ZOO 2022 Official Schedule (UTC/GMT +3 hours)
On going party program all weekend long:
Arcade cabinets provided by Reprocade playable through the party weekend (Zoo Lobby).
Memory Limits -exhibition open through party weekend (Zoo Lobby).
Pixeled Years -exhibition open 21.9.2022–15.1.2023 at The Studio of Finnish Museum of Games (Vapriikki, Tampere).
Party Feature -exhibition, with competition entries all around the party place during the weekend.
FRIDAY 28.10.2022
16:30 Partybus departs from Kiasma Helsinki (Mannerheim’s statue)
17:45 Partybus pitstop & pickup at ABC Tiiriö Hämeenlinna
18:00 Party begins
18:00– Infodesk & ZooShop open
18:00– Space Bar opens
19:00– Sauna is warm
19:00– Free barbeque (outside)
19:30–20:30 Game compo qualifications: Game 1 (Lumberjack) (Gamebase)
20:30–21:30 Game compo qualifications: Game 2 (Biathlon) (Gamebase)
21:00 Live Music: Terrocuda (improvised SID terror by Tero and Barracuda)
21:30–22:30 Game compo qualifications: Sex Games (Gamebase)
22:00 Supper (Space Bar)
22:30 Live Music: 8 Bits High
00:00 Demoshow
01:30 Space Bar last orders
02:00 Space Bar is closed! Nighty night!
SATURDAY 29.10.2022
09:00–11:00 Breakfast (served at the Zoo Diner)
09:00– Infodesk & ZooShop open
11:00 Spoken Programme: C64 goes Metal (Warrior) – Rockin’ C64 game development and publishing
in 2020s (Lasse Öörni from Covert Bitops interviewed by Grendel / Byterapers)
12:00 Space Bar opens
12:00– Sauna is warm
12:00 DEADLINE for Music and ZOO Kids compos
12:00 Spoken Programme: Undead – A C64 Game in Making (Miha Rinne interviewed on making of Undead)
12:00 Game compo semifinals and Bronze game: Game 1 (Lumberjack) (Gamebase)
13:00–15:00 8-Bit Flea market (Party Lobby)
13:00 Spoken Programme: Life of a Cracker – Rockstar (interviewed by Flex / Artline Designs)
13:00 Game compo semifinals and Bronze game: Game 2 (Biathlon) (Gamebase)
14:00 Compo: ZOO Kids
14:30 Compo: Music (in two parts)
16:00–17:30 Dinner (served at the Zoo Diner)
17:00 Game compo semifinals and Bronze game: Sex Games (Gamebase)
18:00 DEADLINE for all remaining compos
18:00 Game competition finals + medalling ceremony (Main Stage)
19:00 Competitions (With short breaks)
19:00 – Compoblock 1
Compo: Party Feature
Compo: Disk Cover (Gallery at the lobby + PDFs viewed on screen)
Compo: PETSCII
20:00– Compoblock 2
Compo: Game Making Compo
Compo: Graphics
21:00– Supper available until end of the evening (Space Bar)
22:00– Compoblock 3
Compo: Basic Effect
Compo: Wild
Compo: Demo
01:30 Space Bar last orders
02:00 Space Bar is closed! Nighty night!
SUNDAY 30.10.2022
9:00–11:00 Breakfast (served at the Zoo Diner)
09:00– Infodesk & ZooShop open
9.30 Voting for all compos closes
10:00– Space Bar opens
11:00 Prize giving ceremony
12:30 Partybus departs from ZOO to Helsinki
13:00 Space Bar closed
14:00 ZOO 2022 is over. Doors close.