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2022 Board Election Results

The 2022 Board election results are in! James Curtis and Kesley Connolly have been elected to the IGDA San Diego Board! Also, Judah Perez has been reelected for another 2 year term for the IGDA San Diego Board of Organizers. Thank you for everyone who voted!

2022 Board Elections!

The board elections are on! Make sure to be a registered IGDA member and vote in the IDGA San Diego board elections! Voting is open until November 17th at 6pm PST. Voter Guide: https://www.igdasandiego.org/voterguide2022 IGDA Membership: https://members.igda.org/members/membership.asp?id= Voting Form: https://www.igdasandiego.org/votingform2022 Thank you, your participation ensures the continuation of cool game development events in San Diego.…
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IGDA San Diego Spooky Mixer

Join us for a Spooky Picnic Mixer in the park! Bring a chair or a blanket and chat and network with other devs, hobbyists, and students in the San Diego community. Dress up in your costumes if you desire! RSVP is not required for this event, but please sign up if you are interested so…
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West Coast Game Jam 2022 Results

The results are in! The winners are: Overall Paper Plane Paper Plane takes first winning Best Art, and Best Narrative! Second Place Ray’s Coast 2 Coast Ray’s Coast 2 Coast takes second, winning Best Audio and Best Design! Third Place CoastCoastCoastCoast (C4) CoastCoastCoastCoast wins third place! View the results! https://itch.io/jam/west-coast-jam/results Good job everyone and thank…
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Nominations are open for the 2022 Board Elections!

We’re opening up nominations for the IGDA San Diego 2022 Board Elections! If you or someone you know is interested in serving on the board you can now nominate here. Nominations are open for 3 weeks, followed by the board election to bring on new board members.

West Coast Jam

it’s time for the San Diego Summer West Coast Game Jam! Join us for virtual jamming with people all over the west coast! Join: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/west-coast-game-jam-2022-tickets-370949488907 Itch: https://itch.io/jam/west-coast-jam

Welcome Stephen Trinh to the IGDA San Diego Board of Organizers

Welcome Stephen Trinh to the IGDA San Diego Board of Organizers! Stephen has been appointed for a year term on the board to help organize events here in San Diego. Stephen Trinh is a game designer at Activision Blizzard. He likes to read and write in his off-time.

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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NOT GDC Mixer

Join IGDA San Diego at Alesmith at our NOT GDC Mixer, for those of us not going to GDC to mingle and come together and chat with other game developers! EventBrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/igda-not-gdc-mixer-tickets-294999550597 When: March 24th, 7-10pm PST Where: Alesmith, 9990 Alesmith Ct. San Diego, CA 92126

Intro to Game Economy Design Panel

Join us March 10th and 7pm PST for Intro to Game Economy Design! This panel features Samantha Cruse, Avery Sakamoto, and Michael Schroeder as they introduce you to game economy design!