Curations (West 2017)

There are a variety of Curations at IndieCade 2017. These Curations are carefully chosen games and events that show off the best picks from the IndieCade Staff, friends of the festival, and games that promote inclusivity.

/sessionsONE
/sessionsONE is one of three slated session locations. It can be found in the Democracy Forum.

/alumni
IndieCade celebrates past successes! This curation can be found in the Boeing Lobby.

/various
Various Games Curations and Events. This curation can be found in the Democracy Lab.

/exhibitors
Featured Exhibitors for IndieCade 2017. This curation can be found in the Central Plaza.

/events
Events Space. This curation can be found in the Central Plaza.

/sessionsTWO
/sessionsONE is one of three slated session locations. It can be found in the Nerio Education Center.

/sessionsTHREE
/sessionsONE is one of three slated session locations. It can be found in the Araki Education Center.

/nominee
Explore the innovation and artistry of creators across the globe in the Nominee Exhibit. Selected by the jury committee as the most innovative and exciting work from this year's submissions, all are eligible for the IndieCade Awards. A diverse selection of games and playable experiences from across mediums, cultures, and concepts. This exhibit includes immersive, virtual reality, table games, roleplaying, visual novels, adventure games, puzzle games, audio games, installations and more.


 * _transfer
 * A Normal Lost Phone
 * Atchafalaya Arcade
 * BIT RAT
 * Bleep Space
 * Bury me, my Love
 * Busy Work
 * Cat Sorter VR
 * Cosmic Top Secret
 * Cribbage with Grandpas
 * Detention
 * Emotional Fugitive Detector
 * Everything is Going to Be OK
 * Fear Sphere
 * Feast
 * Four Horsemen
 * Frog Fractions 2
 * GNOG
 * Hackers of Resistance
 * Ishmael
 * Keyboard Sports
 * Kim
 * Ladykiller in a Bind
 * Objectif
 * Oblige
 * Oikospiel Book I
 * OneShot
 * Rhythm Doctor
 * Santiago
 * Sign: A Game about being Understood
 * The Norwood Suite
 * Tracking Ida
 * Un-Destined
 * Vignettes
 * Virtual Virtual Reality
 * Where the Water Tastes Like Wine

This curation can be found in the George & Sakaye Aratani Central Hall.

/documents
Games have a great power to represent and utilize older forms and media, finding new richness and undiscovered stories in old representations and well worn activities. An exhibit of games about and utilizing text - stories delivered through text, mysteries hidden in text, and narratives reimagined as interactive experience. Includes visual novels, interactive narratives, document exploration mysteries, and more.


 * Herald: An Interactive Period Drama - Book I & II
 * Susurrus: Season of Tides
 * The Black Widow
 * The Sexy Brutale
 * What Isn't Saved (will be lost)
 * A Case of Distrust
 * Dream Daddy
 * What Is It But a Dream

This curation can be found in the National Resource Center.

/Gaming For Everyone
Inclusivity and diversity create an explosion of creativity and content. Unexpected, stunning, mesmerizing works of imagery can be found in this year's Gaming for Everyone Exhibit. The power of the image to communicate and entrance has long been at the center of human expression, and the power of feedback and procedural response enable games to harness that power in new and stunning ways. Presented by Intel, come experience an exhibit of games that surprise with their look, that use image to reach us in new and unusual ways, and that reinforce how crucial diversity is to art.


 * Cardamom
 * Eli
 * Ghosts of Miami
 * Mind Field
 * Penny Blue Finds a Clue
 * Somewhere in the South
 * Found
 * The IOTA Project

This curation can be found in the Hirasaki Foyer.

/spaces
Exploration and embodiement. Games have a unique ability to provide explorable space and a growing practice of embedding narrative and expression in a world ready for the player to find it. An exhibit of searching and discovering, or revealing stories and ideas in spaces - physical spaces, emotional spaces, imaginary spaces, and others.


 * Code 7
 * Mendel
 * That Blooming Feeling
 * There Might Be Ponds
 * InnerSpace
 * Anamorphine
 * Piñata Party
 * BestLuck
 * Luna
 * Conarium

This curation can be found in the National Resource Center Mezzanine.

/friends
Playing together is one of the primal, original experiences of humans - collective imagination, competitive play, and co-operative puzzle solving all alight ancient centers of our brains and bodies. As games move through and past the screen, collective play becomes a powerful tool for creating discussion and pleasure. An exhibit of games meant to be played with/against/by a group of friends. The /friends games are separated into several blocks in multiple locations.

Friends Block 1
This curation can be found in the Democracy Center.


 * Collective Action!
 * Go! Go! Gattai!

This Curation is open during the following days and times:


 * October 7th: 2pm-5pm

Friends Block 1 Outside Play
This curation can be found in the Central Plaza.


 * Someone Has Died
 * Rosentrasse
 * Humans vs Zombies

This Curation is open during the following days and times:


 * October 7th: 2pm-5pm

Friends Block 2
This curation can be found in the Democracy Center and the Japanese American National Museum conference room.

Games in the Democracy Center:


 * The Tessera
 * Hacktag
 * Court of Appeals
 * Tiler Teller

Games in the JANM conference room:


 * Life Judge Vol. 1

This Curation is open during the following days and times:


 * October 8th: 10am-1pm

Friends Block 2 Outside Play
This curation can be found in the Central Plaza.


 * VISITOR in Blackwood Grove
 * What's My Headline?
 * Measure 4 Measure 4 Play

This Curation is open during the following days and times:


 * October 8th: 10am-1pm

Friends Block 3
This curation can be found in the Democracy Center.

This curation can be found in the Democracy Center and the Japanese American National Museum conference room.

Games in the Democracy Center:


 * Room at the Top

Games in the JANM conference room:


 * Demon City

This Curation is open during the following days and times:


 * October 8th: 2pm-5pm

Friends Block 3 Outside Play
This curation can be found in the Central Plaza.


 * Stolen Hearts
 * Detective Bullshit
 * GLARP

This Curation is open during the following days and times:


 * October 8th: 2pm-5pm

/nightgames
Play in the dark. Be compelled by the lights, the mystery, and the beauty. Experience interactive film, role-play with friends, and explore the games of IndieCade through the power and majesty of darkness.


 * Broken Reality
 * Fortune-500
 * The Incredible Playable Show
 * Art Deck
 * I Ching Fortunetelling
 * Secret Histories
 * SceneSampler
 * Story Master
 * Disco Bear
 * Bot Party

/fridayfights
There can be only one! An exhibit of amazing competitive and head to head games from independent developers across the world. Explore competition in local multiplayer, alt control, and non digital formats.


 * AT SUNDOWN
 * Breakup Squad
 * FEED
 * Starcats
 * Witchball
 * Pit People
 * Nidhogg 2
 * Swords
 * SLAP FRIENDS
 * Ducklings

IndieCade's Signature Night Games!
Play in the dark. Be compelled by the lights, the mystery, and the beauty. Experience interactive film, role-play with friends, and explore the games of IndieCade through the power and majesty of  darkness.

Democracy Center and Japanese American National Museum:


 * Disco Bear
 * Bot Party
 * Broken Reality
 * Handväska!
 * Fortune-500
 * I Ching Fortunetelling
 * Dialogue 3-D
 * SceneSampler

Democracy Forum:


 * The Incredible Playable Show

Central Plaza


 * Magia Transformo: The Dance of Transformation
 * Art Deck
 * Story Master

Japanese American National Museum conference room:


 * Secret Histories


 * October 7th: 7pm-11pm

IndieXchange Gametasting
Join developers throughout the day for a rotating show-and-tell of works in progress, new work, and more. Games on display show in two hour blocks. So come by often!