PLAY16 - Creative Gaming Festival » Level 1

Workshop Level 1: Be my Eyes – Blind Let’s Play

Christina Kutscher — Mon, 01 Aug 2016 21:55:18 +0000

Everybody knows Let’s Plays. Gamer play games, film themselves and comment the scenes live. These videos are uploaded to Youtube and other similar platforms and watched by thousands of fans. But that’s not enough for us! We take Let’s Plays to a new level – according to this year’s motto “Let’s Get Physical”. Be surprised!

Workshop conductors on Thursday: Anne Sauer and Tobias Miller
Workshop conductors an Friday: Christian Knop and Sarah Pützer

Workshop Level 1: Bongo Controllers

Christina Kutscher — Mon, 01 Aug 2016 21:56:16 +0000

The workshop “Bongo Controller” lets particpants modify almost everything into a controller.

The computer is a handy device – but its controlling has become predictable. With space you make a blank space, by clicking right you choose objects, with C you make a C and so on. We know all that. So imagine you could control the computer with bananas, by making a high five, petting your cat, jumping into a bucket of water. The possibilities are nearly endless.

The aim of this workshop is to create own controllers with absurd, funny and unique ideas and diverse materials. With these controllers, the participants can play different games.

Workshop Level 1: Design Your Own Character Dress

Christina Kutscher — Mon, 01 Aug 2016 21:48:45 +0000

Become the designer of your own character dress. If you ever wanted to become the hero yourself you will have the chance to do so and create your own costume with different materials and approaches.

Workshop Level 1: Game Video

Karin — Mon, 01 Aug 2016 21:52:00 +0000

How about imitating the visual appearences of computer games in a short film? In this workshops you can shoot a short film with cameras and special effects, which use the codes of digital games. Racing games, Streetfighter or The Sims serve as models and are transferred into the real world.

Workshop Level 1: Building

Karin — Thu, 04 Aug 2016 17:24:38 +0000

Here you can recreate gaming worlds and game objects and stage them with cardboard, wood and colors in the best possible way. The tomahawk on a scale of 1:1 is bigger than expected after all. And how to park your Mariocart in the pedestrian zone?

Workshop Level 1: Crash Course Let’s Play

Christina Kutscher — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 20:22:47 +0000

This workshop introduces the participants to Let’s Play – what are these videos that seem to be increasingly popular among young people and why are they so fascinating? The workshop answers these questions and more before focussing on the production of Let’s Plays, letting the particpants produce their own videos and learning firsthand how they are made, what needs to be considered and gaining knowledge about the scene.

Workshop Level 1: RPGs in one Day

Christina Kutscher — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 18:11:02 +0000

Create your own RPG (role-playing game) with the RPG Maker. Write a story, design your hero with evolving abilities, build levels and maps, design quests and enemies.

Workshop Level 1: VR Do It Yourself

Christina Kutscher — Mon, 01 Aug 2016 21:53:44 +0000

Virtual Reality is everywhere, thanks to Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and Playstation VR. However, those devices are also quiete expensive. VR is easier with self-made boxes like these, in which one only needs to insert a smartphone. In this workshop, we tinker VR-glasses with the participants and look at possibilities to create own virtual reality spaces.