Worlds in Play

Event description
- Academic events
- Arts and entertainment
- Professional and career development
Worlds in Play is a five-day gathering of play practitioners — game and theatre artists — exploring new forms of agency in storytelling and experience. Visit worldsinplay.com to learn more.
Workshops
January 3 - 5 | 3 days of deep dive sessions
Choose-your-own-adventure through deep-dive workshops! A special invitation to all hardcore play practitioners and newcomers alike. Step into the artist’s studio as they develop new participatory work, and play a role in the making-of. Dive into intensives on creating experiences with agency at the center!
Summit
January 6 - 7 | weekend festival & conference
40+ participatory sessions throughout Saturday & Sunday celebrates a kaleidoscopic community of practitioners, researchers, producers, and entrepreneurs across game, theatre, and other immersive fields. Sessions include immersive performances, transmedia installations, games for solo players & games for hundreds of players, to killer parties and life-changing rituals.
Participation
Public participation is open to all practitioners exploring agency in storytelling and experience, including and beyond artists, producers, technologists and researchers. Participants are invited to select between:
- Full Gathering Registration
- Summit Only Pass
- Workshops Only Pass
Event contact
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
January 6-7, Summit