ExPlay12 - Games Festival

Panels on games and science, accessible design, start up ideas, marketing and PR in the games industry. Also hosts the TIGA Games Industry Awards

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Getting ready to watch some jousting at #explay12! No horses, just Playstation remotes & all for a good cause.

— Bridie Roman · Thu, Nov 01 2012 05:10:08

RT @ella_romanos: Just posted on http://explay.co.uk about the awesome JS Joust tournament we're hosting to raise money for SpecialEffect! #explay12

— Katharine Reeve · Thu, Nov 01 2012 05:20:47

Free copy of #edge at #explay12 sweeeet! http://pic.twitter.com/7BOUSkm2 · Verity McIntosh

Howard Hodgkin's 'Rain' is what @thoughtden 's #magictateball made of @thoughtben talking about #magictateball #ExPlay12

— Verity McIntosh · Thu, Nov 01 2012 04:42:09

#explay12 Templeton: Tate wants content playful outside gallery. Wound up doing phone ap. HTML5+java works, but need 15 vers of graphics.

— Joanna Bryson 2 · Thu, Nov 01 2012 04:40:20

Recurring theme; good game conversations start with the phrase "wouldn't it be cool if..." #explay12

— Nat Al-Tahhan · Thu, Nov 01 2012 04:35:30

#explay12 my Q: how do you regulate random game devs teaching "bad science" A: hard/not sure, though we personally work with experts.

— Joanna Bryson 2 · Thu, Nov 01 2012 04:21:16

@JoannaLansdowne hearing from @philstuart #ExPlay12 about The End, a game that helps 13-19yr olds think about death. Ref for #sxsw panel?

— Verity McIntosh · Thu, Nov 01 2012 04:05:43

Can games really help kids learn about death? (Panel at #ExPlay12 showing Channel4 commissioned game #TheEnd) @holdupmedia

— Zak Davies · Thu, Nov 01 2012 04:04:53

RT @fayju: @TomasRawlings great discussion at #ExPlay12 - what can games offer science and society - this topic is getting huge. Exciting times.

— Tomas Rawlings · Thu, Nov 01 2012 04:48:10

#explay12 granted I've found science thrilling since I was 4 so the problem eludes me, but seems weird to force art into a comms role.

— Joanna Bryson 2 · Thu, Nov 01 2012 03:54:43

RT @BridieRoman: Sat watching a panel featuring a game based on diarrhoea and I really would play it! #notasgrossasyou'dthink #explay12

— Martha Henson · Thu, Nov 01 2012 03:55:16

My feelings on games + science exactly: "not a lot of design needs to happen, a game's already there" #explay12

— Nat Al-Tahhan · Thu, Nov 01 2012 03:53:40

#explay12 game designer says point is communicating (apparently via arcade music) scientists' enthusiasm–in this case, for intestinal flora

— Joanna Bryson 2 · Thu, Nov 01 2012 03:50:58

Watching a game based on the human gut... Only at @explayuk #ExPlay12

— Dulcie Mae · Thu, Nov 01 2012 03:45:32

Great #explay12 panel on what games can offer science + society. Our £3k new talent residency could help explore this http://bit.ly/RoldSt

— PervasiveMediaStudio · Thu, Nov 01 2012 03:48:41

"There's never been an easier time to make a game than now," says Boss Alien game designer Alex Trowers #ExPlay12

— James Nouch · Thu, Nov 01 2012 04:12:14

Alex Trowers from @BossAlienTweets "a story is not a game, tell me about mechanics and gameplay" #explay12

— Verity McIntosh · Thu, Nov 01 2012 03:13:48

Is every man and his gaming dog at #explay12?

— Jane Audas · Thu, Nov 01 2012 04:14:32

Kicking off #explay12 with coffee and snazzy chandeliers! http://pic.twitter.com/S1shsQ4J · Verity McIntosh