MEGAMIGS 2021
2021-11-09 - 2021-11-14
MEGAMIGS is the unmissable event in Canada dedicated to the video game industry, and has been for over 15 years. The 2021 edition will take place virtually from November 09th to 14th and access to the virtual expo is free for the general public. This year, the event focuses on gameplay and discovery. With more than a hundred exhibitors present, it will be possible to virtually discover their booths and showcases. Game demos, trailers and other exclusive content awaits.
As every year, quality conferences held by passionate speakers are organized and business development returns with a more interactive formula, better adapted to everyone’s needs. MEGAMIGS offers many opportunities to network through creative activities. Investors, developers, and buyers come together in a setting that is designed for business development. Last year, more than 1000 business meetings between entrepreneurs, developers and creators took place. MEGAMIGS is the event in Canada where discovery, exchange and exposure of the video game industry meet.
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Pathfindin.gs 2021
2021-11-10 - 2021-11-12
A transcontinental collaboration to make and support games from the global south.

Pathfindin.gs is a celebration of and collaboration with game developers in the Global South. This conference aims to elevate and give a platform to otherwise marginalized voices, breaking down the barriers that currently exist, and making opportunities accessible for everyone. It is meant to explore and educate individuals on the differences and similarities that we have even though we are continents apart. This three-day online conference will touch on development practices, culture, heritage, diaspora and decolonization with developers and the community, presented by speakers from the Global South. When you register, you gain access to Publishers from across the world.
This event will be streamed by the IGDA on Twitch.
Sponsor/Partnership opportunities to be made available shortly! This event is FREE for game developers and $150 USD for all publishers and third parties.
Register today!
Are you interested in getting involved as a speaker? Fill out this form.

SketchClub Online
2021-11-12 11:30 - 14:30, 2021-11-26 11:30 - 14:30, 2021-12-10 11:30 - 14:30, 2022-01-21 11:30 - 14:30, 2022-02-04 11:30 - 14:30, 2022-02-18 11:30 - 14:30, 2022-03-04 11:30 - 14:30 (America/New_York)
The IGDA Game Art SIG warmly invites you to SketchClub Online—a FREE (roughly) bi-weekly event kindly sponsored by SAE Institute Zurich and hosted by author and designer Chris Solarski with the purpose of exploring traditional and contemporary approaches to figure sketching and character design. Attendees are encouraged to participate in artistic challenges prescribed for each each session, for which Chris is on hand to offer advice and support. Although the SketchClub can also be used as an informal online meet-up where participants are free to work on personal projects while discussing all character, art-design and career-related topics. All skill levels are welcome, from complete beginners to advanced, and there are no restrictions on which media is used (i.e. pencil/paper, Photoshop, Procreate, etc.). SketchClub has a “drop-in” format, so participants needn’t attend every session and can arrive late/leave early—ideally with minimum disturbance to the group.
The SketchClub occurs roughly every second Friday, and these are the confirmed dates so far (5:30 – 8:30 pm Central European Time). A Zoom link is published in the ‘upcoming_events’ channel of the IGDA Game Art SIG’s Discord server on the day of each event. We look forward to seeing you!

Pocket Gamer Connects Digital NEXT
2021-11-15 - 2021-11-17
A Pocket Gamer Connects online conference is the perfect way to meet, learn from, and do business with over 1,000 games industry professionals, and over 130 speakers. We’ve run 30 Connects events now since 2014, and we’re excited to continue connecting the global games industry.
As one of the expected 1,000 attendees, you will have access to an innovative online platform for three days in November 2021. You’ll be able to select from a programme of great live video content full of insight and practical advice across 14+ themed conference tracks. You can watch the tracks live or catch up on the recorded videos within your own time, and if you’re online while the speakers are performing you’ll be able to interact with them and the other viewers with questions and comments.
Business goes on, and people need to make new connections! So in addition to the talks, you’ll also be able to search and connect with other attendees. You can find people, connect, discuss, do deals and make plans using the MeetToMatch online meeting platform. It enables you to search by a range of professional criteria and automatically schedules one-to-one video meetings.
Additionally, we’re running online versions of these fringe events so you can connect through multiple avenues:

Investor Connector
MoneyMaker
Publisher SpeedMatch
The Big Indie Pitch (Mobile Edition)
The Big Indie Pitch (PC + Console Edition)
Journalist Bar
Discord server

So book your tickets now and join us in November for Pocket Gamer Connects Digital NEXT.
Also if you book a ticket to Pocket Gamer Connects Digital NEXT, you’ll get access to Beyond Games on 18 -19 November.
We’re also allocating a limited amount of free passes solely for small indie developers, enabling them to meet with investors and publishers, and learn from the industry’s biggest names. If you think you qualify, sign up here.
IGDA members save 20% on tickets by using the discount code here.

WN Seattle’21
2021-11-16 - 2021-11-17
Sessions of the WN Conference are business events for the game industry that take place on all continents of the world.
WN Seattle’21 (16-17 November, in Seattle, WA) is a gathering for decision-makers in the video game industry with over 500 publishers, service providers, investors, game platforms and studios representatives on-site.
Game studios and teams can apply for the developer showcase (till 7 November) and get a free booth in the Expo Zone and up to 3 free Premium Passes per team.
The event hosts live lectures from Ed Fries, Dean Takahashi, Phoena Pang, Kate Edwards, Mihai Pohontu, and other leading industry experts.
If you can’t go to Seattle — welcome to the WN North America Online’21 (showcase application deadline is 12 November).

Get your tickets today!

DevGAMM Fall 2021
2021-11-17 - 2021-11-19
Join DevGAMM Fall 2021 online conference that will take place on 17-19 November! No flights, quarantines or hotel reservations — everything is right on your laptop. These three days include: the best content, game activities and pitches, online meetings and expo.
Moreover, starting from 20 October, each Wednesday, watch Public Pitch live streams with pitches of game developers on DevGAMM YouTube channel. There will be 4 live streams in total. The finalists will join a live stream during the event on 19 November!

The developers will be able to watch streamers playing their games during the Streaming Showcase format, and get inspired by the review sessions in public by experts in the field of game design, art, or marketing. In addition, the best games in 9 nominations of DevGAMM Awards will be named on 19 November. The prize fund is $40,000 from Xsolla, tinyBuild, GEM Capital and Green Gray.

To top it off, there are free tickets, with which you can freely watch all lectures, games and job offers. And with PRO tickets you will get unlimited access to networking and gaming activities. Get your ticket on the website.

Beyond Games
2021-11-18 - 2021-11-19
Beyond Games is a two-day conference exploring the future of interactive entertainment. Explore the frontiers where games meet music, film, sport, social media, art, influencers, fashion and more…
18-19 November, 2021

What is it?

A professional conference with talks, panels and meetings
Dedicated to the intersection of games technology and other media: film, music, TV, comics, art, fashion, sport
A knowledge- and contact-sharing event for people across the entertainment verticals

The lines are blurring between games, social networking, online communication channels and traditional entertainment formats. We’ll help you make sense of this new digital landscape and plot a vision of the future with a five-day online conference dedicated to the emerging opportunities in the interactive entertainment sector.
Beyond Games will bring together thought-leaders and decision-makers from across all the entertainment verticals for two-days of debate, knowledge-sharing and networking. The theme is the convergence of games and other entertainment and lifestyle experiences. We will unite experts from traditionally different sectors – TV, comics, art, sport, social media and more – to explore how games technology is bringing them together.
It will feature speakers, panels and round-tables so you will hear unique points of view and learn from the best in the business and a dedicated meeting platform enabling you to search for attendees from other sectors and arrange to meet one-to-one. Who knows where those opportunities may lead?

Who is it for?

People working in the creative, entertainment and lifestyle industries AND people working in games
All welcome: from junior designers looking to educate themselves, to C-level execs looking for insight to help with decision making – what unifies them is the need to think outside their current field for inspiration
Creatives from all disciplines are particularly welcome and we have subsidised tickets for them
There will be plenty of strategic overview content for thought-leaders and decision-makers
If you work in film, TV, music, fashion, sport, comics or any of the lifestyle and creative industries, the conference will explain why everybody seems to be talking about games, game tech and gamification at the moment
If you work in the games sector, the conference will present you with case studies from companies that are working with the most exciting intellectual properties and breaking ground on new entertainment formats across other media types

How can I get involved?

Tickets for the event are available now, and we’re also open for final speaker submissions as well as suggestions for editorial content for the site.
If you’d like to associate your company more closely, there are also opportunities to sponsor both the event and the site (contact chris@steelmedia.co.uk)
More details at https://www.beyondgames.live/

Reuters Next
2021-12-01 - 2021-12-03
This is an opportunity to see and think differently.
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 Reuters global reach to host diverse voices from around the world who will examine topics from different perspectives, bringing their passion, experience and expertise to find new ways forward.
This December, it is your chance to be a part of the world’s largest movement to tackle change, head on.
Register for FREE!

Backtrace GameJam #3
2021-12-03 - 2021-12-05
Welcome to the latest Game Jam hosted by Backtrace! Compete with fellow game developers, designers, and artists to make an awesome game and win $2500 USD (and $500 goes to most creative)! Join our community and see how Backtrace helps game developers identify, prioritize, and debug errors across all devices!
What You Need to Know
When does the jam take place? The jam starts at 2 PM EST on Friday, 3 December and ends at 11:59 PM EST on Sunday, 5 December.
What is the theme? The theme will be announced via the Vimeo channel when the game jam starts.
Who can participate? Anyone 18 years or older! You can work alone or in teams of 6.
How do I win the prize? The prize will go to the game jam entry who scores the highest ranking from our Backtrace judges! Our judges will be rating games based on 1) 30% Creative use of the jam’s theme, 2) 30% Gameplay Fun 3) 30% Visual Presentation and 4) 10% Sound/Music. The second prize of $500 will go to the team whos community rank is the highest in the “Creative use of the jam’s theme” category!
What do I need to do in order to be eligible for the prize? Backtrace judges will consider you eligible for the prize if you have integrated Backtrace into your game jam entry and follow our rules / code of conduct. For a full list of rules, links to our integration guides, and more detailed information, see below.
What assets can I use? The game should be created during the jam’ time frame, but you are free to use any assets (Sound, Music, 2D or 3D Art, Fonts) which you have the legal permission to use. See the full rules below for more details.
What is the best way to engage with the community and ask questions? Join our Discord!
What engines can I use? You are free to use any engine as long as you create a build that can run on Windows or browsers. However, Backtrace has fully supported SDKs for Unity and Unreal so those will be the easiest to fulfill the Backtrace integration requirement for prize eligibility. See the detailed rules for more on this below.
I want to join the jam with a team but all my friends are busy! What should I do? Our Discord server has a channel dedicated to helping you find a team. Get in there and make some new friends!
How will I know if my team won? Public voting will close down two weeks after the game jam ends. After this, Backtrace judges will finalize their picks within one week, at which point we will announce the winner!

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Houdini Game Jam 2021
2021-12-03 - 2021-12-10
Houdini Game Jam will take place over the course of one week from 3 – 10 December, 2021. The game jam will begin when the theme is revealed via livestream on SideFX’s Twitch channel at 11am PDT on December 3rd. Game jammers will then have one week to build their games and submit them to the ITCH.IO page before the deadline of 5pm PDT on 10 December.
Game jammers are encouraged to use the hashtag #HoudiniGameJam21 for social media posts about their game development. The eligible game entries will be played by the judges and prizes will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winning teams.
Find out more and register here.

Remote Game Development Webinar
2021-12-07 13:00 - 14:00
Title: Create amazing, interactive gaming experiences from anywhere!
Description: Game development requires desktop performance with high frame rates, low latency, and amazing responsiveness. Teradici CAS, powered by PCoIP® technology is widely adopted in the media and entertainment industry, with leading studios realizing the capability of build-to-lossless and unmatched color accuracy and provides the best performance and support for Wacom pen tablets and displays.
Work remotely, accelerate game production, and secure sensitive assets within Microsoft Azure and use the any application and device for creative and development work.
Join this webinar to see a demo of 2D concept art and 3D modeling from a remote desktop connected to a Wacom device and learn how game developers can access secure, flexible, high-performance remote desktops at the studio or from home.
Speakers:
Darin Shapiro, Principal Azure Global Black Belt – Gaming, Microsoft
John McVay, Director of Strategic Alliances, Teradici
Kyle Runciman, Product Marketing Manager, Wacom

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Art and Animation Summit
2021-12-14 - 2021-12-15
Join us at the devcom Art & Animation Summit on December 14 & 15, 2021!

For the next summit, devcom will create a 2-day program packed with talks, panels, fireside chats, and workshops.
Renowned international games industry experts and artists will be sharing insights into their work and their approach to topics like 2D and 3D animation, character design, environment building, UI, visual effects and more.
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Hyper Games Conference 2022
2022-02-03 - 2022-02-04
Hyper Games Conference walks the planet to find out where the main hyper-casual enthusiasts are located 🚀
We invite you to join HGC India & Asia Edition, which will be held on 3-4 February 2022 in the online format, participation is free!
The conference will be held for 2 days with 2 stages, with speaking slots and panel discussions with industry leaders on various specialized topics:

Development basics and methods;
Games publishing & marketing (ad networks);
Success and failure cases;
Panel discussions by industry experts;
Market features for game development and publishing in India and Asia
NFT market and their prospects

The purpose of the event is to unite game developers companies with publishers and advertising platforms.
That’s why participation in the conference for development companies is absolutely free — tickets, speeches, activities.
The conference plans to bring together about 2500 participants from more than 90+ countries, about 700+ gaming brands and about 250+ HC Game Studios.
Everyone who is involved in hyper/hybrid-casual games: game studios, publishers, ad networks and platforms — hurry up to participate in the biggest event in hyper-casual niche!
IGDA Members save 20% using the code here.

Digital Entertainment World 2022
2022-02-07 - 2022-02-11
Location: Online!
Website: https://www.dewexpo.com
Join industry leaders on 7-11 February, 2022 at Digital Entertainment World to gain insights into Television + Streaming, Brands + Entertainment, Games + Esports, RightsTech, and Music + Podcasts.
IGDA Members get 20% of using the code here.

WN Berlin’22 Conference
2022-02-07 - 2022-03-08
WN Berlin’22 is a hybrid business conference for the game industry decision-makers across Europe. The on-site part takes place in the heart of Berlin — Europe’s biggest IT hub. Guests can also follow the event online at the WN Hub communication platform. All the conference features are in sync and will work for both on-site and online attendees.
At all the WN Conferences networking is in the spotlight. WN Berlin’22 is tailored for expanding the circle of contacts and finding new partners. The venue is equipped with lounge zones and meeting points. WN Hub allows guests to schedule in-person and online meetings in advance. With game companies representatives on-site and on WN Hub, the event makes it easy to gain a foothold on the game market and strengthen current positions.
The event features an on-site and online Developer Showcase with over 50 game projects planned. The applications are accepted until January 26. To level up the networking game, the Premium Pass holders can join the networking party on February 7.
In addition to an excellent networking environment, the conference offers an extensive lecture program. Over 30 speakers from major companies are to perform during two days of lecture tracks. Among the confirmed ones are speakers from ​​Newzoo, Google Play Games, IGDA, Behaviour Interactive, and other companies.
Choose your ticket type and register on the conference website.

Pocket Gamer Connects London 2022
2022-02-14 - 2022-02-15
Pocket Gamer Connects returns to your favourite live venue! The Global Mobile Games Industry Conference is back in London.
Start 2022 the right way! The leading mobile gaming industry conference, Pocket Gamer Connects, returns to London in February 2022.

Following recent developments and close consultation with our partners, we have made the difficult decision to postpone Pocket Gamer Connects London. Originally due to take place mid-January, PG Connects London will now take place four weeks later on February 14-15, 2022, due to concerns around COVID-19 and the new Omicron variant.
Whilst we are postponing the event slightly, our COVID-19 policy and guidelines for attendees remain unchanged. For full details please take a look at our COVID SAFE guide on the official PG Connects London website; this is reviewed and updated regularly to reflect government guidelines and best practices.
Mobile, PC and console, blockchain, VR/AR and more will be covered, across 20 unmissable conference tracks. Our speakers and panelists will share their expert insight into design and development, monetization and growth, new technologies, company culture and loads more.
The most exciting thing for us is the chance to meet the industry once more. We’re using MeetToMatch as our meeting platform now, which will enable attendees to find each other and arrange meetings in our dedicated area. A Pocket Gamer Connects conference is a place to get business done. It’s famous for being a place where new connections are made (hence the name) and productive meetings take place. You’ll be able to network with hundreds of industry professionals and we will do our best to make that easy.
We’ll be running a whole host of side activities and curated matchmaking events to cater to everyone’s networking needs.

Badge Pick Up Party
Investor Connector
MoneyMaker
Publisher SpeedMatch
The Very Big Indie Pitch (Mobile Edition)
The Very Big Indie Pitch (PC + Console Edition)
Journalist Bar
Global Connects Party
The Big Indie Zone

Book your tickets now and join us for the return of Pocket Gamer Connects London! IGDA Members save 20% using the discount code here.

Breakpoint 2: Virtual Game Developer Summit 2022
2022-02-16
The most exciting virtual game developer summit is back! Join us on February 16, 2022 for Breakpoint 2 and get the opportunity to learn and network with other developers and leaders in the gaming industry.
This time, we’re shifting the focus on tools and best practices that developers rely on to ship quality mobile games and apps. You’ll learn first-hand what the gaming industry leaders are using to deliver the best game experiences – tips and tricks you’ll only get access to in this exclusive gathering of the best in the industry.
Participate in breakout sessions on game quality, testing tools and techniques, and performance issues troubleshooting. Watch out for our featured speakers from Epic Games, Google Stadia, AWS, Helpshift, Unity, and IGDA. Sessions include topics on:
Game Quality
Discussions on the aspects of software quality that game programmers focus on and the best practices, methods, and tools used to achieve better software quality and stability in games.
Testing Pipelines
A focused look on game testing pipelines, processes, and tools. Exploring the tools and techniques that are being applied in the real-world for greater coverage and increased game development velocity.
Performance Issues
All things game performance engineering. Tools, techniques, methods, across all platforms, to detect, diagnose, and resolve performance issues in games.
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to join us on this one-day event, and get a chance to win awesome prizes like a PlayStation 5 or equivalent and many more exciting prizes. You can also win gift cards when you register.
Join our Discord to connect with fellow developers, designers, and programmers to improve your chances.

Register today!

2022 D.I.C.E. SUMMIT
2022-02-22 - 2022-02-24
Registration for the #DICE2022 Summit is now open! The premier video game networking conference returns in-person to Las Vegas from Tuesday, 22 February through Thursday, 24 February, 2022 at the beautiful Mandalay Bay Resort.
This year’s D.I.C.E. theme will explore the idea, Better Together. Presented with formidable challenges to community worldwide, now more than ever we celebrate the human connections that drive us forward in business and in life. Communication and collaboration aided by next gen technology fuel a desire to grow and to share new experiences. D.I.C.E. has always been about the incredible people that build the art form of interactive entertainment. We couldn’t imagine not being able to connect with our amazing community to explore new ways to Design, Innovate, Communicate and Entertain.
Unmatched networking opportunities are a hallmark of the D.I.C.E. Summit experience. This year’s networking events include go-karting, golf, poker and Magic: The Gathering tournaments, an industry Town Hall, the popular roundtable discussions, speed networking, investor meetings, intimate workshops, meals and happy hours.
IGDA Members save 10% by using the discount here!

Africa Games Week
2022-02-23 - 2022-02-25
AFRICA GAMES WEEK is the largest gathering of African Game Developers in the world, with over 150 developers from across the continent gathering in one place.
AGW 2022 is set for 23-25 February and will occur HYBRID and be filmed, edited, and interlaced with online streams showcased VIRTUALLY on the event platform. AGW 2021 will once again act as host to the core event MAKE GAMES AFRICA, the business of gaming conference. It will be joined by Nordic Game Discovery Contest (Sweden) and supported by the A MAZE (Berlin) Train Jam which will run from Joburg to Cape Town over 24 hours.
AGW 2022 is adding 2 more exciting events: Africa StreamCon, a conference and meetup for African and International content creators, and the African Developed Games Esports Tournament, a first of its kind in the world. GAMES FOR CHANGE will also be launching their African Chapter during this year’s event in preparation for their first African satellite event in 2022. Find out more and register here.

Game Design & Disability at PlayBern
2022-02-26 01:00 - 04:00
Saturday 26th February 2022, 2-5pm Central European Time (CET)
Some 15% of the world’s population identifies as disabled. Discourse around disability usually approaches the topic from a medical standpoint, as something to be treated and fixed. Consequently, the Game Design & Disability workshop—conducted by designer and theorist Chris Solarski—aims to explore disability in games from an aesthetics standpoint with the understanding that we are all people, only with different sensory perceptions. The 3-hour event wishes to raise awareness of these multiple realities by engaging in speculative design by reimagining our favourite games with avatars that have some form of disability. In doing so, designers are encouraged to experience and embody new sensory forms to heighten empathy and extend the aesthetic scope of games by examining how a game’s design must change to accommodate various disabilities.
This is a free guided workshop during which Chris Solarski will outline sensory game design concepts and set pen-and-paper challenges for each participant. Minimum required materials include only grid paper (ideally) or A4 paper and a pen/pencil. All game design and UX levels welcome, from complete beginner to advanced.
The PlayBern Festival for Games and Creativity organises events around game art, indie games, game design, and accessibility as well as philosophical and educational questions surrounding games and game culture. Please visit www.playbern.ch for more information. The Game Design & Disability workshop is kindly sponsored by the Swiss Arts Council, Pro Helvetia, and hosted by IGDA Switzerland on behalf of PlayBern.

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devcom Call for Change Summit
2022-03-09 - 2022-03-10
The global games industry has become an economic behemoth that keeps on growing. This growth, however, also results in an unavoidable ecological footprint that can neither be denied nor ignored and that demands accountability.

Games as a Messenger
It is refreshing to see more and more developers use the potential of games to tackle serious topics and spread important messages – in a playful yet impactful way. We will take a stroll through the wonderful world of gaming and look at titles that deal with issues such as climate change and environmental protection.

Developing an eco-friendly Industry
The games industry is the sixth largest industry worldwide and the question of its sustainability is legitimate.
While ‘Green Gaming’ has begun to raise awareness, thereby gaining increasing traction over the past few years, the industry as a whole – and that definitely includes the players – still has a long way to go.

Join the devcom Call for Change Summit #1, 2022 to learn more about the industry’s impact on the environment and climate change, about how to reduce your studio’s carbon footprint, as well as a variety of eco-initiatives, and learn from fellow industry representatives about what you can do to do your part.
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R&D Tax Credit Webinar
2022-03-10 11:30 - 12:30
Facing increasing competitive pressures, many Game Developers have leveraged advanced technology such as gesture control, facial recognition, AR, VR, stunning graphics, and wearable gaming to bring their products to the next level and thrive in the competitive market.
Fortunately, many of these innovations and advancements could qualify for the research and development (R&D) tax credit that allows companies to reduce their tax liability significantly.

Join our free webinar as IGDA welcomes Strike Tax Advisory, the industry’s best tax credit consulting firm, to discuss the gravely underutilized tax credit program. You’ll learn about easy steps game developers can take to maximize their growth opportunities.
Webinar Details:
R&D Tax Credit | The IRS Gives Video Game Developers Up To $250K to Reinvest in Innovation
Date: Thursday, 10 March, 2022, at 8:30 am PST/11:30am EST
Join us live: https://twitch.tv/igda

Want to learn more about R&D Tax Credit Opportunities for Video Game Developers? Read the article by Strike Tax Advisory.

SketchClub Online
2022-03-18 11:30 - 14:30
The IGDA Game Art SIG warmly invites you to SketchClub Online—a FREE (roughly) bi-weekly event kindly sponsored by SAE Institute Zurich and hosted by author and designer Chris Solarski with the purpose of exploring traditional and contemporary approaches to figure sketching and character design. Attendees are encouraged to participate in artistic challenges prescribed for each each session, for which Chris is on hand to offer advice and support. Although the SketchClub can also be used as an informal online meet-up where participants are free to work on personal projects while discussing all character, art-design and career-related topics. All skill levels are welcome, from complete beginners to advanced, and there are no restrictions on which media is used (i.e. pencil/paper, Photoshop, Procreate, etc.). SketchClub has a “drop-in” format, so participants needn’t attend every session and can arrive late/leave early—ideally with minimum disturbance to the group.
This event is cancelled, but the series will continue in 2 weeks, so stay tuned!

Game Developers Conference
2022-03-21 - 2022-03-25
The Game Developers Conference (GDC) brings the game development community together to exchange ideas, solve problems, and shape the future of the industry across five days of education, inspiration, and networking. Attendees include programmers, artists, producers, game designers, audio professionals, and business leaders. Some key features of GDC include:

The market-defining conference has a comprehensive selection of lectures, panels, and roundtable discussions.
The GDC Expo showcases the latest game development tools and services from leading technology companies such as Amazon, Epic, Google, Intel, Nvidia, Oculus, and Sony.
Dedicated community spaces where GDC attendees can take a break from all of the learning to relax and meet new people in themed areas for playable indie games, retro games, alternative controllers, and more.

GDC hosts two awards ceremonies recognizing the creativity, artistry, and technical genius of the finest developers and games:

The Game Developers Choice Awards is the leading peer-based video game awards show celebrating the industry’s top games and developers.
The Independent Games Festival honors the most innovative and exemplary projects in indie game development.

GDC also hosts semi-annual installments of the GDC Masterclass program, which is comprised of day-long or multi-day, small-group virtual workshops that deliver in-depth, hands-on training around some of the most important challenges facing game developers today.
This year, GDC will take place at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, 21-25 March, 2022, with a robust virtual offering online. Conference sessions will be taking place each day from 9:30 am-6:30pm PT, with select sessions available on-demand online.
IGDA Members can save 10% using the code here.
Register today!
