game dev group

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Ben Riggleman
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hi i'm relocating to the triangle area in a few weeks and was wondering if there are any game development groups in the area that actively meet and work on game projects in their spare time. if such a group meets please let me know. i am looking to program a game in my free time after work and learn more about game programming and development.

Ben Riggleman
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game dev group

since it appears there isn't really a group like this let me know if this is something you are interested in. i would like to form a small group of programmers and artist that would like to create a game in their spare time. i will be located in downtown raleigh so if you live in or near downtown and would like to get togther a few times a week to work on a game let me know.

Jeromie Walters
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Hey GC, my wife and I actually relocated to Raleigh a couple weeks ago. I would love to work on a game but only have a little Direct3D experience (some shaders, haven't used X models yet) at this point.

Let me know if you still plan on getting a group together. Since I don't check this forum too often it would be best to email me at or check my Twitter page at twitter.com/gamedevjourney. TTYL!

EDIT: FYI I also found this thread (kinda old) with someone looking for help on a project: http://www.igda.org/Forums/showthread.php?threadid=34591

Carrie O'Brien
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game dev meetup

http://gamedev.meetup.com/176/

I've never been to one, but looks promising.

Jeromie Walters
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Thanks carrieob, these look like awesome groups to hang out with. Maybe we'll even meet at one in the near future! Smile

Wes Swain
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I know at LEAST three 3D

I know at LEAST three 3D artists that would be interested in this! Lets breathe some life back into these igda boards and set something up!

Shaun Peoples
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Patience, it's taking shape.

Patience, it's taking shape. Smile