Videoludic Resistance: Cycle of talks on videogames and anti-capitalism

Videoludic Resistance: Cycle of talks on videogames and anti-capitalism is a meeting space in which, through two talks and a game session, the possibilities of videogames as a space for resistance or protest against the late capitalism in which we live will be explored.

From an external perspective to the industry, far from its neoliberal and consumerist visions, the first talk "The videoludic experience and the games to come" will be presented by "Arsgames", who will talk about the space of the ludic, and the videogame by extension, as an element of transformation and reflection. Afterwards, members of the association "Fuck Capitalism Jam" will explain their experience in the creation of a space for collaboration and cooperation between video game creators with a critical or anti-capitalist perspective, and the dynamics and tensions that are generated, in the talk "Video games and activism. Organising the “Fuck Capitalism Jam 2023".

Finally, three games that have been presented at the "Fuck Capitalism Jam" can be tested so that attendees can interact and play the interactive texts and create a space for reflection around them.

Activity promoted by Resistència VideoLúdica with Victor Rubio i Maturana

Fuck Capitalism Jam. David, Fernando and Javi are videogame developers. They are also addicted to game jams and allergic to capitalism. It had to happen.

Arsgames is an international non-profit organisation that promotes and manages cultural projects related to video games and new technologies based on the cross-cutting areas of art, digital inclusion and citizen participation. Co-directed by Eurídice Cabañes, PhD in Philosophy from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and director of the "Fábrica Digital el Rule", and Luca Carrubba, PhD in Fine Arts and curator of the exhibition "Homo Ludens: video games as a creative artefact", they have been promoting social transformation through technology and cross-cultural collaboration for more than a decade.

Resistencia VideoLúdica is an organisation interested in creating spaces for reflection and connection between underground videogame developers with a critical or contesting character, outside the dynamics of the industry.