Creative Coast Festival

An annual festival of games and interactive art, held in Karlshamn in southern Sweden. I attended every year from 2014 to 2018, co-hosting its welcome fika. Other regular highlights included an exhibition, talks, a prizegiving, and possibly best gigs/parties in the industry.

GameCity Festival

A once-annual games festival held in Nottingham, initially at various venues and then under the roof of the National Videogame Arcade, which I attended on a few occasions until 2016. Its diverse attractions included twin-screen gaming in the Old Market Square, immersive trails through the city and its caves, curated games showcases, and media involvement…