What we're about
Digital Okanagan is an inclusive and diverse community of digital creatives, visionaries and entrepreneurs from across the valley, represented by a wide spectrum of industries, professions and specializations.
As a grassroots volunteer driven community, we work with a variety of industries throughout the Okanagan, to activate a large network of creative and technology professionals.
Our ambition is to make the Okanagan the greatest place to do what we love... together.
Through our actions, it is our goal to:
Sustain the growth of the Okanagan’s digital professional community within our region.
Celebrate and promote individuals and organizations that foster creativity, technology and digital media in the Okanagan.
Engage with and encourage new and established professionals to stay in the Okanagan in order to increase capacity and productivity within the industry.
Promote openness, creativity and collaboration between individuals and organizations, acting as the digital hub for our community.
Through this connection and support we believe that our creative economy will thrive.
We believe:
Collaboration > Competition
Community > Agendas
Participation > Observation
Doing > Saying
Friendship > Formality
Learning > Expertise
Digital Okanagan creates experiences that encourage community members to learn and grow, exploring shared interests in and outside of work. Our array of learning, sharing, connecting events provide opportunities to break loose from the status quo and explore exciting new things while building lasting relationships with our peers.
Upcoming events (4+)
Work on your projects and hang out with other developers, hackers, and makers. Present your demos to the group or simply enjoy the atmosphere. We welcome all, from full-time developers to complete beginners.
// LOCATION
Meet at Record City (enter through the back alley) around 6 pm. Coffee bar will be open.
// DEMOS
Last Hack Night, we had six people demo stuff they'd built. It doesn't have to be big, impressive, or complicated! We'll have another time for demos tonight.
// SPECIAL CONTEST
Build a simple game involving
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// FOOD AND DRINK (BRING CASH!):
Becky will be selling drinks and snacks at the bar. Remember to bring cash as we don't have a card machine.
- Justin J.
- Mahlon B.
- Michael G.
- 3 attendees
Socialize and chat with your local game makers.
Meet and network with others in game development fields of various disciplines. No matter if you make board games, video Games, card games, or make assets like art or music for games — we are interested in having you. We just ask that you have worked on a game before.
It's a social for game devs of all levels and disciplines.
- Ammon B.
- Jonathan T.
- 2 attendees
Come chat, learn, drink coffee, and scratch that artistic itch as you start your day.
NEW DATES & LOCATION
This event is now being run every other week, and the location has changed to a room on the second floor of Yeti Farm Creative on 1441 Ellis Street. There will be a sign on the door of the room that says "Art Brew" and more detailed instructions on where to find the room will be posted here in the next few days.
Socialize and chat with your local game makers.
Meet and network with others in game development fields of various disciplines. No matter if you make board games, video Games, card games, or make assets like art or music for games — we are interested in having you. We just ask that you have worked on a game before.
It's a social for game devs of all levels and disciplines.