Ben Rausch
Program Director for Playtopia and game creator with Team Lazerbeam, serving as head of art and writing on games such as Shroom and Gloom and Teenage Blob while organizing community-driven events.
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Mar 18, 2026 • 2h 6min
154: Gathering Community with Ben Rausch and Anja Venter (Playtopia)
Anja Venter (Playtopia program director and researcher from Cape Town) and Ben Rausch (Playtopia program director and indie dev) share festival origins and the DIY, community-first approach. They talk about creating tactile arcade spaces, volunteer docents, Cape Town’s creative culture, funding choices, mentorship, and keeping a festival intimate while scaling. Short, lively conversations about building and sustaining local game scenes.
