Chicago Video Games Hits C2E2
IGDA Chicago will be hosting three panels at C2E2, as well as a large booth space on the C2E2 show floor.
If you’re a studio interested in booth space at C2E2, contact Jay Margalus. We have an awesome deal lined up with C2E2, and some really great space next to the IGN booth area.
Here’s a preview of some of the panels we’ll be doing:
Building Your First Video Game: Have you ever wanted to build your own video game? Have you ever wanted to leanr what the first steps are? C2E2 is happy to get together some of the top game designers in Chicago to talk about what it takes to build a game from the ground up. Whether you are looking an independent or major game developer this panel will give you the tools to really know where to begin. We … Read More »
IGDA Chicago Game Night
Starting at 7pm on March 7th, come out to play with fellow gamedevs at The Starter League in 1871 (Merchandise Mart)!
Wideload and OUYA Mega Event
Sponsored by OUYA
Friday, March 1st from 6pm-9pm at 1871 in the Merchandise Mart.
IGDA Chicago is proud to host Wideload Games and OUYA for our March event From Console to Mobile, and Mobile to Console.
The game platform landscape is changing rapidly, and with it, how we consume media.
Join us as Julie Uhrman, CEO of OUYA, hosts a Q&A for developers curious about what OUYA does and how to publish on their platform. Following this, Wideload Games talks the transition from console to mobile and the release of their recent title, Avenger’s Initiative.
Purchase tickets here.
Global Game Jam Play Party
Thursday, February 21st at 7pm. IGDA Chicago hosts the second annual Chicago GGJ Play Party. Come out to play the raw experimental games made at GGJ sites all around Illinois.
DePaul Global Game Jam
Registration open now!
From DePaul’s Website:
A Game Jam is an event which brings together artists, programmers and designers to spend a weekend working together in intense game development and design. Why? To work with people you might not otherwise meet, to show off your skills and creativity and to get respect for making great and innovative games under extreme time constraints!
The DePaul Game Jam ’13 is the sixth annual game jam in Chicago and it will be held between Jan 25 – Jan 27 2013. The event is non-profit and it is organized by the College of Computing and Digital Media at DePaul University.
Once again, the DePaul Game Jam is part of the IGDA Global Game Jam that takes place all over the world during (mostly) the same 48 hours. The Global Game Jam will start at 5:00p Friday, January 25, 2013 through 3:00pm Sunday, January … Read More »
Game Jam Survival Techniques
Speakers: Ryan Wiemeyer (The Men Who Wear Many Hats), Kevin Zuhn (Young Horses), Dave Fulton (Jacksmack), Dan Loane (Wideload).
Want to participate in a game jam? Looking for tips and tricks on how to survive one? Or maybe you just want to hear old war stories from seasoned game jammers…
Come check this event out, where game jammers and game devs will talk shop on how to get through a game jam with a finished game and your sanity intact (sort of)!
IGDA Chicago and Indie City Games Collaborate
Sponsored by Gree.
Working on a mobile game? Pitch us your latest build or GDD on the spot, for a chance to win swag and other cool prizes.
Gree is a leading mobile social gaming company that recently launched the open beta of their GREE Platform, a global platform that brings together developers and players.
Want to know more? Email us at greelovesindies@gree.net
Come see:
Dave Engelberg (Director of Developer Relations) of Gree speak about their new “Gree Loves Indies” program!
Schuller Heinz, former art director at Day One Studios, will talk about developing the Top-20 XBox Live Indie Games title “Avatar Lazer Wars 2.”
Craig Stern will talk numbers for Telepath RPG: Servants of God. What worked to drive sales? What didn’t? What impact did pricing have? We’ll find out!
Kevin Geisler will talk about free and cheap tools for collaborating with other developers, and Jake Elliot … Read More »
