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!
Interested in submitting a talk about something you're passionate about? Submit a talk via the form here!
Our meetup groups include:
- Boston Indies
- Boston Post Mortem (Boston IGDA Chapter)
- Game Audio Boston
- Make Games Make Friends
- BoGo - Boston Godot Developers Group
- BUD - Boston Unity Developers
- BGD Unreal
- Worcester Indies
- MassDiGI
- (Other groups welcome to join; please reach out!)
Tap the following links to join the Boston Game Dev Slack and/or Discord!
Boston Game Dev is a 501c3 community nonprofit, and if you like the work we do, we’d love your support! We’re completely volunteer-run and rely on donations to cover costs like venue bookings and make our events possible. Thank you!
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/
If you’re interested in corporate sponsorship or supporting a specific event, please reach out at **contact@bostongamedev.org** , or use the form on our website at [BostonGameDev.org](https://bostongamedev.org/)
By attending a Boston Game Dev event, you acknowledge that photography and video recording may take place. You grant Boston Game Dev permission to photograph, film, or otherwise capture your image for use in promotional materials, including websites, social media, and online videos.
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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, a 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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BUD - Boston Unity Developers
MIT Indigenous Peoples’ Center, 120 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, Cambridge, MA, USPlease sign up at our main page:
https://www.meetup.com/unity-user-boston/
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Do you use Unity? Do you have a project you want feedback on? A challenge you're struggling with?Well, the community is here to help! Come hang out at BUD, our monthly meetup and talk to other Unity friends! Come with your project, personal knowledge, and challenges to receive support from the community, share any insights you may have or just network with like-minded individuals.
All ability levels are more than welcome - from those that are curious, complete beginners, to new graduates and seasoned vets- we'd love to see you!
No amount of Unity knowledge is required.If you would like to present or demo we recommend bringing a laptop.
Networking starts at 6:30pm. Lightning talks start at 7:00pm. Hope to see you there!
3 attendees
Friends of BGD Event: Game Dev Lunch - Boston
200 Lincoln Street, 200 Lincoln St, Boston, MA 02111, USA, Boston, MA, USExplore the food scene of Boston's South Station region while getting your healthy dose of industry networking in!
Details:
- The event is open to everyone involved in game development and Free to attend but you'll be buying your own food.
- We have a Capacity Limit, managed by Meetup. You must confirm your attendance on Meetup if you are planning to attend.
- Exception: Paying Coworking Members and those that co-worked the day of the event do not need to register and are guaranteed a spot to every event run by the space.
- We'll be launching our way to a restaurant from the Critical Mass! Office Every Other Wednesday at 12:30 Afternoon.
- Meet us at the office before 12:30 else coordinate on Discord to meet us on location.
- Please add any food spot recommendations and vote for the ones you like within the Critical Mass! Discord.
- The Weekly destinations will be announced on Discord, the day of the event.
- Join the Critical Mass! Discord for any communication needs.
Website: https://www.criticalmassgame.dev/
Discord Link available on website and on meetup for attendees.1 attendee
Worcester Indies: Demo Night!
Worcester Public Library, 3 Salem Square Worcester, MA 01608, worcester, MA, USThis is the first of hopefully many Worcester Indies events. 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.
Worcester Indies is currently a subset of Boston Indies. With that in mind this event also will not be taking place of our normally scheduled October event!
October 10, @ 2:00PM - 5:00PM
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.
22 attendees
Past events
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