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Iain Simons

@iainsimons

Coming up next : New live things. Previously : GameCity festival, NVA, National Videogame Museum

Joined February 2008
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We're hiring! We are looking for a: 🔷National Mentoring Manager (full time) 🔷 Team Administrator (part time) We're happy to consider candidates who would work remotely or people who are based near our offices in London or Manchester. arts-emergency.org/jobs

ArtsEmergency's tweet image. We're hiring! We are looking for a: 

🔷National Mentoring Manager (full time)
🔷 Team Administrator (part time)

We're happy to consider candidates who would work remotely or people who are based near our offices in London or Manchester.
<a style="text-decoration: none;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://t.co/Byw01tGL3W">arts-emergency.org/jobs</a>

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Where's Betty? Spot the whippet!

MsSarahSimons's tweet image. Where's Betty? Spot the whippet!

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Hey! Let's make the next adventure happen together. Sign up to wishlist Riley & Rochelle. A tale of Love and Pop in the 90s. More info here - tim-sheinman.itch.io/rileyandrochel… Rt and bring all your friends. kickstarter.com/projects/riley…


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"Sounds Wise" Audio Techniques starting Friday 21st January 2022. Short videos concentrating on specific audio techniques that I've picked up over many years of creating AAA audio for video games.


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🕹️ We're Hiring! 🌟 Director of Visitor Experience 🌟 We're looking for a new awesome Director of VE to lead our award-winning Visitor Experience team here in Sheffield. Full Time Salary: £35-40,000. Closing Date: 28th Jan #MuseumJobs More info here: thenvm.org/about/work-wit…


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OPEN CALL: NPT 2022 Deadline: January 31st Theme: Game Design and Democracy Now Play This returns to @SomersetHouse this Spring as part of @londongamesfest We’re once again opening up a call for playful makers and creators to tell us about their work. nowplaythis.net/2021/12/20/now…

nowplaythese's tweet image. OPEN CALL: NPT 2022
Deadline: January 31st
Theme: Game Design and Democracy

Now Play This returns to @SomersetHouse this Spring as part of @londongamesfest. We’re once again opening up a call for playful makers and creators to tell us about their work. <a style="text-decoration: none;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://t.co/lFlOgA6LbR">nowplaythis.net/2021/12/20/now…</a>

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This looks set to an amazing event and great opportunity to share & learn about play and digital interventions in museums. The call for speakers is still live, deadline January 11th. Happy to chat anyones ideas over to get you applying! @PlacesPlayful @kidsinmuseums @MuseumJim

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Now Play This is returning in Spring of 2022 as part of @londongamesfest to explore the relationship between game design and democracy. For this new edition we’re once again opening up a call for playful makers and creators to tell us about their work. nowplaythis.net/2021/12/20/now…

nowplaythese's tweet image. Now Play This is returning in Spring of 2022 as part of @londongamesfest to explore the relationship between game design and democracy. For this new edition we’re once again opening up a call for playful makers and creators to tell us about their work. <a style="text-decoration: none;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://t.co/lFlOgA6LbR">nowplaythis.net/2021/12/20/now…</a>

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Thanks @nowthenmag for chatting with our Co-Artistic Directors about our imminent eviction, what #TheatreDeli #Sheffield has achieved post-pandemic and what’s next for us. Read here 👉 nowthenmagazine.com/articles/well-…


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TONIGHT 7PM Our annual festive extravaganza, online for the second year running. All welcome, regular and newcomer! eventbrite.co.uk/e/midlands-gam…


If you’re able to, pls help the NVM help others this Christmas. It’s an amazing place that does amazing work!

❄️NVM Christmas Appeal❄️ Give the Gift of Play 🎁🎮🕹️ We’re running a Christmas Appeal to help change the lives of children by donating to the museum and our new voucher scheme to open new doors of opportunity to children justgiving.com/campaign/nvmxm…



ALSO - For those of you who attended but missed out on the free posters, we'll figure out a way to get them to you next week!

iainsimons's tweet image. ALSO - For those of you who attended but missed out on the free posters, we'll figure out a way to get them to you next week!

Thanks so much to everyone who come to our first This Kind of Thing gig last night @BFI Southbank. @mink_ette @David_Wise @Samuel_Gregson @hengineer @agAitcheson were all amazing. Hope to see you again in 2022! #upwiththiskindofthing


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Thanks to the generosity of our community we're now over 75% of the way to meeting our match funding goal of £5000 - can you help push us over the edge and ensure that our programmes for young people get this funding boost? Give before the 24th to join in! bit.ly/3G6tx3E

ArtsEmergency's tweet image. Thanks to the generosity of our community we're now over 75% of the way to meeting our match funding goal of £5000 - can you help push us over the edge and ensure that our programmes for young people get this funding boost? Give before the 24th to join in! <a style="text-decoration: none;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://t.co/LsVZbwrnJT">bit.ly/3G6tx3E</a>

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Wow! Congratulations to all our team at the museum for their incredible hard work over the past year! We are delighted to receive this award. Thank you so much, and congratulations to all the other amazing finalists. 🎉🎮🎊🕹️

nvmuk's tweet image. Wow! Congratulations to all our team at the museum for their incredible hard work over the past year! We are delighted to receive this award.

Thank you so much, and congratulations to all the other amazing finalists.

🎉🎮🎊🕹️

A huge well done to National Videogame Museum for winning the Joymaker - Best Hospitality, Retail and Leisure Business Award at tonight's #SBA2021  Thank you to @SheffBusiness & Business & IP Centre SY for sponsoring this award #sheffieldissuper @unLTDbusiness @NVMuk

sheffchamber's tweet image. A huge well done to National Videogame Museum for winning the Joymaker - Best Hospitality, Retail and Leisure Business Award at tonight's #SBA2021 

Thank you to @SheffBusiness &amp; Business &amp; IP Centre SY for sponsoring this award

#sheffieldissuper @unLTDbusiness @NVMuk


So sad to learn this morning about the passing of Masayuki Uemura. One of the most generous, cleverest minds and warmest, kindest hosts I've ever had the privilege of meeting. His unique contributions to videogames have been touched by millions. Sleep well, Uemura Sensei.


One more feature for the show. "Choose your own interval" Episode 1 of an exciting new series where a different writer each show creates an interval for you play. Or, you could just go to the loo. This Kind of Thing. 4pm- Late BFI Southbank whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/default…

iainsimons's tweet image. One more feature for the show.
"Choose your own interval"

Episode 1 of an exciting new series where a different writer each show creates an interval for you play.

Or, you could just go to the loo. 

This Kind of Thing. 
4pm- Late 
BFI Southbank

<a style="text-decoration: none;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://t.co/ua98CAPY1j">whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/default…</a>

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