Simon Bachelier

One Life Remains: Bringing Experimental Games & Friendly Kiss from Paris

Doing experimental games is like doing research: you go there by intuition but you never really know where it will lead you eventually. One Life Remains is an eclectic French experimental collective gathering a game theorist, a prototype developer specialist, a pro gamer, a sound chef and even an illusionist. They live and work in Paris, sharing a common flat which is used as a headquarters where they work, meet, sleep, play, cook, create experimental games, give live performances. They also organise events such as exhibitions, game jams, workshops, game evenings and conferences. Their work attempts to reach beyond the gaming community, engaging a broad range of people in the cultural and digital art scenes through video game events. The following talk is about their unique activities and what does it means to design experimental games in the indie scene.

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Simon Bachelier is an indie curator based in Paris. He is a member of the French indie game collective One Life Remains, who develops experimental games, installations, alternative game events and stage performances related to digital games. He is involved in the development of an alternative games scene which is on the rise in France