You’ll play Pac-Man with inflatable bananas and prove your strength by becoming the mighty Power Rangers. After The Incredible Playable Show you will never look at video games the same way again!

Screenshot of “Tropes vs Women in Video Games”
© Feminist Frequency

Anita Sarkeesian is a media critic and one of the leaders behind Feminist Frequency, a not-for-profit educational organisation that analyzes the representations of women in pop culture narratives. It is known best for the video series “Tropes vs Women in Video Games”, in which limiting and sexist representations of women in video games are illuminated. This project triggered a massive hatred campaign against Anita Sarkeesian, that was discussed in media worldwide.

In the Artist Talk we want to talk about how to become a media critic, what projects Anita is currently working on and which role games played in her childhood.

In the Artist Talks, we will direct the spotlight to people who made great games, had fantastic ideas or created exceptional game formats. We talk to artists, developers, inventors about their professional career, their creative influences, and take a look at the games of their lives: games that have been embedded in the memory and which have shaped their current work. The artist talk is moderated by Gunnar Krupp.

The artist talk with Anita Sarkeesian will be held in English.

Please note: No video or audio recordings are allowed during this event.

They fear something is not right – Mika was behaving rather strangely in the last days. To help the panicing parents, a good friend of them asks for help in the neigborhood: Please try to help us – We need your experience and your ideas! Can you find out where Mika is and what Mika tries to do? Right now, the flat is empty. You have one hour to search Mikas room for clues. Maybe you find enough about Mika, but maybe also about yourself.

The duration of a game is about 1.5 hours.
Due to the limited capacity, it is recommended to reserve a place in advance with the purchase of a ticket via the Online Shop or by sending a message to ticket@playfestival.de.

Presented by Demokratielabore (Democracylabs) – A project by the Open Knowledge Foundation Deutschland, supported by the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth.