OpenGameCity is a new platform to help more people get more out of GameCity festival. It defines GameCity as a content platform consisting of content assets and platforms. Developers, students, publishers and more are encouraged to propose content such as talks, art, workshops that are fun, interesting or exciting. Content can be proposed online and platforms include various venues. The goal is to extend the festival definition with new ideas in an open way.

1. OpenGameCity
The new platform for GameCity goodness.

2. We want more people to get more out of
GameCity.
Developers, Students, Publishers, Writers, Composers, Families, Baked-Potato
Vendors, Bars & Restaurants, Churches, you*...
* and even him.

3. OpenGameCity is an idea to help this happen.

4. Weʼve been trying to define* what GameCity is.
*Not in the “we’re trying to work out what a videogame festival could be..” sense of the early branding
we used, but in the sense of its dimensions, resources and boundaries.

5. So, OpenGameCity is a platform for festival
development.
We thought it might be interesting, illuminating, fun and
helpful to think of the festival as a content platform.

6. GameCity is made up of content assets and
content platforms.
The draft specification of all of these,
with more context and information about OpenGameCity in 2010 is
available online at www.gamecity.org/open

7. Weʼd love you to take part and tell us what
you think.

8. Either bring your content to a platform, or
help extend the festival definition with some
new ideas.

9. What might you do?
Content can be be anything* really-
Although, it does have to be at least two of the below :
fun. interesting. exciting.
*permissible within United Kingdom Law.

10. For example...
Industry talks • Moving Image • Illustration • Art • Design • Installations •
Photography • Craft • Talented animals • Workshops • Tutorials • Parties •
Networking Events • Food/Cake • Games (screen/board/social/locative) •
Performance • Spoken Word • Music...
It can be something not listed here, of course.
The point is that you can extend it with new ideas, see?

11. What do we do?
We bring:
A festival
Technical resource
Marketing resource
A seemingly limitless reservoir of optimism

12. Content Platforms (GC5) include:
Alea Gatecrasher
Just The Tonic
Speaker’s Corner Lee Rosy’s
Tonic
Antenna
Fat Cat
Alley Cafe
The Approach Walkabout Pitcher & Piano
Dogma
The GameCity
Lounge

13. OpenGameCity is Open.
Go to www.gamecity.org/open
1. Propose content using the delightful form.
2. Download the festival definition document for specific information.
3. Get in touch with more questions - open@gamecity.org.