorian (France)

Congrats to the Winner of the XR-History Award🏆🌴: “Flesh Network” by the artist collective Sickness International. 🦩 "Flesh Network" is a physically experienced commentary, which invites us to not only understand the digital presence but to feel it. #amaze2026 #playfulmedia