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Philly IGDA November Meeting, 11/20 @ 6:30PM
Please join us on Friday, November 20, at 6:30 PM for our November chapter meeting.
In this meeting, Ian Perera will recap the recent Philly Game Jam that took place on-site at GameX October 23-25.
More details will follow but make a note on your calendars!
A minor, but important, note to anyone who will be attending: the room we will be in for our November meeting does NOT allow food and drink into the room. All food and beverages will need to be consumed outside the room before entering. Thank you for your understanding on this matter.
Wu and Chen Auditorium
Levine Hall
3330 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Next Pub Night October 9th
Our next pub night will be at Brauhaus Schmitz at 9:30, October 9th. They serve food as well.
Brauhaus Schmitz
718 South St
Philadelphia, PA 19147
(267)909-8814
Map and other details can be found here.
OKTOBERFEST!!!
2009 Philly Game Jam :: October 23 - 25
Welcome to the 2nd Annual Philly Game Jam - Philadelphia’s premier game building event. The Philly Game Jam is a 48-hour game building marathon where professionals, students and amateurs alike can compete to build new game concepts based on a theme announced at the start of the contest.
Greater Philadelphia Expo Center
October Chapter Meeting :: October 9 -- Details TBD
Save the date for our October chapter meeting. Details to come.
IGDA Leadership Forum 2009
Join top leaders in the game development industry as they outline their personal framework for successfully advancing game production. The IGDA Leadership Forum program features an exiting lineup of highly respected speakers, like Noah Falstein, John Northan, Michael John, Michael Saladino, David Steele, Clinton Keith, Kane Minkus, Don Daglow, David Edery, and Heather Chandler—among other prominent insiders and is focused on advancing the state-of-the-art in game production and management.
Roundtable Discussions Recap
Our first roundtable discussion meeting turned out to be a success with a large number of participants and some interesting discussions. We started with a few words from our new Executive Director of the IGDA, Joshua Caulfield, who gave us an idea of the direction the IGDA was headed in the future. After that, we broke into our separate roundtables.
Gaming Guru Jane McGonigal Highlights Technology Track at Global Creative Economy Convergence Summit
Philadelphia, PA---Wednesday, September 2nd 2009---On the heels of Innovation Philadelphia’s recent announcement that it will host its second Global Creative Economy Convergence Summit (www.GCECS2009.com), the organization is pleased to reveal that world-renowned game designer and researcher Jane McGonigal will lead the Creative Technologies track as one of the Summit’s keynote speakers. Dr.
AUGUST CHAPTER MEETING :: Saturday, August 29th @ 5:30PM
SAVE THE DATE :: 8/29
Next Philly IGDA Meeting Will Be August 29th, 2009
Our next meeting will be held at Levine Hall on Penn's campus, starting in room 307. It will consist of four roundtable discussions, each taking place in a separate room (we will split after everyone has met in 307). Also, Joshua Caulfield, the new Executive Director of the IGDA, will be in attendance.
Date: Saturday, August 29th, 2009
Time: 5:30 - 8:15 PM
Location: Levine Hall
3330 Walnut St.
Levine Hall
3330 Walnut St.
Philadelphia PA 19104
Next Philly IGDA Meeting Will Be August 29th, 2009
Our next meeting will be held at Levine Hall on Penn's campus, starting in room 307. It will consist of 4 roundtable discussions, each taking place in a separate room (we will split after everyone has met in 307). Also, Joshua Caulfield, the new Executive Director of the IGDA, will be in attendance.
Date: Saturday, August 29th, 2009
Time: 5:30 - 8:15 PM
Location: Levine Hall
3330 Walnut St.
Philadelphia PA 19104
Philly Game Jam featured at GameX Industry Summit
Philadelphia, PA---Tuesday, June 30, 2009---The GameX Industry Summit today announced it will host the 2nd Annual Philly Game Jam – the Northeast’s premier game-building event. Co-located with GameX (Games & Media Expo) on October 24-25, 2009, GameX Industry Summit is presented by the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) chapters in New York, New Jersey, Boston, Baltimore and Philadelphia.
New Studios Meeting Recap
The Philadelphia IGDA Chapter's June meeting was a great success with over 35 professionals, students, media and interested parties attending the event. The meeting was kicked off by the chapter's four coordinators covering chapter updates and business.
JUNE CHAPTER MEETING :: Sunday, June 14th @ 7 PM - New Studio Showcase
JUNE CHAPTER MEETING :: Sunday, June 14th @ 7 PM - New Studio Showcase
RSVP on Facebook (not required)
We're still working to nail down a location and will update this thread/post once it's finalized but the date and time are locked in.
location: TBD
6:30 - Food and drinks
7:00 - Chapter business
7:15 - Damon Alberts from Burst Online Entertainment
7:45 - William Stallwood from Cypher Prime
8:15 - Card swap and networking
location TBD
Next Philly IGDA Meeting Will Be June 14th, 2009
Our next meeting will be held at Bossone Auditorium from 6:30 to 8:30.
Date: Sunday, June 14th, 2009
Time: 6:30 - 8:30 PM
Location: Bossone Auditorium
3141 Chestnut St.
Philadelphia PA 19104
GameX Industry Summit Announces Harmonix Design Director as Keynote Speaker Chris Foster to Address Game Design Collaboration
Philadelphia, PA---Wednesday, May 13, 2009---The GameX Industry Summit today announce its first confirmed keynote speaker, Chris Foster with Harmonix Music Systems, creators of game phenomenon Rock Band. Co-located with GameX (Games & Media Expo), October 23-25, 2009, GameX Industry Summit is presented by the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) chapters in New York, New Jersey, Boston, Baltimore and Philadelphia.
Game Demo Night Recap
Sorry this has come so late, but I hope you find that it was worth the wait. Here are the presentations from our Game Demo Night that took place in February, with links for some of the presenters.
GameX Industry Summit Call For Proposals Presented by IGDA New York, New Jersey, Baltimore, Boston and Philadelphia Chapters October 24-25, Philadelphia
The GameX Industry Summit is a 2-day games industry conference co-located with Games & Media Expo (GameX) in Philadelphia, October 24-25. Game professionals are invited to submit session proposals for lectures, panels, roundtables and workshops for our ‘Right Brain’ Creativity Track and ‘Left Brain’ Leadership Track. GameX Industry Summit attendees are also invited to attend GameX, the only major game convention in U.S. supported by a major media sponsor NBC.
Games & Media Expo Opens Doors to Games, Film, TV and Comics Philadelphia Pop Culture Convention Supported by NBC Local Media in Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA (March 25, 2009) Virtual Rush Gaming, game consumer and technology specialists, today announced the Games & Media Expo (GameX), October 23-25, 2009 at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center. The only major game consumer show in U.S. supported by a major media sponsor, GameX will partner with NBC Local Media in Philadelphia – WCAU TV/NBC 10 -- to host a high-profile event appealing to local, regional and national audiences of game players, film and TV fans, comic book buffs and tech enthusiasts.
Philly IGDA Pub Night
The next pub night will be April 24th at 8 pm, at the Buckhead Saloon. You must be 21 or older to attend. We will have our own private area and there will be $2 drink specials. Details are below:
Date: Friday, April 24th, 2009
Time: 8:00 PM
Location:
Buckhead Philly
461 N 3rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123
215-925-8170
For directions, visit http://buckheadphilly.com/directions.php
The Philadelphia Chapter of the IGDA will be having a dinner and get together at GDC.
Current and past members of the Philly IGDA chapter will be meeting up during the conference for dinner and drinks. If you are interested in coming please RSVP on the Philly forums here. Details are below:
Date: Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
Time: 7:30 PM
Location:
Tres Agaves
130 Townsend Street (at 2nd)
San Francisco, CA 94107
415.227.0500
Next Philly IGDA Meeting Will Be February 15th, 2009
The next meeting of the Philly IGDA will be held on February 15th, 2009 starting at 4:00 PM.
The meeting will be held on campus at the University of Pennsylvania in Levine Hall room 307.
Date: Sunday, February 15th, 2009
Time: 4:00 - 7:00 PM
Location: Levine Hall Room 307 at the University of Pennsylvania
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