{"id":42448,"date":"2025-03-25T18:14:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T17:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.akademie-solitude.de\/news\/open-call-zur-teilnahme-an-gameschanger-play-a-new-bevoelkerung\/"},"modified":"2025-04-16T12:51:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T10:51:25","slug":"open-call-zur-teilnahme-an-gameschanger-play-a-new-bevoelkerung","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.akademie-solitude.de\/en\/news\/open-call-zur-teilnahme-an-gameschanger-play-a-new-bevoelkerung\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Call to join \u00bbGame(s)Changer \u2013 Play a New Bev\u00f6lkerung\u00ab \/\/ EXTENDED UNTIL APRIL 25!"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"template":"","news_type":[664],"class_list":["post-42448","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news_type-news-en"],"acf":{"bgcolor":"","bgcolor_custom":"","custom_color_css_variable":"","content_type":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content_txt","bgcolor":"","bgcolor_custom":"","layout_col_size":8,"txt_cols":"is-1-txtcol","txt":"THE CALL HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL APRIL 25!<\/span>\r\n\r\nEver played a game and wished it were different? Maybe more cooperative? With new ways to win? With opportunities to take on a different role? Or have you ever wondered what could make a game more exciting\u2014or how it could better reflect your own world?\r\n<\/span>\r\n\r\nGames tell us a lot about the world\u2014but whose world? What would the world look like if we invented it ourselves and played within it? Find out with us! Bring your friends and become a game designer yourself!<\/span>\r\n\r\nIn four workshop sessions (each lasting half a weekend, between May and July 2025) at Akademie Schloss Solitude, you\u2019ll get to discover the people behind game development. What themes and situations do games engage with? \u00bbGame(s)Changer\u00ab offers exciting insights into cultural backgrounds and game mechanics, as well as exchange with international artists at Akademie Schloss Solitude and experts from the gaming world. Together, we will explore the world of games and their diverse possibilities, invent a (social) game, and present it together.\r\n\r\n\u00bbGame(s)Changer\u00ab is a three-year collaboration (2025\u20132027) between Akademie Schloss Solitude and Post Theater. Each year, through a series of workshops, the project explores games as a tool for engaging with socially relevant topics, co-developing them with the urban community. In the first year, the focus is on cultural diversity in society, which is why the first workshop series is called \u00bbPlay a New Bev\u00f6lkerung\u00ab."},{"acf_fc_layout":"content_txt","bgcolor":"has-bg-yellow","bgcolor_custom":"","layout_col_size":12,"txt_cols":"is-1-txtcol","txt":"Who Can Participate?<\/span>\r\nAnyone aged 18 to 28 living in Stuttgart or the surrounding area. No prior experience is required!\r\n\r\nWhat to Expect from \u00bbGame(s)Changer\u00ab?<\/span>\r\nThe workshops will be led by Hiroko Tanahashi, a media artist from Tokyo, and Max Schumacher, a theater director and dramaturge from Cologne\u2014both from Post Theater<\/a>. Guest experts from the gaming world will join selected sessions to provide insights and inspiration. The workshop will be conducted in German and\/or English, depending on participants\u2019 needs. Together, participants will create a game and present it to the public at the end.\r\n\r\nWhat Is ?\u00bbPlay a New Bev\u00f6lkerung\u00ab About?<\/strong><\/span>\r\nWhat are the benefits of a culturally diverse urban society? How can the coexistence of different people be reflected in a game? Will it be a strategy game, a bluffing game, or a game of chance? With cards, dice, a game board \u2013 or something entirely new? Join a group of curious minds to co-create a game about and for a new urban society!\r\n\r\nWhen & What\u2019s Happening?\r\n<\/strong><\/span>In May and July 2025, a total of four workshop sessions will take place at Akademie Schloss Solitude, focusing on the theme \u00bbPlay a New Bev\u00f6lkerung \u2013 Wie m\u00f6chten wir gemeinsam leben?\u00ab\r\n\r\nMay 9, 2025 | 3\u20137 PM \u2013 Getting to know each other & playing favorite games\r\nMay 10, 2025 | 10 AM\u20132 PM \u2013 Playing more games & analyzing what makes them fun (or not)\r\n\r\nMay 23, 2025 | 3\u20137 PM \u2013 How do game designers work?\r\nMay 24, 2025 | 10 AM\u20132 PM \u2013 Playing games about cities & societies & planning our own game\r\n\r\nJuly 11, 2025 | 3\u20137 PM \u2013 How to design a game & build prototypes\r\nJuly 12, 2025 | 10 AM\u20132 PM \u2013 Testing & refining our games\r\n\r\nJuly 18, 2025 | 2\u20137 PM \u2013 Finalizing our games & planning the presentation\r\nJuly 19, 2025 | 10 AM\u20137 PM \u2013 Final workshop day & public game presentation at 7 PM"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content_txt","bgcolor":"has-bg-lila","bgcolor_custom":"","layout_col_size":12,"txt_cols":"is-1-txtcol","txt":"How Can I Be a Part of It?<\/span>\r\nInterested participants can apply until April 25, 2025, using the following e-mail link:<\/span> gamechanger@akademie-solitude.de<\/a>\r\nThe e-mail will then already contain the correct reference line and a little questionnaire for the registration.\r\n\r\nParticipation is free of charge.\r\nParticipants are asked to attend all sessions.\r\nThe number of participants is limited to 15 people.\r\nFirst come, first served.\r\nNo prior experience is required.\r\n\r\nMore about the project \u00bbGame(s)Changer\u00ab hier<\/a>.\r\nMore about the place and the institution: www.akademie-solitude.de<\/a>\r\nMore about the artists and workshop leaders: www.posttheater.com<\/a>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nA cooperation between Akademie Schloss Solitude and Post Theater.\r\n\r\n\u00bbGame(s)Changer\u00ab is funded as part of Kulturkessel, an initiative by the Kulturkreis der deutschen Wirtschaft in Stuttgart, made possible by Mercedes-Benz."}]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akademie-solitude.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/42448","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akademie-solitude.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akademie-solitude.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akademie-solitude.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akademie-solitude.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akademie-solitude.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_type?post=42448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}