Press release
London Games Festival Returns
22 October – 2 November 2007
London Games Festival returns on Monday 22nd October with an extended run of
two weeks. The festival is a cultural celebration of computer and video games
with public and industry events taking place across the capital.
Video Games Live
www.videogameslive.com
Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, SE1 8XX
tube: Embankment / Waterloo
dates: from 5.30pm Mon 22 Oct
Tickets from 0871 663 2500 or www.southbankcentre.co.uk (from £19.50 + booking fee)
Video Games Live is a ground-breaking new live performance showcasing the
thrilling music of video games, performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
and choir, and the cutting-edge visuals, interactivity, technology and fun that
video games provide. The evening includes performances of some of the greatest
game franchises and music, including Mario, Zelda and Halo, through to a
special retro classic arcade medley, featuring over 20 games such as Pong,
Donkey Kong, Space Invaders and Tetris.
Dare to be Digital
www.daretobedigital.com
enquiries@daretobedigital.com
Shop 14, Old Truman Brewery, 91 Brick Lane, E1 6QL
tube: Old Street
dates: daily 22 – 24 Oct
Exhibition featuring concept art, finished characters, games trailers, playable
demos and a documentary film plus some games will be available for free
download. Drop in to find out more about how video games are made and details
about Dare to be Digital - the UK’s
premier video games design competition for university students.
Zero Gamer
www.londongamesfringe.com
01zero-one, Hopkins St,
Soho, W1F 0HS
tube: Piccadilly Circus
dates: 1 – 6pm 22 – 26 Oct
FREE
Zero Gamer looks at games played, unplayed and unplayable, the spectator and
the spectacle. Sometimes we just like to watch, and machinima, gameplay videos
and spectator gaming events take the activity out of interactivity. Part of the
London Games
Festival Fringe.
The British Academy Video Games Awards
www.bavga.co.uk
Battersea Evolution, Battersea Park, SW11 4NJ
dates: Tues 23 Oct
Tickets available to attend
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts is the UK's leading
organisation dedicated to the recognition and promotion of excellence in the
fields of the moving image. Renowned for its high profile Film and Television
Awards ceremonies, the prestigious BAFTA mask has long been seen as a symbol of
excellence.
Guy Debord’s Game of War
www.londongamesfringe.com
01zero-one, Hopkins St,
Soho, W1F 0HS
tube: Piccadilly Circus
dates: 6 – 9pm Tues 23 Oct
A founder of the Situationist International, Guy Debord was also a gamer who
devoted much of the last 20 years of his life to developing, playing and
promoting a table-top military simulation, The Game Of War. To coincide with
Atlas Press' new publication of the rules, the game will be played by a motley
group of activists, artists and academics, using a facsimile of Debord's
original 1977 design of the pieces and board. Part of the London Games Festival Fringe.
London Game Careers Fair
www.gamecareerfair.com
The Old Truman Brewery, 91 Brick Lane, E1 6QL
tube: Old Street
dates: daily 23 – 24 Oct
FREE but pre-registration required
Now in its second year, the exclusive recruitment event at the London Games
Festival provides the opportunity for publishers, studios and game companies to
speak with professionals, recent graduates and individuals from related
industries, such as computer graphics, animation, and film, who are interested
in pursuing careers in game development.
London Gamer Geeks Quiz Night
www.londongamesfringe.com
College Arms, Store St, WC1E 7DH
tube: Goodge St
dates: 6.30pm Wed 24 Oct
Info: 0207 436 4697
FREE
Geeky games-type thing where you get the chance to do stuff like wailing at
games awards, one-up each other about how much you love Sega and exchange
invite codes to l33t betas. Part of the London
Games Festival Fringe.
Computational Brain
www.londongamesfestival.co.uk
Dana Centre, Science Museum, Exhibition Rd,
SW7 2DD
tube: South Kensington
dates: 7 – 8.30pm Wed 24 Oct
FREE but essential to pre-book at tickets@danacentre.org.uk or 0207 942 4040
How similar is the human brain to a computer? Event featuring new control
mechanisms of the future including thought-controlled gaming. Can computer
models of brain activity allow us to read minds? Will we ever be able to build
a digital version of the amazingly complex human brain? All this and more
answered!
Eyes on the Game
www.londongamesfestival.co.uk
Dana Centre, Science Museum, Exhibition Rd, SW7 2DD
tube: South Kensington
dates: 7 – 9pm Thurs 25 Oct
FREE but essential to pre-book at tickets@danacentre.org.uk or 0207 942 4040
This event will showcase technology that tracks a gamer’s eye movements. What
do you watch when playing a video game? Your character, the virtual environment
or the in-game adverts?
Research will identify what draws attention and can be used for development of
future games and to aid in-game advertising.
Dorkfest – Console Hacks
www.londongamesfringe.com
01zero-one, Hopkins St, Soho, W1F 0HS
tube: Piccadilly Circus
dates: 6.30 – 8.30pm Thurs 25 Oct
FREE but please reserve your place on insync@01zero-one.co.uk or 0207 025 1985
Games machines - and other gadgets - are often capable of doing much more than
they were originally designed for, plus nowadays they're also a) cheap, and b)
everywhere. Inspired by the international "Dorkbot" meetings of
"people doing strange things with electricity", cartoonist Tim Hunkin
and a team of tinkerers explore some of their unexpected entertainment
potential. Part of the London
Games Festival Fringe.
Sense of Play 07
www.senseofplay.com
Soho Theatre, 21 Dean St, W1D
3NE
tube: Tottenham Court
Rd
dates:9.30am – 5.30pm Fri 26 Oct
FREE but online pre-registration required
Sense of Play is a one-day symposium and content showcase co-sponsored by the University College for the Creative Arts. The event
aims to promote lively debate on the nature of game design: what it means to
different people – both inside and outside the industry. Focussing on the
creative and cultural dimensions, Sense of Play examines game design as both a
discipline and craft, offering different perspectives on its current and future
possibilities. Part of the London
Games Festival Fringe.
Text 4 Treasure
www.txt4treasure.com
Central London
Text ‘t4t’ to 60300 to register for details of starting point
dates: daily 27 – 28 Oct
Put yourself into a game & stand a chance of winning some great prizes. Get
a team together for a text treasure hunt in central London with clues sent by sms. Game devised
by the BSc Computer Visualisation and Games team at London Metropolitan
University in conjunction with Gamelab London and Genius Telecom
Fuse 07
www.londongamesfestival.co.uk
Shepherd’s Bush Empire, Shepherd’s Bush, W12 8TT
tube: Shepherd’s Bush
dates: Fri 2 Nov
To book: Visit the official MySpace page at: http://www.myspace.com/fuseexplosion
Ubisoft is fusing together music and gaming to create a Battle of the Bands
alongside a Battle of the Gaming Clans. Rock music and gaming fans will join a
host of music and gaming stars to pack out the legendary Shepherds Bush Empire
and witness the best of the countries unsigned bands in a genuine festival
atmosphere.
