What does it mean to make games during political crisis (and why does it matter)?

Join Paolo Pedercini, game developer, researcher, and founder of the radical indie game studio Molleindustria for a thought-provoking online talk exploring how games can challenge power, question dominant narratives, and serve as tools for resistance and activism.

Since 2003, Molleindustria has created short-form, free games that push back against the idiocy of mainstream entertainment. From themes of climate collapse to labor exploitation and urban politics, Paolo’s work dares to make games political, poetic, and powerful.

This session is part of the Mzansi Climate Justice Game Jam, a South Africa–Netherlands collaboration using games to reimagine climate justice through perspectives from the Global North & Global South

The session will be hosted by Luis Bracamontes and is powered by Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie: Climate Justice Program and our amazing collaborators!