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.

The original organizer has had to leave as organizer so now we are in the process of deciding if and with what focus this group should continue on. Please feel free to make suggestions on the main mailing list or discussion forum.

The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) is the foremost organization of game professionals. We meet regularly to exchange ideas, network, and have fun. Everyone is welcome, even nonmembers!

Virtual reality has the potential to profoundly impact work, play, and society as a whole. Immersive virtual experiences previously known only in the realms of science fiction are finally within reach. Who should attend? SVVR is open to anyone interested in or curious about virtual reality, including developers, hackers, futurists, gamers, entrepreneurs, investors, and dreamers. The Oculus Rift, Kinect, LEAP, and Razer Hydra are the first wave of affordable consumer VR devices. Join us to discus …

This meetup is all about apps for kids, from toddlers to tweens. We'll cover content for iPhone, iPad, Android, and whatever is next. Hosted by Creativity, Inc., a company that has worked on over 4000 toys and games with companies like Hasbro, Mattel, Fisher-Price, Disney, Nickelodeon, Sesame Street, and many more. www.creativityusa.com

We get together monthly to share projects, opportunities, and how-tos related to developing for iOS and Android. Experienced developers, newcomers, and people with ideas are all welcome. We've enjoyed presentations from investors, entrepreneurs, and experts in all sorts of relevant topics from user interface design to programming to marketing and business development. Each meeting usually contains a couple of fast-paced but deep talks and several demos. We don't do a lot of detailed programming …

We are the local group for ACM (Association of Computing Machinery) SIGGRAPH (Special Interest Group on Graphics). Our mission is to promote the generation and dissemination of information on computer graphics and interactive techniques. Our purpose is to foster a membership community whose core values help them to catalyze the innovation and application of computer graphics and interactive techniques. We meet roughly every month, usually on the third Thursday. Our local group has been me …

Welcome to Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs & Startups, SV's largest entrepreneurs & Startup community From App to Startup! From Developer to Entrepreneur! Meet other local entrepreneurs /founders/Hackers/Developers, VCs, Angels, Investors, and leaders for the mobile / Internet industry, including Android, iOS, WP, HTML5 , Cloud, Facebook, Chrome! Come to our events to network and share your stories. Hear how others have overcome hurdles and achieved success. All are welcome! This fast growing Entre …

Are you observing the game being changed in Health, Education, Journalism, Finance, Economic Development? Have you been pondering what's happening and what kind of future is unfolding? Have you wondered if and how the game might be changed? "I at least have so much to do in unravelling certain human lots, and seeing how they were woven and interwoven, that all the light I can command must be concentrated on this particular web, and not dispersed over that tempting range of relevancies called the …

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 !!!

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.

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3D Printing, also known as Additive Manufacturing, is an exciting and potentially game changing technology that will dramatically alter the way products are designed, manufactured, distributed and financed. A standard digital file (.stl) of an object is created, either by using Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software or a 3D scanner, and is sent to a dedicated machine which builds the object layer-upon-layer in a material such as plastic, metal or ceramic. Today the technology is mainly used for ra …

SVForum fosters innovation, entrepreneurship and leadership within the San Francisco/Silicon Valley ecosystem of individuals and businesses participating in emerging technologies. We do this by: - creating connections and community - providing education and access to reources - linking the global business community to Silicon Valley, and - facilitating the exchange of unbiased knowledge, insights and best practices. With the support of an outstanding team of knowledgeable, passionate volunt …

We are a group that meets on the first Sunday of Every month. Our main purposes are to explore alternative economies, divert unnecessary landfill waste, connect with our neighbors, and have fun doing it! We are like freecycle.org, but at a Location! As a community we have many more resources than we do as individuals. If we share our resources we won't need to buy as many new ones. This uses fewer of the Earth's resources, and fewer of our working hours, leaving us more time to devote to ourselv …

SILICON VALLEY FORUM (SVForum) Web Apps & E-Commerce - Special Interest Group (SIG) WeCommerce Blog - http://wecommercesig.wordpress.com Web Apps & E-Commerce - Special Interest Group provides a forum for web app & e-commerce developers, product, finance, and marketing professionals to interact and discover ways of growing their ventures. The SIG welcomes experienced professionals and new entrants. The agenda features speakers from companies, VCs, financiers, product managers, and marketers. I …

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How mindful are you? Do you remember people's names when you meet them? Do you remember where you parked your car, your house keys? Are you able to learn, listen, read, think quickly? Do you know the law of attraction? Are you your own life's master? Are you someone who gathers insight directly from the universe? Let me introduce myself, I am Aditya Mittal, and I am the author of 'Let Your Mind See'. I have studied at Stanford, worked at NASA and as Business Intelligence Data team lead at a mobi …

The Digital Media SIG (special interest group) meets 5 times per year to explore the emerging concepts and platforms that are constantly reshaping "digital media" as we know it. New platforms are mobile, new currencies are virtual, and the reality has been augmented. A generation has grown up digital, and the game is increasingly social. The Digital Media SIG is the place to find the talent and projects that will reshape the territory in ways we haven't yet thought of. Have your own ideas about …

This group is for Facebook gamers! Come here to share games, find team members, and discover more Facebook games! Find out who's playing what and what games are hot. Keep up with the fast moving Facebook gaming community.

The arguments for the future of gamification and the pending importance of game elements in business tools to motivate and inspire people in their jobs are quite convincing. Come discuss the future of serious games and simulations and how your organization can benefit from them, meet and hear from thought leaders in the field (there are quite a few in our area), and learn to develop games that you can play at work and get promoted for!

Calling all Python/Android Developers! I'd love for us to be able to change education with Open Access! We'll meet once a month near Y Combinator. Events will include Prizes, Red Bull, Snacks & more...

This group is for Women who are Too Young To Be Old! We are of a 'certain age', energetic mid-lifers, mostly 40- 50+, married, single, divorced, or in transition, seeking stimulating conversation, friendships, a strong sense of camaraderie, & good old fashioned girlfriend connection! Lets embrace all that it means for us 40-50ish women by coming together at least twice a month, for a pot luck gathering, stimulating discussions, get-to-know-each other chats. Our intention is to have many activiti …

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This is a space for smart, creative folks who have left the academic track and are trying to find community and networking opportunities in the lively Bay Area innovation community. This is not a space to complain about academia, but rather where we can talk about how to translate skill sets developed for academia into tangible and fulfilling opportunities outside of the Ivory Tower. All are welcome, with a special invitation to those folks coming from the Humanities and "softer" social sciences …

Welcome to Peninsula Rec & Leisure! By joining this up-and-coming group YOU get to decide how this group will mold into a fantastically fun experience for all! For now, the group will focus on hidden Happy Hours tucked in and around the peninsula. I’m a huge advocate for finding new uncharted locations for food and drink! Why? Because some of the best (and worst) places I’ve ever been to, have been off the beaten path…..and each one provides a memorable story! Why settle for what you know when y …