SF Game Development feat: Dolby, Plastic Fern & Indie Playtesting at MS Reactor

SF Game Development & East Bay Game Devs are excited to announce our Meetup Tuesday, April 26th, 2022 at the Microsoft Reactor in San Francisco. FREE pizza and drinks will be provided by Microsoft. Make sure to arrive at 6pm for networking before the speakers go on stage at 7pm, followed by playtesting with local game developers! This event is open to the public and is a professional networking event for game developers, artists, students, indies, or really anyone interested in game development.

Speaker Lineup:
Andy Vaughan, Sr. Manager, Game Developer Relations
Dolby

In this talk, hear from Andy on the benefits that Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision provide to video games. Learn about the overview of supported platforms, and become an expert at 3D audio engineering from the masters of gaming audio, Dolby! Andy has been working at Dolby for over 8 years, and is flying all the way up for this event, so we are super excited to hear from him.

Sunder Iyer, Game UI/UX Engineer
Plastic Fern Studios

In this talk, learn from Sunder on how to build a beautiful user interface for your video game and the most common game UI tips and tricks. Sunder has years of experience at Ubisoft, EA, and Obsidian Entertainment working as a UI Engineer which will make this talk on UI/UX one you won't want to miss.

Indies Lineup:
In this talk track, hear from 4 different indie game development companies on the titles they are currently producing, and get an opportunity to playtest their titles once the talks conclude.

The Beauty Cult
Don Bellenger

Learn about Don's "Gardenvania" platformer where you farm and hunt for poisonous flowers in the mountains.

Bugaboo Pocket
Sarah Yu
Beth Rose

A digital pet game where you raise cute bugs and balance your nearby ecology

Wilderplace
Saman Bemel-Benrud

Wilderplace is a puzzle-adventure game set within the Divine Garden - an idyllic creation of the gods that has plunged into chaos and conflict. By exploring the maze-like world and learning how to harness your powers, you uncover its mysteries and try to make things right for its denizens.

Super Chesslike Adventure
Adam Moore
Max Savage

Explore an open world as a party of chess pieces in search of corrupt kings that need liberating of their crown's duties. Beware the magical queens that protect them. Equip items to don magical powers.

See you all there!
Thank you everyone for RSVPing for our SF Game Development + East Bay Game Devs & Creatives event. We can't wait to see everyone there. Make sure to arrive at 6pm for some FREE pizza! See everyone at the Microsoft Reactor on Tuesday, April 26th, 2022.

Learn more about our Meetup Groups here:
https://sfgamedevelopment.com &
https://meetup.com/EastBayGameDevs