Thorsten S. Wiedemann is founder and artistic director of A MAZE.. He produces and curates under this international label festivals, exhibitions and workshops on the intersection of games, games culture, digital arts and playful media. With “A MAZE. / Berlin” he created one international festivals to present arthouse games, playful media and alternative games culture. He generates new controversial formats (e.g. A MAZE. Magazine, A MAZE. Pop-ups, A MAZE. / SPACE, A MAZE. Train Jam) and gives room for experimentation and exchange. Thorsten established since 2012 the A MAZE. Awards, which goes artistic games in six categories. His focus is on the interdisciplinary and diverse discourse about the medium of the 21. century and in filling the gaps between playful media, art and technology. He also spend during his Disconnected performance 48hrs in virtual reality! Currently he lives and works in Berlin.
Thorsten’s talk is about the meaningful impact of the new wave of game developers including playful media creators, worldbuilders and immersive storytellers who are gathering around A MAZE.. Their works beyond pure entertainment influences the perception of art as well as the product orientated games industry.
Check more about A MAZE. at:
www.a-maze.net
www.amaze-berlin.de
www.amaze-space.com
www.amaze-magazine.de