… This group is a place for independent developers who live near Mountain View, Palo Alto, and Los Altos to discuss design trends, platforms, tools, testing and sales techniques, the media, the IRS, lawyers, cloning, pirates, advertising, publishers, stupid mistakes we've made, and anything else that is relevant to an indie developer who wants to successfully make it in the games industry.  

Ideas, Design, Development, DEMOs, Product Marketing, Business Development, Success or Failure Tips, Entrepreneurship, Opportunities among the whole bay area (including south to north, east to west :-))'s mobile game professional community, here is the place we can hold discussion, seminars, talks, and conference for the next big wave ! We hope to have monthly DEMOs, yeh, DEMOs, and quarterly bigger event to cheer up our own mobile game professionals for bigger success together !!!

BIG strives to demystify the video gaming industry for people of color. We assist individuals in evolving from consumers to producers of video games and apps. To accomplish our goals, BIG provides networking, outreach, mentoring, and entrepreneurship guidance to professionals and students.

… I personally love playing board games, movies, rock climbing, hiking, geocaching, finding good swimming holes, almost anything outdoors and so on.  But this group can be used for any type of event that isn't already represented in our area. If there is some event in our area that you would like to post, please let me know and we will get it on the calander.  Although I've lived in other parts of the Bay Area before, I'm new to this part so please throw out ideas on what there is to do here. Lo …

Gamification and use of game dynamics/mechanics in non-game contexts is next wave on the internet. To quote Seth Priesbatch "This decade is the decade of games". Community owners, entrepreneurs, application developers and marketers need to understand and leverage gamification techniques to their advantage. This group brings together people interested in gamification to discuss various aspects of the game design and dynamics.

Meet nearby Boardgame Players! Come to The Oakland Fridays Boardgames Meetup to play old and new favorites with new friends. We meet first & third Fridays at It's Your Move Games. Bring some snacks or drinks to share, and any game you want to suggest we play.

Monthly get together for gaming tournaments.

Are you a professional 2D or 3D artist in the bay area games industry looking to do some networking? Are you a student or aspiring game artist looking to get your foot in the door? Are you sick of hanging out in your gloomy studio grinding away on art assets in relative solitude? If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, come hang out with us! We have beer and like-minded people! The first half of the meetup will be some kind of presentation about working in the games industry (if y …

We started this Meetup to bring together the best devs, designers and entrepreneurs in the local social games space. Come meet some friends, hear a couple of great industry speakers, and talk about what's cool in social games.

Meet others interested in all aspects of Web, Digital, Social Game and Social Media Analytics. Gather to discuss key trends and updates around advanced analytics,as it applies to marketing and tech offerings, upcoming web, search, BI, sentiment analysis, reporting and predictive analytics software (Web Trends, Google Analytics, Net Insight, Omniture, etc.) Open to anyone interested in learning more and sharing thoughts about digital analytics, SEM, SEO and social media as it relates to web desig …

Xbox Tournaments | Kinect Gaming Events We host regular gaming tournaments and midnight launch parties for the community. In a gaming group or Kincet dance group?  Message me about hosting your weekly group and/or tournaments.  

… The rules couldn't be simpler: Two players alternate in placing black and white stones on a large (19x19 line) ruled board (although real games, albeit more tactical ones, are played on smaller 13x13 and 9x9 boards; even smaller ones are used for teaching the rules), with the aim of surrounding territory. Stones never move, and are only removed from the board if they are completely surrounded. The game rewards patience and balance over aggression and greed; the balance of influence and territory …

Berkeley Board Gamers is an open public board game group for adults that meets in and around Berkeley, California to play strategy board and card games of a higher caliber. These aren't your parent's boardgames! Find out more about the games we love to play. The purpose of Berkeley Board Gamers is to meet up, play these board and card games, and have fun at public locations or at the home of any member who would like to host. We have members from all over the Bay Area. We are always looking for …

Welcome to Peninsula Roleplaying and Homebrews. If you are open to a bit of experimental gaming and would like to meet other gamers in the area, then this is the group for you! Whether you want to join a group as a player or as a storyteller (or GM, or DM, or whatever you fancy), feel free to use this group to find the perfect roleplaying game for you. If you have a game that you want to play, let's make it work! Experimental, indie, and traditional games are all welcome here. Gamers of all leve …

Do you want to play more board games and meet some awesome people?   Meet nearby Board Game Players! Board Games are making a comeback! As more and more people are seeking fun things to do, the trend is moving towards new and exciting games. Come to the Diablo Valley Boardgames Meetup to enjoy spending time from a full range of games from lighthearted Telephone Pictionary to intense mind burners like Neuland. We meet monthly in a large setting for big gatherings and will try and have smaller gat …

Come play Boardgames and eat great food!! Meet new people while playing games like Apples to-Apples, Cranium, and Scrabble, to mention a few! We also hope to learn and love other, not-so-standard but award-winning games like Settlers of Catan, Carcassonne, and Ticket to Ride. We plan to meet regularly on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month in Dublin and we often have meet ups on different nights throughout the east bay area. If you have a great spot to play and can organize an additional gath …