What we’re about
Boston GameDev convenes many of the game-creator meetups in the greater Boston area. This includes:
- Boston Indies
- Boston Post Mortem
- Women in Games
- Game Audio Boston
- Making Games Making Friends
- Game Makers Guild
- MassDiGI
- BostonFIG Volunteers
- Boston Unity Group
- Queer Game Dev Boston
- (more groups joining and welcome to join!)
Our goal is to create a unified source for meetup information and logistics so that the game-maker community can reliably understand the goings-on in our area.
You can join the community Slack chat at:
http://slack.bostongamedev.com
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Our Communities
Boston Indies
Boston Indies is a community of dedicated independent game developers in Massachusetts and the surrounding area. We define ourselves in connection with our community spirit and our group objectives. We gather in person once a month to talk about the art and craft of making games, and to share our work with each other.
Our goals are to:
• Foster a sense of community among Boston’s independent game creators
• Facilitate the monthly meetup and other related community events
• Encourage makers to create games independent of large budgets and large company ties.
• Provide a safe environment to obtain critical feedback on game development works in progress.
• Serve as a brain trust for important information sharing among local independent developers
We are completely agnostic with respect to technology, development platform, game type, and scope of game development. As long as you show up with an open mind and a helpful attitude and you are committed to making your own games, on your own terms, you are welcome to join us.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Techtonica Post PartumAeronaut Brewing Company, Somerville, MA
Techtonica launched into Early Access in July, and is now in active live development.
In this talk, Eitan Glinert (President/Founder of Fire Hose Games) will go over:
- Failed prototypes
- Design and development pivots
- Market and audience analysis
- Agency representation
- Publisher fund raising
- Growing the team and the game's scope
- Landing a Game Pass deal
- Building marketing buzz
- Collecting wishlists
- Launching Techtonica, and next steps with ongoing live development.
Questions will be answered, jokes will be made, and food will be provided.
We hope to see you there!
Techtonica:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1457320/Techtonica/Fire Hose Games
https://www.firehosegames.com/Presented by Boston Indies and Boston Post Mortem
twitter.com/bostonindies
instagram.com/bostonindies/
twitter.com/BOSPostMortemMonday, October 23, 7 - 10pm
Aeronaut Brewery
14 Tyler Street, SomervilleWe'll be in the back area, aka the Foods Hub.
Note that this is a brewery and as such, this event is 21+. Attendees under 21 can enter with a parent.
There is very limited street parking in the area, so we recommend taking public transit. It's about a 1 mile walk from the Porter Square MBTA station, or there are several bus routes nearby.
By participating in this event, you agree to abide by our Code of Conduct which can be read in full here.
Boston Game Dev does not tolerate harassment of any kind. If you experience any harassment or other disrespectful behavior, please report it to the primary organizer of this event, Chris Maire (either in person at the event, on the Boston Game Dev slack channel, or via the messaging feature on Meetup) or find another Boston Game Dev organizer.
