What we’re about
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 (4+)
See all- Boston Indies: Marketing Mixer - Trailer RevueFlat Top Johnny's, Cambridge, MA
Time to flex those marketing muscles again. Boston Indies marketing Mixer event is back. This time, let's talk trailers! Whether you have something released or you're working on that big announcement, let's get together, watch each other's trailers, and give each other some feedback.
Your trailer will get FREE (yep, free!) feedback from some resident experts such as:
- Paul Hartling: Marketing Manager at Devolver Digital
- Keith Shetler: Owner at Saturday Morning Cereal
- Others! (More names here soon! I'm still luring victims, er, asking experts.)
Where and When!?
Flat Top Johnny's
238 Main St, Cambridge, MA 02142
(Basically the Open Space)6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
How will this work?
Fill out this form and get your trailer submitted. We will stitch them together and they'll be playing over at Flat Top Johnny's, where we'll all enjoy food and drinks together while the good times roll. (If half-baked trailers are good times.)
There, we'll have some feedback forms (physical and digital) that folks can fill out for each of the trailers. We'll compile it together and send it off to everyone within a few days. (Give me a break, I'm busy!)
See you there!
Parking
https://www.openspace.mit.edu/visitParking at the Hayward lot (directly under the Open Space) was $13, but please take public transit if possible!
Code of Conduct
By attending, you agree to adhere to the Boston Game Dev 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.
(And again, fill out this form if you want your trailer at the event: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeE8T_lilRKAbm0Qms3tTLBJFWccRZg4kmmSEg8FihB5vwgJw/viewform?usp=dialog)
- Boston Indies: Worcester Demo Night!Worcester Public Library, worcester, MA
In this Worcester edition of Demo Night, come show off the game you're working on, or just come kick it and see what folks in the community are up to! Hang out and support your fellow game makers with some feedback, informal play testing, and encouragement.
No sign-up required; if you have something to show, just bring a laptop/tablet to play on! The venue has power but WiFi is a little spotty, so be prepared for that.
This event also will not be taking place of our normally scheduled October event!
October 11, 1:30PM - 4:30PM
Worcester Public Library
Saxe Room
3 Salem St Suite 332, Worcester, MA 01608The Worcester Public Library is located right next to the Worcester Common!
Transportation/parking info: The library has parking in the back. For public transit, take the Worcester Framingham line to Union Station. From there you can take a quick 10 minute walk over to the library!
By attending you agree to abide by the Libraries meeting room policies
Boston Game Dev is committed to creating a safe environment for our attendees; by attending, you agree to adhere to the Boston Game Dev Code of Conduct.
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), MIT staff, or email us at contact@bostongamedev.org.
