A MAZE. / Berlin 2026

A MAZE. / Berlin 2026

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09:30 CEST

A MAZE. Exhibition Betonhalle [Silent Green] A MAZE. Village Betonhalle [Silent Green]

10:00 CEST

Coffee & Croissants with* Kuppelhalle [Silent Green]Zuraida Buter Start your day with energy and joy!: Smoothie & Movement Session Workshop Room 1Nicole Fiedler (she/her) • Sophia Herzog (she/her) A MAZE. Bazaar - MeetToMatch MARS | Küche & Bar

10:30 CEST

As Long As You're Here: Designing Around a Feeling Betonhalle Stage [Silent Green]Marlène Delrive (she/her) • Ryan Wright (they/them & he/him) Why Computer Games are Puppet Shows Kuppelhalle [Silent Green]Ben Swithen (she/they) a writing workshop (about storytelling through weird mediums) Workshop Room 2Tanat Boozayaangool • Daisy Fernandez

11:00 CEST

10 things i wish i knew 10 years ago Betonhalle Stage [Silent Green]Jenny Jiao Hsia (she/her) Aspirational Imperfections - why we care about making digital worlds you can touch Kuppelhalle [Silent Green]Antonio Kos Pinheiro de Andrade (he/him) • Biagi (he/him) • Lukáš Kunce (he/him) • Jack King-Spooner (he/him) • Isabelle Smith (she/her) • Onat Hekimoglu (tbc) • Ilena Pegan (they/them) Make your game look unique Workshop Room 1Nino Filiu Open Screens: Cloud Posting Betonhalle [Silent Green] Open Screens: Concrete Tweet Betonhalle [Silent Green] Open Screens: Prophet Margin Betonhalle [Silent Green] Open Screens: Swimpossible! Betonhalle [Silent Green] Open Screens: Tea Tale Betonhalle [Silent Green] Open Screens Betonhalle [Silent Green]

11:30 CEST

Experimental comics, hybrid languages and mutant realities Betonhalle Stage [Silent Green]Iván McGill (he/him)

12:00 CEST

Experiential Game Design Betonhalle Stage [Silent Green]Farfama (he/they) Your Body Is the Controller: Designing Physical Play through How To Pet Your Cat and InSync XR Kuppelhalle [Silent Green]Quinn "Qingyun" Liu (she/her)

12:30 CEST

Betonhalle Stage - BREAK - (12:30 - 14:00) Betonhalle Stage [Silent Green] Kuppelhalle Stage - BREAK - (12:30 - 14:00) Kuppelhalle [Silent Green] Rabbit Alumni Picnic The Garden [Silent Green] Playable for Everyone — Designing Accessible Games Through Collaborative Experimentation Workshop Room 2Alice Di Pinto

13:00 CEST

Self-Publishing and Marketing Your Indie Game: What Actually Works? Workshop Room 1Maria Aloupi • Thomas Reisenegger

14:00 CEST

PlayLabs: Reimagining Creative Space Through Play Betonhalle Stage [Silent Green]Kamogelo Makhoba (she/her) CLIPPED HORIZON Kuppelhalle [Silent Green]Alice Bucknell (they/them) Open Screens: ECTO-TERMINATOR 20000 Betonhalle [Silent Green] Open Screens: Factories in Factories in Factories Betonhalle [Silent Green] Open Screens: NAMTAR Betonhalle [Silent Green] Open Screens: Spacetime Continuum of Sound Betonhalle [Silent Green] Open Screens: SZ2000: Rabbit Simulator Betonhalle [Silent Green]

14:30 CEST

When the internet is dead where do we go? Here ( •ᴗ•)⸝🥂⸜(•ᴗ• )! Betonhalle Stage [Silent Green]Joanna Lyu (she/her) Reality Is Optional: Intro to AR with Lens Studio and Spectacles Workshop Room 2Ines Hilz • Max van Leeuwen

15:00 CEST

Hyper Talks Kuppelhalle [Silent Green]Leonie (she/her) • Marina Díez Hyper Talks (stream) Betonhalle Stage [Silent Green]Leonie (she/her) • Marina Díez

16:00 CEST

Sybil Sybil Sybil Betonhalle Stage [Silent Green]Alex Declino (he/him) • Beth von Undall (she/her)

16:45 CEST

XR-History Award nominees panel hosted by Simon Strick Betonhalle [Silent Green]Simon Strick (he/him) • Peter Polack (he/they) • Ren Loren Britton (they/them) • Verónica Sabat

17:00 CEST

Handcrafting Your Game Workshop Room 1Chester • Emi • Antonio Kos Pinheiro de Andrade (he/him) • Biagi (he/him) • Isabelle Smith (she/her) • Ilena Pegan (they/them) Open Screens: AXIOMATIK Betonhalle [Silent Green] Open Screens: Curiosmos Betonhalle [Silent Green] Open Screens: Discharged Betonhalle [Silent Green] Open Screens: Learning the Ropes Betonhalle [Silent Green] Open Screens: Parent Printer Driver Simulator Betonhalle [Silent Green]

18:00 CEST

Level Design Beyond the Screen Betonhalle [Silent Green]Dominik Cymer (he/him) • Oliwia Hajn (she/her)

19:00 CEST

Flesh Network Performance Transmediale Studio [Silent Green]Peter Polack (he/they)

19:30 CEST

A MAZE. Award Pre-Show & Award Show (STREAM w/ live elements) Betonhalle Stage [Silent Green]GELBART • Antonin Fourneau (he/him) • Julián Cordero (he/him) • Tim Rogers (he/him) • Farfama (he/they) • Meghna Jayanth (she/her) • Sarah Bashir (she/her) • Anan Fries (they/them)

20:00 CEST

A MAZE. Award Show Kuppelhalle [Silent Green]GELBART • Antonin Fourneau (he/him) • Julián Cordero (he/him) • Tim Rogers (he/him) • Farfama (he/they) • Meghna Jayanth (she/her) • Sarah Bashir (she/her) • Anan Fries (they/them)

21:00 CEST

Samples - An Interactive Music Installation Panke GalleryMy Name is Fuzzy

22:00 CEST

The legendary A MAZE. Jump 'n' Run Party Panke CultureHYENAZ • GELBART • SKY • uppercut.continue