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Meet the New Philly IGDA Leadership

Submitted by tristin hightower on Fri, 2010/02/26 - 21:38

With voting for chapter leadership now closed, starting March 1, the Philadelphia IGDA leadership team will be:

 

Chair: Grant Shonkwiler, Designer, Megatouch Games
Vice Chair: Matt Brenner, Programmer, Megatouch Games
Treasurer: Tristin Hightower, Marketing Director, VGI Philadelphia
Secretary: Hardi Bhatt, Independent Programmer

 

Chapter leadership will be having a meeting the first week of March to get started on planning out the rest of 2010. Stay tuned for more updates, news and details.

IndyHall to host Global Game Jam in Philadelphia

Submitted by tristin hightower on Wed, 2010/01/27 - 01:20

IndyHall to host Global Game Jam in Philadelphia
IGDA Philly, VGI Philadelphia and IndyHall join forces to bring
Global Game Jam to Philadelphia in 2010


Chapter Updates and Announcements

Submitted by tristin hightower on Fri, 2010/01/22 - 21:55

Hello everyone!

2009 is behind us and we are almost a month into 2010.

Next Pub Night October 9th

Submitted by tristin hightower on Wed, 2009/09/30 - 16:26

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!!!

 

Philly Game Jam featured at GameX Industry Summit

Submitted by tristin hightower on Tue, 2009/06/30 - 16:08

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.

Next Philly IGDA Meeting Will Be June 14th, 2009

Submitted by tristin hightower on Tue, 2009/05/26 - 16:01

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

Game Demo Night Recap

Submitted by tristin hightower on Tue, 2009/05/05 - 15:49

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.

Philly IGDA Pub Night

Submitted by tristin hightower on Thu, 2009/04/16 - 15:45

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.

Submitted by tristin hightower on Fri, 2009/03/06 - 15:39

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