AdventureX fundraiser marking spots at London game conference in December

Written by Jack Allin — October 27, 2012 at 11:42

The first AdventureX game conference in the UK was so much fun, the organizers are doing it again! Only this time, it'll be be bigger, based in London, and need some fundraising help up front to get it off the ground.

Coordinated by Screen 7, Adventure X debuted modestly last December outside of Oxford, with such guests as Discworld Noir's Chris Bateman, AGS creator Chris Jones, and Nelly Cootalot developer Alastair Beckett-King. With the original meeting place unavailable this year, the venue will be moving to a more accessible London location, and new guests include the likes of Dave Gilbert of Wadjet Eye Games and writer Stephen Marley, whose adventure game credits include Dreamweb's "Diary of a Madman", among others.  Beckett-King will be returning as well to lead a "humorous interactive 'choose your own adventure' game".

Along with the guest speakers, the two-day conference promises to include "short game design masterclasses" and hands-on time with such upcoming titles as Primordia, Quest for Infamy, and Screen 7's own The Cat Lady, Kinky Island, and A Night At Camp Ravenwood, to name just a few.  A "pub quiz" competition will also be held, raffle draws with a variety of prizes will take place throughout the event, and visitors are invited to an afterparty at the Pipeline pub next door at the close of the event.

In order to successfully stage the 2012 event, however, the AdventureX hosts need to raise $2,200 by November 4th. They're more than 2/3 of the way to their goal on Indiegogo, but time is running out. Pledge rewards begin as low as $5, with each tier at $15 and above promising free "priority entry" plus increasing packages of contest coupons. 

If the conference is successfully funded, entry will be free even to those who don't pledge, but with a limit of 200-250 people at a time, walk-ins aren't guaranteed seating. 

AdventureX 2012 will be located in central London at the University of East Anglia, just outside of the Liverpool St. underground station.  The conference will run on December 15-16th, with doors opening at 11am each day. 

For complete details about the event, check out the Indiegogo fundraising campaign and the official AdventureX website.