Colorado
Next Event: Chill Fest September 2010!
Details: bapgaming.tripod.com/images/chillfest.jpg
We are a group of individuals in the Denver/Boulder/Colorado Springs area that meet once a month to talk about the computer game industry and network with one another. We have been meeting regularly since 1987 and consist of professionals in the computer game industry, and others looking to break into the industry. Some of our members can be considered among the fathers of modern computer gaming.
Be sure to check over to the right side of this page under "Next group event" to find all the details of our next meeting. We usually meet the first Monday or Tuesday of every month.
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News / updates
October 2010 Meeting
General meeting. Come and meet your fellow local game developers!
The Tavern Uptown, 538 E. 17th Ave, Denver
Chill Fest September 2010
Join us for discussion, ladderball, volleyball, BBQ, etc. Bring your portable generators, handhelds, laptops, consoles and anything you wish to cook on the grill and eat or drink. Free to attend.
Washington Park, Denver.
Chill Fest September 2010
Join us for discussion, ladderball, volleyball, BBQ, etc. Bring your portable generators, handhelds, laptops, consoles and anything you wish to cook on the grill and eat or drink. Free to attend.
Washington Park, Denver.
August 2010 Meeting
General meeting. Come and meet your fellow local game developers!
Revenge of the Chillfest (Game Developer Picnic - Saturday, July 10th)
Despite the looming threat of rainfall, Chillfest had a great turnout and ended up being a sun-filled event full of Frisbee, volleyball, hamburgers, and good company! Now that I’ve fully recovered from my sunburns, I’m happy to announce Chillfest 2!
What’s Chillfest?
A chance for you to bring your friends, spouse, and kids to spend a relaxing, fun-filled day in the company of like-minded gamers. Discuss game development while playing ladderball, volleyball, or simply enjoying food fresh off the barbecue. Best of all, It’s free! We do ask that if you can, bring some food and drink to share with your colleagues. Take a look at our discussion list to see how you can contribute.
Washington Park, Denver, Colorado. CLICK HERE to see the exact location. Otherwise, head to the west end of Washington Park. From there, just walk directly east from E. Ohio Ave and locate the largest group of nerds.
Chillfest Location Clarification
Some people have had trouble viewing the map of the park in the post below. Here is another link to the image: http://www.gamedesignkit.net/links/chillfest
Still having trouble? Head to the West end of Washington Park. From there, just walk directly east from E. Ohio Ave and follow the scent of burgers and hot dogs!
July 2010 Meeting
General meeting. Come and meet your fellow local game developers!
The Tavern Uptown, 538 E. 17th Ave, Denver
June 2010 Meeting
General meeting. Come and meet your fellow local game developers!
The Tavern Uptown, 538 E. 17th Ave, Denver
May Meeting Recap
The Tavern Uptown again played host to another successful CGDA meeting. Over twenty-five developers arrived to mingled over drinks and appetizers. As is usually the case when no formal topic is set, people broke into groups to discuss every topic imaginable. Discussions included iPhone sales figures, audio composition, SQL in MMOs, going indie, and game school curriculum – just to name a few.
The night was kicked off with the announcement of the picnic/potluck on May 15th. Everyone seemed very excited and we are expecting a great turnout! Soon afterward, eager hands grabbed at plastic and dust entombed games as Gary unveiled a box packed with titles he had never “gotten around to playing”, demanding everyone take a couple home.
2010 Colorado Game Developers Picnic/ChillFest
May 15th, 2010 10:00am-3:00pm, WASHINGTON PARK, DENVER, COLORADO. Interested in Games and Game Development? Join us for discussion, ladderball, volleyball, BBQ, etc. Bring your portable generators, handhelds, laptops, consoles and anything you wish to cook on the grill and eat or drink. FREE to attend.
At this exact Location: WASHINGTON PARK, DENVER, COLORADO
First Colorado Game Developers Board of Directors
Thanks to all who voted. The elected members of the first board are: Kit Burgess, Gary Rosenzweig and Jon Ternlund. We've already had our first board meeting and have some great things planned for the coming year, starting with a new location for our meetings. The Tavern Uptown has a great private room that includes a flat screen TV we can use to make presentations, comfortable seating that will be great for conversations, and we can order drinks and food while we meet. We've already got our first meeting there set for Tuesday, April 6 at 7 p.m.
Colorado chapter Board voting has begun
Elections for the Colorado chapter Board of Directors has begun, and will run for just over a week. If you're a non-student IGDA member of the Colorado chapter be sure to vote now:
We have 5 great candidates running for 3 seats. This vote is very important for determining the future direction of our local group.
When you're done voting here, don't for get to vote for the broader IGDA Board of Directors as well: http://www.igda.org/2010election/BoDVote.
April 2010 Meeting
Game Developers Conference re-cap. If you attended the GDC on San Francisco last month come and talk to the rest of the group about what you saw. Bring pictures if you like.
The Tavern Uptown, 538 E. 17th Ave, Denver
John Sharp - Michelangelo couldn't have designed Halo: Art History for Game Devs Friday Oct 23rd
Our next meeting will be held this Friday October 23rd at 7:30 pm.
We have a special guest this month with John Sharp, from the Savannah College of Art and Design here to give his GDC talk "Michelangelo couldn't have designed Halo: Art History for Game Devs"
The meeting will be held at the CU Building 14th & Larimer on the 4th floor room 470.