News & Events

November Mixer

Join IGDA San Diego out on the patio at Alesmith Brewing Company! Come meet game developers in the San Diego community! This event is open to anyone: we welcome students, hobbyists, full time devs, or anyone who wants to hang out and chat! Time: Thursday November 21st, 7:00PM – 10:00PM Place: AleSmith Brewing Company Address:…
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Indie Games on Mobile VR: Past, Present, & Future

Join us for a talk about the past, present, and future of indie mobile VR development led by E McNeill. E is a solo indie game designer in San Diego known for his VR strategy games, Darknet (2014), Tactera (2016), Skylight (2017), Astraeus (2018), and various other projects. Time: Friday November 15th, 7:00PM – 9:00PM Place: The San Diego Innovation Center Address: Mesa College, 7250 Mesa College…
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October Mixer

Time: Wednesday October 30th, 7:00PM – 10:00PM Place: Buffalo Wild Wings Encinitas Address: 1068 N El Camino Real Encinitas, CA 92024 Come meet game developers in the San Diego community! Join us at Buffalo Wild Wings for our monthly mixer on the night before Halloween! This event is open to anyone: we welcome students, hobbyists, full time devs, or anyone…
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Breaking Into Games: An Industry Panel

Want to break into games? Hear from our panel of industry professionals about their journey and what it takes to make it in today’s job market. Hear from: Jesse Snyder: Creative Director at NantG Kojo Kumah: Senior Game Programmer at Sony Playstation Margaret Krohn: Community Marketing Lead at Intrepid Studios Vic Bekarian: Associate Product Manager…
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September 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 is a fundraiser, any food you buy helps support the chapter.…
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San Diego Game Jam 2019

San Diego Game Jam 2019 Recap

  Games, results, and judging feedback can be found on the jam page.   Winners   Grand prize 1st: Crayon Face 2nd: Run Spot Run Judges choice 1st: Crayon Face 2nd: Run Spot Run Best Art 1st: Crayon Face 2nd: Run Spot Run Best Sound 1st: Crayon Face 2nd: SlingshOz Best Writing 1st: Run Spot…
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August Mixer

Join IGDA San Diego out on the patio at Alesmith Brewing Company! We’ll be announcing the winners of San Diego Game Jam and handing out prizes! This event is open to anyone: we welcome students, hobbyists, full time devs, or anyone who wants to hang out and chat! This venue typically has a food truck scheduled until 8pm RSVP…
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San Diego Game Jam 2019

San Diego Game Jam 2019

Do you have what it takes to make a great game? Enter the 2019 San Diego Game Jam and compete against local game developers to make the best game in just 1 weekend! Sponsored by Kast.gg, Jam City, and the San Diego Innovation Center Time: July 26th, 6:00PM – July 28, 9:00PM Place: The San Diego…
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IGDA SD | July Mixer

THIS IS A DIFFERENT BUFFALO WILD WINGS LOCATION FROM LAST MONTH’S MIXER Join IGDA San Diego Wednesday July 24th at Buffalo Wild Wings in Encinitas! We’ll be out on the patio, come say hi and meet local game devs! This event is open to anyone: we welcome students, hobbyists, full time devs, or anyone who wants…
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IGDA SD | June Mixer

THIS EVENT IS ON A WEDNESDAY AND AT A NEW LOCATION! This is the Buffalo Wild Wings in Mission Valley, NOT our usual one in Encinitas. Join IGDA San Diego on the patio for our June Mixer! Come chat with local devs, students, hobbyists in the aftermath of E3. Newcomers are welcome, the event is open…
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