Interviews with Executive Director and Artistic Direction

Play17 Creative Gaming Festival
Andreas Hedrich – Executive Director What is PLAY – Creative Gaming Festival? The Creative Gaming Festival is about hands-on experience, experimenting, exchanging information, enjoying games,  ...

Press Information 1: PLAY18 invites visitors to playfully shape the future (July 30th, 2018)

The International Creative Gaming Festival will be held from November 1st to 4th in Hamburg Hamburg, July 30th, 2018. A look at the world of tomorrow – the Creative Gaming […]

Press Information 1b: PLAY18 celebrates the future of gaming in November (August 15th, 2018)

Hamburg, August 15th, 2018. While hundreds of thousands of gamers will, in a few weeks, be able to try out the latest computer and video games at Gamescom, only a […]

Press Information 2: Here everyone can have their say! PLAY18 invites you to the Speakers’ Corner (August 30th, 2018)

The international Creative Gaming Festival will be held from November 1st to 4th in Hamburg. For the first time there will be an open stage where everyone can present games […]

Press Information 4: PLAY18 Program – The Creative Gaming Festival invites you to join in (September 26th, 2018)

At PLAY18 in Hamburg visitors shape the world of tomorrow with digital games. Hamburg, September 26, 2018. The Creative Gaming Festival invites you to workshops, lectures and discussions  ...

Press Information 5: The countdown is running: starting on November 1st PLAY18 looks into the future of gaming (October 24th, 2018)

The Creative Gaming Festival presents its program highlights Hamburg, October 24th, 2018. In a few days it will be time: the PLAY18 – Creative Gaming Festival opens its doors and […]

Press Information 6: PLAY18 provides answers on the future of gaming

PLAY19 – Creative Gaming Festival is confirmed for November, 2019 Hamburg, November 8th, 2018. From November 1st through 4th the Creative Gaming Festival invited games enthusiasts, media  ...

Press Information: Creative Gaming Award – Submit now! (June 20th, 2018)

Hamburg, June 20th, 2018. From now on developers from all over Europe can submit their games for the Creative Gaming Award of the eleventh PLAY – Creative Gaming Festival. The […]

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