Solid State Drive: Playtest

Book a 30-minute playtesting session to support the development of SOLID STATE DRIVE, a new project by Nottingham artist and Near Now Studio member Ryan Heath.

The aim of these playtesting sessions is to test the concepts behind the project and to evaluate whether it is something that people would want to engage with more. During the playtest, you will be asked to experience the game and provide feedback by answering a few questions.

SOLID STATE DRIVE (2023) is "an existential arcade machine: a non-game, a relic of retail and a new interactive work of fiction".

It explores the birth, life and death of a retro racer - a gaming experience commonly found in bygone brick-and- mortar arcades. While these spaces have shrunk in the face of an increasingly digitised world, our racing simulator has had time to contemplate.

Instead of competing, our vehicle takes us on a journey off-course to the back end of its software. Roaming through these cavernous networks, our program delivers a monologue questioning the relevance of both itself and the experience it is supposed to provide. 

Dates and Times

Book a 30-minute playtesting session on: 

• Tues 24 Oct, between 1:30PM - 7:00PM
• Wed 25 Oct, between 12:00PM - 7:00PM

Only one person can take part in playtesting the game per session, but feel free to bring along an additional person/s who can observe.

Playtesting is only available to those who have booked a session and participants must be 16+

Location

Broadway Gallery, 17 Heathcoat Street, Nottingham, NG1 3AF (or via Broadway's main entrance)

Access

If you have any access needs or information you wish to share which would help us to support you better during the playtesting session, please complete the form when booking a session or by emailing nearnow@broadway.org.uk

Broadway's Gallery space is located on the lower ground floor of Broadway Cinema, nestled within Broadway's design and innovation studio spaces behind Cinema Screens 3 and 4. The space can be accessed via Broadway's main entrance but also has direct access from Heathcoat Street.

Broadway’s design and innovation spaces are fully wheelchair accessible, with ramps and lift access from Broadway’s Box Office.