GDC Summer
GDC Summer will be a unique Game Developers Conference experience featuring multi-disciplinary educational and inspirational talks. IGDA Members save 10% on tickets until August 3rd - visit the Discounts page for the code.
GDC Summer will be a unique Game Developers Conference experience featuring multi-disciplinary educational and inspirational talks. IGDA Members save 10% on tickets until August 3rd - visit the Discounts page for the code.
Date: August 4-6, 2020 Venue: China Import & Export Fair Complex Address: No. 380, Yuejiang Zhong Road, Guangzhou, China Website: http://www.vrarfair.com/index.php?lang=en In order to work with the development in the VR&AR industry and allow investors’ one-stop advanced facilities purchasing, VR&AR Fair 2020 is expected to cover 30,000 m2 with near 180 exhibitors in 2020. Up to now, […]
Meet ups are the first Tuesday of the month. Join the IGDA Las Vegas Discord community: https://discord.gg/igdalasvegas For more information, visit: https://www.meetup.com/IGDA-Las-Vegas-Game-Development-Meetup/events/
The Seattle IGDA team and our Diversity Collective+ have joined forces. We will be putting on a monthly panel series called " Becoming" where games industry professionals reflect on their career path. The first of this monthly series is on Tuesday, August 11. https://www.facebook.com/events/663185851074671 Join us on https://twitch.tv/igdaseattle for this talk by some high-level executives in […]
The International Game Developers Association's Annual General Meeting will be held August 13 at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PDT / 6 p.m. GMT on the IGDA Twitch channel. Join the IGDA Board of Directors and Executive Director for annual awards, a summary of the association's progress over the past year, and an overview […]
While gamescom 2020 focuses on an outstanding B2C online concept, #ddc2020 will be the main B2B initiative serving as gamescom’s core offer for game developers and their eco-system this year. More than 60 talks and panels, unlimited matchmaking, pitching sessions, 3 virtual exhibitions as well as numerous side events are just some of the reason […]
My daughter and I are hosting a game jam for kids. If you're a developer and have children in your life that may be interested in game development or you would like to introduce them to game development, we would love to make a game with you. The jam will be Aug 21-23. Any kind […]
From August 25 to 27, MeetToMatch - the Cologne Edition, powered by Xsolla, brings publishers, investors and developers from all around the world together to meet and do business. Over 500 confirmed registrations from Latin America, South East Asia, Northern America, and Europe are united in one platform during the three days that are formerly […]
Is it something new?! Welcome to the first-ever IGDA Cincinnati Jam Sesh! We all have ideas for games but sometimes we need help getting those ideas on paper or bounce those ideas off of others. So we want to introduce Jam Sesh! We will be focusing on just one individual's game per […]
NFL Alumni and Cxmmunity partner to host a virtual esports fundraiser and digital tele-a-thon to raise funds for 6000 students to gain access to adequate technology and internet for he remainder of 2020. The goal is to raise $5,000,000 which will be used to provide learning devices like Intel's NUC and tablets, virtual classroom licenses, […]
Meet ups are the first Tuesday of the month. Join the IGDA Las Vegas Discord community: https://discord.gg/igdalasvegas For more information, visit: https://www.meetup.com/IGDA-Las-Vegas-Game-Development-Meetup/events/
September 4-7, Friendship Garden Game Developers is hosting the Friendship Garden September Healing Summit, a space for developers to process the weight of this year, connect with others, and share their work. It will be a gentle weekend of online activities including: 🌹 Workshops and Presentations on 🌸 Play, ritual, and healing […]
Harold Ramis was right. There’s definitely a very slim chance we’ll survive...or die The randomness we encounter games shapes the ludological stories we tell around those games. Yes, there are a lot of factors but the amount and type of randomness designers include in the game most often is the reason we’re telling a story […]
The Black In Gaming Awards honors the outstanding achievements and contributions to video games by black game developers and corporate allies. This year’s show digitally presents the fourth annual ceremony on Sept. 13 at 7:15 p.m. (PT) simulcasted as a part of PAX Online and on the Black in Gaming Twitch channel.
Monday, September 14 - Friday, September 18, 2020 https://www.pgconnects.com/helsinki/ Following two fantastic digital events in 2020, Pocket Gamer Connects will celebrate this year's Helsinki edition online too! The need to connect and do business remains as strong as ever, despite many of us being isolated at home. We had hoped that IRL games industry networking […]
Webinar: Monday September 14th @ 11am ET Twitch.tv/igda In 2019, Steam alone released 8,290 games on their platform. With so many platforms, genres and gamers increasingly demanding for better quality in gameplay and stories, making a great games is not enough. As a game developer, you have to see yourself as an entrepreneur first, and […]
IGDA Philly and Drexel team up to welcome Dan Fornace! Dan will be speaking about his industry experience followed by a brief Q+A. Pre-register for the event here: http://bit.ly/DrexelDragonDanRoA After graduating from Drexel and working on Killer Instinct and other games for Microsoft, Fornace designed and released the Super Smash Bros.-style fighting game, Rivals of […]
#CGCLIVE invites all game industry professionals and enthusiasts to plunge into a completely different world for five days, to explore new capabilities of technology and creativity during the game developers conference sessions and at the online exhibition area! On September 22-26, the online edition of Cutting-edge Games Conference (AKA #CGCLIVE) will take place at the […]
We welcome you to attend the Webinar - 7th International Conference on Computer Graphics & Animation during September 25-26, 2020 is an academic and business opportunities for next generation technologies and strategies from the world of Computer Graphics, Animation, Game Design & Development, GPU Technology, Virtual Reality, Computer Vision, Human-computer Interaction and CGI Companies an […]
NFL Alumni and Cxmmunity partner to host a virtual esports fundraiser and digital tele-a-thon to raise funds for 6000 students to gain access to adequate technology and internet for he remainder of 2020. The goal is to raise $5,000,000 which will be used to provide learning devices like Intel's NUC and tablets, virtual classroom licenses, […]
Games companies, their inner workings and cultures are some of the least documented aspects of game development. Yet we and our work are all defined by these choices every single day. Join us in learning and challenging the cutting edge of leadership in games from some of the brightest minds in the industry! Welcome to […]
The MIDI 2.0 initiative updates MIDI with auto-configuration, new DAW/web integrations, extended resolution, increased expressiveness, and tighter timing -- all while maintaining a high priority on backward compatibility. This major update of MIDI paves the way for a new generation of advanced interconnected MIDI devices, while still preserving interoperability with the millions of existing MIDI […]
GameSoundCon: October 5-7. Online www.GameSoundCon.com GameSoundCon the game music, sound design and virtual reality audio conference normally held annually in Los Angeles, is online for 2020. The largest professional conference on game music and sound design features sessions and panels on the creative, technical and business issues of working on video game music, sound design. […]
Join us on the GamedevMI Discord for a down-to-earth conversation between Mars Ashton (IGDA Detroit Director, Associate Professor of Game Design, Award-winning Developer) and Kartik Kini, Lead Developer / Producer at Finite Reflection, known for the award-winning TwinCop on October 5th from 9-11pm EST. Our new digital format for monthly meetings brings conversations about industry […]
Meet ups are the first Tuesday of the month. Join the IGDA Las Vegas Discord community: https://discord.gg/igdalasvegas For more information, visit: https://www.meetup.com/IGDA-Las-Vegas-Game-Development-Meetup/events/
GameJam+ — a yearly video game development marathon established to foster and mentor new independent studios and support their entry into the global video game industry — announced open registration for the first stage of the event and the dates it will take place. Known as the “Game Development World Cup,” the first stage of […]
Join IGDA Des Moines for our October meeting with special guest presenter, Airdorf Games. FAITH PostMORTIS: Horror at 192x160 Pixels Airdorf Games (itch.io)(twitter)(facebook) Indie game developer Airdorf talks about the development of FAITH, a pixel horror game inspired by the Satanic Scare of the 1980s. He also talks about how he marketed the game to […]
Thursday 22 October, 6:45pm - 9:45pm EDT More details: https://www.meetup.com/a2-game-designers/events/vvwrzrybcnbdc/ ==Guest Lecturer== Apoorva Bansal of Sucker Punch Productions Fresh off his release of Playstation smash hit Ghost of Tsushima, Sucker Punch Engineer Apoorva Bansal joins IGDA Ann Arbor to discuss life at an impactful first-party studio, his entry into the industry, and the unique engineering […]
NFL Alumni and Cxmmunity partner to host a virtual esports fundraiser and digital tele-a-thon to raise funds for 6000 students to gain access to adequate technology and internet for he remainder of 2020. The goal is to raise $5,000,000 which will be used to provide learning devices like Intel's NUC and tablets, virtual classroom licenses, […]
How do you feel about five days of networking and talks to be held by game industry stars? Meet Rovio, Facebook, Nordeus, Unreal Engine, Unity, VK, Melsoft, TikTok, AppGallery, and many other top companies, learn from leading experts, find perspective games from all over the world, talk to publishers and platforms' representatives at the WN […]
Develop:Brighton Digital takes place 2-4 November. This three-day conference and expo for the game developer community will be streamed online with a headline keynote session from Bethesda’s Todd Howard. Better still, it's completely free! More than 40 live and pre-recorded sessions will take place across the three days, including four keynote sessions and three live […]
Meet ups are the first Tuesday of the month. Join the IGDA Las Vegas Discord community: https://discord.gg/igdalasvegas For more information, visit: https://www.meetup.com/IGDA-Las-Vegas-Game-Development-Meetup/events/
Join us on Wednesday November 4th at 1pm ET on twitch.tv/igda as Nicolas Seck and Stu Bayley from RealTime Studios chat with IGDA Executive Director, Renee Gittins on producing video game trailers and more.
The Global Games Industry Conference ONLINE Monday, November 9th - Friday, November 13th, 2020 https://www.pgconnects.com/digital/ Following three fantastic digital events in 2020, Pocket Gamer Connects will celebrate this year's final November edition online too! The need to connect and do business remains as strong as ever, despite many of us still […]
When: November 9-20, 2020 Where: online+offline Join DevGAMM 2020 conference that will be held online on November 9-20. The first week will be devoted to the development of games, and the second – to networking and business. The online part will consist of sessions and workshops, feedback sessions, round tables and showcases, game contest, and […]
Join IGDA Chicago for our AMA Speaker Series that allows you to ask those burning questions you have always wanted to ask to industry veterans! This event will be held Thursday, November 12th with very special guest Rachel Nador! Rachel Nador has an Art degree from the University of Iowa and started her career creating graphics for vehicle […]
Join CableLabs Distinguished Technologists, Greg White and Steve Glennon, for an in-depth look at sources of latency in home and access networks and learn how the Cable industry is providing tools for game developers to improve the game experience. Most applications have different traffic patterns and needs which ultimately require different solutions for reducing and managing […]
A transcontinental collaboration to make and support games from the global south. About this Event pathfindin.gs November 12-15, 2020 A weeklong celebration of game development from the global south. Seeking to create direct impact by elevating and giving a platform to otherwise marginalized voices. Stepping away from being referred to as underrepresented, breaking down the […]
Join IGDA Chicago for our AMA Speaker Series that allows you to ask those burning questions you have always wanted to ask to industry veterans! This event will be held Thursday, November 12th with very special guest Rachel Nador! Rachel Nador has an Art degree from the University of Iowa and started her career creating graphics for vehicle […]
The International Future Computing Association (TIFCA) is helping develop a Create-Once, Reach All (CORA) ecosystem that enables content to run on multiple hardware platforms from one version of software. The International Game Developers Association is collaborating with TIFCA's first stage: learn how each member of the ecosystem is defining cross-platform, and what their main challenges […]
The Nordic Game conference is held annually in Malmö, Sweden. We made our digital debut with NG20 on 27-29 May and Nordic Game returns online this fall with NG20+ on 25-27 November, broadcast live from Slagthuset. As the leading games conference in Europe we have a lot to offer, with twice the Nordic Game experience […]
NFL Alumni and Cxmmunity partner to host a virtual esports fundraiser and digital tele-a-thon to raise funds for 6000 students to gain access to adequate technology and internet for he remainder of 2020. The goal is to raise $5,000,000 which will be used to provide learning devices like Intel's NUC and tablets, virtual classroom licenses, […]
Presented by Insert Coin Accounting for emerging game development studios, satellite studios, and Canadian companies to easily facilitate the array of funding programs and opportunities made by various government initiatives Highlights: Everything one should do from an accounting perspective when starting up a game studio in Canada The benefits of tax incentives and programs for […]
Meet ups are the first Tuesday of the month. Join the IGDA Las Vegas Discord community: https://discord.gg/igdalasvegas For more information, visit: https://www.meetup.com/IGDA-Las-Vegas-Game-Development-Meetup/events/
Virtuality Experience 2020 - the virtual professional trade show dedicated to augmented and virtual realities. 2 to 4 December 2020 – Virtuality Experience Online (PC, Mac, Oculus Quest) Get your free ticket today!
Our annual Choice Awards show for games developed in Utah and voted on by developers! Live on Twitch at twitch.tv/igda starting at 7:30. Come watch and cheer on your fellow developers!
The longest running digital conference series in the game industry returns for their seventh event. Featuring a diverse group of leaders from the business, marketing, and licensing side of the industry you can learn from the best and not spend a fortune. Participation in the sessions is always free and access to the meeting system […]
In 2014, a Supreme Court case emerged as the tip of an iceberg that would sink many gaming patents and make the passage from filing to issuance that much harder. In Alice, the Supreme Court looked at the statute, 35 U.S.C. § 101, which outlines what qualifies for patent protection. Notably, the Court established a […]
IGDA Philly invites you to join us celebrating the annual Camden County College student game showcase! See what students of the school's Game Design & Development program have been working on! Please note the special date and time for this month's meeting: December 15th at 7PM. We hope to see you there! Pre-register on Zoom: […]
WHAT It's time for us to look back on the unusual yet exciting year that’s been 2020. We invite you to join us for the annual Year In Review livestream, where we’ll reflect on what's happened across Epic Games and the Unreal Engine community and talk a bit about what’s to come. WHEN Thursday, December […]
We’re going to party like it’s 2019! Look, this year has been a rough enough year as it is, and the fact that most of us can't physically get together to send it off with a proper commiseration/celebration is super disappointing. However, Games Industry Gathering (GIG) figured out a way to do this in a […]
The IGDA Holiday Cheer Hackathon is coming soon! Join us from December 18th - January 3rd to share our well wishes and traditions from all around the world. This is a two week hackathon will provide support and community to all developers who may be unable to see their friends and family during this holiday season. […]
Join us for the launch of the Holiday Cheer Hackathon by the International Game Developers Association (IGDA), which will be held December 18th – January 3rd to share our well wishes and traditions from all around the world. The Holiday Cheer Hackathon is a two week hackathon that will provide support and community to all […]
Video games have been regarded poorly by the public in the past, but the ways they empower change, community, and positive growth in the world is becoming more recognized. Join the IGDA and Leyline on IGDA's Twitch to hear about how games are a force for good as part of the Holiday Cheer Hackathon. Panelists: […]
Join Nika Nour, Sarah Spiers, Wyn Rush, and Brie Wendt from the IGDA Foundation at 3pm EST on December 23rd on IGDA's Twitch to hear how they have supported game developers and their dreams through their programs in 2020. The Holiday Cheer Hackathon is a two week event that provides support and community to all […]
Join us for the closing ceremony of the the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) Holiday Cheer Hackathon. The Holiday Cheer Hackathon is a two week hackathon that provides support and community to all developers who may be unable to see their friends and family during this holiday season. This hackathon will also celebrate the diverse […]
Meet ups are the first Tuesday of the month. Join the IGDA Las Vegas Discord community: https://discord.gg/igdalasvegas For more information, visit: https://www.meetup.com/IGDA-Las-Vegas-Game-Development-Meetup/events/
REUTERS NEXT (Jan 11-14) kicks off 2021 by gathering global leaders and forward thinkers to reimagine solutions to the challenges the new year brings. No country, company or community can tackle the future alone. To build a better world, thinkers and doers must come together to share ideas, collaborate and act. REUTERS NEXT draws on […]
Join us on Tuesday, January 12th as we ring in the new year with our annual Town Hall! We'll begin with an overview of 2020 and what we have accomplished along with our plans for 2021, followed by a Q+A and roundtable discussion with our community. We want to hear from you what you'd like […]
Calling all female identified hackers! Ellehacks is one of the largest all-female hackathons in Canada. It is open to all programs with challenges related to Artificial Intelligence, Coding, Business, Design and many more. It offers a safe space for females to participate in creative and problem solving activities while connecting with employers from different fields. […]
Join us on Discord for an all-virtual version of Global Game Jam! The Global Game Jam® (GGJ) is the world's largest game jam (game creation) event taking place around the world at physical locations. Think of it as a hackathon focused on game development. It is the growth of an idea that in today’s heavily […]
Meet ups are the first Tuesday of the month. Join the IGDA Las Vegas Discord community: https://discord.gg/igdalasvegas For more information, visit: https://www.meetup.com/IGDA-Las-Vegas-Game-Development-Meetup/events/
We are pleased to announce the Hyper Games Conference 2021! A conference dedicated to hyper-casual games will be held on February 4-5, 2021 in an online format! The purpose of the event is to unite game developers companies with publishers and advertising platforms. The conference will be held for 2 days, with speaking slots and […]
The WN Hub is back! From February 8-12, the WN Winter conference will stream lectures with live Q&A sessions by speakers EA, SEGA, Saber Interactive, Wargaming, Facebook, Nutaku, Snap, MyTracker, SayGames and others to share knowledge and help people level up their skills and stay current with trends. The conference also has a developer exhibition […]
The Global Games Industry Conference ONLINE Monday, February 8th - Friday, February 12th, 2021 https://www.pgconnects.com/digital/ Following four fantastic digital events in 2020, Pocket Gamer Connects will return in 2021 with another world-welcoming online conference. A Pocket Gamer Connects online conference is the perfect way to meet, learn from, and do business with over 1,300 games […]
Join us online this February 8-12 for Digital Entertainment World 2021! This year, #DEW2021 will explore "Creativity and Innovation in a Changing World" - a theme resonating across digital entertainment and media landscapes. Learn more at dewexpo.com This February, the 8th annual Digital Entertainment World Conference returns for 5 days of online programming! The #DEW2021 agenda […]
Join us for a 2-day virtual gaming developer summit that will gather thought leaders in the gaming industry to share tools and best practices that programmers depend on to develop and ship games, with a focus on 3 major segment areas: Debugging, Performance, Quality Assurance & Testing. Event Sessions: Track 1: Debugging and Quality […]
This unique, virtual event from @devcom will provide practical approaches to diversity, inclusion and accessibility. Leaders from a variety of backgrounds and experiences will speak and share their insights into some important topics facing the games industry today, including: guidance on to how to hire and build a diverse team ways to think about […]
Join us on twitch.tv/igda at 7pm EST with for our keynote, presented by Dell Technologies.
Meet ups are the first Tuesday of the month. Join the IGDA Las Vegas Discord community: https://discord.gg/igdalasvegas For more information, visit: https://www.meetup.com/IGDA-Las-Vegas-Game-Development-Meetup/events/
March 3rd, 2:30 - 3pm EST Working Together Apart: Guided Exercise & Team Strategies Learn ways to set the groundwork for teamwork at a distance in this interactive workshop and brainstorm through the use of a simple tool to help support remote team management and performance. Register here.
Under the surface of entertainment - Women in Gaming Presentation & Panel discussion with Martina Terlevic, Renee Gittins, Brie Wendt and Charlotte Oetken as host ABOUT THE EVENT Martina Terlevic explores the representation and treatment of women and minority populations in gaming as a culture, industry, and artform. Examining contemporary research into the popularity of […]
Join us at 7pm EST on twitch.tv/igda for What Is Prototyping, presented by Roblox.
Join us for a panel discussion on the impact and importance of community for women in the games industry. This will be a live conversation between creators and female leaders in APAC and EMEA, moderated by Sandhya Devanathan, Director of Gaming, APAC at Facebook. You can register here to attend and to learn more about our amazing […]
Join us at 4pm ET at twitch.tv/igda for Successful Production Strategies with Legends of Learning.
Join us on twitch.tv/igda at 5pm EST for Shipping Your Game! Tips for Students from Industry Insiders, Code in the Schools Now that you've built your game, what are the next steps? Hear from game industry professionals about the steps needed to get your game ready to publish, considerations you should be aware of, and finally […]
How can games affect our future? And what can we learn from them? Join us in this workshop to discover the synergies between the two worlds.