POSTPONED TO 4/30: PTW16 Kickoff Festival - Arcade @ Dilworth
BOO RAIN! Join us Saturday, April 30th instead for better weather, but the same amount of fun!
We're back at Dilworth Park! Celebrate technology and innovation at the Philly Tech Week 2016 Kickoff Festival.
Check out the App Arcade and Maker Corner. Play with locally designed games, interact with 3D printers, enjoy live performances and so much more!
Pay as you go food & drink provided by Rosa Blanca Cafe (Cubans, Empanadas, Salads, Wine/Beer, etc.) and Philly Pop Kettle Korn (Chicken Fingers, Hamburgers, Hotdogs, French Fries, Soft Pretzels, Funnel Cakes, etc.)
Live Performances
- 5:00 - 7:30 p.m. Pixel8ter will be performing unique cover songs, original music, and DJing with the Hypepad - a videogame dance pad that lets the crowd help remix the music!
- 7:30 - 10:00 p.m. Dj CUTMAN is a nationally touring performer who specializes in chiptune and video game music. He run’s the world’s largest record label for licensed video game remixes, GameChops. Cutman also hosts This Week in Chiptune, a weekly podcast showcasing new and noteworthy chiptune music from around the world.
App Arcade
- Camden Segal
- Cipher Prime
- Cleaversoft
- Fancier Fish Studios
- Flyclops
- Ghost Crab Games
- Gossamer Games
- Grimm Bros
- JKGames Mobile
- MirrorMirror
- Paisley Games
- Polyscape Games
- Quadratron Games
- Screenwave Media
- Semag Studio
- Sweet Roll Studios
- Smack Brothers Studios
- TooManyGames
- VRPHL
- WebJunto
- Wimbus Studios
Maker Corner
- Abington Art Center
- The Hacktory
- Hive 76
- NextFab
- Shapes the Game
- SmartyPal
- Spriteborne
- Type In - Clack meets Beep! • A jam session for manual typewriters and the people who love them–AND those who've never typed on a manual. Special Guest: the astonishing IBM Selectric II.
Community Programming
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