Name: Game Poems
Start: 2026-05-14T16:30:00+0200
End: 2026-05-14T17:30:00+0200

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Game Poems

Thursday May 14, 2026 16:30 - 17:30 CEST

Betonhalle [Silent Green]

Come experience Game Poems Magazine, a new online literary magazine dedicated to exploring the artistic and poetic potential of short-form games by publishing new work directly in a playable format. Experience personal short-form games and hear from the founding editor, as well as the magazine contributors.

Hosted by Jordan Magnuson

With a.o.:
Tereza Kotěšovcová
Adam Pype
Isaque Sanches
Brendan Allen (remote)
Kaitlin Bonfiglio (remote)
Caitlin DeRosa (remote)
Ash Rezvani (remote)
Yifan

Content warnings
No graphic content, but games shown may include difficult topics including (but not limited to) death, depression, sexual pain and medical gaslighting.
Written references to sexual trauma, pain with sex, and medical trauma. no graphic imagery will be shown.

Artists

Adam Pype (he/him)

adam pype is belgian multi-disciplinary artist and game developer primarily working on short-form experimental work through a horror lens. he's best known for creating dozens of monthly freeware games and for his commercial works SPOOKWARE and No Players Online.

Ash (she/her)

After working as a freelance game designer for a decade, Ash Rezvani returned home to the Rocky Mountains to become an Assistant Professor of Game Design & Interactive Media at the University of Montana. Her industry work centers on games-based learning and games for change, making... Read More →

Brendan Allen

bulboka (he/him)

Bulboka makes small personal awkward naive games in his spare time. He likes to explore different technics and materials like clay, photo collage or felt pens. His games are based on personal experiences, are often abstract and are rarely focused on gameplay.

Caitlin DeRosa (he/she)

Caitlin DeRosa is a creative technologist and student who develops tiny autobiographical games as a meditative/self-reflective practice.

Isaque Sanches (he/him)

Isaque Sanches is a Finland/Romania-based Swiss-born ludic/interaction artist of Portuguese origin, who happens to also be a commercial/blockbuster game designer.

Jordan Magnuson (he/they)

Jordan Magnuson is a longtime creator of experimental and short-form videogames. He founded The Independent Gaming Source (aka TIGSource) once upon a time, and has a particular interest in the intersection of games and poetry. He is the author of the book, Game Poems: Videogame Design... Read More →

Kaitlin "KB" Bonfiglio (she/her)

KB is an educator, writer, and designer of games about vulvas. In her creative work and research, she explores how games and play facilitate learning about relationships, intimacy, sexual health, consent, and more. KB is a proud union member and organizer, fighting for better education... Read More →

Tereza Kotěšovcová (she/her)

Tereza Kotěšovcová is a game designer and programmer, currently working at Charles Games on games with social impact. She is also the creator of the eco-themed game, Planetka.

Yifan (he/him)

Yuan Yifan is an independent game researcher and designer interested in using games to explore poetic and ethical themes.

Thursday May 14, 2026 16:30 - 17:30 CEST
Betonhalle [Silent Green] Gerichtstraße 35, Berlin, Germany

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