International Game Developers Association

[edit] 2006

• 06/22/06 ARC SIG Meet'N'Greet — Local game developers gathered at the Alternate Reality Games SIG meeting at Blaggart's Pub to discuss Alternate Reality Games and consume mass quantities.

• 02/02/06 Manifesto Games Social — Local game developers gathered at the International Headquarters of Manifesto Games (a.k.a. Greg Costikyan's apartment) to jabber about games and consume mass quantities. Drinks and some munchies were provided, but so many people brought drinks that Greg should be stocked for at least few months.

[edit] 2005

• 09/15/05 Demo Night III — As the summer months wound to a close, the New York and New Jersey chapters of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) and Large Animal Games put together an evening of game demos, refreshments and camaraderie for local metro-area game developers. This event was organized in collaboration with the NJ IGDA chapter.

• 05/02/05 Hi-Res VS. Lo-Res — over 150 Tri-State game developers and students gathered at the New School’s Tishman Auditorium to witness this debate between local game development professionals. This event was organized in coordination with NYC ACM SIGGRAPH.

• 02/23/05 Demo Night II — held at the offices of Large Animal Games. Developers from NYC and the Northern New Jersey chapter showed off games in development or recently released. This event was organized in collaboration with the NJ IGDA chapter.

[edit] 2004

• 11/09/04 Gametrust Social — held at the offices of Gametrust. Developers from NYC and the Northern New Jersey chapter rubbed elbows during the Gametrust celebration of Shroomz, winner Billboard's "Web/Downloadable Game of the Year."