Greetings web, social, console, mobile game and application developers, game designers and entrepreneurs. You will recognize the Silicon Valley, San Francisco, East Bay IGDA Chapters and other Bay Area Game and application developer group friends here. All are welcome. Join us to grow and present your games and apps and related tools and platforms. Find other game developers for your projects. Get or give advice on design, funding, art, technical architecture, careers for your game or applicatio …

A casual group for guys who like games and gaming of all sorts. Board games, card games, video games, RPGs, etc. Hopefully a place to gather like-minded individuals and game.

From Wisconsin, I have played a LOT of Euchre (but not recently). I miss it.  How about you?  Join us.   Pinochle events will be regularly scheduled and the occasional cribbage game, too. My husband and I live in San Jose and enjoy games.  We are members of several South Bay game groups.   Checking out amazon.com for Euchre books (to make sure I remember the rules) I came across this vintage summary of the game: From The Game of Euchre by John W. Keller “Less exacting than Whist, less absorbing …

This meetup is for iOS and Android game developers and designers to learn about way to better monetize their games. In this meetup we talk about the latest trends in monetization, we share experiences on what works and what doesn't and we hear directly from people in the trenches making money with their games.

Come meet and play board games, card games and even the occasional RPG with smart, interesting. Types of games you'll see played at this meetup include Dominion, Arkham Horror, Castle Ravenloft, Battlestar Galactica, Ghost Stories, and more! No Experience required to join, we're always willing to teach newcomers.

We have had a great seven year run of Poker (cash game NEVER a rake). We play in a beautiful custom-built poker room at our friend Dave's house and we're always looking for more players. The game is no limit Texas hold 'em, with one and two dollar blinds, most folks buy in for around $80.00 to $100.00 dollars. If you're looking for nice group of non-smoking, non-drinking, friendly poker playing folks, then send us a reply. Our player's age range from the upper twenties up to the mid sixties and …

This group is for Games User Researchers or those that are interested in Games User Research in the San Francisco Bay Area.  In addition to keeping in touch on the Games User Research group on LinkedIn, we sought a need to organize face-to-face meetups to further build our community and facilitate the exchanges information and ideas.

There are DOZENS of game development events and groups with very specific topics in the Bay Area. Attempting to go to all of them is insane. Let's use this group to discuss what we've learned at other venues. This will be our crowdsourcing for indies project! This group is a place for independent developers who live near Mountain View, Palo Alto, and Los Altos to discuss design trends, platforms, tools, testing and sales techniques, the media, the IRS, lawyers, cloning, pirates, advertising, pub …

Ideas, Design, Development, DEMOs, Product Marketing, Business Development, Success or Failure Tips, Entrepreneurship, Opportunities among the whole bay area (including south to north, east to west :-))'s mobile game professional community, here is the place we can hold discussion, seminars, talks, and conference for the next big wave ! We hope to have monthly DEMOs, yeh, DEMOs, and quarterly bigger event to cheer up our own mobile game professionals for bigger success together !!!

Gamification and use of game dynamics/mechanics in non-game contexts is next wave on the internet. To quote Seth Priesbatch "This decade is the decade of games". Community owners, entrepreneurs, application developers and marketers need to understand and leverage gamification techniques to their advantage. This group brings together people interested in gamification to discuss various aspects of the game design and dynamics.

BIG strives to demystify the video gaming industry for people of color. We assist individuals in evolving from consumers to producers of video games and apps. To accomplish our goals, BIG provides networking, outreach, mentoring, and entrepreneurship guidance to professionals and students.

Are you a professional 2D or 3D artist in the bay area games industry looking to do some networking? Are you a student or aspiring game artist looking to get your foot in the door? Are you sick of hanging out in your gloomy studio grinding away on art assets in relative solitude? If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, come hang out with us! We have beer and like-minded people! The first half of the meetup will be some kind of presentation about working in the games industry (if y …

Meet with other local gay card game enthusiasts! We meet at a restaurant every Thursday night, order dinner (individually), chat while we're eating, and then start playing either Hearts or a simple to learn but very fun card game called Tahimi. (We tend to alternate between these two card games each week.) We are also open to trying other card and simple board games (e.g., Taboo and Trivial Pursuit) occasionally if someone would like to. Even though the "regulars" almost never RSVP on the Me …

The focus of this meetup is on the growing field of HTML5 and javascript Game development. This is a place to learn or teach, to share tips on programming, game engines, sdks, tools for development on the web and cross platform solutions for HTML5 for iphone android ipad windows phone 7 palm. HTML5 or hybrid solutions, 2d or webgl are explored. Meetings will be held in both SF and Mountain View. Checkout our website at: http://gamesjs.com/ where you will find meetup recaps, further reading mater …

Meet others interested in all aspects of Web, Digital, Social Game and Social Media Analytics. Gather to discuss key trends and updates around advanced analytics,as it applies to marketing and tech offerings, upcoming web, search, BI, sentiment analysis, reporting and predictive analytics software (Web Trends, Google Analytics, Net Insight, Omniture, etc.) Open to anyone interested in learning more and sharing thoughts about digital analytics, SEM, SEO and social media as it relates to web desig …

Xbox Tournaments | Kinect Gaming Events We host regular gaming tournaments and midnight launch parties for the community. In a gaming group or Kincet dance group?  Message me about hosting your weekly group and/or tournaments.