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SUMMARY:[untitled games event] #4: "tend and befriend"
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DESCRIPTION:WELCOME TO APPROX AI + DATA GARDEN + CURIOSMOS + TIME FLIES + R
	EWORLDING\nRAMALLAH\n\nJoin us on Sunday 19 April 2026 for an evening of g
	ames and talks about tending\,\ncaring\, growing\, and mutating.\n\nThe fi
	ve works in [untitled games event] edition #4 are all spaces for growth\,\
	nchange and understanding. They are gardens to tend to\, playgrounds to ex
	plore\,\noffices to break into\, or exercises in imagining better futures.
	\n\nData Garden\n[https://shamangarage.itch.io/data-garden?utm_source=unti
	tledgamesevent&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=sun-apr-19-untitled-games-eve
	nt-4-tend-and]\nis a single-button game about building a reflection of you
	r digital self that\nknows more about you than yourself. Welcome to Approx
	 AI!\n[https://zofia-bochinska.itch.io/demo-welcome-to-approx-ai?utm_sourc
	e=untitledgamesevent&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=sun-apr-19-untitled-gam
	es-event-4-tend-and]\nconsiders how you might destroy that digital self\, 
	and explores the complexities\nof modern-day activism.\n\nCuriosmos\n[http
	s://curiosmos.space/?utm_source=untitledgamesevent&utm_medium=email&utm_ca
	mpaign=sun-apr-19-untitled-games-event-4-tend-and]\nis a cosmic sandbox wh
	ere you design a solar system from the ground up. Time\nFlies\n[https://ti
	meflies.buzz/?utm_source=untitledgamesevent&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=
	sun-apr-19-untitled-games-event-4-tend-and]\nis a little adventure about b
	ig plans and making the most of our limited time in\nthis world.\n\nReworl
	ding Ramallah\n[https://www.onomatopee.net/exhibition/reworlding-ramallah/
	?utm_source=untitledgamesevent&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=sun-apr-19-un
	titled-games-event-4-tend-and]\nis a collection of short science-fiction s
	tories from Palestine. Editor Callum\nCopley will present the book\, and t
	alk about how gameplay\, collaborative\nstorytelling\, and worldbuilding e
	xercises can be powerful tools to imagine\ndecolonial futures.\n\n\nWe can
	’t wait to see you all and experience these works together.\n\nEdition #4 
	works (from left): Welcome to Approx AI\, Data Garden\, Curiosmos\, Time\n
	Flies\, Reworlding Ramallah\n\n[untitled games event] #4: “tend and befrie
	nd”\nSunday 19 April 2026\n1630-1900 (new start time!)\n\nTussen de Bogen 
	46\nAmsterdam 1013JB\n\nGames and conversations from 1630 onwards.\nTalks 
	at 1730.\nPlease feel free to bring beverages and snacks to share.\nYou’re
	 also welcome to bring along your own games or prototype for others to\npl
	ay!\n\n\nFEATURED WORKS IN EDITION #4\n\n\nTIME FLIES\, BY MICHAEL FREI & 
	RAPHAËL MUNOZ\n\nIn Time Flies\, you're a fly—your life is short and your 
	bucket list is long!\nLearn an instrument\, read a book\, become rich\, ge
	t drunk\, or make someone smile.\nAnd if you don't feel like pursuing your
	 goals\, you can just relax\, clean your\nwings\, and listen to music. Exp
	lore a painstakingly hand-drawn\, densely detailed\nworld.\n\n\nCURIOSMOS\
	, BY CÉLINE & THE SILLY STARS\n\nOuter space never looked so cute! Curiosm
	os is a whimsical cosmic sandbox game\nwhere you design a solar system fro
	m the ground up.\n\nCollide stardust and asteroids to make a new planet. O
	nce the planet is large\nenough you can zoom in and play around on the sur
	face. Experiment with shaping\nthe land and weather. Your planet will be c
	uriously watching as you discover how\nto create clouds\, rain\, thunder\,
	 mountains\, volcanoes and even add a sprinkle of\nlife.\n\n🗣️ Creator Céli
	ne Veltman will be present for a micro-talk\n\n\nDATA GARDEN\, BY SHAMAN G
	ARAGE\n\nIn this click & click adventure you will have a single button to 
	advance in the\nstory: a virtual routine of a content consumer who lives t
	heir day through\ndifferent platforms that harvest their data.\n\nThis dat
	a will end up reflected in a growing garden where everything endures. A\nr
	eflection of your digital self that knows more about you than yourself.\n\
	n🗣️ Pablo San Gregorio and (hopefully!) Iván McGill from Shaman Garage will
	 be\npresent for a micro-talk\n\n\nWELCOME TO APPROX AI! BY ZOFIA BOCHIŃSK
	A\n\nHow can we regain control of our privacy online?\nCan we oppose the f
	lood of AI-generated content?\nHow do we protest in the digital age?\nUsin
	g old-school computer graphics\, an 8-bit soundtrack\, three unique charac
	ters\nand a (relatable) office setting\, this visual novel invites you to 
	explore the\nmoral complexities of modern-day activism.\n\n🗣️ Creator Zofia
	Bochińska will be present for a micro-talk\n\n\nTALK: CALLUM COPLEY ON REW
	ORLDING RAMALLAH\n\nReworlding Ramallah is a collection of stories born of
	 a series of science\nfiction writing workshops led by Callum Copley at Di
	sarming Design in Birzeit\, a\nfew miles north of Ramallah\, Palestine. In
	 this talk\, Callum (who was also the\nvolume’s editor) will explore how g
	ameplay\, collaborative storytelling\, and\nworld-building exercises can s
	erve as powerful tools for imagining decolonial\nfutures.\n\nTell all your
	 friends\, bring all your friends.\nAs ever\, we would love to hear your t
	houghts\n[krish.raghav@gmail.com\,jpleass@gmail.com\,chenstopher@gmail.com
	].\n\nUntil the 19th\,\n\n[uge]
URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/untitled-games-event-4-tend-and-befrien
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GEO:52.3847112;4.8861728
LOCATION:UGE Studio - Tussen de Bogen 46\, 1013 JB Amsterdam
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:activism,amsterdam-centrum,books,games,haarlemmerbuurt,music,sto
	ries,storytelling,talk
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<h2>Welcome to Approx AI + Data Garden + Curio
	smos + Time Flies + Reworlding Ramallah</h2> <p>Join us on <strong>Sunday 
	19 April 2026</strong> for an evening of games and talks about tending, ca
	ring, growing, and mutating.</p> <p>The five works in <strong>[untitled ga
	mes event] edition #4</strong> are all spaces for growth, change and under
	standing. They are gardens to tend to, playgrounds to explore, offices to 
	break into, or exercises in imagining better futures. </p> <p><a target="_
	blank" href="https://shamangarage.itch.io/data-garden?utm_source=untitledg
	amesevent&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=sun-apr-19-untitled-games-
	event-4-tend-and"><em>Data Garden</em></a> is a single-button game about b
	uilding a reflection of your digital self that knows more about you than y
	ourself. <a target="_blank" href="https://zofia-bochinska.itch.io/demo-wel
	come-to-approx-ai?utm_source=untitledgamesevent&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;u
	tm_campaign=sun-apr-19-untitled-games-event-4-tend-and"><em>Welcome to App
	rox AI!</em></a> considers how you might destroy that digital self, and ex
	plores the complexities of modern-day activism.</p> <p><a target="_blank" 
	href="https://curiosmos.space/?utm_source=untitledgamesevent&amp;utm_mediu
	m=email&amp;utm_campaign=sun-apr-19-untitled-games-event-4-tend-and"><em>C
	uriosmos</em></a> is a cosmic sandbox where you design a solar system from
	 the ground up. <a target="_blank" href="https://timeflies.buzz/?utm_sourc
	e=untitledgamesevent&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=sun-apr-19-unti
	tled-games-event-4-tend-and"><em>Time Flies</em></a> is a little adventure
	 about big plans and making the most of our limited time in this world.</p
	> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.onomatopee.net/exhibition/reworl
	ding-ramallah/?utm_source=untitledgamesevent&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_
	campaign=sun-apr-19-untitled-games-event-4-tend-and"><em>Reworlding Ramall
	ah</em></a> is a collection of short science-fiction stories from Palestin
	e. Editor Callum Copley will present the book, and talk about how gameplay
	, collaborative storytelling, and worldbuilding exercises can be powerful 
	tools to imagine decolonial futures. <br></p> <p>We can’t wait to see you 
	all and experience these works together.</p> Edition #4 works (from left):
	 <em>Welcome to Approx AI</em>, <em>Data Garden, Curiosmos, Time Flies, Re
	worlding Ramallah</em> <p><strong>[untitled games event] #4: “tend and bef
	riend”</strong><br>Sunday 19 April 2026<br><strong>1630</strong>-1900 <str
	ong>(new start time!)</strong></p> <p><em>Tussen de Bogen 46<br>Amsterdam 
	1013JB</em></p> <p>Games and conversations from 1630 onwards.<br>Talks at 
	1730.<br><em>Please feel free to bring beverages and snacks to share. </em
	><br><em>You’re also welcome to bring along your own games or prototype fo
	r others to play!</em></p> <h2><strong>Featured works in edition #4</stron
	g></h2> <h3><strong><em>Time Flies</em>, </strong>by Michael Frei &amp; Ra
	phaël Munoz</h3> <p>In <em>Time Flies</em>, you're a fly—your life is shor
	t and your bucket list is long! Learn an instrument, read a book, become r
	ich, get drunk, or make someone smile. And if you don't feel like pursuing
	 your goals, you can just relax, clean your wings, and listen to music. Ex
	plore a painstakingly hand-drawn, densely detailed world.</p> <h3><strong>
	<em>Curiosmos</em>, </strong>by Céline &amp; the Silly Stars</h3> <p>Outer
	 space never looked so cute! Curiosmos is a whimsical cosmic sandbox game 
	where you design a solar system from the ground up.</p> <p>Collide stardus
	t and asteroids to make a new planet. Once the planet is large enough you 
	can zoom in and play around on the surface. Experiment with shaping the la
	nd and weather. Your planet will be curiously watching as you discover how
	 to create clouds, rain, thunder, mountains, volcanoes and even add a spri
	nkle of life.</p> <p><strong><em>🗣️ Creator Céline Veltman will be present 
	for a micro-talk</em></strong></p> <h3><strong><em>Data Garden</em></stron
	g>, by Shaman Garage</h3> <p>In this <em>click &amp; click</em> adventure 
	you will have a single button to advance in the story: a virtual routine o
	f a content consumer who lives their day through different platforms that 
	harvest their data.</p> <p>This data will end up reflected in a growing ga
	rden where everything endures. A reflection of your digital self that know
	s more about you than yourself.</p> <p><strong><em>🗣️ Pablo San Gregorio an
	d (hopefully!) Iván McGill from Shaman Garage will be present for a micro-
	talk</em></strong></p> <h3><strong><em>Welcome to Approx AI! </em></strong
	><em>by </em>Zofia Bochińska</h3> <p>How can we regain control of our priv
	acy online?<br>Can we oppose the flood of AI-generated content?<br>How do 
	we protest in the digital age?<br>Using old-school computer graphics, an 8
	-bit soundtrack, three unique characters and a (relatable) office setting,
	 this visual novel invites you to explore the moral complexities of modern
	-day activism.</p> <p><strong><em>🗣️ Creator </em></strong><strong><em>Zofi
	a</em><em>Bochińska</em></strong><strong><em> will be present for a micro-
	talk</em></strong></p> <h3><strong>TALK: </strong>Callum Copley on <strong
	><em>Reworlding Ramallah</em></strong></h3> <p><em>Reworlding Ramallah</em
	> is a collection of stories born of a series of science fiction writing w
	orkshops led by Callum Copley at Disarming Design in Birzeit, a few miles 
	north of Ramallah, Palestine. In this talk, Callum (who was also the volum
	e’s editor) will explore how gameplay, collaborative storytelling, and wor
	ld-building exercises can serve as powerful tools for imagining decolonial
	 futures.</p> <p>Tell all your friends, bring all your friends. <br>As eve
	r, we would love to <a target="_blank" href="mailto:krish.raghav@gmail.com
	,jpleass@gmail.com,chenstopher@gmail.com">hear your thoughts</a>.</p> <p>U
	ntil the 19th,</p> <p>[uge]</p>
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