The Independent Games Festival presents a line up of some of the best games from Independent Game Festival 2010, playable at Babycastles independent games arcade (for free!) Joining us for opening night is long-time 8bitpeoples member Minusbaby, NES circuit-bent glitch animationist Notendo, and electronic ritualists 000000swan!
[[GAMES]]
// Tuning by Cactus ( http://cactusquid.com )
// Monaco by Pocketwatch Games ( http://pocketwatchgames.com )
// Enviro-Bear 2000 Justin Smith, Blinkbat Games ( http://enviro-bear.com )
// Super Meat Boy by Team Meat ( http://supermeatboy.com )
// Joe Danger by Hello Games ( http://hellogames.org )
// Star Guard by Loren Schmidt ( http://vacuumflowers.com )
// Continuity by Ragtime Games ( http://continuitygame.com )
[[PERFORMANCES]]
// Minusbaby ( http://minusbaby.com )
// noteNdo ( http://notendo.com )
// 000000swan ( http://000000swan.com )
THE SHOWPAPER 42ND ST GALLERY
217 East 42nd St @ 3rd Ave | Midtown, Manhattan
4567 to Grand Central | -=7PM=- | all ages | free
RSVP @ http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=168075699877847
THE INDEPENDENT GAMES FESTIVAL (IGF) is an annual festival at the Game Developers Conference, the largest annual gathering of the indie video game industry. It was founded in 1998 to assist and inspire innovation in video game development and to recognize the best independent video game developers, and is produced by UBM TechWeb, producers of the Game Developers Conference, Game Developer magazine, and Gamasutra.com.
SHOWPAPER is a free bi-weekly print-only publication which lists and promotes all-ages & DIY shows in the NYC / tri-state area. We are excited to present this pop-up gallery in Mid Town that celebrates all things DIY and showcases the underground video game scene.
BABYCASTLES is aiming to strongly influence the public perception of video games and the culture surrounding the videogame art form. There are diverse explorations of play, statement, format, enjoyment, and development of games, often unpublished and barely acknowledged even by most game enthusiasts. By presenting six consecutive 2-week exhibitions of independent video games at the center of New York, Babycastles is looking forward to showcasing international game development to a wide audience of game enthusiasts, students, press, curators, children, and especially to an audience that may never otherwise encounter the variety of activity in video game culture.
217 East 42nd St is a space available to arts groups via the CHASHAMA organization. Chashama supports thriving cultural communities by transforming temporarily vacant properties into spaces where art can flourish.
