If you find yourself growing a bit jaded by the totally whack money-centric direction in which the larger games industry is headed and would like to help steer things back towards a more socially responsible route, keep reading! This group is being set up to bring us like-minded individuals together, face-to-face, so that we can utilize our skills and abilities to ultimately develop a game. So, regardless of your skill level, if you've got knowledge of programming, asset development, writing, an …

Work and Learn together to create Strategy Games for Web, PC, MAC, Linux, Iphone, and Android. We will be using different languages, engines and frameworks. Python, C#, JS, HTML5, Flash, Unity3D, and many more. Brought to you by Ice Turtle Studios. www.iceturtlestudios.com

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 games. Please join our Meetup and pass the URL to other friends of yours in the local gaming space

The Seattle Games Cooperative is a grass roots organization focused on helping game makers develop games, make connections, and advance their craft.  We meet monthly to discuss topics related to game development ranging from building a game in Flash to creating an awesome character in Blender.  We invite you to join us; Designers, artists and programmers are all welcome.

In five words or less: Nerdy Artists Hangout & Draw Comics! (does an ampersand count as a word? is "hangout" one word or two?) Our goal is to bring together people who want to make comics or video games to hang out over drinks and snacks, show off our latest works, share ideas and (of course) draw comics. Our attendees are comprised mostly of comic illustrators, with the occasional writer and game developer. We have had a few seasoned professionals at our table, but the vast majority of us do th …

Mobile Development Seattle is one of the premiere gatherings of Seattle's wireless, high tech and mobile technology community. The goal of Seattle Mobile development Seattle is to foster communications and networking between professionals and to provide a forum to meet others working in the mobile industry. Mobile Development Seattle meetings are held as frequently as possible, in an effort to provide an opportunity to meet others in the Seattle area working in the mobile industry, as well as le …

Unity 3D is a great game engine for creating 2D and 3D video games and interactive digital content on PC, Mac, iOS, Android, and consoles. This group is created to connect Unity engine users, exchange ideas, discover best practices and new tools/plugins, and help each other grow and learn more about Unity.

Formerly: The Seattle Flash and HTML 5 User Group This is a user group for people interested in Interactive Media using Adobe software and other necessary skills. This group will gather to learn about creating Interactive Documents, Games, Responsive Websites and porting things to Tablet, Phone and Computer devices. The Seattle Flash User Group has been going for many years and with this change, we will be expanding our focus to incorporate HTML 5, JavaScript and the direction of the web with ri …

TECHNOSAURUS EVENTS produces live monthly shows for Tech / Start-Up professionals in Seattle, WA, geared toward Gaming, App Development, Hardware, Biotech, Mobile, and more. Beyond meet-ups, beyond conferences, TECHNOSAURUS EVENTS productions create a new live-event genre for showcasing talent in the Start-Up Scene. With production values on par with television or touring concerts – including personable hosts, original music, animation, sets, and tightly constructed game sequences - our shows ar …

This is the Seattle-wide discussion forum for technology (esp. IT, web, mobile, game, cloud, social, telecom ...). The forum is a platform for professionals to collaborate, share ideas, foster creative brainstorming. It is also a platform for companies to increase their branding and network. You could also join discussion and get event update at our Email group: http://groups.google.com/group/seattle-tech-forum

It's all about putting the right people together! There are programmers who need designers, designers who need programmers, and let's face it everyone can benefit from working with people who are great at business and marketing. The propose of the Software Entrepreneurs Meetup, is to bring together people who have a passion for software and business development. I have spent many years marketing some of the world's most exciting software, and I have seen the power of working with great program …

This meeting is for anyone interested in or working in the gaming industry. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is hosting a interactive discussion around reducing the risk in the Free- to-Play gaming industry. Hear from leading gaming company, Meteor Entertainment , how they are leveraging the leveraging the AWS cloud platform allowing them to focus on innovating in key areas such as persistent game environment, character progression, social interaction, in-game culture, and more.

The vision of the Adobe Flash Eastside Meetup Group is to: * Concentrate on the needs of the attendees. * Focus on Flash (although, if there is sufficient interest and knowledge, this may expand to FLEX and AIR, etc.) Depending on attendee usage, there may be Design and Programming tracks. * Share projects, including showing, discussing how it was created and the problems (and solutions) encountered. * Address problems attendees are encountering. * Provide presentations on subjects selected by a …

Hackers and Founders Seattle provides a casual business forum where tech and less-than-tech entrepreneurs meet and discuss new technologies and/or companies that we’re working on. Whether you’re a serial entrepreneur, a hacker who has always thought of starting a business or completely clueless and want to get connected to the Seattle business community, you’ll fit right in!

Filter is a unique digital solutions agency providing creative marketing solutions, consulting and staffing services. From experience design and development, to content management services, to contract staffing and direct hire recruitment, Filter offers a wide range of services. Whether you're interactive or like to interact, mobilize with your fellow Filterati because the freaks and geeks come out at night! unFILTERed (after hours) is dedicated to strengthening our digital community through qua …

THE CENTER FOR HOLISTIC HEALTH PRESENTS  WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT III, a classroom/workshop devoted to the art and science of understanding and expressing human emotions. This educational meetup, now in its third year, will be held on Saturday afternoon's at 1:00 PM in our new center located in Fremont, starting on Saturday, April 6th, and continuing for 12 weeks, with the series concluding on June 22nd. Sessions are 90 - minutes long, flowing from one topic to another each week. Note: If you miss …

The goal of this group is to come together as a community and talk about search based on open source stacks (solr/lucene/elasticsearch) and tie this into applications with emphasis on AI, machinelearning, games and more

New York, LA, London, France, San Francisco and Vancouver all have meetups for transmedia storytellers, including some of the most innovative figures in the industry. Let's add Seattle to that mix. This group is for anyone, be they curious media makers, practiced transmedia creators, documentary film producers, new media makers, web designer/developers, screenwriters, novelists, actors, and beyond. Transmedia is about collaboration, and media ideas that transcend borders. If we're lucky, by shar …

GAMIFY MY HEALTH – THE PLACE TO MEET THE PEOPLE WHO CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO LIVES, EVERY DAY. Most of us have friends or family whose lives have been impacted by chronic disease, which are responsible for 7 in 10 deaths. While the four biggest causes of chronic disease appear simple, they are incredibly hard to tackle as they require behaviour change: Inactivity, poor diet, alcohol and tobacco. So why do we find it so hard to stay motivated to make the daily choices required to keep us healthy? …

Let's get together to read Danielle LaPorte's wonderful book, the Fire Starter Sessions: a Soulful + Practical Guide to Creating Success on your Own Terms. We'll read the book and do the exercises over the course of 8 meetings.... unless things get interesting and we decide to keep it going. Your organizers are Nancy Reid, a veteran of traditional business who's hellbent to redefine the game, and Kate Raykovich, a brilliant consultant and life coach (according to me, Nancy!) Kate and I believe …

"All the brilliant people working at the same time, in the same space, at the same computer, on the same thing." - Woody Zuill, Mob Programming geezer. Read about mob programming at http://mobprogramming.org/. Every couple of weeks or so, Mondays 6pm-8.30pm, you can join us when you can, in downtown Seattle or Redmond (we're alternating for now). Our most recent session was at Nordstrom's Innovation Lab, where eight people had all sorts of fun and games coding up a browser-based chat applicatio …

*** Our turn-out is regularly 20+ players at every event we hold. Don't be fooled by looking at the RSVP's on this site. Most who come don't RSVP, but simply show up on the day of the event.*** Founded in 2004 and running free public tournaments 3-5 nights a week ever since. Don't be fooled by fly-by-night, out of town national "tours". The Seattle Poker Open was developed as a "learning league" where players who take the game of poker seriously can hone their skills and ready themselves for …

"Common SENSE is instinct. Enough of it is genius." George Bernard Shaw The goal of the Solopreneur Education Network of Seattle and the Eastside (SENSE) is to reduce the learning curve that so many of us face when working alone. It doesn’t matter if you work from home, run your own business, make extra income online or off, are in a Network Marketing company, or just have an idea to break you out of the 9-5 routine. All who are interested in sharing their business knowledge are welcome! Our t …

Calling all Ntuitive, Nventive, Nsightful, Nterested, Ntense, Nthusiastic, and/or Nvigorated people in the Redmond area! This group is aimed at Myers-Briggs' types ENFP, INFP, ENTP, INTP, ENFJ, INFJ, ENTJ, and INTJ, also known as Keirsey's Rationals and Idealists. If you're not sure, here's a link to a quick questionnaire that will give you an idea of your personality preferences: http://www.teamtechnology.co.uk/mmdi/questionnaire/ Connect with people who identify with the Intuitive (N) personal …

• Provide people in all industries with opportunities to think creatively about integrating technology-based learning in their professional lives. • Interact with colleagues for professional growth, networking, and new ideas. • Provide access to local and national experts in order to broaden expertise in the field of technology-based learning.

To mobilize fans of the New York Football Giants living in the Pacific Northwest -- to gather for spirited game-days and otherwise banter about the happenings and developments in the land of the Big Blue. Go Giants.

Founded in San Francisco and now expanding to Silicon Valley, New York, Boston, and LA, Habit Design TM (@habitdesign) is a national network for sharing best-practices in developing sustainable, consistent daily habits (or "agile self-development") via Behavior-Change Psychology, Captology (Persuasive Technology), Game Mechanics & Techniques, Behavioral Economics, Social Psychology, etc. Our goal is to spawn local "habit labs" across the country with a focus on "what really works in habit maste …

Habit Design™ is the largest national cooperative for sharing best practices in developing sustainable daily habits that last beyond 100 days. Our goal is to spawn local "habit labs" across the world; over 8,000 members have participated representing 500+ companies, universities, non-profits, and other organizations. We synthesize applied research across a wide range of habit designers including entrepreneurs, Wellness companies & professionals, non-profits, trainers, coaches, academics, and eve …