Game jam • Visual Novels

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Create your own narrative video game, on 27 September at 2 PM at the Bibliothèque publique d'information. Prerequisites: being able to read and write in French, and use a keyboard and a mouse.

Day schedule: Discovery and getting to grips with the tool; Learning the basics of pixel art; Image integration; Creating your first narrative game.

For this 14th edition, Press Start returns to its core format: a week-long festival in the library's spaces, featuring as every year workshops, meetings with industry professionals, game sessions and events broadcast live on Twitch.

The Bpi offers a deep dive into what has always made players dream: incredible stories to immerse oneself in and escape to. Press Start 2026 – Histoires sans fin invites you to explore video games through what makes them strong and rich, and what has helped turn this medium into an art form in its own right: narrative.

The patron of this 14th edition is Patrick Baud. Video maker, YouTuber, podcaster and writer, he has made the art of telling stories his specialty. A video game enthusiast, he has collaborated with many industry figures. He is notably known for his YouTube channel Axolot, on which he makes documentaries devoted to the world's curiosities and oddities. The success of these videos has given rise to several books. He is also the creator of La Veillée, a show in which guests share astonishing and fascinating stories on stage. More recently, he launched a podcast in which he gives the floor to inspiring personalities to talk about what really fascinates them.

The Bpi will offer highlights at the weekend, mixing meetings with industry professionals, game sessions and events, all broadcast live on Twitch. Interaction with the public, on site as well as online, will be at the heart of this proposition, to create a lively sharing moment around video games and their stories.

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