April First Thursday (and other upcoming dates)
Start off April with the PIGDA First Thursday social hour, this Thursday!
Where: Double Wide Grill on the Southside - doublewidegrill.com
When: Thursday, 4/7 from 6:30pm-8:30pm
Please join us for food, drink and networking with other game industry professionals and enthusiasts!
Don't forget your 'PIGDA 1st Thursday Loyalty Card', which can be used to save up to redeem free food or drinks! Don't have one? You can start one this Thursday.
When: Thursday, 4/7 from 6:30pm-8:30pm
Please join us for food, drink and networking with other game industry professionals and enthusiasts!
Don't forget your 'PIGDA 1st Thursday Loyalty Card', which can be used to save up to redeem free food or drinks! Don't have one? You can start one this Thursday.
See you at the Double Wide!
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Upcoming Events
April 17th- PIGDA Board Game Jam (3rd Annual)
9:30am-10:15pm@Schell Games
Tired of settling for Catan? Spending your days dreaming of Minecraft
Tired of settling for Catan? Spending your days dreaming of Minecraft
macaroni and cheese (and dice)? Now's your chance to do something about it.
Sign up for the Board Game Jam and spend a day designing and constructing
the most amazing board game the world has ever seen. We provide
the supplies, you supply the talent. After the Jam, judges and fellow board gamers will play your game during
Game Night! We need game designers to make the games and judges to play them. Cost: $10 to jam, $5 to judge (covers all food and supplies)
May 5- May First Thursday
6:30-8:30pm @ the Double Wide Grill
Also, Incubate Your Startup with these Opportunities...
AlphaLab Application Cycle deadline is April 15!
AlphaLab is a local startup incubation program that
looks for the individuals who are starting (or who have started) companies in the gaming, web/internet, and mobile space. They provide $25,000 in funding, office space, educational sessions, access to mentors and advisors, and other benefits as part of a 20-week intensive program which culminates in a Demo Day in front of investors, potential strategic partners, and other members of the AlphaLab community. For more information about the application process and to access the AlphaLab application, visit: www.alphalab.org. Additionally, follow their blog (http://alphalab.org) and Twitter account (http://twitter.com/alphalab) for up-to-date information. They have cyclical application periods- applications are currently open and are due April 15th. Several past and current pittsburgh game related companies have worked with AlphaLab including Cents City and LeftRight Studios.Joystick Labs Summer Underground Program deadline is ALSO April 15th!
Located in the entrepreneurial hub of North Carolina, Durham’s American Underground, Joystick Labs is a first-of-its-kind seed-stage accelerator program focused exclusively on identifying and launching the next generation of digitally distributed video game companies. Founded in 2010, Joystick Labs is led by Managing Director John Austin and is backed by an active group of RTP-based angel investors. The company held its inaugural program in the fall of 2010 and launched five studios: Gale Force Logic, Inari, Lab Rats Studio, Mighty Rabbit Studios and Nix Hydra Games. For more details about the program, you can visit www.joysticklabs.com.
Located in the entrepreneurial hub of North Carolina, Durham’s American Underground, Joystick Labs is a first-of-its-kind seed-stage accelerator program focused exclusively on identifying and launching the next generation of digitally distributed video game companies. Founded in 2010, Joystick Labs is led by Managing Director John Austin and is backed by an active group of RTP-based angel investors. The company held its inaugural program in the fall of 2010 and launched five studios: Gale Force Logic, Inari, Lab Rats Studio, Mighty Rabbit Studios and Nix Hydra Games. For more details about the program, you can visit www.joysticklabs.com.
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