Yorkshire Games Festival 2016 | National Science and Media Museum

Yorkshire Games Festival 2016 ended on 13 November 2016. For details of our current exhibitions and events, take a look at our what’s on page.

A five-day extravaganza celebrating games culture, design and production, with special guests, workshops, master classes, and a fun-packed weekend for gamers of all ages.

The first Yorkshire Games Festival took place in November 2016. Our amazing guests included leading lights of the gaming industry such as Warren Spector, John and Brenda Romero, Rhianna Pratchett and Charles Cecil. We also welcomed three stars of YouTube sensation The Yogscast, who combined an audience Q&A with live big-screen gameplay.

Stars of The Yogscast with festival volunteers at Yorkshire Games Festival 2016 — Stars of The Yogscast with festival volunteers at Yorkshire Games Festival 2016
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Rhianna Pratchett in conversation with Jamie Sefton at Yorkshire Games Festival 2016 — Rhianna Pratchett in conversation with Jamie Sefton at Yorkshire Games Festival 2016
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John and Brenda Romero visit the Games Lounge during Yorkshire Games Festival 2016 — John and Brenda Romero visit the Games Lounge during Yorkshire Games Festival 2016
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The Yorkshire Games Showcase takes over the National Science and Media Museum as part of the festival's Family Weekend — The Yorkshire Games Showcase takes over the Museum as part of the festival's Family Weekend
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Stars of The Yogscast take questions during their session at Yorkshire Games Festival 2016 — Stars of The Yogscast take questions during their session at Yorkshire Games Festival 2016
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Students during one of the game design workshops at Yorkshire Games Festival 2016 — Students during one of the game design workshops at Yorkshire Games Festival 2016
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Pikachu makes a special appearance at the Yorkshire Games Festival Family Weekend — Pikachu makes a special appearance at the Yorkshire Games Festival Family Weekend
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DJ Yoda during the audiovisual extravaganza 'DJ Yoda's History of Gaming' at Yorkshire Games Festival 2016 — DJ Yoda during the audiovisual extravaganza 'DJ Yoda's History of Gaming' at Yorkshire Games Festival 2016
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Rhianna Pratchett and Jordan Erica Webber at the Yorkshire Games Festival 2016 delegate reception — Rhianna Pratchett and Jordan Erica Webber at the Yorkshire Games Festival 2016 delegate reception
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John Romero of id Software at Yorkshire Games Festival 2016 — John Romero of id Software at Yorkshire Games Festival 2016
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Stars of The Yogscast host a live big-screen gameplay session at Yorkshire Games Festival 2016 — Stars of The Yogscast host a live big-screen gameplay session at Yorkshire Games Festival 2016
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Gary Napper of Supermassive Games at Yorkshire Games Festival 2016 before his talk about designing for VR — Gary Napper of Supermassive Games at Yorkshire Games Festival 2016 before his talk about designing for VR
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The Yorkshire Games Festival 2016 delegate reception in the Games Lounge — The Yorkshire Games Festival 2016 delegate reception in the Games Lounge
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Industry legend Warren Spector speaks at Yorkshire Games Festival 2016 via a live video link — Industry legend Warren Spector speaks at Yorkshire Games Festival 2016 via a live video link
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Fee Stewart during her game design workshop at Yorkshire Games Festival 2016 — Fee Stewart during her game design workshop at Yorkshire Games Festival 2016
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Stars of The Yogscast host a live big-screen gameplay session at Yorkshire Games Festival 2016 — Stars of The Yogscast host a live big-screen gameplay session at Yorkshire Games Festival 2016
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Kevin Carthew of Team17, the studio behind Worms, at Yorkshire Games Festival 2016 — Kevin Carthew of Team17, the studio behind Worms, at Yorkshire Games Festival 2016
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Adrian Hon of Six to Start gives his talk 'Games for Health' at Yorkshire Games Festival 2016 — Adrian Hon of Six to Start gives his talk 'Games for Health' at Yorkshire Games Festival 2016
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The Yorkshire Games Showcase takes over the National Science and Media Museum as part of the festival's Family Weekend — The Yorkshire Games Showcase takes over the Museum as part of the festival's Family Weekend
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Sean Millard and Seb Liese of Sumo Digital speak about their game Snake Pass at Yorkshire Games Festival 2016 — Sean Millard and Seb Liese of Sumo Digital speak about their game Snake Pass at Yorkshire Games Festival 2016
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Rob Bartholomew of Creative Assembly at Yorkshire Games Festival 2016 — Rob Bartholomew of Creative Assembly at Yorkshire Games Festival 2016
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Festival programme

11.00 Introduction to Writing for Games with Steve Ince

13.30 Rob Bartholomew, Creative Assembly: From Vikings to Orcs—How to Prepare for Total War to Sell Your Game

14.30 Charles Cecil, Revolution Software: Developing Adventure Games, Past, Present and Future

15.30 Script Raider: A Conversation with Rhianna Pratchett

17.00 The Guardian Interview with Keith Stuart, Jordan Erica Webber and guests from the day

10.30 Introduction to Writing for Games with Steve Ince

13.00 Warren Spector: The Guardian Interview

13.30 Brenda Romero: Mother, Woman, Girl: A Lifetime in Games

14.30 Adrian Hon, Six to Start: Fit for Purpose: Games for Health

15.30 Gary Napper, Supermassive Games: Designing for VR: A New Rulebook

17.00 The Guardian Interview with Keith Stuart, Jordan Erica Webber and guests from the day

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