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Global Game Jam 2024!

Hello, game dev enthusiasts! We’re once again hosting the annual Global Game Jam in Connecticut from January 26th to the 28th! This is an opportunity to meet other devs and collaborate on creating a game within a certain amount of time.  

At the time of writing, we only have one site participating, which is Quinnipiac University. We’ve also updated on our website with a regularly updated list of participating jam sites. Feel free to check it out at https://gamedevct.org/2024-global-game-jam-info/!

Some of our sites will vary between in-person, hybrid, and online. All jam sites listed on our website will have links to their GGJ sites with all the required information. 

This is a unique occasion to network with other games industry enthusiasts and spend the weekend collaborating on a project. Happy gaming, and we hope to see you there!

Thank you,

GameDevCT Board – Contact@GameDevCT.org

December 2023 Mixer!

Hello, game dev enthusiasts! Our next mixer will be held on December 9th from 1pm to 4pm at UConn’s Bishop Center in room 146 (first floor, first room).

This is an exciting opportunity to meet local devs and share your work. Feel free to bring anything you need for your digital and/or tabletop games. We’re also encouraging attendees to potentially find team members for the upcoming Global Game Jam!

Our first presentation will be by UConn Professor Ken Thompson, Abrahamic Aleppo, followed by a rapid-fire of student game presentations from UConn, the University of New Haven, Quinnipiac University, and other indies.

Abrahamic Aleppo is a UConn Global Affairs and Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute | Dodd Impact project that highlights culture and arts through a narrative, interactive experience. Players take on the role of a young child tasked with helping their family host a traditional garden party in 1928. During the experience, the player explores key locations such as a coffee house, a marketplace, an affluent private home, the Baron Hotel, and the local neighborhood. While playing, they engage in cultural crafts such as soap making, puppetry, and tarab, while interacting with fictional characters whose stories highlight human rights themes through an Abrahamic lens.    

Check out the Meetup page here:

https://www.meetup.com/gamedevct/events/297411675/

 

Happy gaming, and we hope to see you there!

Thank you,

GameDevCT Board – Contact@GameDevCT.org

August 2023 Mixer!

Hello, game dev enthusiasts! Our next mixer will be held on August 26th from 2pm to 5pm in the third floor auditorium at the Ferguson Library at 1 Public Library Plaza, Stamford, CT 06901.

This is an exciting opportunity to meet local devs and show off your work. Feel free to bring anything you need for your digital and/or tabletop games. We’re also looking for presenters to show their work to the entire group!

For more info, check out the link below:

https://www.meetup.com/gamedevct/events/294916924/

If you’d like to present your work prior to playtesting, please fill out this form:

https://forms.gle/DYLjjCQgfmReiEk47

 

Happy gaming, and we hope to see you there!

Thank you,

GameDevCT Board – Contact@GameDevCT.org

Spring 2023 events at University of New Haven!

 

Hello, game dev enthusiasts! The University of New Haven is hosting another game jam! The jam will take place online from April 21st to April 23rd. It is open to all current UNH students (including newly accepted students) as well as high school students and their parents or teachers. 

For more info, check out the link below:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/university-of-new-haven-charger-game-jam-tickets-570726316777

The University of New Haven is also holding the CT Tech Talent Accelerator Grant mini-conference. Join us for panels and conversations about games, education, economic and workforce development! The event will take place on May 4th from 1:30pm to 7:30pm at the university’s Alumni Lounge. We will also be having our quarterly mixer at the end of the event. 

If you are interested in attending, please see the link below:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ct-tech-talent-accelerator-mini-conference-the-constitution-state-of-play-tickets-612358469667

These are both unique occasions to network with other games industry enthusiasts and to see what they are working on. Happy gaming, and we hope to see you there!

Thank you,

GameDevCT Board – Contact@GameDevCT.org

2023 Global Game Jam!

Hello, game dev enthusiasts! We’re once again hosting the annual Global Game Jam in Connecticut! This is an opportunity to meet other devs and collaborate on creating a game within a certain amount of time. 

At the time of writing, we only have one site participating, which is Quinnipiac University. We’ve set up a new page on our website with a regularly updated list of participating jam sites. Feel free to check it out at https://gamedevct.org/2023-global-game-jam-info/!

Some of our sites will vary between in-person, hybrid, and online. All jam sites listed on our website will have links to their GGJ sites with all the required information. 

This is a unique occasion to network with other games industry enthusiasts and to see what they’re working on. Happy gaming, and we hope to see you there!

 

Thank you,

GameDevCT Board – Contact@GameDevCT.org

October mixer at University of New Haven!

Hello, game dev enthusiasts! Our next mixer will be held on October 26th from 6pm to 8pm in the Arts and Sciences lounge (3rd floor of the Maxcy building) at the University of New Haven at 300 Boston Post Rd, West Haven, CT 06516.

Feel free to bring anything you need to demo your digital and/or tabletop games. The university will provide tables and chairs for us to set up on, as well as a projector to connect a laptop to. We’ll have a few speakers present their work as well as the opportunity for everyone to show their games and have others try it out.

As this is a hybrid event, we’ll be using our virtual exhibit space in Gather.town! This is where you can find virtual booths that will contain links and other media for projects being worked on by local game devs. We will also be live streaming the event in the “Talks” room in our Gather.town space. The event space can be found here:
https://app.gather.town/app/UsbfcbJfSkzOot5s/GameDevCT%20Mixer

If you’re interested in our event, or want to have your game added to our Gather.town space, you can join our Discord server below (if you haven’t already) to get in touch with us, or through the email at the bottom of this post:
https://discord.com/invite/DyB2heqS5j

To join the event, check it out on Facebook and Meetup:
https://www.meetup.com/gamedevct/events/288954960/
https://fb.me/e/2kk5402Qy

If you’re planning to attend, please fill out this form:

https://forms.gle/sFVkaAk6QQURzQbP9

This is a unique occasion to network with other games industry enthusiasts and to see what they’re working on. Happy gaming, and we hope to see you there!

Thank you,
The GameDevCT Board – Contact@GameDevCT.org

July 2022 mixer!

Hello, game dev enthusiasts! Our next mixer will be held on July 9th from 2pm to 5pm at the Ferguson Library at 1 Public Library Plaza, Stamford, CT 06901.

Masks and other face coverings are required during the event. Hand sanitizer will be provided for use while playtesting. Sanitizing wipes will also be provided to attendees for cleaning controllers and other devices during playtesting. Feel free to bring anything you need to demo your digital and/or tabletop games. The Ferguson Library will provide tables and chairs for us to set up on, as well as a projector to connect a laptop to. The library will also provide a projector for those who want to present. 

We’re also introducing our virtual exhibit space in Gather.town! This is where you can find virtual booths that will contain links and other media for projects being worked on by local game devs. We will also be live streaming the event in the “Talks” room in our Gather.town space. The event space can be found here:

https://app.gather.town/app/UsbfcbJfSkzOot5s/GameDevCT%20Mixer

If you’re interested in our event, or want to have your game added to our Gather.town space, you can join our Discord server below (if you haven’t already) to get in touch with us, or through the email at the bottom of this post:

https://discord.com/invite/DyB2heqS5j

To join the event, check it out on Facebook and Meetup:

https://www.meetup.com/gamedevct/events/286417918/

https://fb.me/e/26WWfD8BD

This is a unique occasion to network with other games industry enthusiasts and to see what they’re working on. Happy gaming, and we hope to see you there!

 

Thank you,

The GameDevCT Board – Contact@GameDevCT.org

Global Game Jam 2022!

Hello, game dev enthusiasts! We hope everyone had an amazing New Year! The annual Global Game Jam is coming up this month. We’ll once again be partnering with Quinnipiac University here in Connecticut. We’ll be running in a hybrid model for those who are willing to jam in person as well as those who wish to stay at home.

While the Global Game Jam will run globally from January 20th to 30th this year, we will be sticking to the usual three-day duration (5:00 PM, Friday, the 28th to 5:00 PM, Sunday, the 30th). The theme will be revealed before the jam starts. You can join our site here:

https://globalgamejam.org/2022/jam-sites/game-design-and-development-quinnipiac-university

If you’re planning to participate online, but haven’t already joined our Discord, you can join here: https://discord.com/invite/DyB2heqS5j 

Happy gaming, and we hope to see you there!

November 2021 mixer!

Hello, game dev enthusiasts! Our next mixer will be held on November 20th from 2pm to 4pm at Elm City Games in New Haven, CT. Parking can be found on 270 State Street. Masks and proof of vaccination are both required for entry. We’ll be running another hybrid event this month so our online members can participate as well. This is a good opportunity to network with local devs and show any work-in-progress projects!

If you’re on Meetup, check out the event details here:

https://www.meetup.com/gamedevct/events/282087750/

If you’re planning to participate online, but haven’t already joined our Discord, you can join here: https://discord.com/invite/DyB2heqS5j 

Happy gaming, and we hope to see you there!

September 2021 update!

Hello, game dev enthusiasts! Our next mixer will be held on September 18th from 2pm to 4pm on our Discord. We’ll be returning to a digital format this month to spread out our in-person events. This is a good opportunity to show any work-in-progress projects you’ve been working on!

After a few presentations, we’ll have a discussion on games we’ve been playing recently that others might not have heard of and why they should try it. 

If you haven’t already joined our Discord, you can join here: https://discord.com/invite/DyB2heqS5j 

We’re also hosting a casual meetup at ConnectiCon next Saturday. Keep an eye out for updates on that in the next few days!

Happy gaming, and we hope to see you there!