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Israel game developers! Come to the Israel Chapter to share information, generate a cohesive network of developers and have fun! Check the Israel discussion forums to stay in contact and to set comfortable dates for chapter meetings, and subscribe to the mailing list to get updates on Isreal Chapter gatherings, meeting reminders and post-event summaries.

The Israel game development industry is small but it is rapidly growing ! We have a focused group of game developers, hopefully inspiring more people to start developing games. We want to create a sense of community among employees of different companies and maybe serve as a "mini-GDC", providing lectures and information and grounds for fruitful interactions. We provide an enjoyable social environment for unwinding on top of formal business oriented meetings and conferences and deepen our acquaintance and knowledge of each other in the game development community in Israel .

The Israeli chapter of the IGDA holds a bi-monthly get-together over drinks, and organizes an annual conference called GameIS.

Next event 

What : Game Unconference

Last Meetings

  What : GameIS 2009 - The Israeli Game Developer's Conference

     When : March 2nd 2009
     Where: Avenue, Airport City

    Details: http://gameis2009.wetpaint.com

    Discounted price for GameIS and IGDA members : Here

What : Drinks! The bi-monthly IGDA get-together for drinks and fun.
When : Tuesday, September 9, 2008, 18:30
Where: Shalvata - Tel-aviv port.
No RSVP Required, but you can sign up at our Play and migle Facebook Event

You are invited to join the discussions at the forum.

Chapter Reports and past events

(A partial List)

April 2008:

What : Israeli Games 2008
When : April 17th 2008, 09:00
Where: Interdisciplinary center, Herzelia

Details: http://gameis2008.wetpaint.com/

• Februrary 2006: Key trends is the US gaming category
• Januray 2006: Home base - How Israeli game companies can reach the global market
• December 2002: Mobile Game Development Seminar
• November 2003: Mobile Game Development - Overview and basics of J2ME
• December 2002: Game Design - Practice and Academic Review
• September 2002: Music and game design
• July 2002: AI, NOKs, E3 and more
• March 2002: Intership in US and PALM game Development
• January 2002: Majorem's Ballerium
• November 2001: First meeting at Yotvata

Chapter Details

Standard meeting time:
Once every two month, on a Monday for drinks.
Exact date will be announced in advance.

Standard meeting place:
None yet, places will most likely change from meeting to meeting.
Exact place will be announced before each meeting.

Chapter Coordinators:

Ohad Barzilay - Computer Graphics Lab, Hebrew University
Adi Ashkenazy – CEO, Vyond  Email: adiash _at_ gmail dot com
Oded Sharon – CEO of Corbomite Games  Email: igda _at_ odedsharon dot com