Strange Peripherals showcase event details
When / Where: Friday 13th Nov 2026, 10am – 4:30pm at DareShack,
What: Strange Peripheral event, part of Brazen festival 2026 and organised by Bristol Games Hub, will be a free to visit expo of strange and new idea, games and interactive media. Come a seen esoteric VR projects, games with giant controllers; interactive displays, lights, sound; unusual inputs; board games and more…
Projects:
- The Book Ritual
- An exploration of the emotions played a paper shredder [Alistair Aitcheson] – link
- Codex Bash
- A rapid-fire codebreaking game of escape room puzzles at an arcade pace – [Alistair Aitcheson] – link
- Abstract Figures
- [Dr James Bragg]
- Glory On Pluto
- [LittleBigEars Games]
- Line Wobbler
- Line Wobbler is a one-dimensional custom hardware game with a unique spring controller and a long LED strip display. It is an award-winning experiment in minimalism in game design, retro sound, and use of novel input mechanics – [Robin Baumgarten] – link
- Quantum Jungle
- Quantum Jungle is an interactive art installation that playfully visualizes Quantum Physics concepts on a large wall filled with novel touch-sensitive metal springs and thousands of LEDs. It calculates Schrödinger’s Equation to model the movement of a quantum particle, and demonstrates concepts such as superposition, interference, wave-particle duality, and quantum waveform collapse – [Robin Baumgarten] – link
- Still Hungry Caterpillar
- [Kira Guo]
- Wonzie World
- [Constance Fleuriot]
- Dream Lens
- Dream Lens is an AI-powered VR documentary experience that explores the boundary between reality and imagination. Using hand tracking, players interact naturally with the world through two cameras: one realistic, which shows the environment as it is, and one imaginative, which transforms the same space through mood, atmosphere, and storytelling – [Yu-Ting Peng, Kira Guo, Linzhi wei, Quince Gore-Rodney, Javier RodrÃguez] – link
- Mind Your Manners
- [Tina Peng]
- Megaloop, Defuser, Chemistry, Moto, Vibeometer and Inhabited
- A series of strange musical, visual of games devices found from a by gone world… – [Owen Davis] – link
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Strange Peripherals showcase event – submissions end 2nd of October
What: Strange Peripheral event as part of Brazen festival 2026 will be a free to visit expo of strange and new idea, games and interactive media. Were looking to showcase a range of things: from esoteric VR projects, to games with giant controllers; unusual display, lights, sound or inputs, to games that require darkness or lots of people.
When / Where: Friday 13th Nov 2026, 10am (load in from 9am) – 4:30pm at DareShack,
Submit your work here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc11r_RW97xJPxxtB0SHd0d4mpmLmQjBj6rxOhHB1PZYg7X8g/viewform
We’re also looking for sponsors for the event, please get in contact for information: info@bristolgameshub.com
