There are loads of new game-themed events for your calendars this week, from the obscure to the monumental. Keep reading for fabulous new things to fill your days with.
XL48 Game Camp (University of Derby, UK)
20-21st March 2009
Sponsored by Microsoft, Channel 4 and Pixe- Lab, "X48 is a marathon gamecamp where students and indie developers use Microsoft's XNA Game Studio 3.0 to create a game in less than 48 hours."
A Life in Video Games; Interview with Atari founder Nolan Bushnell (BAFTA)
19 March 2009
Discuss the past and future of video gaming with Nolan Bushnell, Atari founder, engineer and entrepreneur. With 1972's two-player tennis game Pong, he kick-started both the arcade and home console industries, and has been exploring their sociable side ever since.
Starts at 8pm. Book tickets here.
IndieCade Europe (Nottingham)
26-30 October
Imagine a series of global showcases and festivals serving developers as well as the general public – collectively forming an international marketplace and a traveling celebration of this community's new voices and their trailblazing work. Imagine thousands of independent creators, developers, thinkers, players, and fans from across the world, sharing this sense of community and the work at its heart with the rest of the world. That's IndieCade.
Under the Mask (University of Bedfordshire)
5th-6thJune 2009
Under the Mask is a conference series at the University of Bedfordshire that focuses upon the multi-faceted issue of the gamer. Culturally, socially, psychologically, professionally, the list of masks worn by the gamer is endless. This conference series aims to penetrate these masks, investigating why they are worn, how they are used, and how they are constructed by gaming culture, game developers, and by the gamers. The 'Under the Mask' series also provides a unique opportunity to play, watch and make games amongst fellow gamers.
Music from Vintage Computers (Bletchley Park)
20-21st March
Modern music will soon be heard from some of the earliest and rarest computers in the world at The National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park.
The project entitled Obsolete? is the brainchild of internationally renowned chip tune musician Matthew C Applegate (Pixelh8) and is being funded by the Performing Rights Society Foundation. It will culminate in a series of concerts at Bletchley Park on 20 and 21 March 2009.
