Field note
What if the game wants you to disobey?
A local games showcase offers a useful cultural question: what happens when following the instructions is the problem?
Sources checked 3 November 2026 · review due 6 November 2026.
Digital Dissent.
Culture & the things we do togetherIn this piece
A game teaches you a small world: where to go, what to collect, which rules count. That makes it an interesting place to ask what happens when the rules deserve an argument. Our interest is in that question, rather than in awarding a score.
CanDev’s Digital Dissent brings together seven commissioned microgames. Among them are Go There by Ricky Vuckovic, Blind Eye by Mark Schramm and What Do You Want? by Leah King. The organiser’s page introduces all seven makers and their approaches.
A local starting point
CanDev announces the showcase at the National Film and Sound Archive in Acton on 7, 8, 14 and 15 November 2026, with microtalks on 7 November only. The content includes mature themes; children under 15 must be accompanied by an adult.
A question to take with you
Which game first made you question the instructions?
Sources and notes
- CanDev, Digital Dissent.Programme, maker credits and announced dates. The linked ticket page returned 404; entry, price and exact times remain unconfirmed. Read 3 November 2026.
Status and disclosure
Original desk commentary based on the linked public sources. No interview, attendance, collaboration, endorsement or artwork reproduction is implied.
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- 3 November 2026
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