This group is for professional, amateur, and aspiring game developers. Ranging from students and hobbyists, to those already engrossed in the field. We welcome programmers, artists, audio engineers, biz types, and anyone else who wants to get involved with game development. Share your projects, prototypes, creations, and ideas. Looking for answers? Concerns on how to get started, where to turn, how to market, different business plans and models? Let Philadelphia Game Development be a resou …

If you happen to love video, meeting new friends, and indie games this is the group for you. Gaming in Public is a group devoted to both developers and gamers. Get a chance to meet indie developers, and meet the gamers who love indie games! Join us for our social events and meet some great gamers.

A lot of us heard the buzz on the amazing growth in the mobile & social networking platforms. Tons of people are creating apps and have crowded that place with millions of apps already. However, there is still a lot of room and well paying jobs for niche developers. This meetup facilitates people to receive job-oriented training in mobile development in Android and iOS platforms. This training costs you some money but will be refunded back to you if you end-up getting a job through us. We will a …

This is a group I envisioned where various groups could meet to discuss video games - The logistics of the games, whether they're opensource, GP/L, etc, languages and technologies, and all that - I'd love to have 1 huge group make a big game and market it together and split the proceeds but we'd have to decide the logistics of that and something tells me from the other groups I'm in, that the group will grow in population faster than the group is ready for in function. This group is for all fu …

Make new friends and enjoy a wide variety of games ranging from classic party games (Taboo, Cranium) to social non-commercial games (Celebrity charades, Werewolf) to Euro Games (Settlers of Catan, Puerto Rico) to games our members have invented themselves. Come share food, laughter and fun as we build friendships and memories!

We bring together game designers, developers, graphic artists, storytellers, educators, marketers, organizations, agencies, companies...just about everyone who is interested in the serious games sector. Also see our blog at http://gamesgateway.typepad.com/gamesgateway/

Mobile App Developers & Investors group meets once a month to explore opportunities & collaborations.

Interested in learning Unity3D, helping others learn Unity3D, Unity3D best practices and/or game development? This group helps members become better Unity3D users and game developers through face-to-face meetings, round tables and lectures.  This isn't a group for just programmers, artists are welcome too.

gsummitX - Gamification in Philadelphia is a meetup for anyone involved in and/or interested in the topic of gamification, engagement and/or loyalty. A few times each year, we'll ask the community to come together to hear a speaker from the gamification space, 1-2 demos from companies using gamification in their business model, and our unique workshop-like game called "Play for a Cause." We'll have some grub and beverages for everyone as well. This meetup is run by the Team at Gamification.co an …

This group will meet regularly to discuss cross-device HTML5 developer tools for creating native applications for iOS, Android, and Windows along with HTML5 web apps.  We'll invite guest speakers to discuss new advances in HTML5, JavaScript and CSS3 that empower web and mobile developers to accelerate their time to market and reduce the costs associated with deploying across a variety of devices. Group Meetups will include both technical and market-oriented sessions and will try to meet on a qua …

This group is meant to connect android developers as well as android users socially. The main objective of meetings is to test new android apps and to gather feedback. Join today! Be on the cutting edge of technology.  Learn new stuff.  Meet cool people.

A Better Place to Work Starts with Better Coworkers. We are a community of people who could work from anywhere but choose to work together, more productively, here at Indy Hall. Indy Hall’s community is the intersection of designers, developers, writers, artists, entrepreneurs, scientists, educators, small business owners, telecommuters, marketers, videographers, game developers, and more. The only thing we’re missing is you.

Metro DC Flash Users Group is here for multiple reasons, but the one reason that brings the flash community together is to enjoy, learn and develop Flash applications. En-powered by ActionScrip 3.0, Flash is now on its CS4 platform for delivering RIA content online and on desktop (AIR) . Not only that it is one of the easiest languages to learn and even easier to develop with. We will add Flex and AIR application development when everyone has an appetite to learn more exciting Rich Internet Appl …

Washington DC ACM SIGGRAPH is a non-profit, professional computer graphics organization serving the Washington metropolitan area. Our mission is to foster the synthesis of art and technology while promoting and educating the computer graphics and interactive media community through the exchange of printed and electronic information and innovative ideas. We are a volunteer organization that relies on its members to provide unique resources for the benefit of those interested in the field of compu …

Hey! Who loves to play games? I know I do, but it's no fun to play them by yourself. Here at the Microsoft Store, we aim to bring a community of gamers to develop a reoccuring meet up where gamers can play games amongst eachother. We have a total of 8 Xbox's that we can you are able to use to set up anything from single player games, multiplayer games, etc. We even have enough copies of the most popular games to support up to eight people. Halo, Black Ops 2, Gears of War, Crysis, etc. You name i …

Meet with local wingmen and RSD coaches in your area to discuss meeting and attracting women. And then go out to bars and clubs to practice what you've learned! RSD Inner Circle was created to enrich the RSD experience overall and for those who wish to integrate RSD more into their daily lives. Imagine what meeting regularly with others in the RSD community could do for your game, and for your life! RSD Inner Circle will provide opportunities to enhance various aspects of a member’s social, men …

Live Authentic DC is a space where you can discover how much richer and more thrilling it is to BE YOURSELF. Inspired by Authentic World in SF, we create events that help us connect more deeply with ourselves and each other. Have you ever had a conversation with someone where you found yourself hanging on their every word? Your heart is wide open, your eyes filled with tears, and the goofiest smile you’ve ever pulled is on your face? DC’s Authentic Game Nights and Circling Events, hosted by Li …

I am merging in RETRO GAMERS to this group all are welcome to schedule meetups for the below games or retro video games!!!! I am a big fan of this Card game and would like to get a group together for some good matches! The sets of the Vs. System are based on the superheroic settings of Marvel and DC Comics, with the exception of a smaller set called the Hellboy Essential Collection. For the most part expansion sets alternated release between Marvel based sets and DC Comics based sets with new se …

This is a group for Ruby programmers who would like to start creating iOS apps for the iPad and/or iPhone. All skill levels (in both Ruby and iOS) are welcome. I started this group as a way to meet similar-minded people who can spur each other on, compare notes and share experiences as we delve into the rapidly evolving world of iOS.

Meet other local Animators and fans of Animation. From cartoons and anime to computer game development, from both conventional and computer-generated animation - all are welcome!

We're a bunch of hackers, inventors, engineers, techies, developers and makers who love all things IT and security. Everyone is welcome - from advanced hardware hackers to those who would like to learn what can be done with these new technologies in the arts, sciences, healthcare, gaming, academia, and business venture opportunities. Our meetups are totally informal and are a great opportunity to chat about projects, create new ones, solve problems, mingle, network and generally shoot the breeze …

We are a community of software industry professionals in the Washington DC area meeting regularly to discuss the business of software. This group is the place for software developers, vendors, entrepreneurs, investors, executives, directors, and engineers to learn and share the most recent business and technical innovations, trends, experiences, challenges, and opportunities in the software industry.

This group is for young Christian women in their 20's and 30's who are looking to connect with other women like themselves, and engage in fun activities, such as informal Bible study/discussions, volunteer projects, dinners, movie nights, dance/fitness classes, day trips, and whatever fun activities you can think of.  The goal is to build friendships and develop a strong support network, as we grow in our walk with God.

Welcome all! This meetup group is for people of all ages and backgrounds to connect with other like-minded and kind-hearted people. Are you spiritually open or awakening? No matter what your path, lineage, tradition or religion may be or become -- you've found your meetup home! This group is not about leading anyone toward any one particular "truth," we just provide opportunities for members to connect, explore, and create community.  We only ask you to be respectful of the culture and beliefs …

Philadelphia area Entrepreneurs, Business Owners & Real Estate Investors...learn how passive income can set you free and improve your lifestyle.   Take risks in a friendly environment, once you learn basic lessons transfer your insights to the real world with less risk. Meet great people and learn about investing in stocks, real estate and businesses while playing CashFlow 101!!  This game was developed by Robert Kiyosaki and promotes the concepts from his book Rich Dad Poor Dad Games will be pl …

Act out theatre games - improvisationally create improvs, comedy skits, standup bits and acting exercises. This is for people who love charades, are fun and funny, and want to participate in a wide variety of acting exercises - to practice acting and comedy skills, have fun, and ideally build towards creating standup or skit comedy routines. We’ll act out theatre exercises (improv “games”) to improve our vocal production, movement, theatrical spontaneity, ability to working cooperatively in an e …

Toastmasters Mission: To provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every member has the opportunity to develop communication and leadership skills, which in turn fosters self-confidence and personal growth. People come to visit and join Toastmasters for many reasons, but most common is that most people do have an enormous fear of public speaking. The good thing about Toastmasters is that there is no pressure. You don't have to speak until you are ready. And because …

I moved from NY to DC and was really going to miss the Hack and Tell meetup there, so I decided to start one in DC! (What follows is the shamelessly ripped off description of the original). If you've ever visited Hacker News, you've almost certainly seen the "Show HN" or "Ask HN" posts. Well, it's time to get off the Internet and tell us about it face to face. We'll provide you with our honest feedback, you provide us with a great hack, or idea. We'll give you 5 minutes to show off your tool …