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SUMMARY:IGDA Las Vegas Game Dev Meet Up
DESCRIPTION:Meet ups are the first Tuesday of the month.\nJoin the IGDA Las Vegas Discord community: https://discord.gg/igdalasvegas \nFor more information\, visit: https://www.meetup.com/IGDA-Las-Vegas-Game-Development-Meetup/events/
URL:https://igda.org/event/igda-las-vegas-game-dev-meet-up/2021-05-04/
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SUMMARY:DeVry Webinar: Maximizing the Value of Time
DESCRIPTION:May 6th – 2:30 – 3pm EST \nMaximizing the Value of Time: Guided Exercise & Valuation Tool \nLearn to schedule tasks according to the inherent value you assign them in this interactive workshop. Identify primary planning needs and action steps with a Time Value Management approach. \n  \nRegister here.
URL:https://igda.org/event/devry-webinar-maximizing-the-value-of-time/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210510
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210513
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SUMMARY:LA Games Conference
DESCRIPTION:LA Games Conference returns online this May 10-12\, 2021! LAGC2021 covers the latest in NFTs\, Gaming and the Metaverse\, Diversity and Inclusion\, Cloud Gaming\, the State of the Games Business\, Esports\, Mobile Games\, and more. Visit lagamesconference.com
URL:https://igda.org/event/la-games-conference/
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210515
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SUMMARY:Beyond Games
DESCRIPTION:Beyond Games is a week-long conference exploring the future of interactive entertainment  \n  \nMay 10-14\, 2021 \n  \nhttps://www.beyondgames.live/ \n  \nThis is where games meet music\, film\, sports\, social media\, culture\, influencers\, fashion\, technology\, lifestyle and loads more… As the lines blur between online experiences\, social networking\, games\, and traditional entertainment formats\, we’ll help connect the dots and plot a vision of the future. Welcome to a new five-day conference discussing emerging opportunities in the digital entertainment sector. There will be multiple tracks of talks\, panels\, round-tables and insights from 50+ experienced speakers representing multiple leading companies and disciplines and looking to explore the possibilities of tomorrow’s games – and beyond. \n  \nWhat is it? \n\nA professional conference with talks\, panels and meetings (May 10-14. 2021)\nDedicated to the intersection of games technology and other media: film\, music\, TV\, comics\, art\, fashion\, sport\nA new knowledge- and contact-sharing event for people across the entertainment verticals\nThe theme is transmedia\, convergence and the metaverse\nSession topics include “The Power Of Immersive Reality In The Metaverse”\, “The Art Of Storytelling In An Age Of AI And Interactivity”\, “What Games Can Learn From Films And Comics” and “Beyond the Black Mirror: what are the ethical implications of the metaverse?”\nCompanies sending speakers include Archie Comics\, Behaviour Interactive\, Efimero Films\, Graphite Music\, Portobello\, Institut for the Future\, the SCI-FI-LONDON Film Festival\, Maze Theory\, Roblox\, Rovio\, Recontact Games and more. \n\n  \nWho is it for? \n\nPeople working in the creative\, entertainment and lifestyle industries – and games\nAll welcome: from junior designers looking to educate themselves\, to C-level execs looking for insight to help with decision making\nCreatives from all disciplines are particularly welcome (we have subsidised tickets for them)\nThere will be plenty of strategic overview content for thought-leaders and decision-makers \nIf 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\nIf 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\n\n  \nWhy attend? \n\nDiscover what’s next for interactive technologies\nMeet new partners with distinct visions to bring to your business\nWork on your business vision for the next 10 years\nBe inspired\n\n  \nWho’s behind this? \nBeyond Games is hosted by the makers of the world-famous Pocket Gamer Connects professional conference series. More than 30\,000 industry professionals have attended the live Connects international conference series since 2014. Since October 2019\, Steel Media Ltd has been part of the Enthusiast Gaming group. Enthusiast Gaming is the largest gaming network in North America and the United Kingdom.\n\nAnything else I should know?\nWe will also be launching a brand new website BeyondGames.biz which will launch around the time of the first conference (early May) and continue the mission of exploring the frontiers and future of games on a daily basis. Selected content from the event will also be covered on this site. \n  \nHow can I get involved? \n\nTickets 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.\nIf 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)\nMore details at https://www.beyondgames.live/
URL:https://igda.org/event/beyond-games/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210512
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SUMMARY:DevGAMM
DESCRIPTION:You missed the early bird date get your tickets to the DevGAMM Spring 2021 online conference\, but we’ve got you covered. IGDA members can use promo code DG&IGDA_Finland15 when registering for a 15% discount. \nThe conference will be held from May 12-14 on the PINE Tool platform. \nThe program includes professional speakers\, reviews on game design\, art\, and marketing\, as well as\, round tables and workshops. \nDevelopers can take part in the Public Pitch game pitching and present their projects to potential publishers. Participating in the Virtual Showcase\, developers can present their games to the conference audience at their personal booths and can get greater coverage in the Streaming Showcase\, where streamers will review and playtest the games. \nSubmit your game by April 15! \nDevelopers will be able to compete for nominations at the DevGAMM Awards. The prize fund\, sponsored by tinyBuild and Xsolla\, is $20\,000! \nJob offers from the leading gaming companies will be available on the Career Wall. Everyone can also enjoy chatting with colleagues during Random Networking and an online party. \nFor more information visit the conference website.
URL:https://igda.org/event/devgamm/
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Determine your Game Development Hardware Needs
DESCRIPTION:Join us on May 12 at 3pm ET over on our Twitch Channel as our partners at Dell Technologies walk through determining your game development hardware needs – chance to win a workstation! \nPresenter \nMatthew D. Allard  \nDirector of Strategic Alliances – Media & Entertainment  \nMatt joined the Dell Precision workstations team in July 2018 to lead strategic alliances for the Media and Entertainment industry\, working closely with Independent Software Vendors (ISVs)\, customers and technology partners. He has more than 20 years of experience within the tech sector\, and prior to Dell\, he held marketing and product management roles at Autodesk\, Avid Technology\, Schneider Electric\, Microsoft Softimage\, Media 100 and X-Rite. Matthew lives with his family in the greater Boston area and loves movies\, seafood and checking out live bands. \n  \nRegister For Your Chance to Win! \nBy RSVPing\, you enter your chance to win a Dell Precision 5750 mobile workstation! \nThe world’s smallest and most intelligent 17″ workstation. The first thin and light 17-inch mobile workstation is also the smartest. Featuring Dell Optimizer for Precision with AI\, the latest Intel® Core™ or Xeon® processors\, and NVIDIA® graphics.  \nConfiguration:  \nIntel Xeon W-10855M (6 Core\, 12MB Cache\, 2.80 GHz to 5.10 GHz)  \nNVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 GPU  \n17″ Ultrasharp UHD+ HDR400 screen\, 3840×2400\,Touch  \n64GB RAM  \n512GB NVMe SSD
URL:https://igda.org/event/webinar-determine-your-game-development-hardware-needs/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210513T180000
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SUMMARY:Game Design Challenge Closing Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:6pm ET \nTwitch.tv/igda
URL:https://igda.org/event/game-design-challenge-closing-ceremony/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210526
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210529
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SUMMARY:Hyper Games Conference
DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to announce the Hyper Games Conference\, Spring 2021! \nThe second conference dedicated to hyper casual games which will be held on May 26-28\, 2021 in online format! \nThe purpose of the event is to unite game developers companies with publishers and advertising platforms. \nThe conference will be held for 3 days\, with speaking slots and panel discussions with industry leaders on various specialized topics. \nMore detailed topics: \n• Development. Hyper-casual game development basics and methods \n• Games publishing \n• Games marketing (ad networks) \n• Success cases \n• Panel discussions on game development and publishing \n• Analysis of the most popular markets: Asia\, Europe\, CIS and Turkey \n  \nThe main theme of the conference will be developers and their games\, success stories\, mistakes\, and interesting cases. That’s why participation in the conference for development companies is absolutely free — tickets\, speeches\, activities. The conference plans to bring together about 2000 participants from more than 45+ countries\, about 300+ gaming brands and about 150+ HC Game Studios. \nThe activities will be both in Russian and in English\, so the format will be interesting. Everyone who is involved in hyper casual games: game studios\, publishers\, ad networks and platforms — hurry up to participate in the biggest event in a hyper casual niche! \nIGDA Members save 20% on premium tickets – visit the Discounts page for details!
URL:https://igda.org/event/hyper-games-conference/
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SUMMARY:Nordic Game Conference
DESCRIPTION:Nordic Game is the leading games conference in Europe\, and 2021 marks its nineteenth and twentieth editions. Gathering thousands of industry professionals in Malmö annually\, Nordic Game is the one and only “home turf” meeting place for the highly successful game developers of Denmark\, Finland\, Iceland\, Norway and Sweden. \nNordic Game doubles up again with NG21 on 26-28 May and in November\, following last year’s digital debut at NG20 and twice the knowledge\, emotion and business at NG20+. \n  \nIGDA Members save on all Nordic Games events – visit the Discount Page for more information!
URL:https://igda.org/event/nordic-game-conference-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210526T130000
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Interaction Design & Prototyping for XR with Unity's Authorized Training Partner
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Circuit Stream and ThinkEDU \nJoin us Wednesday May 26 at 1pm ET on twitch.tv/igda \nRSVP here!
URL:https://igda.org/event/webinar-interaction-design-prototyping-for-xr-with-unitys-authorized-training-partner/
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