Our mission statement: To create a robust community of stakeholders in the Southern California Gaming industry, driving the lively and ongoing discussion of gaming culture, social issues surrounding the industry, and all other issues found interesting in the eyes of the group, including the sharing of opinions of those working in the Gaming industry to create the very games around which our discussions center. I decided to start this group because of the role that gaming has played in my life. …

We're the premiere Palm Pre webOS Developers programming group in Los Angeles. Meet with us to share code and ideas and to join the Palm Pre community. We work closely with the partners in the ecosystem to help maximize value for all parties.

This is a User Group for Developers, Producers and Artists in Los Angels who use or are simply interested in the Untiy3D platform. The goal is to help people learn and ask questions in a live interactive forum.

The Lord has called us The Word Experienced (www.thewordexperienced.com) to bring and unite together all individuals who want to use or discover their talents particularly in the Entertainment industry (Video Gaming Industry, Movie Industry, Television Industry, Application Development Industry, Music Industry or any Industry or Area, even skateboarding and cooking!) to push the Kingdom of God, not the kingdom of the world. We have many projects (Many video games, internet television shows, movi …

We started this Meetup to bring together the best devs, designers and entrepreneurs in the local social, casual and MMORPG games space. Come meet some friends, hear a couple of great industry speakers talk about what's cool in games. We're especially interested in Casual Game Association Minna Mingles members and IGDA 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 gam …

… And sometimes we'll throw in other developer-oriented demos, interaction, special guests or games just for fun. Whatever the topic, it will be a great opportunity to meet, talk and make friends with LA-area developers who are using Google technologies to create interesting and innovative projects. Please note: GDG Los Angeles is a group of developers in the Los Angeles area that is independently organized by individuals, and is not a part of Google, Inc.

We are happy to be hosting meetups in the LA area. We will be doing presentations on various Cordova/PhoneGap, HTML5, Adobe AIR and mobile development related topics that the group shows interest in. Meet other mobile developers, the best tool for quickly building mobile applications for iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, Palm, iPad, Windows Phone 7, and Symbian. If you’re an entrepreneur looking to build a mobile application, or a web developer who wants to build mobile applications in HTML and JavaS …

Motion Media has started this group to bring members of the visual fx, animation, and editorial communities together to share ideas, technologies, education, and maybe a drink or two!   We sponsor various events, classes , and technology expositions throughout the Western U.S. We bring guest speakers, artists, and trainers to talk about and demonstrate concepts and software solutions. Members can receive: Up to 50% discounts on fee based classes Invitations to Special Events, Seminars, and Pane …

… Epic improv takes the public speaking experience to the next level with Improv games & workshops to make you a better and quicker speaker. (c) Other Epic group membership opportunities including a Book and Writing club. This club open to members of Toastmasters. Lots of reasons why joining the meetup and attending a future meeting will make an immediate impact on your personal and professional future.     How Does It Work? A Toastmasters meeting is a learn-by-doing workshop in which participant …

… P urpose: To create and maintain a fun, safe and healthy environment that foster our children's social, emotional, cognitive, and physical skills through music, books, and games while creating a network of supporting parents, and friends for both parents and children. C ore Values of the Group : "Childhood is an unique and valuable stage in human life cycle. As parents, we strive to provide activities in settings that are safe, healthy, nurturing, and responsive for our children. As parents, we …

Heart Centered Communication is an interactive, participatory group designed to teach the Fundamentals of Non-Violent Communication and actively practice essential skills to develop rich and meaningful connection with ourselves and others. Learning these skills empowers us to see the beauty in others even when they are expressing messages that can be hard to hear. Cultivate the secret healing ingredient of the heart that creates more connection, joy and success in your relationships. Experien …

Purpose? Gain multiple perspectives through discussion and an open-mind. People tend to want to voice their own opinions without hearing other people's perspectives. Most people won't have the first 3 minutes of a 1-1 conversation if they have already discounted the other person as a potential mate because of one flaw -- a perceived flaw. Picture a Vinn Diagram in your head. Where do you tend to focus? We tend to focus on the part where we don't relate, instead of the little section where we …

The LA NewTech Meetup is an open forum for the discussion of new ideas and ongoing challenges in technology. It's informal yet substantive meeting focus on digital media, gaming, mobile and related platforms that support the development of new applications, as well as the revenue models that support them. Our mission is to provide LA area technology and media professionals with engaging, topical forums in which to meet their peers, share ideas, demo new applications and more. Simply put: to conn …

Sustainable Virtual Design, which includes Sustainable Web Design, The "electric" part of Sustainable Graphic Design, and sustainability in game design, explores how to make design of websites and online games more sustainable. With more and more physical services being moved to the Internet, and with the Internet taking 10% of the electric power in the US, it is clear that design for games, websites, and virtual worlds will determine the long-term sustainability of our society. From "green web …

Here we believe strategic content is for the good of all, and collaboration is the name of the game. Grow your professional network and go deeper into the wonderful world of CONTENT STRATEGY, what it means for clients and how it relates to UX and beyond! This group is for all levels of content strategists, writers, UX specialists, web designers, and curious professionals from related fields who are dedicated to creating and distributing the most meaningful, usable, inspiring content online.  Wha …

… - Hardware Guidelines... a set of guidelines and specfications based on which hardware vendors can develop LunaOS compliant robots - Luna Community... a community of robot fanatics providing a tight feedback loop, expertise, commentary, and software and application development Website: http://www.lunaos.org LunaOS is to Personal Robotics what Android is to Smartphones. Thanks to Smartphones in no small part, it is now possible to develop real robots that can live and work along humans - in …