About us
Boston Game Dev convenes many of the game-creator meetups in the greater Boston area, Our goal is to create a unified source of meetup information for the game-making community in eastern MA.
If you make (or want to make) games, come hang out!
Our meetups include:
- Boston Indies
- Boston Post Mortem (Boston IGDA Chapter)
- Women in Games
- Game Audio Boston
- MassDiGI
- Queer Game Dev Boston
- Boston Godot
- (Other groups welcome to join, please reach out!)
Join the community Slack chat at:
http://slack.bostongamedev.com
Please consider supporting us by helping cover venue and infrastructure costs with a monthly donation:
https://secure.givelively.org/donate/boston-game-dev-inc/boston-game-dev
By attending BGD events you agree to adhere to our code of conduct:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eaPSefOp4rFtVl2Rhb0jcf20UFpqrJfZHWy6KfzBpVg/
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Our Communities
Boston Indies
Boston Indies is a community of independent game developers in Massachusetts supporting hobbyists, professionals, artists, academics, and anyone else interested in the craft of game creation.
Our goals are to:
• Foster a sense of community among Boston’s independent game creators.
• Encourage creating games independent of large budgets and major corporations.
• Serve as a brain trust among local independent developers and create a positive environment for learning and getting critical feedback
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, helpful attitude, and you are committed to making your own games, on your own terms, you are welcome to join us.
Upcoming events
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Boston Indies x BOBA : Streamer/GameDev Mixer
Pearl Street Station, 53 Summer Street, Malden, MA, USSpring Into Indies: A Speed Dat(game)ing Meetup!
Note Due to venue capacity, you must sign up at the link below to attend.
https://meetups.twitch.tv/events/details/twitch-boston-presents-spring-into-indies-a-speed-datgameing-meetup-1/BOBA (Boston Online Broadcasters Association, our local Twitch meetup) and Boston Indies are partnering up to bring the streamers to YOU
Ever played Date Everything? Well this is like that except you'll be paired up with local streamers for lightning demo & interview rounds! (no actual speed dating at this event)
No demo? No worries! This event is also a regular meetup so come and be social, meet the locals you've only said hi to in the discord, network, and build new friendships!
BOBA will also be using this meetup to launch the Make-A-Wish MA & RI Creator ambassador program, if you are interested in applying before this event please reach out via email by May 10th.
Get some NEW exclusive Twitch gear you can't get anywhere else!
Food and drink is available for purchase on a simplified menu and the Make-A-Wish Blue Mana charity drink will be available at function room bar. A portion of sales will be donated.
Date: May 30th
Time: 6-9PM
Location: Pearl Street Station Restaurant, 53 Summer Street, Malden, 02148For more info on BOBA, check out their website or join their discord! https://www.bostonoba.org/
13 attendees
Boston Indies: Why Discovery Is Hard and How to Break Through the Noise!
Microsoft New England Research and Development Center, 1 Memorial Dr, Cambridge, MA, USJoin us for Ichiro's talk on games discoverability!
The discovery ecosystem is chaotic, misunderstood, and unforgiving. Most games sink without a trace; not because they're bad, but because developers are still using a 2010s playbook on how platforms and media actually work. Ichiro Lambe is a 30 year industry veteran who founded one of the longest-running indie studios, Dejobaan Games, and was recruited by Valve to help improve discovery on Steam. He'll deconstruct the sales funnel, reframe the roles of media and platforms, and provide a concrete, iterative framework for making your game seen, understood, and desired. You will leave knowing how to test your messaging, align with the real goals of games media, and engineer every part of your store page—from its name to its trailer—to command attention in a marketplace of 130,000+ games.
After the talk, we'll roll over to Flat Top Johnny's for pinball and drinks and hot dogs.
Doors: 6pm
Talk Start: 7pmJune 8, 6 - 9:00 pm
Microsoft NERD (New England Research and Development) Center
1 Memorial Dr Cambridge, MA 02142Transportation/parking info:
Please take public transit if possible; Kendall Square is easily accessible on the red line or by bus and the NERD is a short, 5 minute walk. If driving, there is parking below the NERD, or typical Kendall Square parking. (Or perhaps park at the Hayward Garage under MIT for easy access after Flat Top's!)By attending, you agree to adhere to the Boston GameDev Code of Conduct.
Boston Indies is committed to creating a safe, inclusive environment for our community. If you experience any harassment or other disrespectful behavior, please report it to the organizer of this event (either in person at the event, on the Boston Game Dev slack channel, or via the messaging feature on Meetup), email us at admin@bostonindies, or speak with venue staff.
31 attendees
Past events
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