8–12 November 2017
Details to be announced soon
About the festival
The Yorkshire Games Festival is a five-day extravaganza celebrating games culture, design and production, with workshops, master classes and showcases. There's also a game-packed family weekend featuring exciting hands-on demos and games the whole family can play together.
Yorkshire and the Humber is a huge player in the global games industry, with more than 9% of the UK games industry based in the region. The Yorkshire Games Festival is a fantastic opportunity to celebrate the great games created here and welcome guests from across the UK and overseas.
Yorkshire Games Festival 2016
The first Yorkshire Games Festival took place between 9–13 November. We welcomed a range of fantastic guest speakers for talks, workshops and big-screen demos.
Our amazing guests included leading lights of the gaming industry such as Warren Spector, John and Brenda Romero, Rhianna Pratchett, and Charles Cecil. The Guardian’s Keith Stuart and Jordan Erica Webber joined us for two panel discussions featuring speakers from the day, and industry experts Steve Ince and Fee Stewart hosted interactive games workshops. To kick off our family weekend, we welcomed three stars of YouTube sensation The Yogscast, who combined an audience Q&A with live gameplay on Pictureville Cinema's screen.
Watch our video playlist for highlights from the festival, including John Romero's keynote speech.
Rhianna Pratchett in conversation with Jamie Sefton at Yorkshire Games Festival 2016
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Stars of The Yogscast with festival volunteers at Yorkshire Games Festival 2016
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Students during one of the game design workshops at Yorkshire Games Festival 2016
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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
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John and Brenda Romero visit the Games Lounge during Yorkshire Games Festival 2016
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Fee Stewart during her game design workshop at Yorkshire Games Festival 2016
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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
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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
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Stars of The Yogscast host a live big-screen gameplay session at Yorkshire Games Festival 2016
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The Yorkshire Games Showcase takes over the Museum as part of the festival's Family Weekend
© Dan OxtobyContact us
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Festival Director: Kathryn Penny
01274 203 006 / kathryn.penny@scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk
Festival Coordinator: Rebecca Hill
01274 202 031/ rebecca.hill@scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk
Press and PR Manager: Phil Oates
01274 203 317 / phil.oates@scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk
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