This document announces an event called "Games in the Woods" which is part of the Urban Tree Festival from May 15-23, 2021. It encourages participants to create video games, board games, or other interactive experiences with a tree or forest theme. Details are provided about tutorials being offered on game development tools like Bitsy and Twine, as well as links to resources like a Discord server for collaboration and a showcase event on May 23rd to celebrate games created during the festival.

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Urban Tree Festival (15-23 May 2021): https://urbantreefestival.org/
https://urbantreefestival.org/games-in-the-woods-launch-event

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Programme:
Sowing the seeds of inspiration: 2-2.45pm BST
Fifteen minute break
Bitsy tutorial & Q&A : 3pm-3.45pm BST
Fifteen minute break
Branching out with Twine tutorial & Q&A: 4pm-4.45pm BST

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Introductions …

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During the Urban Tree Festival we encourage you to create video games, interactive fiction,
web comics, board games, escape games, card games – anything you want!
The only constraints are time, the theme and your imagination.
To join the jam and submit your game go to https://itch.io/jam/games-in-the-woods

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Please read and abide by these official itch.io rules about identifying NSFW content.
If you don't get the chance to finish your game during the jam, don't worry. We're happy for
you to upload your incomplete games and works in progress here too.
We've set up a Games in the Woods Discord server where you can chat to other participants,
find collaborators, share ideas and get inspiration for the jam.
Please use #gamesinthewoods on social media to share images and details of your work in
progress, and follow the British Library’s Digital Scholarship blog, which will share, showcase
and celebrate games created during the festival: https://blogs.bl.uk/digital-scholarship/

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https://www.flickr.com/photos/britishlibrary/albums/72157641857515565

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https://www.flickr.com/photos/britishlibrary/albums/72157641858423503

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https://soundcloud.com/the-british-library/sets/urban-tree-festival

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Games in the Woods Inspiration, a collection of tree themed online games:
https://itch.io/c/1577537/games-in-the-woods-inspiration

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Games in the Woods Ludography: https://en.calameo.com/read/005715680d041c588972f
BoardGameGeek Geeklist: https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/285541/games-woods

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On the last day of the festival, Sunday 23rd May, 18:00 – 20:00 BST, please join us for a
show & tell event to celebrate what has been created during the Games in the Woods jam:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/games-in-the-woods-show-and-tell-tickets-152424739499

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Time for a brew!
Fifteen minute break
Bitsy tutorial & Q&A : 3pm-3.45pm BST
If you want to listen to some music during the
break, check out this tree themed Spotify playlist:
http://tinyurl.com/tr33tun3s