A Maze
maze stylized maze international series event celebrating independent arthouse game immersive medium digital culture founded artistic director thorsten wiedemann maze host international game playful medium festival held annually berlin since feature annual award prize game digital work maze launched founder artistic director thorsten wiedemann berlin wiedemann stated event began local bar showcase game digital art event expanding first festival indie connect coinciding international game week berlin festival primarily commercial aim celebrate game digital culture product medium expression following year festival also coheld johannesburg maze experienced financial difficulty following decision german senate department culture discontinue funding program following decision festival organiser launched successful campaign kickstarter partially fund event november onset covid pandemic event transitioned digital experience titled maze space hosting online multiplayer showroom maze festival event feature award prize decided independent jury festival award feature openended selection criterion beyond traditional video game eligibility extended interactive fiction digital art nominee judged selection committee submitted work reviewed rated innovation potential interdisciplinarity social cultural political impact aesthetic overall awesomeness shortlist game reviewed final jury five select award winner including winner previous year winner category receive € prize main amazing award prize winner receiving € bojaryn jan may maze berlin spiele zum staunen gamestar reinhard claudia may maze festival hier mus man hin auch wenn man mit spielen nichts hut hat berliner zeitung german patsch sabrina may arthouse game da maze festival zeigt die vielfalt der gameskultur der tagesspiegel online german official website