Category: Spotlight

Developer Spotlight – Justin Scabarozi

Welcome to the SD IGDA first Developer Spotlight! Please meet Justin Scabarozi~ Justin began as a gamer, and started working his way through the industry with a Wondercon ticket from grandma – making his very first connections at the Gaming Creator Connection panel! Justin is a technical designer with a portfolio featuring a winning game…
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Introducing Developer and Project Spotlight!

San Diego is a bustling game hub, with numerous developers working on a countless number of projects under many studio names. As the IGDA, we want to get to know you and your work better – as well as help you share it with the world and your fellow San Diego professionals. So we are…
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Congrats to our Community: Soda Den on the release of Roots of Pacha!

Congrats to the team of Soda Den for releasing Roots of Pacha! Roots of Pacha was released on Steam April 26th, 2023. In Roots of Pacha, be a part of a thriving stone age community. Discover “ideas,” domesticate crops, befriend animals, and contribute to the growth of your village. Play with friends in co-op or…
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Congrats to our Community Member: Patrick Traynor on the release of Patrick’s Parabox!

Congrats to our community member Patrick Traynor for releasing Patrick’s Parabox! Patrick’s Parabox was released on Steam March 29th, 2022. Patrick’s Parabox is an award-winning puzzle game that explores a unique recursive system of boxes within boxes within boxes within boxes. Learn to manipulate the world’s structure by pushing boxes into and out of each…
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Congrats to our Community Member: Iori Branford on the release of Demonizer

Congrats to our community member Iori Branford for releasing Demonizer! Demonizer was released on Steam October 30th, 2020. Demonizer is a vertical shooter in the early to mid 90s arcade style of Raiden Fighters, Strikers 1945, and Battle Garegga. Shoot down, absorb and transform human invaders as you fly through a pixel art fantasy land…
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George Rothrock at Jam City

Bring Out Your Devs! Developer Spotlight: George Rothrock

Bring Out Your Devs is an IGDA San Diego blog series, where we highlight some amazing developers in our community. This time we interviewed George Rothrock, a producer at Jam City and long time IGDA member. He’s been in the game industry for over 24 years, working as a game designer, artist, producer, and professor.…
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Bring Out Your Devs! Developer Spotlight: Patrick Traynor

Bring Out Your Devs! Developer Spotlight: Patrick Traynor   We have awesome developers in our community, so we are starting a new blog series called Bring Out Your Devs! Out first developer is Patrick Traynor. He is currently making Patrick’s Parabox, an amazing mind-bending puzzler. It won Developer’s Choice at IndieCade 2019! Here’s our interview…
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