​ Welcome to Weird Worlds Wind-down!

​Come close out Develop with some oddities! We figure why not bring together folks who make games that are a bit different, oddball ideas, unpopular or dead genres, strange tech, achingly indie “I made everything” production, open source, alt controller hardware hacks, novel AI use, demo scene, genuinely experimental or interesting use of blockchain infra (no gambling please), unusual (age appropriate) subject matter, and more broadly “Weird Worlds”.

​Effectively it’s just weird, interesting, and experimental “stuff” that fits in the games context, no gatekeeping, no judgement (as long as PG-13 enough for a public space) the aim is to be a big tent give folks who are maybe slightly outside of industry norms a place to show why their work is artistic and interesting. Come join us, play something new, and even share a weird idea of your own if you want!

​So what’s the format?

​A micro hybrid unconferencey / expo thing (truly tiny, just a corner of the Loading Bar) where old friends and new folk will have tables to demo their work at (with some rotation depending on demand) and a more central area where people will be able to present / give a lighting talk if they want to go deeper than a demo!

​We’ll curate a few projects to present and demo, but also allow for and make space for adhoc walk-in presentations of new things if you want to swing by on the breeze and decide you have something weird you want to share. Slots will be limited / first come first served, so if keen then make sure to shoot us a message to book a slot to present or demo. We’ll also have a sheet to sign up on the day if you are habitually analogue.

​Sneak Peak:

​As of now we have:

​a wedding planning game

​a marble run streaming game

​a multiplayer collaborative text adventure

​… more in the pipeline, and maybe you?!

​Looking forward to seeing you, please make sure to sign up so Alice and the Loading Bar team have an idea of numbers.