H20 Game Festival Powered by VIL Lawyers

Last week of the vacations at H20 in the theme of the H20 Game Festival Powered by VIL Lawyers!

From Monday, August 22 to Sunday, August 28, H20 Esports Campus will be the scene of the first H20 Game Festival Powered by VIL Lawyers for a week. Apart from the gaming festival, where more than 120 visitors can use the various setups at the same time, various tournaments will be organized, there is a gaming retro expo with PCs from the 70s and 80s, and visitors can sign up for skill sessions. The festival is sponsored by VIL Advocaten, the Municipality of Purmerend and is also part of the PurVak.

Ticket holders of the festival can take advantage of all the gaming opportunities scattered around campus for 3 hours. They can also watch tournaments in various esports such as Fortnite, Super Smash Bros Ultimate and FIFA 22 from the stands, or participate in them themselves. Each tournament also has a prize pool of no less than 1,000! In addition, they can visit a gaming museum or, for a small additional fee, attend various workshops by Twaanlab, Cubefields, Faber, InformAR or Captain VR. The workshops include: Make your first computer game, Create your own T-shirt design, Discover the world of VR & AR, Create your own Minecraft world & upgrade your streaming skills! With these workshops, young people can learn to discover their digitalent.

"Much of what happens at our campus has to do with innovation, education and development, with a big nod to esports and gaming. We have a close relationship with the region and through partners such as the Municipality of Purmerend and VIL Advocaten we can really put the campus in the shop window for once. This provides an opportunity in an accessible way to offer access to anyone who is interested to come and visit. The best way to end the summer!" Thus says CEO of H20 Martijn van der Craats.

Mr. René Otto is a lawyer and chairman of the industry team gaming at namesake Van Iersel Luchtman Advocaten. "As the only law firm in the Netherlands with a full-service team specialized in games and esports, we find it very important and fun to contribute to the further development of this wonderful industry in the Netherlands. We are therefore very proud to join forces with H20. With the H20 VIL Esports & Gaming Festival we believe not only to bring games & esports to a higher level, but also to contribute to the accessibility of games & esports to a wider group of players."  

Tickets can be purchased through the website www.h20.gg/festival and at the door before or during the entire festival. For young people from Purmerend, the festival is free, registration is required. For the full program check the website.