Game developers today live in a challenging climate: gaming has never been a more crowded space than it is now. In this environment, how do you attract users, differentiate your game from competitors, and still make enough money to keep the lights on?   Existing methods of game monetization are starting to get stale.  Virtual goods have become a commodity, in-game advertising intrudes on the user experience, and level packs require continuous time investment to create new content. Game developer …

This meetup is for iOS and Android game developers and designers to learn about way to better monetize their games. In this meetup we talk about the latest trends in monetization, we share experiences on what works and what doesn't and we hear directly from people in the trenches making money with their games.

We welcome anyone interested in social gaming on mobile (Android & iOS). Whether you love to play the games or sit in your garage and write code to create these games, we'd love to have you join us! Majority of our events cater to developers and helping them socialize, monetize, and increase users for their games. Our topics will range from discussing gamification of games, current games and technology, and analyzing market trends. Its a great causal place to network and pick up some interesting …

The focus of this meetup is on the growing field of HTML5 and javascript Game development. This is a place to learn or teach, to share tips on programming, game engines, sdks, tools for development on the web and cross platform solutions for HTML5 for iphone android ipad windows phone 7 palm. HTML5 or hybrid solutions, 2d or webgl are explored. Meetings will be held in both SF and Mountain View. Checkout our website at: http://gamesjs.com/ where you will find meetup recaps, further reading mater …

This is a group for anyone currently working or interested in Social Game Development and the inter-workings of virtual currency. There will be many topics relating to Facebook, MySpace and other social game development and monetization. We primarily discuss current games, market trends in virtual goods and issues facing the industry. Its a great causal place to network and pick up some interesting tips. We'll have speakers and themes. This group is for people in social game development and for …

… We'll discuss all aspects of the evolving mobile landscape: x-platform mobile development frameworks, UI tools, JS libraries, HTML5 game development, Enterprise mobile app development, cloud services, etc Our primary objective is to educate the market on the availability of these tools and to help expand and inspire the developer base in creating mobile applications.

We started this Meetup to bring together the best devs, designers and entrepreneurs in the local mobile games space. Come meet some friends, hear a couple of great industry speakers talk about what's cool in mobilel games. We're especially interested in Casual Game Association Minna Mingles members who may have not gotten together in a long time. Hopefully we can be a resource. Please join our Meetup and pass the URL to other friends of yours in the local Mobile games space.

Glitch is a browser-based MMO created by Tiny Speck. Check it out at glitch.com. Our development community focuses on enriching the Glitch world and expanding it across multiple platforms. To promote the creation of new and exciting apps, Tiny Speck released a developer site, developer.glitch.com. There you will find Glitch APIs, iOS and Android SDKs, graphic packs, and developer tutorials. We are excited to see new apps and mobile games that utilize the Glitch API. Look here or on the developer …

… Developers on other platforms (Android, etc) who are interested in learning about iPhone development. Developers looking for specific help in adding functionality to their app. This meeting is NOT for: People interested in hiring a developer to work on their idea. Marketers wishing to sell a product / service to iPhone developers. The meeting format will be evolving and dynamic but as a starting point attendees should expect an opportunity to discuss: What he/she is working on Wh …

… The last events saw over 500 people from:  A Bit Lucky, Blizzard, Nexon, Google, ZipZapPlay, PopCap, PlayFish, Activision, Zynga, Apple, Unity, Neowiz, EA, Booyah, Trion, Sifteo, Raptr, Playdom, Playspan, PlayFirst, Wikia, Outspark, Nokia, Mastiff, Metaboli/GameTap, Amazon... plus quite a few VC's and angel investors. You might also be interested in the Gaming and Interactive Entertainment Industry mailing list. We exchange top news, jobs, questions, events...  It is open, non moderated and has …

iOS and Android Developers for iPhone Android iPad smart TV Apple TV Google TV. iOS and Android. We discuss mobile app and game development issues and strategies. The group shares among ourselves and brings in outside experts to help educate and advance our knowledge. Cross platform HTML5 and hybrid HTML5/Native solutions are encouraged We offer the opportunity for developers to share their projects and get feedback from group members and have live demonstrations of new apps that our members …

Hello, I'm @sidgabriel, the organizer of ARDevMob: The San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley Augmented Reality Meetup group. Augmented reality is a human interface metaphor. Unlike the "desktop metaphor" which implies a computerized representation of a desk, files and folders, "Augmented Reality" implies that computer science can inform and extend everything in our visual, auditory and cognitive perception of reality. Making every interface relevant to a "first person" narrative perspective …

I decided to start this group because I enjoy the tech startup scene and to meet the great need to connect potential cofounders. The purpose of this group is to take networking to the next level to help meet developers and future tech cofounders business and technology goals. Only those who have interests related to these needs and goals should join this group.

We're creating this group as a way to meet with FarmVille players in the SF area. We'll trade stories, talk about play tips, talk about what people want to see in the game and hear what the development team is thinking about the future Play FarmVille at http://apps.facebook.com/onthefarm or go to http://www.farmville.com (hit the play now button).

We're inviting Corona SDK developers (and future developers) in the San Francisco North Bay area to get together and discuss mobile development and technology (for iOS and Android), Corona tips and tricks, and the Lua programming language. Experienced Corona developers and newcomers are equally welcome!

Mobile Monday Silicon Valley is one of the largest mobile industry user groups in the San Francisco Bay Area. Since 1999, MoMo has been bringing together mobile enthusiasts for education and networking events. With the fantastic growth of the industry, a significant portion of more than 6,500 MoMo SV members have backgrounds in non-technical fields, such as business, marketing, finance and legal. But we want to make sure the actual mobile builders – yes the coders - can come together to collabor …