Category: Events

Global Game Jam 2021: San Diego!

Join IGDA San Diego for Global Game Jam 2021!   This event is open to jammers of all skill levels and disciplines.  Come have fun, meet new people, and make awesome games as part of the largest game jam in the world! Join our discord server to find new people to work together with and join our event…
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Exploring Game Design: San Diego Design Week

Join IGDA San Diego in a panel discussion on game design and development and the announcement of IGDA’s 2020 San Diego Game Jam winner! Have you ever wondered what it means to be a game designer? Join us as we listen to a panel of industry experts from the San Diego design community as they…
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Fireside Chat with Alex Ferbrache

Join us Sunday May 24th on Twitch for a chat with Alex Ferbrache! https://twitch.tv/igdasandiego Alex Ferbrache is an UCSD and VGDC Alumni. He has worked at Pocketwatch Games on Tooth and Tail, did Freelance on a VR Project Skylight VR with E McNeil, and currently works at Microsoft Game Studios working on Forza and previously…
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Fireside Chat with the IGDA San Diego Board

Join the board of IGDA San Diego for an online townhall on April 27th! We’ll be taking community questions and answering them on the stream.  Have a question?  Submit here! Monday April 27th, starting at 6PM.  We’ll be posting a link to the stream on slack and social media.

Fireside Chat with Patrick Traynor

Join us for a Fireside chat with Patrick Traynor on the IGDA San Diego twitch channel.  We’ll be playing through some of Patrick’s games and asking him questions. The stream starts Sunday April 19th at 7PM!

February 2020 Mixer

Come meet game developers in the San Diego community! Join us at Buffalo Wild Wings in Encinitas for our monthly mixer! This event is open to anyone: we welcome students, hobbyists, full time devs, or anyone who wants to hang out and chat! Time: Thursday February 27th, 7:00PM – 10:00PM Place: Buffalo Wild Wings Encinitas Address: 11068…
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Game Art Portfolio Review

Looking to level up your art? Join us February 24th from 6-9 for one-on-one portfolio reviews with industry professionals. Even if you only have only one piece to show, that’s enough to get some advice, but please remember time will be limited so show your best work first. So get those pens/pencils/cursors/styluses moving! 6-7pm: First-come-first-serve sign…
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January 2020 Mixer

Come meet game developers in the San Diego community. This month we will be out front on the patio at BJs in Mission Valley! This event is open to anyone: we welcome students, hobbyists, full time devs, or anyone who wants to hang out and chat! This mixer will be two days before Global Game Jam, so come out…
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IGDA San Diego Global Game Jam

Global Game Jam: San Diego!

2020 Global Game Jam at The San Diego Innovation Center Sponsored by Kast.gg and The San Diego Innovation Center Join IGDA San Diego for Global Game Jam 2020 at the San Diego Innovation Center!  This event is open to jammers of all skill levels and disciplines.  Come have fun, meet new people, and make awesome games as part of the…
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Holiday Bonfire

Due to poor weather forecasts for December 7th, we’re pushing this event back a week to December 14th! This event is replacing our December mixer! Join the San Diego game dev community in celebrating the end of the year on a beach! Instead of our montly mixer, we’re holding an end of the year bonfire…
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