The Rabbit 2023 – Games Residency
still a few places left – Deadline extended to Luck Friday 13 (Jan 2023)!
This one-month games developers’ residency is a unique opportunity to go down the rabbit hole and develop immersive games right in Brandenburg’s hoppinest Manor House Coconat.
Next edition of The Rabbit will be March 5 – April 2, 2023
Tell us about your game and your team! If you’re one of the selected teams, you will be invited to join The Rabbit, and take part in the full programme for free.
The application process includes sending us a short video to intro your team and game, combined with a written summary of you/your team, and what you would like to achieve with one month of focused work in The Rabbit programme. We accept all platforms and game types.
We look forward to international and local Berlin/Brandenburg applicants; chosen participants will be 50% local and 50% non-local. We have secured a travel budget to enable participation from all over the globe.
The Rabbit is committed to enriching the principles of diversity, inclusion and equity (DEI). We look forward to international and local Berlin/Brandenburg applicants. We expect to create a mixed group of individuals and teams. Candidates who demonstrate an ability to forward DEI goals are encouraged to apply.
Requirements
- Games should be outside of concept phase, ideally teams are working on the prototype or already in production of the game.
- Detailed project proposal, game and team intro and summary of you and your team for game-related work to be completed over the course of the residency.
- Projects should be close to publisher pitch, already signed teams will also be considered.
How to apply:
Applications open till 13 January 2023. Participants are committed to attend the full residency programme. To apply to our current cycle please follow the link below:
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The Rabbit – Games Residency
still a few places left – Deadline extended to 4 March!
This one-month games developers’ residency is a unique opportunity to go down the rabbit hole and develop immersive games right in Brandenburg’s hoppinest Manor House Coconat.
Why The Rabbit?
Host a game developer’s residency in spring, near easter…Easter Eggs!! = The Rabbit
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Build your Game
The residency is free, funded by the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg. During the one-month residency, developers work on the games of their dreams. We are looking for developers who make compelling immersive work.
During the 4 weeks at Coconat you will make significant progress on your project: make a demo, a crowd-funding build, or finalize your release, the world is your egg-shell (…er oyster). In our manor-house you can work in the Salon, a shared workspace and game-making lab. We will invite experts to mentor you on the way.
You can expect workshops, skill-shares, testers, and inspirational excursions whilst living with a game-making community of 15 developers at Coconat.
Build your Audience
During your stay, you’ll get the chance to build your fan-base early. We will publish your progress so your supporters can follow you early on and see how you advance.
You can expect video and photo content produced to tell your stories along the way!
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
Requirements
- An active professional practice which includes any of the following: game or play-related artistic work, commercial or indie game development, game-related asset production / technical art, game-related research / scholarship.
The Rabbit is committed to enriching to the principles of diversity, inclusion and equity. We look forward to international and local Berlin/Brandenburg applicants. We expect to create a mixed group of individuals and teams. Candidates who demonstrate an ability to forward DEI goals are encouraged to apply.
How to apply
Although Materials received before 28 February (**still a few places left – deadline extended to 4 March!**) are best assured of receiving full consideration, applications will remain open until the residency is filled. The residency begins 28 March and ends 24 April. Participants are committed to attend the full residency programme. To apply to our current cycle please follow the link below:
WHAT TO EXPECT
Program: Mixed master-mind sessions – Show and tells – Skill shares – Professional workshops, e.g. (Final workshop schedule developed with participants): Monetisation, Release plan/strategy, Legal Issues, Storytelling, etc.
Stipend: 750€ per participant, which can be used for anything, including travel, or family visits.
The Basics: Stay in single rooms and 2-room suites, with hand-crafted and up-cycled furniture, with work table and en-suite bathrooms, 24-7 access to all workspaces inside and outside, eat 3 chef-prepared vegetarian meals per day (vegan upon request), unlimited coffee, tea, and snacks, available 24-7
Activities: Yoga, Meditation, Ice-bathing, Hiking, Biking. Weekly special off-time activities organized in the region might include: Guided nature walks, Sauna, Edible plant walk/cook, Massage, Riding, Tours of regional places of interest (Castles, Beelitz, Communities, etc.)
About the residency
A fully paid one-month residency, including professional workshops and off-time activities, plus a modest stipend of 750€ per participant, which can be used for anything, including travel, or family visits.
15 participants in total will be selected, teams of up to 4 can apply. Professional programme will take place Monday through Friday.
Top 10 people who NEED a Workation!
Stuck finding that perfect gift this year? We near the end of 2021 and the time for the gift-giving season is upon us. After struggling with the enormous ups and downs of the last 2 years, the creative juices may just feel empty when trying to think of what to give your special people.
I truly believe in what we do here at Coconat, offering a place in the countryside where people from all walks of life can sit down to focus on their work and projects. Individuals can show up and instantly plug into the place and culture here, to get their head in the game.
What is a Workation?
Space to focus, structured days (including breaks), talk over ideas with new perspectives, breathe some fresh air in the forests, animal encounters, a quick swim, working in a hammock, chill in the library with piles of books you brought with…the list goes on and on… After nearly 5 years, Coconat is ready to host most.
So, who needs a workation the most?
Is your friend a…
- PHD Student – They are trying to wrap their head around a proposal to enter on a years long journey cracking a new code in their field. – or – They just need to finish that last revision, after over a year of revisions, they need to breathe life back into what they know is important work. They want to get their work publisher ready. Help them join the many an academic who include Coconat as a part of the way.
- Author – Oh the books that have been worked on here at Coconat. Join the Coconat book club. Story-telling is easy done here, whether you need to lick yourswelf away in your room for days on end, only coming out for a freshly prepared meal and COFFEE, or you rather set up shop outside in the open air, you will find the spot.
- Start-up – Find a classic coworking culture, where people are genuinely curious and supportive of each-other. Pitch an idea, offer or take part in a skill share, soon you can even develop a prototype in our Coco-lab. No matter the type of business, a few days away and focused on your dream is always gonna be a blessing.
- Filmmaker – This region is ripe with filmmaking talent, so a filmmaker will never feel alone here. Our Coconat Film Residents* are here 20 weeks in the year, our editing suite is up for use, regular meetings – whether a Stammtisch or mastermind – are held where industry insiders give support and advice to each others projects. Heck, we should have our own Netflix category soon!
- Podcaster – Where storytellers and the digitally literate hang out, the podcaster is ever near. Develop your story plan for the coming year, record in our developing podcast room, edit in our editing suite, record the sounds of nature in the middle of the forest – whatever your subject, you will find your place in or around Klein Glien.
- Fashion Designer – What is that you say? Yeah, we said it – Fashion designers welcome soon! With the opening of the Coco-lab, fashion designers can work in our centuries old field-stone barn at one of the machines. There are always a few fashionistas about, and always people keen to see some physical creative works!
- Game Developer – Well, who can best work in a digital manner other than a game developer? Plus they may even time their stay with our coming gamer’s retreat, The Rabbit, check it out this spring.
- Music Producer – Can’t say what it is about the place, but music is always happening. In the library the digital prowess of which we speak is about a different kind of key – and our ivories are tickled on a regular basis. Improvised studios have popped up all over the Coconat premises, and there are some secret places with very large keys which might just elevate your next project!
- CEO/Director – Maybe it is time to take your organization to another level, to develop a new focus, to get back in touch with purpose. Coconat is not shy from hosting leaders of organizations and companies big and small.
- You! Well, if you don’t see yourself listed about, but still what to check it out – you know there is nothing stopping you from giving yourself the gift of time and space to focus on what you have been wanting to work on – New year’s resolutions are just after Christmas you know? 🙂
Check out our vouchers here!
Coco-Gift Certificates!
Hello!
Coconat is honored to be a part of your gift giving this year!
To create a gift certificate for you, we do need the following information:
- Type of Gift Certificate, please choose:
- Amount the Gift Certificate should be for
or - Which gift package you would like to give
Have a look at the options listed below
or - Create your own package with a Coconat representative.
for this option, here is a pricing guide to get you started
- Amount the Gift Certificate should be for
- Name of recipient
- your billing address
Gift Package Options:
Package 1: Coco-Sprint for one – 98.90€
- Two days one night in a Single Room
- Full board*
- Coworking, inclusive coffee, tea and snacks
Package 2: Coco-Focus for one – 197.80€
- Three days two nights in a Single Room
- Full board*
- Coworking, inclusive coffee, tea and snacks
Package 3: Three days Coco-Focus + Relax for one person – 197.80 + €individual amount for wellness**
- Two nights in a Single Room
- Full board*
- Coworking, inclusive coffee, tea and snacks for two ppl
- Wellness Coupon for yoga, sauna or massage, **please arrange with our booking team
Package 4: Team work for 2. – 489.60€
- Three days two nights in Double or Twin Room
- Full board*
- Coworking (inclusive coffee, tea, and snacks)
- private meeting room
Package 5: 1 week for one – 581.50€
- Six days seven nights in a Single Room with en-suite toilet
- Full board*
- 1 week Coworking (inclusive coffee, tea, and snacks)
The Gift Certificate is valid for three years.
Cheers!
Your Coconauts
* 2x warm meals, 1x breakfast
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BOOKING TEAM COCONAT
COCONAT. – A workation retreat
Klein Glien 25 D-14806 Bad Belzig
booking@coconat-space.com
TELEPHONE 9:00 am till 5:00 pm:
+49 (0)33841 44 82 99
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