A MAZE. / Berlin 2026

A MAZE. / Berlin 2026

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12:00 CEST

MBB - Spotlight Games Berlin Kuppelhalle [Silent Green]

18:00 CEST

A MAZE. Invites Kuppelhalle [Silent Green]

20:30 CEST

Qualia Kuppelhalle [Silent Green]Philip Wölk & Moshe Linke

10:30 CEST

Cubature: How to Make a Game from Wood Kuppelhalle [Silent Green]Dominik Cymer (he/him) • Oliwia Hajn (she/her)

11:00 CEST

The artist is present: Making personal games Kuppelhalle [Silent Green]Mel Taylor (she/her)

11:30 CEST

The Empires Strike Back: Union busting and corporate backlash to worker organizing and why international collaboration of union efforts is key to fight back Kuppelhalle [Silent Green]Jack Hoxby (he/him) • Junipeer (he/they) • Janeke (she/her) • Violetajpg (she/them) • Isa Spitznagel (they/them)

12:30 CEST

Kuppelhalle Stage - BREAK - (12:30 - 14:00) Kuppelhalle [Silent Green]

14:00 CEST

GamesConnect AFRICA: Building the Continental Gaming Ecosystem Kuppelhalle [Silent Green]Meli Mansu (she/her) • Safurat Balogun (she/her)

14:20 CEST

A Story of Personal Iteration Kuppelhalle [Silent Green]Apau Gyedu Ebenezer (he/him) aka Mhiracle

14:50 CEST

With Love From Kenya: Connecting My Culture to Games Kuppelhalle [Silent Green]Joanna Oluoch (she/her)

15:30 CEST

Expanding OTHERWORLDS Kuppelhalle [Silent Green]Sophia Bulgakova (she/her, they/them)

16:00 CEST

Kuppelhalle Stage - BREAK - (16:00 - 16:30) Kuppelhalle [Silent Green]

16:30 CEST

Plum Road Tea Dream - From theatermaking to game design Kuppelhalle [Silent Green]Samuel Baidoo (they/them)

17:00 CEST

Counterfeit Games: Anti-Game Approaches to Playable Experiences Kuppelhalle [Silent Green]Jade Lin (she/her) aka strawberrycongee

17:30 CEST

TBA Kuppelhalle [Silent Green]

18:45 CEST

The Line is the Game Kuppelhalle [Silent Green]Jana Romanova (she/her)

20:00 CEST

labRats Kuppelhalle [Silent Green]Nathan Leigh (he/him) • Nicole Orabona (they/she)

10:00 CEST

Coffee & Croissants with* Kuppelhalle [Silent Green]Zuraida Buter

10:30 CEST

Why Computer Games are Puppet Shows Kuppelhalle [Silent Green]Ben Swithen (she/they)

11:00 CEST

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)

12:00 CEST

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

Kuppelhalle Stage - BREAK - (12:30 - 14:00) Kuppelhalle [Silent Green]

14:00 CEST

CLIPPED HORIZON Kuppelhalle [Silent Green]Alice Bucknell (they/them)

15:00 CEST

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

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)

12:00 CEST

labRats Kuppelhalle [Silent Green]Nathan Leigh (he/him) • Nicole Orabona (they/she)

15:30 CEST

Car Boot Casino* (*Krimskramskasino) Kuppelhalle [Silent Green]c.diffin (he/him) • Ada Null (she/her) • Holly Gramazio (she/her) • Marie Foulston (she/her) • V Buckenham (she/her) • Finn Carney (they/them)