Bigger, better, geekier – we’ve won Arts Council funding for GEEK 2013

We’re delighted that we’ve been awarded Arts Council funding for GEEK2013, the second-year edition of our festival of gaming.

Last year’s GEEK2012 was a white-knuckle ride – if it had flopped we’d have had a nasty financial bump. Fortunately the hard work of all those involved – and the support of the ticket-buying public – made the festival a success.

The Arts Council funding will help us take GEEK2013 to even geekier heights – stay tuned for more news as we’re busy hatching plans.

We want to hear from more sponsors, games people, and fringe eventers

There’s still much to be done and there are opportunities – and potentially Arts Council funding – for games people and fringe eventers. We want to hear from:

• Sponsors. We’d love to hear from further sponsors – we want to put your name up in lights (well, on a banner and in adverts at least). Maybe you can help us fund a free-ticket day.

• Games people. Get in touch if you’re a developer who wants to test a game, a game-maker who wants to demo or sell your game, or if you have an idea for a workshop.

• Fringe eventers. Last year’s ranged from games-themed poetry to a theatrical mystery and chip-tunes disco. Tell us your idea and we’ll try to find a way to get your game-face on.
So don’t keep your geek-tastic thoughts to yourself – get in touch.

GEEK2013 Public Meeting save the date

We are busy playing, dreaming and scheming but now its time to call on people to come and help us to build GEEK into a great festival of Play and Games.

We are working with friends here in Margate to sort out a venue then we will be inviting people to come along to find out more about what is being planned and how people can get involved.

Save the date 11th of Oct - email us to make sure you get an invite.

Visit GEEK2013.co.uk or  GEEK2013 facebook for more information.

GEEK 2012 was a record-breaking success

When we set out to start a retro-gaming festival we were low on time and money but long on ideas and enthusiasm. Sometimes we thought we might have bitten off more than we could chew, but the gaming gods were with us and GEEK2012 (Games Expo East Kent) was a joystick jiggling, pixel-pumping success.

We had over 2,000 visitors, got great visitor feedback (‘fun’ was the most popular word on feedback forms), and gained the confidence and resources to plan a bigger and better GEEK2013.

To cap it all we’ve made it into the Guinness World Records. The officials were on hand to certify that 256 players took part in the world’s largest Pong tournament.

Want to know more? See the GEEK Facebook page here, and the GEEK2012 website here.