Game Dev Holiday Mixer 2016 Recap

Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Emporium Arcade Bar in Wicker Park on December 12th for an evening of good times for a good cause! Our amazing Chicago game development community came together and raised a grand total of $1,567 in donations for Comer Children’s Hospital. Your efforts have no doubt made this holiday season all that much brighter for patients and their families. Well done!

It’s become an annual tradition for IGDA Chicago and Industry Night to join forces and this year Kyle Bailey hosted another amazing showcase of games including:

• Real Winners

• Battle Chef Brigade

• Aerobat

Additionally, our fantastic sponsors made this a truly memorable event. Attendees feasted upon bountiful pizza courtesy of Young Horses and competed to win autographed copies of their hit game, Octodad: Dadliest Catch, alongside exciting raffle prizes such as a PS4 Pro system from Wargaming  and Telepath Tactics shirts from Sinister Design.

Eric Shofe and Ross Hersemann of the IGDA Chicago Board also brought a couple of surprise raffle items to the table such as a N64 console with Star Fox and Pokemon Sun and Moon for 3DS.

Overall, everyone had a great time while helping kids and families at Comer Children’s Hospital this season. Thank you, everyone, and Happy Holidays!

2016 IGDA Chicago Board Election Results

The 2016 IGDA Chicago Board of Directors elections have drawn to a close after the call for nominations.

Two nominations were cast for three open seats on the Board:

Shekhar Dhupelia

Shekhar Dhupelia is the Studio Head for Wargaming.net, for both their Chicago and Baltimore offices. Originally an engineer, Shekhar has worked in games for 15 years, getting his start at Sony back in the PlayStation 2 days, and has worked at several local companies in Engineering and Production roles including Midway, High Voltage, Studio Gigante, WMS / Scientific Games and now Wargaming for the past 3 years working with the World of Tanks team. He has previous experience volunteering for the IGDA Chicago Chapter, and is focused on both growing the Chicago game dev scene while always pushing to improve quality of life for our current and future developers.

Heather M Decker

Chicago has an amazing game development community and my goal is for our local IGDA chapter to continue organizing a variety of monthly events for students and professionals alike so we can continue to connect, learn, and grow together. In the coming term, I will ensure that our chapter embraces opportunities to collaborate with other local groups because with our powers combined we can do even more awesome things! Additionally, I’ll be encouraging more individuals from within our fantastic community to get involved through volunteering to support and drive IGDA Chicago activities. Our community is powered by the efforts of many outstanding folks who donate their time to make great things happen in and around Chicago. Since I first became involved with IGDA Chicago in 2011, we’ve done some pretty awesome things. I’m excited to see what we come up with next!

Congratulations to Shekhar and Heather, who will be appointed to the Board and will officially take office alongside Brian Eddy and Ross Hersemann on January 1st, 2017. Following the first Board meeting of the new year, one additional Board seat will be appointed.

We greatly appreciate Eric Shofe and Patrick McCarron’s contributions to the Board these past two years. Eric and Patrick will continue to serve on the board until the close of the year on December 31st, 2016.

2016 Elections: Nominations are Open

The 2016 IGDA Chicago Board Elections are just around the corner in December and our local IGDA members will be voting on three available Board seats. These newly elected Board members will join the two standing Board members in volunteering their time and energy to move the chapter forward in the direction they feel most represents the will of the membership and the good of the chapter.

At this time we would like to open the floor to nominations for these three openings on the Board. Please consider your recommendations carefully, as the Directors of the organization are representative of you as the membership.

If you are nominating yourself, please send us a short candidate statement. If you are nominating someone else, please be sure to include complete contact information for your nomination.

There are only two requirements to be on the Board: you must be a paid member of the IGDA in good standing and you must be able to commit to attending meetings with some regularity. Specifics will be discussed with board members following the election.

Nominations will be accepted until 11:59 PM CST on November 22th, 2016. After nominations close, we will be sending our local IGDA members additional information about the candidates and voting process.

If you are interested in getting involved but don’t feel a Board position is necessarily for you, please consider joining us as a volunteer. Building a strong chapter hinges on the efforts of passionate individuals in the game development community. Please don’t hesitate to email us (info at igdachicago dot com) to let us know you’re interesting in helping out!

Best Regards,

Your IGDA Chicago Chapter Board of Directors

2016 IGDA Chicago Elections

The 2016 IGDA Chicago Board Elections will be kicking off next month with nominations. Three Chapter Board seats are up for election this year.

Key dates:

November 1st – Nominations Open

November 22 – Nominations Close

November 25 – Polls Open

December 9th – Polls Close

There are only two requirements to serve on the IGDA Chicago Board: you must be a paid member of the IGDA in good standing and be able to commit to attending regular meetings.

Please email info@www.igdachicago.com if you have any questions about the upcoming election or are interested in joining our awesome crew of volunteers.

Game Dev Holiday Mixer 2015 Recap

This year marks our fourth rendition of the Game Dev Holiday Mixer and I’m pleased to share that it was a tremendous success thanks to everyone who joined us at the Emporium on December 15th and lit up the bar with glorious holiday cheer. IGDA Chicago and  Industry Night once again joined forces, supported by a cast of outstanding sponsors, for an evening of joyous gathering and good will. Our amazing Chicago game development community came together and raised a grand total of $1,779.56 in donations for Comer Children’s Hospital, complemented by a large box of toys. Your efforts have no doubt made this holiday season all that much brighter for the patients and their families. Well done, everyone!

Thank you Kyle Bailey of Industry Night for collaborating with us on this event, including organizing and hosting the amazing showcase of games. We also greatly appreciate all of the talented developers who took to the stage and shared their games with us on the big screen:
We Are Chicago
Dog Sled Saga
Omni Bus
Sausage Soccer

Many thanks to Emporium Arcade Bar for opening their space to us and offering drink and token vouchers that contributed to the cause. The staff also donated a nice raffle package of Emporium swag this year, which was a wonderful holiday surprise.

Waves of delightful food, exciting raffle prizes, and a direct donation were generously sponsored by our local studio presence, who made this event the biggest and best we’ve hosted so far. We are grateful for your continued support:
NetherRealm
Wargaming
Zynga
EA
Robomodo
Sinister Design
Jackbox Games

This was an evening filled with an exciting level of merriment: old friends catching up, new friendships blossoming, a variety of games being enjoyed by all, delicious food and tasty beverages being shared… all under the banner of charity.

Chicago has a truly amazing community of game developers and it’s wonderful to witness the volume of good we can accomplish together!

Thank you, everyone, and Happy Holidays!

2015 IGDA Chicago Board Election Results

The 2015 IGDA Chicago Board of Directors elections have drawn to a close. A special thanks goes out to this year’s candidates who stepped up to run: Brian Eddy, Ross Hersemann, and Kevin Treski.

We appreciate the local IGDA members who took time to review the candidates and cast their votes.

Voting concluded on December 14th, 2015, and the newly elected Directors will officially take office on January 1st, 2016.

The elected directors are (listed alphabetically by last name):

Brian Eddy

Ross Hersemann

Congratulations to Ross and Brian, who will be joining Heather M Decker, Patrick McCarron, and Eric Shofe on the chapter Board.

We greatly appreciate Neal Sales-Griffin and Sheri Rubin’s contributions to the Board these past two years. Neal and Sheri will continue to serve on the board until the close of the year on December 31st, 2015.

Thank you to Tristin Hightower, Global Director of Operations for the IGDA, who assisted us with election correspondence and tallied the voting results.

2015 Game Dev Holiday Mixer Preview

Things are starting to get festive out there, which means it’s time for IGDA Chicago and Industry Night‘s annual Game Dev Holiday Mixer! Get ready for an evening of socializing, games, and merriment for game developers of all disciplines at the Emporium Arcade Bar, complete with tons of delicious food from NetherRealm, Wargaming, and Zynga.

Best of all, we’ll be raising donations for The University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children’s Hospital — good times for a good cause!

The event starts at 7pm. NetherRealm and Wargaming will be kicking us off with tasty thin crust pizzas and savory Italian beef from Lou Malnati’s, so arrive hungry!

Shortly thereafter, developers will take to the stage to showcase a selection of amazing local games:

7:15-8:00 – We Are Chicago
8:00-8:45 – Dog Sled Saga
8:45-9:30 – Omni Bus
9:30-10:15 – Sausage Soccer

Around 9pm, Zynga will refresh the crowd’s pizza needs with a selection of outstanding pies from Dimo’s.

At 10:15pm, the charity raffle commences, with incredible prizes, including collector’s editions of Mortal Kombat X, studio swag, local game codes, and an iPad.
Raffle tickets are just $5 and all proceeds go to the cause, so don’t hesitate to try your luck.

In all, we’re looking at quite an amazing evening and we all hope to see you there!

IGDA Chicago Board of Director Elections – 2015 Candidates

Nominations for the 2015 IGDA Chicago Board Elections have closed and elections are about to begin.

We have 3 nominees running for 2 available seats on the Board of Directors. We have provided their candidate statements below so you may review who has stepped up to run.

If you are a paid IGDA member, please watch your inbox for voting instructions.

2015 Candidates

Brian Eddy

I have been making games professionally for over 30 years from Commodore Vic-20 and C-64, to programming and designing pinball machines, redemption machines, arcade video machine, console games from the PS2 to Xbox360 era, PCs and most recently free to play games on Facebook and mobile/tablet devices.  I have held most major rolls on a game development team from lead designer, programmer, art director, audio direction and production along with deep involvement in marketing and business side. All this gives me a wide range of knowledge and experience to share on how to make a wide variety of games.

Why IGDA Board?

1. I have years of experience in making video games and now want to help others do the same thing. I have lots of lessons learned along the way and I would like to share that knowledge with others in the gaming world to help them achieve their goals.

2. I enjoy working with all types of people and backgrounds who share a common interest and passion in making games. I love the variety and creativity that comes from a diverse group of people with a passion to create!

3. I’ve been making games specifically in Chicago for over 25 years. I want the gaming community to not only survive in Chicago but continue to grow! The IGDA has the ability to support existing developers but also to inspire and bring in new developers coming from school or hobbyist with a passion to make their own game.

4. I believe in the IGDA and its ability to help those in the gaming industry. I like that they are advocates for quality of life. That they are supporters of diversity because anyone can make a great game. They are an advocate for games as an art form which I very much believe in. The IGDA help people who are unfamiliar with the business and legal matter associated with games by having seminar to help people. And finally they help students in many way through helping set curriculums to awarding scholarships to grow our next generation of game developers.

5. As a youth looking to make games I would have LOVED to have had a group dedicated to the creation of games. This would have been invaluable to be as someone just starting out trying to makes games. Now that this organization exists I would like to help it thrive and continue to provide that outlet and the ability to meet up with other likeminded people to hone their craft in a fun environment.

Thank you for your consideration.

Ross A. Hersemann

My name is Ross A. Hersemann and I would like to submit myself for consideration for the open Board position with the Chicago Chapter of the IGDA. I would like to take this opportunity to share both my reasons for pursuing this position, and my relevant experience. I want to thank you in advance for your consideration.

I am an attorney currently practicing in Chicago. I am a solo practitioner, and I limit my law practice to developing technology and business matters, specifically video games. I have helped several local indie game developers incorporate their studios as businesses, filed their copyrights and trademarks, and reviewed and drafted their business contracts. I typically offer special rates for indie game developers, because I am a diehard gamer myself and I want to support their unique development.

While still in law school I founded the Video Game Law Society and organized the Chicago Video Game Law Summit. The Summit offered 5 academic panels on all aspects of video game law, including independent game development. Our speakers were lawyers, industry professionals, and game developers. I organized the entire event from start to finish and would bring that same level of organization to my work with the IGDA.

In addition to CVGLS, I am committed to industry education in other ways. I run a video game law blawg at www.loadinglaw.com, where I write articles devoted to legal developments in the video game industry. My work with Loading Law has led to many speaking events at conventions where I give presentations to developers and artists. I have spoken at IndyPopCon, Wizard World, the Ohio Game Dev Expo, EPXCon, and most recently ValorCon. I also gave a talk for the IGDA at DePaul several months ago.

I also currently serve as the President of the Board of the Video Game Art Gallery here in Chicago. I have presided over every board meeting since my induction, and I was the co-organizer of the HARDCORE/Casual event at Emporium this summer. We raised funds for local video game artists, and bestowed an award to one who had made great strides in legitimizing video games as an art form.

On the whole, I am dedicated to the Chicago indie video game community. I have attended nearly every Industry Night, Indie City Games Meetup, and event organized by the IGDA, Chicago Gaming Union, the Voxelles, and of course, innumerable legal seminars on technology. I want to bring my experience, organizational skills, and leadership to the IGDA. I want to facilitate collaboration with other Chicago game groups, promote educational programming, and provide networking opportunities for everyone in Chicago involved in games.

I look forward to hearing from you, and thank you for your consideration.

Kevin Treski

Last year I moved back to Chicago after working at Sony Electronics for the last eight years. Most recently I was the Strategy Manager for Corporate Business Development utilizing research and analysis to build business and product plans and roadmaps. Since I’ve been back in Chicago I’ve created two organizations around gaming. Chicago Gaming Union is a monthly outreach group which shows off indie games (many made in Chicago) at a bar to get people excited about new games and advocate for the developers. Play On Chicago is a 501(c)(3) organization that advocates for the revenue and job growth of local video game developers through research and co-marketing. I have also build the most complete map of Chicago’s video game development landscape as well as was selected as a volunteer for Bit Bash. No matter if I am selected as a board member or not, you can always count on me to act as a signal boost to any actives you need help promoting.

You can see more at:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevintreski

https://twitter.com/Khathis

http://www.playonchicago.org/

https://www.facebook.com/kevin.treski

http://digiture.tumblr.com/

Thank you for your time and best of luck!

2015 IGDA Chicago Board Elections

The 2015 IGDA Chicago Board Elections are just around the corner in December and our local IGDA members will be voting on two available Board seats. These newly elected Board members will join the three standing Board members in volunteering their time and energy to move the chapter forward in the direction they feel most represents the will of the membership and the good of the chapter.

At this time we would like to open the floor to nominations for these two openings on the Board.  Please consider your recommendations carefully, as the Directors of the organization are representative of you as the membership.

If you are nominating yourself, please send us a short candidate statement. If you are nominating someone else, please be sure to include complete contact information for your nomination.

There are only two requirements to be on the Board: you must be a paid member of the IGDA and you must be able to commit to attending the board meetings and IGDA Chicago meetings with some regularity. Specifics will be discussed with board members following the election.

Nominations will be accepted until 11:59 PM CST on November 23th, 2015. After nominations close, we will be sending our local IGDA members additional information about the candidates and voting process.

If you are interested in getting involved but don’t feel a Board position is necessarily for you, please consider joining us as a volunteer. Building a strong chapter hinges on the efforts of passionate individuals in the game development community. Please don’t hesitate to email us to let us know you’re interesting in helping out!

Best Regards,

Your IGDA Chicago Chapter Board of Directors

10/18/2015 Meeting Minutes

Board of Directors Meeting

18 October, 2015

Meeting called to order at 1:43PM CST and adjourned at 2:24PM CST.

Board Members in Attendance

Sheri, Neal, Patrick, Eric, and Heather in attendance in person at Zynga Chicago.

Agenda

• Motions

• Secretary Role

• IGDAF Grant for a Video Camera

• Harold Washington Library Collaboration

Motion Summary

Appoint Patrick as Co-Treasurer — Unanimously approved

Change Address To Patrick’s Address — Unanimously approved

Give Patrick Check Signing Authority — Unanimously approved

Get Patrick A Debit Card — Unanimously approved

Update Financial Policies (update Sheri’s email and update expense reimbursement form)  — Unanimously approved

Motion to approve new mission statement — Unanimously approved

Motion Summary

Board will decide on who will take the Secretary role after the election.

IGDAF Grant for a Video Camera

Board is investigating applying for an IGDAF Grant to purchase a video camera for use at events.

Next Meeting

Next meeting is November 1st.

Diversity and Inclusivity at Volition – a User Research Perspective Recap

Backed by research papers and first-hand experience as a User Experience Researcher for Volition, Elizabeth Zelle’s talk on diversity and inclusivity at the studio known for the Saints Row series kept attendees engaged throughout the 2 hour session. With her extensive experience in user research, Zelle also shed light on the current state of inclusivity in games, the pros and cons of the different ways to include underrpresented groups, and the benefits to increasing the representation of minorities.

While the presentation had a light-hearted tone to it, it was kept at a well-balanced pace, and was grounded in easy to digest facts and statistics. Using recent fan art of player-made characters in Saints Row throughout her slides, Zelle closed the talk with the point that giving players from all walks of life the ability to represent themselves can indeed have a powerful impact on them. During the Q&A section that followed, Zelle gave further insight into the topic by providing tips and advice on dealing with issues of diversity both in the workplace and in the games we develop.

The talk was hosted by Columbia College Chicago, who was gracious enough to record and upload the entire talk. If you missed the event, worry not – the recording may be viewed here: https://youtu.be/VyK88RTnfX8

In closing, we’d like to give a huge thank you to Elizabeth Zelle for traveling all the way from Champaign just to give the talk. We’d also like to thank Columbia College Chicago for hosting and recording the event.

Reboot Indie Game Awards and Young Game Developer Challenge

The Reboot Indie Game Awards are just around the corner at Indy PopCon in Indianapolis. When an independent video game developer registers for a booth at Indy PopCon by June 19th, they are automatically entered in the Reboot Awards. The top three developers will leave with longboard trophies and the grand champion gets $10,000 in funding to put towards their game development.

Check out the longboard trophies below!

Additionally, young developers ages 6-17 can register for the Young Video Game Developer Challenge by June 22nd for a chance at top prizes like a scholarship to IUPUI School of Informatics and Computing or eBash Summer Camp, as well as exciting game and toy prizes! All participants will receive a certificate and Meccano model set.

GGJ Play Party 2015

A diverse lineup of games was shown at the Global Game Jam Play Party this year, hosted once again by DePaul CDM. Dozens of people had fun scrambling for supplies in space stations, exploring a sequence of surreal vignettes, and wearing different hats. Six out of the twenty six games developed in Chicago were presented at the event, including:

• Alone with Hats – A quirky 2D platforming game where players gain different abilities from wearing different hats

• Cosmic Equalizer – A surreal 3D game that is “a space symphony about the inevitability of death” (play it here)

• Project 2201 – Players memorization and hand coordination skills are put to the test in this top-down action game, where the input keys are randomized each playthrough (play it here)

• Space Scavengers – In this 2D co-op game, players race to collect enough supplies from abandoned space stations before its imminent destruction

• Two Rats, One Cage – A 2D puzzle game where players simultaneously navigate two rats out of a series of dangerous experiments (play it here)

• Vision Quest – Players guide a fox, an eagle, and a fish in search of the sacred totems in this 3D adventure game (play it here)

Thank you to everyone who came by or presented their game, and to Allen Turner for helping to co-organise and photograph the event! Check out the photos for the party on IGDA Chicago’s Flickr page!

Game Dev Holiday Mixer 2014: Success!

We’d like to extend our utmost appreciation to those of you who gathered together at the Emporium on December 16th for our third rendition of the Game Dev Holiday Mixer, a time-honored tradition between IGDA Chicago and Industry Night. Thanks to our amazing community, we raised $1004.91 for the Comer Children’s Hospital and collected a box full of great toys for the kids! This will no doubt make the holidays a bit brighter for patients and their families.

Thank you Kyle Bailey (Industry Night) for collaborating with the IGDA Chicago board to make this happen.

Extra special thanks to Emporium Arcade Bar for giving us a great space in Wicker Park and the opportunity to offer drink and token vouchers that contributed to the cause.

We’d like to extend a huge thanks to our generous sponsors:

• Phosphor Games Studio for making it possible for guests to enjoy a delightful taco bar from Antique Taco

• Code Beast for enhancing said taco bar beyond our imagination

• Walter Aldro Day, Jr. and Brian Eddy for contributing a huge set of Video Game Trading Cards to the raffle

• NetherRealm Studios for donating great prizes both this year and last

Over the course of the night, we had an exciting selection of local developers demoing games on stage. If you weren’t able to see them in action, definitely look out for:

• Octodad by Young Horses, presented by Phil Tibitoski

• Telepath Tactics by Sinister Design, presented by Craig Stern

• Tango in Paradise created and presented by Andy Saia

• Relativity created and presented by Willy Chyr

• Divekick, Gunsport, and Capsule Force by Iron Galaxy, presented by Isaac Torres and Jordan Petersen

We had some competition in the Killer Instinct: Fight for the Kids arcade tournament, and then later on, fourteen fantastic prize packages were raffled off for the cause.

There was much merriment in the air: old friends catching up, new friends in the making, spirited networking, arcade and pinball enjoyment, tasty food and beverages… all under the common banner of a good cause.

Thank you, everyone! We have an excellent game development community here in Chicago and it’s amazing to see the good we can accomplish together!

Game Dev Holiday Mixer 2014

After having a blast last year, IGDA Chicago and Industry Night are collaborating on our third Game Dev Holiday Mixer on December 16th at the Emporium Arcade Bar, with the goal of raising donations for the Comer Children’s Hospital. We hope to see you there, so please save the date!

This year we’ll have a showcase of local games, a raffle and arcade cabinet tournament for the cause, as well as all around good times. You can order Drink + Token Vouchers and/or Fight for the Kids Tournament spots in advance on Eventbrite. 

Video of An Afternoon with Brenda and John Romero

Last summer we were lucky to have both John and Brenda Romero to visit Chicago to talk to our community for a special event. We now present the video of the event for those who could not make it. Also don’t forget, if you don’t have time to watch the whole event, here is our great event recap by Nicholas Cassleman

As far as future events go, on July 30th we are hosting a panel discussion about entrepreneurship and starting your own game company. This event has already sold out, but we did just opened up a small amount of extra tickets, so get them while you can!

Then on August 6th we’re having Mike Geig of Unity come to do an instructional training session focused on lighting and baking in Unity 3D.

Stay tuned for other future events, as well as some videos from our previous events.

6/8/2014 Meeting Minutes

Board of Directors Meeting

8 June, 2014

Meeting called to order at 12:00pm CDT and adjourned at 1:12pm CDT.

Board Members in Attendance

Attended by Sheri, Neal and Heather via Skype IM.

Absent board members: Eric and Patrick

Agenda

• June Networking Event

• July Business Panel

• July Summer Game Jam

• August Unity Event

• September End of Summer Picnic

• Accessibility Talk

Meeting Notes

• June Networking event is posted and just needs promotion. Venue has a few requests which the board agreed to.

• Summer Game Jam venue is likely locked and we’re looking to contact the exec list about prizes.

• September picnic needs to start planning so we can make it better than it was last year.

• Someone volunteered about doing an accessibility talk, maybe in October? Will continue discussions.

• Business Panel is pretty much all set, Neal will handle promotion of it as well via his company who is hosting the venue.

Motion Summary

• No motions were made at the meeting

Next Meeting

Our next official meeting will be on July 13th, 2014.

5/18/2014 Meeting Minutes

Board of Directors Meeting

18 May, 2014

Meeting called to order at 12:00pm CDT and adjourned at 1:00pm CDT.

Board Members in Attendance

Attended by Sheri, Heather, Patrick and Eric via Skype IM.

Absent board members: Neal

Agenda

• May Board Game Night

• June Event

• July Business Panel

• Summer Game Jam

• August Unity Event

• Newsletter

• Supporting Science Jam

Meeting Notes

• Board game event is ready to go with site and date secured.

• Patrick is working with David on ideas for the Business Panel panelists and hosts

• Eric is making progress on the August Unity event and locations for Summer Game Jam

• Trying to help out with Science Jam but been unable to get a list of places they’ve hit up already so to avoid double requesting assistance in fund raising.

• Due to June speaker event falling through Sheri will do a Q+A talk on Networking instead, just need a venue for it.

• Newsletter has slowed again so we need to work on addressing that somehow.

Motion Summary

• No motions were made at the meeting

Next Meeting

Our next official meeting will be on June 8th, 2014.

4/13/2014 Meeting Minutes

Board of Directors Meeting

13 April, 2014

Meeting called to order at 12:00pm CDT and adjourned at 12:55pm CDT.

Board Members in Attendance

Attended by Sheri, Eric, Neal, Heather & Patrick via Skype IM.

Absent board members: None

Agenda

• April Community Workshop Event

• May Business Panel Event

• June Out of Town Speaker Update

• Summer Game Jam

• Supporting Science Game Jam

Meeting Notes

• A tenative Summer Game Jam date was selected for July

• Community event is all setup and needs nothing more than final details before the event and a push to get more people to sign up.

• Board will do what it can to support the Science Game Jam

Motion Summary

• No motions were made at the meeting

Next Meeting

Our next official meeting will be on May 18th, 2014.

Post-GDC Meetup Pictures

Pictures from the Post-GDC Meetup are now available, courtesy of Serge from Wargaming. Special thanks to Wargaming Chicago-Baltimore for hosting the event and providing refreshments!