Hotel gebucht - werde am 21. November wieder auf dem @play-festival.bsky.social in #Hamburg sein (diesmal mit Family ^^) und freue mich darauf, viele von euch (wieder)zu sehen! :) #playfestival #gaming #culture #Gameskultur #Spielkultur #Festival #Spiel #Games #blueLZ www.playfestival.de/de

PLAY - Creative Gaming Festival

PLAY ist das weltweit erste und einzige Festival, das die Bereiche Medienkunst, Diskurs und Bildung mit der Kultur digitaler Spiele vereint. Wir spielen seit 2007 mit Spielen – Erfinden, Bauen, Bastel...

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We did it!!! Scriptorium just won its very first award! 🥹✨ *Most Creative Game* at @play-festival.bsky.social in Hamburg! Huge thanks to everyone who believed in our cozy medieval sandbox ❤️📜

Truer than You is part of @play-festival.bsky.social together with ~40 other games - as well as talks, workshops and other experiences❣️ PLAY is a unique festival combining media art, discourse, and education with digital game culture 💕 www.playfestival.de/en #gamesareart #indiegames #queergames

Giving a little speed talk about the audio in Closer the Distance for the @indietreff.bsky.social at @play-festival.bsky.social tonight! 🗣️ If you're in Hamburg and want to hear recordings of icelandic songbirds or Geralt of Rivia snoring - feel free to come by 😁

Hey hey hey ✨ You can find us this weekend at @play-festival.bsky.social (Hamburg) and #Vibez (Barcelona) See you on there and enjoy the last demo of Roombattle 🎈

My first day at this year‘s @play-festival.bsky.social: So far I have: 1. Played with kinetic sand 2. Diagnosed a patient with acute hipster beard in „Doctor Simulator“ 3. Cleaned up the oil spill in @lente.me‘s charming game 4. Built a tiny little sewer diorama in Olof‘s workshop #PLAYliebe

So cool, thanks!!

Stefan Berendes@schreppybroepke.bsky.social · 9mo ago

My second (and final) @play-festival.bsky.social day: 1. The visitors REALLY got into it with the kinetic sand today. 2. Took part in a lovely serious games workshop. 3. Finished my tiny diorama 4. Watched the brilliant awards show — „Scriptorium“ by @yazagames.com looks really amazing! #PLAYliebe

🎮 Roombattle: Final Events 2025 are here! 🌍 And we’re taking the fun across continents with our first showcase in Africa! ✈️ 🧩 @play-festival.bsky.social 🎶 #VIBEZ 📖 #PremisLudi 🎮 #SAGA 🦄 @playtopia.bsky.social 👀 Where are we seeing you? #indiegames #gamedev

🌐 Play in Digital Space @ PLAY25 🎮 Join us onsite in Hamburg or online via Discord, Twitch & the PLAYValley – our virtual world on Topia with streams, tours & artist meetups. No download needed, just log in & explore! 💫🩷

🎤 Speakers’ Corner @ PLAY25 🎮 Nov 15 @ urbaneo & Twitch! Talks on open learning, game rules, eco-worlds and more — with Simon Renner, Stefan Pietrusky, Jonas Pfeiffer & Saskia Joanna Rauhut. Join the conversation! 💡🩷 Infos: www.playfestival.de/en/program/s...

Speakers’ Corner | PLAY - Creative Gaming Festival

The Speakers' Corner is our stage for everyone who wants to have a say in the topic of games! Speakers talk about their ideas, projects or topics related to digital gaming culture and share them with...

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🎤 Young PLAY Talk: Critique of Capitalism in Games 💸🎮 Nov 14, 17–18h @ New Work Stage. With Eric Jannot & Christina Kutscher, hosted by Johannes from the Young PLAY team. How can games reflect or challenge capitalism? Let’s talk! All Infos here: www.playfestival.de/en/program/b...

Criticism of capitalism in games | PLAY - Creative Gaming Festival

The PLAY - CREATIVE GAMING FESTIVAL invites you to celebrate the culture of digital games online and hybrid onsite on November 12-15, 2025. Revolving around the topic 'Take Care', workshops, exhibitio...

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🏆 Performative PLAY Award Show @ PLAY25 🎮 Join us on Nov 15, 19:00 at New Work for the grand finale! The jury announces the Most Creative Game Award & visitors’ Audience Award from the PLAY25 exhibition. 💜 Let’s celebrate creativity & play! ✨

💬 Speeddating @ PLAY25 🎮 Am 14.11., 15–16:30 Uhr bei New Work diskutieren Jugendliche ab 15 mit Politiker*innen & Expert*innen u.a. über Take Care, Medienbildung & Games in der Bildung. Alle Infos: www.playfestival.de/de/programm/... 📧 anmeldung@playfestival.de

Speeddating | PLAY - Creative Gaming Festival

Das Dialog-Projekt der Hamburgischen Bürgerschaft bei PLAY bei dem Abgeordnete aus der Bürgerschaft zu PLAY kommen und dort mit dem Publikum Themen rund um die Bedeutung von Games in der Gesellschaft ...

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At the Creative Gaming Studio, everyone is invited to explore, experiment, and play, discovering how digital games can become creative tools for expression, learning, and connection. 🎮💫 More Information: www.playfestival.de/en

YoungPLAY at PLAY25 🎮 The youth team (ages 14–21) curating their own exhibition, designs spaces & explores how care & creativity meet in games. Discover their picks here: www.playfestival.de/de/ausstellung

Ausstellung | PLAY - Creative Gaming Festival

Das Das PLAY – CREATIVE GAMING FESTIVAL lädt vom 12. bis 15. November 2025 ein, online und hybrid vor Ort die Kultur digitaler Spiele zu feiern. In Workshops, Ausstellungen, Shows und bunten Community...

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🎓 Fortbildungen bei PLAY25! 💡 Für Lehrkräfte, Pädagog*innen, Game Designer*innen, Interessierte! 🕹️ Barrierefreies Gaming – 14.11., 16–18 Uhr 🎮 Creative Gaming Grundlagen – 15.11., 11–13 Uhr Die Fortbildungen sind kostenfrei, Anmeldung über die Webseite.

Take Care?! – Verantwortung und Sorgearbeit im Spiel 🎮 Talk am 15.11., 17–18 Uhr @ New Work & im Livestream. U.a. mit OddNina & Nora Beyer über Care, Games & Verantwortung in Entwicklung, Streaming & Forschung.

⚓️ Focus Hamburg @ PLAY25 🎮 Discover creative game projects from Hamburg’s vibrant scene – from HAW’s student showcases & Kuti-Arcades to Macromedia, S4G & the mystical underground Arcave. 🍄✨ All Infos here: www.playfestival.de/de/ausstellung

🎲 WORKSHOPS AT PLAY! Games can do more than entertain – they can inspire change and connection. 💡 Join us on Sat, Nov 15 for two workshops (in German): 14:00 Serious Play for Serious Challenges 16:00 Serious Topics, Light-Hearted Games Register here: www.playfestival.de/de/besuch?fb...

Besuch | PLAY - Creative Gaming Festival

Hier sind häufig gestellte Fragen und entsprechende Antworten zu finden.

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🏆 MOST CREATIVE GAME AWARD The award honors the most creative and inspiring game of PLAY25. The jury selects the winner. See all nominees and details here: www.playfestival.de/en/awards

Awards | PLAY - Creative Gaming Festival

Since 2016, the international Creative Gaming Awards award games and playful media works, that allow players to interact with them in a creative way.

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EXHIBITION: Core Exhibit – TAKE CARE 💛🎮 Discover games exploring care — from empathy in gameplay to responsibility for our planet. 🌍✨ Part of PLAY – Creative Gaming Festival 2025! See the whole exhibition here: www.playfestival.de/en/exhibition

Exhibition | PLAY - Creative Gaming Festival

The PLAY - CREATIVE GAMING FESTIVAL invites you to celebrate the culture of digital games online and hybrid onsite on November 12-15, 2025. Revolving around the topic 'Take Care', workshops, exhibitio...

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🎮 Hamburg Indie Treff – Nov 14! ✨ Meet Hamburg’s indie scene & enjoy an inspiring stage program! 💡🎤 🕒 18:30 Opening | 19:00 Talks | 20:00 Networking Hosted by Indie Treff e.V., a non-profit supporting indie devs through talks, exchange & community. 💬🤝

We loved the show and you so much! Super creative and extremely engaging. Especially the game, where sonic got faster for every ring collected. 🤩 Impossible!

Alistair Aitcheson & Mademoiselle Cafetière@agaitcheson.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Some photos from this week 7 years ago when I was developing the Scrambled Eggman Show for @play-festival.bsky.social I repurposed the Codex Bash buttons to use in one of the challenges. Also built a second Shredward, who was in the exhibition that year. Treasured memories 😊

⏰ Last Call! ⏰ You can submit your contributions for our Speakers’ Corner 🗣️ and our Booth of Things until September 26! 🎤 Speakers’ Corner – Our open stage for everyone who wants to join the conversation about games. 📰 Booth of Things – Our kiosk for your creative ideas and projects.

Die Anmeldung für das Schulprogramm ist geöffnet! 📢✨ Das PLAY Festival lädt Schulklassen ein, in digitale Welten einzutauchen. 👩‍🏫🎮 📌 Alle Infos und das Buchungstool findet ihr auf unserer Website – Link in BIO! 🌟 Erlebt das gesamte PLAY Festival vom 12.–15. November im Urbaneo! 🌟

🎮 Meet the Award Nominees! 🏆 1️⃣ LE FOL by MIRIS Arcana 🔮 2️⃣ Scriptorium: Master of Manuscripts by Yaza Games 📜 3️⃣ Toy Tactics by Kraken Empire 🎲⚔️ 4️⃣ Bladesong by SUN AND SERPENT creations ⚔️ 5️⃣ Let Bions Be Bygones by Bohemian Pulp 🕵️‍♂️ Experience these and more games at PLAY Festival – November 12–15!

Members of the YoungPLAY team from Hamburg and NRW visited this year's Gamescom in Cologne. 🔥 They were inspired, talked to developers at the Indiearenabooth, and presented their work for the PLAY - Creative Gaming Festival (Nov. 12-15 in Hamburg) on stage at Jugendforum NRW. 🕹️

The talk by our youth team will be streamed in a few minutes here: www.youtube.com/live/azXA9KV...

Jugendforum NRW: Gamescom 2025 Tag 2/5 - Donnerstag

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PLAY - Creative Gaming Festival@play-festival.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Meet the YoungPLAY team on Thursday and Friday @gamescomglobal.bsky.social! 🔥 They will look out for inspirations, fantastic artists and can tell you all about their work on the upcoming PLAY festival (Nov 12-15). 🕹️ Join our interactive talk at the stage of the Jugendforum NRW - H10.1, 2:30pm

Meet the YoungPLAY team on Thursday and Friday @gamescomglobal.bsky.social! 🔥 They will look out for inspirations, fantastic artists and can tell you all about their work on the upcoming PLAY festival (Nov 12-15). 🕹️ Join our interactive talk at the stage of the Jugendforum NRW - H10.1, 2:30pm

🆕 Another #PLAY25 venue! The event space at NewWork/Xing next to the @urbaneo_hamburg. Here you will find the 🪩main stage, ⚒ workshops, the 👾 Game Jam, and 🧑🏻‍🤝‍🧑🏿community formats such as the #IndieTreffHamburg during the festival. 📅November 12-15 🌐Playfestival.de 🚩New Work / Xing