Isaque Sanches

GREETINGS, STRANGER

Most people call me Isaque Sanches. But why should you follow them?
Who are they, even, and why do they get to make the rules?
Be creative! Be weird! Call me anything. Like ‘Bob’.

I believe that encouraging subjectivity in media is both a celebration of plurality and individuality; and therefore that interactivity is the most Humanistic artform that ever was.

It’s okay — I can sound a bit pretentious sometimes. You should try it too.

I’m an interaction artist / game designer.

FREELANCING / COMMUNITY

Mentor @ Espoo Game Lab, 2025-present
Mentor @ LGIN, 2024-present
Artist/Member @ MUU Helsinki Contemporary Art Centre, 2024-present
Mentor @ Bahçeşehir University Game Lab, 2023-present
Member @ The Finnish Society for Game Reseach, 2023-present
Mentor @ IGDA‘s Global Mentorship Program, 2022-2024
Juror @ Devgamm Lisbon, 2024
Juror @ Indie Arena Booth, 2024
Juror @ Devgamm Vilnius, 2024
Member of the Selection Committee @ A Maze, 2024
Juror @ We Create Game Jam, 2023
Co-Founder, Co-organizer, Evangelist @ A Ludoteca, 2016-2022
Juror @ Fnac New Talents (Videogames), 2020-2021
Consultant, Co-host & Co-organizer @ Loading Zone, 2019-2020
Host & Consultant @ Bibliogamers, 2019
Co-organizer @ Vale Tudo (Game Jam), 2019
Co-organizer @ Castle Jam (Évora), 2019
Host & Organizer @ (Global Game Jam)Misplay, 2018
Co-organizer @ Global Game Jam Lisbon, 2017
Consultant @ Games For Good, 2017
Host & Organizer @ Global Game Jam Portugal, 2016
Consultant @ Lisbon Game Conference, 2016-2017
Consultant @ Indie Dome, 2016

INSTALLATIONS / PERFORMANCES

[Installation] “Businessman Salad” @ Teksin Talo (Helsinki), 2024
[Performance] “Businessman Salad” @ Outsider Art Festival, 2024

– – – – -‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎‏‏ ‎‎‏‏‎‎‏WORLDWIDE MENTAL MELTDOWN, ‎‎2020-2023 ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎‎‏‏‎‎‏‏‎‎‏‏‎‎‎- – – – –

“Ludöid”  @ MILL – Makers In Little Lisbon, 2020
“The Rhythm of The Night” @ Indie X, 2019
“Ursae Aequalis” @ Museum Of Natural History And Science (Lisbon), 2020
“Copy” @ Lispolis, 2019
“Keep Perfecting the Art of Connecting” @ Champalimaud Foundation, 2019
“O Quarto Amarelo” @ MotelX, 2019
“Millennials Portugueses” @ Marvila Library, 2019
“A Casa dos Nomes” @ Festival Contacto,  2019
“zerozero” @ Urban Audiovisual Festival, 2019
“Graffiti” @ Indie X, 2018
“[de telefone na mão, não sabendo que teclas premir]” @ Cerveira Art Biennial, 2018
“Vinyl” @ Indie Dome, 2017

AWARDS / NOMINATIONS