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5 | Blockchain Game Meet-up | 4:00PM-7:00PM | Sunday, March 18 | Free | Coin-Op San Francisco
508 4th St, San Francisco, CA 94107 | https://www.facebook.com/events/605397596518800/ | Inviting you all to an informal little mixer happening right before the GDC madness begin!
For those who are interested in meeting people in the community working on blockchain based games, we'd love to hear about what you are working on, your experiences and share best practices in this new and exciting space. Everyone's welcome to join! | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 7th Annual Sunday GDC Kickoff Dinner | 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Sunday, March 18 | $25 – $40 | Canton Seafood & Dim Sum Restaurant
655 Folsom Street San Francisco, CA 94107 | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/7th-annual-sunday-gdc-kickoff-dinner-tickets-43510780917 | The Sunday GDC Kickoff Dinner is open to any and all Game Development Professionals, students and associates from around the world. Our attendance includes a heavy mix of AAA professionals, Indie Developers, Executives, Business Development, International Publishers, Mobile Companies, and more! You won't want to miss out on the head start for networking opportunities as the GDC curtain unveils!
This year, more than ever, we will have an increased presence of Asian Developers, Publishers and BD Professionals. Yes, our acclaim is going global! | The specialist Works, 8ooBirds Ventures for Startups | X | X | X(cost) | X | 37 | |||||||||||||||
7 | Dutch Courage meets Belgian Beers | 7:00PM-??? | Sunday, March 18 | €75 Registration | 19 Utah St, San Francisco, CA 94103 | https://www.eventbrite.nl/e/dutch-courage-meets-belgian-beers-pre-gdc-mixer-tickets-39185477819?aff=es2 | The concept is simple: Play a game, get a beer. One hour beforehand VIP’s (press, publishers) get exclusive access to your game. After that, we open the doors for over 500 game enthusiasts from around the world. They will be there to play your game in return for a tasty Belgian beer or Dutch Vaasje. This is the perfect start of GDC! You can now apply for the lowlands showcase? Register before January 19th 2018 through this link. Registration fee is €75. For that price, you’ll get a spot in our showcase venue and drink vouchers to offer to the people who play your game. | Dutch Game Garden, Belgian Games, Play Together App, Flanders DC for Gaming, Utomik | X | X | X | X (limited) | 1 | |||||||||||||||
8 | GameVibes: GDC Sunday Mixer | 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM | Sunday, March 18 | Free | Emporium SF :: Arcade Bar Venue
616 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA | https://www.facebook.com/events/1685950614824994/ | https://www.gamevibes.gg/tickets | "GameVibes: GDC Sunday Mixer at Emporium SF" hosted by ShowDown Entertainment takes place at Emporium SF on Divisadero St in San Francisco. GameVibes guests can expect great music, a wide selection of drinks and TONS of video game stations available throughout the entire space! Games available range from classic to new releases on both console and PC.
| ShowDown Entertainment | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
9 | Visual Novel Developer Meetup | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Monday, March 19 | Free | Yerba Buena Gardens 750 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103 | https://www.facebook.com/events/216124372267813/ | This is a casual meetup for visual novel developers! Bring mobile builds, business cards, snacks, and just generally nerd out and make friends with others involved in visual novel (and adjacent) projects. | X | X | X | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | LaunchFEST, ICO Fest and Demo Showcase | 1:00 PM - 9:00 - PM | Monday, March 19 | $30 - $195 | Upload VR
1535 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94105 United States | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/launchfest-ico-fest-and-demo-showcase-tickets-42512477966?aff=es2 | Do you want to learn how to deals with Silicon Valley and meet angels and VCs?
Are you a developer and want learn about the latest tech trends? Are you a startup seeking funding from angels and VC investors? Are you an ICO raising funding and want to pitch bitcoin and ICO investors? THEN JOIN THIS EVENT NOW! | Angel Launch | ||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Polish Party at GDC 2018 | 4:00 PM - 12:00 AM | Monday, March 19 | Free | 1011 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94103 | https://gic.gd/polish-party-gdc/ | Thus, yet again, here in San Francisco, together with elite companies from Polish game development scene, we would like to invite you to have a drink and try some of the best dishes of our national cuisine.
This party will provide great networking opportunities with a fine selection of representatives of Polish gaming industry, excellent guests from our Central European partner organizations, publishers, and media. | Robot Gentleman
Anshar Studios Walkabout Tate Multimedia 11 bit studios and with the aid of institutions: Polish Investment & Trade Agency and Adam Mickiewicz Institute. | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Mentor Lounge & CGX Bash at GDC | 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Monday, March 19 | Jillian's 175 4th St, San Francisco, CA 94103 | https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/cgx-bash-at-gdc-tickets-42645322307?utm_content=buffer1d56b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer | The CGX Team is excited to announce that we will be hosting an event kicking off GDC featuring a mentor lounge with 100 simultaneous mentor sessions followed by a party and networking event celebrating Canadian games and development! (all are welcome!) Mentor: http://bit.ly/2yY0T6y Mentee: http://bit.ly/2yx8wga | Intel, Canadian Gaming Expo | X | X | X | X | X | 3 | |||||||||||||||
13 | GDC Mobile Masters Meet Up | 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Monday, March 19 | Free | Topsy's Bar 260 Kearny Street San Francisco, CA 94104 | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gdc-mobile-masters-meet-up-tickets-43356218617?aff=es2 | What better way to kick off GDC than with the Masters of Mobile!
We invite you to an evening of drinks, music, and a whole lot of F2P | Gram Games | Mobile Free To Play | Deconstructor of Fun | Mobile Dev Memo | ||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Cryptocurrency Happy Hour at GDC | 5:30 - 7:30 PM | Monday, March 19 | Free | NatomaCabana 90 Natoma St San Francisco, CA 94105 United States | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mobilemonday-gdc-cryptocurrency-happy-hour-tickets-43744831970?aff=es2 | App and Game Developers, have your first drink of the night with us and meet the team fueling mobile growth with CryptoCurrencies. | Storm | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | CGX Bash at GDC | 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM | Monday, March 19 | Free | Jillian's
175 4th Street San Francisco, CA 94103 | https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/cgx-bash-at-gdc-tickets-42645322307?aff=es2 | After our Mentor Lounge at GDC, we head into a celebration of Canadian games! An exciting networking event with drinks, food, and a chance to play some great Canadian-made games.
Please register here to confirm your attendance! If you're interested in mentoring, partnering, or showing off your game contact the team: contact@jillianmood.com | Jillian Mood & Partners | X | X | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | VIP Networking Dinner at GDC | 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM | Monday, March 19 | Free | Waterbar
399 The Embarcadero San Francisco, CA 94105 United States | https://www.eventbrite.de/e/game-vip-networking-dinner-at-gdc-2018-registration-44108943036?aff=es2 | At the start of 2018 both German games industry associations merged into one and game now represents the whole German games industry.
To celebrate this, we would love to invite you to the Waterbar San Francisco on Monday, March 19 at 7pm to introduce you to some of the finest German games industry experts. As this is an invite only event, please RSVP until March 16th. | Game - The German Games Industry Association | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | LaunchFEST and ICO FEST Showcase Party | 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Monday, March 19 | $0 - $95 | Upload VR
1335 Mission St San Francisco, CA 94105 United States | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/launchfest-and-ico-fest-showcase-party-tickets-42547939031?aff=es2 | http://www.angellaunchmarch19.eventbrite.com/ | THIS REGISTRATION LINK GIVES YOU ACCESS TO PARTY AFTER 7pm ONLY
ATTEND FULL PROGRAM 1pm to 6pm If you want to attend full program from 1pm to 7pm, including panels, venture pitch, demo showcase and dinner, then you must register. | Angel Launch | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | Spiel schon! | 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM | Monday, March 19 | Free | Galvanize - San Francisco (SoMa)
44 Tehama Street San Francisco, CA 94105 | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gdc-spiel-schon-exploring-the-beauty-of-austrian-games-tickets-43649635234?aff=es2 | We invite you to a special evening, celebrating the beauty of games developed in Austria. Under the motto “Spiel schön” we exhibit recent video games that are not only beautiful in their visual design, but also show that Austrian games deserve attention.
Join us for an evening of games! Explore three examples of contemporary award-winning Austrian games on various platforms and enjoy stellar visuals on canvas in a gallery atmosphere supported by classical Austrian live music. Use the opportunity to exchange ideas and questions with developers on-site and discuss the potential future of games with Austrian academic researcher Johanna Pirker. | Open Austria | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | HEVGA's (Un)Education Summit Party | 7:30PM-11:30PM | Monday, March 19 | Free | 18 Harlan Pl, San Francisco, CA 94108 | https://twitter.com/theHEVGA/status/971507517376417793 | The Higher Education Video Game Alliance is hosting its (Un)Education Summit Party at Bar Fluxus. (Un)Official and (Un)Sanctioned. Art bar. Live music. In an alley. With a food truck.
Announcing our 2018 Fellows & two new board members. Hosted bar. No RSVP required. | Higher Education Video Game Alliance, Entertainment Software Association, iThrive Games, RIT, Carnegie Mellon University | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
20 | Pocket Gamer Party @ GDC 2018 | 8:00 PM – 11:30 PM | Monday, March 19 | Free | The Grand
520 4th St San Francisco, California CA 94107 | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pocket-gamer-party-gdc-2018-tickets-42910337976?aff=es2 | As always you can expect the usual mix of grade-A networking activity, plenty of drink, food, and fun as we celebrate the night away.
N.B. THIS EVENT IS FOR GAME DEVELOPERS AND RELATED MOBILE GAMES INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS ONLY. You need to RSVP and make sure you get there nice and early as RSVPing alone won’t guarantee entry. Oh, and bring your business card to get in! | Steel Media (Publishers of Pocket Gamer) | X | X | X | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
21 | GameVibes: GDC Monday Kickoff Party | 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM | Monday, March 19 | $10 | Venue 550- 550 15th St, San Francisco, CA 94103 | https://www.facebook.com/events/199581150794319/ | https://www.gamevibes.gg/tickets | "GameVibes: Monday At Venue 550" is hosted by ShowDown Entertainment at Venue 550 on 550 15th St in San Francisco. GameVibes guests can expect great music, a wide selection of drinks, food, and TONS of video game stations available throughout the entire space! Games available range from classic to new releases on both console and PC. | ShowDown Entertainment | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
22 | GDC 2018 Unreal Engine Education Summit | 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Tuesday, March 20 | Free | Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco
757 Market Street Yerba Buena A San Francisco, CA 94103 | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gdc-2018-unreal-engine-education-summit-tickets-43556767464?aff=es2 | You are invited to attend Epic Games’ annual GDC Unreal Engine Education Summit, which is returning to the Four Seasons Hotel in San Francisco, and is open to educators for free. This year we are excited to share many new learning resources directly from the Unreal Engine education team, including Unreal Engine teachers’ guides, deep learning courses, and more.
The 2018 summit will feature Epic Games Principal Technical Artist Ryan Brucks on technical art; Senior Developer Relations Technical Artist Zak Parrish on teaching programming with Blueprints, Enterprise Technical Manager Chris Murray presenting Unreal for enterprise use; Senior Recruiter Emily Gabrian on Epic’s internship program; plus, Epic’s evangelism new Unreal Engine learning materials presented by the Evangelism team. | Epic Games | X | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | 18th Annual Women in Gaming Rally | 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Tuesday, March 20 | Free | Contemporary Jewish Museum
736 Mission St San Francisco, CA 94103 | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/18th-annual-women-in-gaming-rally-tickets-40950822011?aff=es2 | Join us during the day as we host a series of interactive sessions, workshops and discussions by impactful women from across the industry. Later in the evening we will wrap up the day with our keynote address and an evening reception in partnership with our friends from the Gaming & Disability community. | XBox | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
24 | Serious Games Networking Reception @GDC 2018 | 3:00 PM - 06:00 PM | Tuesday, March 20 | Free | Google Developers Launchpad Space 345 Spear Street 6th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/serious-games-networking-reception-gdc-2018-tickets-43588399075?aff=es2 | Please join us for the second annual IGDA® Serious Games Networking + Awards Reception at GDC! Come network with other practitioners in the field of serious games and celebrate the achievements of peers who have who have made great contributions to the field of serious games through their abilities, talents, and efforts! | Serious Games | X | |||||||||||||||||||
25 | European Game Showcase | Tuesday, March 20 | The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94111 | https://soops.net/european-game-showcase-at-gdc-2018/ | The European showcase will take place in an exclusive location in San Francisco where around 30 European developers will be able to show their latest creations to press, publishers and strategic partners in a relaxed and enjoyable way. | Swissnex San Fransisco, Creative Industries Fund NL, Interactive Denmark, MeetToMatch, Integra | X | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
26 | Glu Mobile GDC Bash! | 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM | Tuesday, March 20 | Free | Glu HQ
875 Howard St. Suite 100 San Francisco, CA 94103 United States | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/glu-mobile-gdc-bash-tickets-44130812448?aff=es2 | We'd like to invite you to join us in celebrating our rebranding and brand new office during your visit to GDC! Whether you've known us in the past or this is our first meeting, we'd love to show you our new space, chat about current projects and catch up!
Enjoy some light bites and complemantary drinks as the conference ends for the day and before the main parties begin. We'll have a photo booth, some games, and music to get you in the mood prior to the GDC nightlife. Raffle prizes? We've got them as well! This is a private event, so RSVPs will be enforced. If you have a plus one, we'd be happy to have them as well! Please have them put your name as the referral so we know who to thank :) | Glu Mobile | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||
27 | Games Data Science Meetup @GDC | 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM | Tuesday, March 20 | Free | 300 California Street
3rd Floor San Francisco, CA 94104 United States | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/games-data-science-meetup-gdc-tickets-43996580958?aff=es2 | The meetup will feature food, drinks, and five talks from data science and analytics specialists. After the meetup, join us for a hosted happy hour in our new downtown office.
Meet & Greet: 5:00pm - 5:20pm Presentations: 5:20pm - 6:30pm Happy Hour: 6:30pm - 8:30pm | N3TWORK | ||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Made In MA at GDC 2018 Party | 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Tuesday, March 20 | $16.62 | Johnny Foley's Irish House
243 O'Farrell Street San Francisco, CA 94102 | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/made-in-ma-at-gdc-2018-party-tickets-42495282534?aff=es2 | Start your GDC off right and join us for drinks and snacks before another long night of work. Great chance to catch up with old friends and to make new ones. All are welcome. | Vivox, Becker College and Petricore Games | X | X | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
29 | Gaming and Disability Community Reception 2018 | 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Tuesday, March 20 | Free | Contemporary Jewish Museum 736 Mission St San Francisco, CA 94103 | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gaming-and-disability-community-reception-2018-tickets-41261833254?aff=es2 | Xbox is proud to host the 1st annual Gaming and Disability Reception during the 2018 Game Developer's Conference. Join us to connect & network with other game creators, developers, writers, artists, and more who are striving to make gaming a more accessible medium. | Xbox Gaming & Disability Community | X | X | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
30 | WIGI & Aarki GDC 2018 Networking Party | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Tuesday, March 20 | Free | SPUR San Franciso
654 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94105 | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wigi-aarki-gdc-2018-networking-party-tickets-43258606657?aff=es2 | Women in Games International & Aarki, Big Huge Games, Google Cloud Platform, Sony | X | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | Israeli Games and Tech at GDC18 | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Tuesday, March 20 | Free | TBA | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/israeli-games-tech-at-gdc18-tickets-44094390509?aff=es2 | Meet and Greet with Israeli game publishers, developers, service and tech providers . Mobile publishers, social gaming, education , tech and image processing. | GameIS | X | |||||||||||||||||||
32 | Polycount Meetup | 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Tuesday, March 20 | Free | 46 Minna St, San Francisco, CA 94105 | https://www.facebook.com/events/392374264519409/ | How to get in: Present the flyer at the door: https://www.marmoset.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/polycountgdc2018flyer.png | Polycount and Marmoset have teamed up to host the annual GDC Meetup for the fourth year running. Join us for cool artwork, free swag, cocktails and conversation with the industry’s most talented artists. | Marmoset | X | X | X | 12 | |||||||||||||||
33 | GDC XPerience Mixer + After Party | 6:00 PM – 12:00 AM | Tuesday, March 20 | $0-$10 | Love And Propaganda
85 Campton Place San Francisco, CA 94108 | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gdc-xperience-mixer-after-party-tickets-43324186809?aff=es2 | Our regular networking mixers are almost sold out and high in demand. We are now giving you another chance to come join us at this newest hot spot venue in San Francisco on a Tuesday night to network with other GameDevs, IndieDevs, Publishers, Executives, Venture Capitalist, Programmers, Producers, Animators, Concept Artists, and more!
If you are part of the gaming industry or simply who wants to be interested in joining the game development community, this is for YOU! | Level Up Entertainment | X | X(cost) | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
34 | Game Education Meet-up | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Tuesday, March 20 | Free | Tempest
431 Natoma St United States | https://www.eventbrite.nl/e/tickets-game-education-meet-up-43895693200?aff=es2 | Are you at GDC and representing an educational institution? Are you interested in including entrepreneurship in your game development program? Or do you simply need some inspiration?
Join us, buy a drink and mingle with others at a casual meet-up of game educators! | Dutch Game Garden | X | |||||||||||||||||||
35 | GDC Prototype & Playtest Night | 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Tuesday, March 20 | Free | 55 Cyril Magnin St, San Francisco, CA 94102 | https://www.facebook.com/events/1432142416913941/ | Bring your digital or tabletop game-in-progress to get feedback from your peers at GDC. Or even if you don't have a game, stop by anyway and play other people's games | RIT | X | X | X | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
36 | GDC 2018: VFX Bootcamp Party | 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Tuesday, March 20 | Free | 360 Ritch St, San Francisco, CA 94107 | https://realtimevfx.com/t/gdc-2018-vfx-bootcamp-lineup-and-party/3909 | After a day of filling your brain with VFX goodness we have an after day party at Victory Hall in the Parlor room from 7 -10. | Real Time VFX | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
37 | 14th International Mobile Gaming Awards Global Ceremony - General Admission | 7:00 PM – 11:30 | Tuesday, March 20 | Free | 111 Minna Gallery
111 Minna Street San Francisco, CA 94105 | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/14th-international-mobile-gaming-awards-global-ceremony-general-admission-tickets-43021984915?aff=es2 | The 14th IMGA Global ceremony will recognize the best mobile games made in 2017 or yet to be published. Held during GDC and Game Connection in San Francisco, the IMGA is where the global industry meets. Come network and meet the creators of the best mobile games of the year!
6pm: Doors Open - Pre-awards reception and happy hour for journalists and nominees 7pm: 14th IMGA Global ceremony presented by Maude Garrett 8pm: Afterparty hosted by Yoozoo | The IMGA Team, Yoozoo | X | X | X | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
38 | GitHub GDC Party: March 20 | 7:00 PM - 12:00 PM | Tuesday, March 20 | Free | "GitHub HQ
88 Colin P Kelly Junior Street San Francisco, CA 94107" | https://blog.github.com/2018-03-11-github-gdc-party/ | Our friends from the Global Game Jam will be there celebrating their 10-year anniversary and showcasing a collection of games for you to play. Feel free to bring your laptops and other devices, show off your work, and meet people who love games as much as you do. We’ll supply the drinks, wifi, and Octocat stickers. | Github, Global Game Jam | X | X | X | 45 | ||||||||||||||||
39 | GDC2018 Tech Art Gathering | 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM | Tuesday, March 20 | Free | Jillian's
175 4th Street San Francisco, CA 94103 United States | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gdc2018-tech-art-gathering-tickets-43956021644?aff=es2 | The Tech Art community is invited once again to Jillian's Bar and Grill (conventiently located across the street from the Moscone Convention Center West) for an evening of relaxation and networking after a full day of great Bootcamp content.
Food and non-alcoholic beverages generously provided by Side Effects Software and The Rigging Dojo | Matt Oztalay | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||
40 | POWx7: A Colossal Night of Sound and Vision | 7:30 PM - 2 AM | Tuesday, March 20 | $15 advance / $20 day of show / $10 with GDC badge | DNA Lounge 375 11th St, San Francisco, California 94103 | https://www.facebook.com/events/1255780254566250/ | 8bitsf and monobomb records return to DNA Lounge to usher in Game Developers Conference - GDC 2018 in style! A massive night of video game music, chiptunes, indie video games and everything in between. | 8bitsf and monobomb records | X | |||||||||||||||||||
41 | The Other Party | 8:00 PM - 12:00 PM | Tuesday, March 20 | Free | 715 Harrison St, San Francisco, CA 94107 | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-other-party-tickets-42511328528 | 21+ only. Come grab a drink and play some indie games with us and their creators at our bigger, better, party venue! We'll have many games on display for gamedevs to show off their creations in person. Sip specialty indie themed cocktails while grooving to DJ-blended retro tunes. Have a game to share? We'll have some open tables where you can bring a laptop and show it off!
| Game Jolt, DreamHack, Devolver Digital, Good Shepherd | X | X | X (cost) | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
42 | The Anime Party | 8 PM - 11:30 PM | Tuesday, March 20 | Free | 365 11th St, San Francisco, CA 94103 | https://www.facebook.com/events/178604959536320/ | VIZ Media and Rose City Games bring you a night of anime, indie games, and special guests! We'll have the first public playable demo of The World Next Door, our first original game title currently in development! Do you understand!?
Grab a drink, play games, get free swag, meet developers, and party the night away Angel Style! | VIZ Media and Rose City Games | X | X | X | X | X | 17 | ||||||||||||||
43 | Unity Technologies GDC 2018 Latin American Brunch | 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Wednesday, March 21 | Free | Unity Technologies 30 3rd Street San Francisco, CA 94103 | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/unity-technologies-gdc-2018-latin-american-brunch-tickets-42333406358?aff=es2 | Join Unity LATAM evangelists and special guests at the Unity Technologies office in San Francisco during GDC 2018. It’s a chance to hang out, network with your peers over breakfast, and learn the latest best practices for developing your game. Hope to see you there! | Unity Technologies | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
44 | #SwissGames Breakfast | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Wednesday, March 21 | Free | Moscone Center
747 Howard St San Francisco, CA 94111 | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gdc-swissgames-breakfast-tickets-43715784087?aff=es2 | Get a coffee, grab some chocolate and discover the latest Swiss projects!
We're welcoming the largest SwissGames contingent ever to attend GDC — 24 games and technologies — during the Game Connection and European Game Showcase (19-23 March 2018) in San Francisco. | X | X | |||||||||||||||||||
45 | Offical GDC Twitch Gamedev Meetup | 1030 AM - 12:00PM | Wednesday, March 21 | Free | Westfieild Mall Food Court 865 Market St. San Francisco, CA 94103 | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/offical-gdc-twitch-gamedev-meetup-tickets-43865723560?aff=es2 | Doing a small informal meetup for twitch devs to meet each other face to face! Everyone is welcome | Starlightskyes | X | |||||||||||||||||||
46 | LGBTQIA in Gaming 2018 | 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Wednesday, March 21 | Free | Minna Gallery 111 Minna St San Francisco, CA 94103 | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lgbtqia-in-gaming-2018-tickets-41261756023?aff=es2 | Xbox is proud to return with the 2nd annual LGBTQ in Gaming event. This gathering during the Game Developer's Conference is a casual get-together that brings together LGBTQIA+ gaming industry professionals. Join us to connect & network with other game creators, developers, writers, artists, and more. Come listen to fireside chats with industry veterans about topics that impact our community. We hope that you can join us! | Team Xbox LGBTQ | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
47 | Big Indie Pitch & Big Indie Drinks | 2:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Wednesday, March 21 | Free | Courtyard by Marriott 299 2nd St San Francisco, California 94105 | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/big-indie-pitch-big-indie-drinks-gdc-2018-with-indiesky-tickets-42566060232?aff=es2 | Come join us for networking and pitching, as we once again put the spotlight on some of the world's best indie developers this March in San Francisco – and stick around to make more connections thanks to the developer drinks after the BIP winners are announced. The unique speed dating format gives each developer 4 minutes with each panel of experts, meaning entrants will get real feedback from the event. There's editorial coverage in Pocket Gamer, AppSpy and beyond on offer, making this a great chance to get you, your studio and your game played by the world. Alongside the chance to potentially win one of our bespoke Indie Prizes which allow the recipients access to a range of Steel Media's advertorial and consultancy services. | Steel Media (Publishers of Pocket Gamer), IndieSkye | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||
48 | The Blacks in Gaming Green Room 2018 | 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Wednesday, March 21 | Free | Minna Gallery 111 Minna St San Francisco, CA 94103 | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-blacks-in-gaming-green-room-2018-tickets-41260996752 | Xbox is once again proud to host the 13th annual BiG Green Room during the Game Developer's Conference in San Francisco. Join us to connect & network with other game creators, developers, writers, artists, and more. Enjoy private listening sessions with industry veterans as they share insights from their work on popular games and gaming technology. | Xbox | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
49 | ERC-721/NFT Developer Happy Hour at RareBits HQ | 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Wednesday, March 21 | Free | Silicon Valley Bank 505 Howard Street Floor 3 San Francisco, CA 94105 | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/erc-721nft-developer-happy-hour-at-rarebits-hq-tickets-43627573246?aff=es2 | Rare Bits and Silicon Valley Bank are excited to host attendees of GDC 2018 at SVB HQ for drinks and appetizers. We are excited to create partnerships with developers in the NFT space and we will be providing devs with tools to help build their own game. | Rarebits, Silicon Valley Bank | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||
50 | VR Mixer | 5:30 - Premium Access; 7:30 - 11:00 General Admission | Wednesday, March 21 | General Admission - $30 +$2.74; Premium Access - $60 + $3.49 | Temple Nightclub 540 Howard Street San Francisco, CA 94105 | http://www.vrmixer.com/#polaris | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vr-mixer-2018-tickets-42879073463?aff=es2 | Join the vibrant VR community in our futuristic 20,000 sq. ft venue. Enjoy two floors of VR demos, games, and experiences from our partners and top indie developers from accross the world.
Want a head start on checking out the VR demos with smaller crowds and shorter lines? Skip the lines by getting a Premium Early Access Ticket for entry at 5:30 PM | SVVR, vive studios, sixense | X | ||||||||||||||||||
51 | GDC XPerience Networking Mixer | 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Wednesday, March 21 | $0-$15: guarunteed admission for $15 | Hotel VIA 138 King Street San Francisco, CA 94107 | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gdc-xperience-networking-mixer-tickets-42488643677?aff=es2 | If you’re a GameDev or an IndieDev and want to showcase your games or product to the public, let us know and we can give you a special area to demo your project at the venue. We have limited tables and it is a first come first serve basis. The demo VIP table can be aquired and comes with 20 complimentary admission tickets! | Level Up Entertainment | X | X (cost) | 21 | |||||||||||||||||
52 | Unity Keynote & Party | 6:30 PM | Wednesday, March 21 | Invite only | The Village | 969 Market St, San Francisco | Unity's keynote will kick things off on Monday at 6.30pm with "demos of our new 2018 product technology, presentations from CTO and founder Yoachim [Ante] and CEO John Riccitiello will be on stage and we'll be inviting key partners as well." | Unity Technologies | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
53 | UK industry Drinks Reception | 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Wednesday, March 21 | Free with Pre-Registration | B Restaurant & Bar 720 Howard Street San Francisco, CA 94103 | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-industry-drinks-reception-gdc-2018-tickets-41206894932?aff=es2 | This event is FREE but you must register for tickets beforehand. If you have any queries please contact Lex
Don't forget to visit all of theUK business on the UK stand #1023 on the expo show floor. Tickets are strictly limited and available subject to approval, Ukie stand exhibitors have priority.Ukie reserves the right to withdraw tickets at any point. | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
54 | Trion Worlds Defiance 2050 GDC 2018 Preview Party & Mixer | 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Wednesday, March 21 | Free | Infusion Lounge 124 Ellis Street San Francisco, CA 94102 | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/trion-worlds-defiance-2050-gdc-2018-preview-party-mixer-tickets-43453898781?aff=es2 | To celebrate Defiance 2050, its recently announced massive online shooter for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, Trion Worlds is hosting a GDC 2018 Mixer Party on Wednesday, March 21, and we’d like to invite you to come join us to be among the first to get your hands on the game, indulge in food and drink and meet the developers! | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
55 | GDC 2018 Mixer Party | 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Wednesday, March 21 | Free | Infusion Lounge
124 Ellis St. San Francisco, CA | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/trion-worlds-defiance-2050-gdc-2018-preview-party-mixer-tickets-43453898781 | To celebrate Defiance 2050, its recently announced massive online shooter for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, Trion Worlds is hosting a GDC 2018 Mixer Party on Wednesday, March 21. The event is open to GDC attendees to indulge in food and drink and meet the developers! | Trion Worlds | X | X | X | 43 | ||||||||||||||||
56 | Sonic Toad Media's 2018 GDC PARTY: Hopping to New Heights | 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM | Wednesday, March 21 | Free | The Emporium Arcade Bar
616 Divisadero Street San Francisco, CA 94117 | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sonic-toad-medias-2018-gdc-party-hopping-to-new-heights-tickets-43480247591?aff=es2 | Sonic Toad is proud to host the very first amphibious GDC party!
7PM at The Emporium Arcade Bar I'm renting out the rooftop which opens up at 7 just for attendees and there will be free food, free classic arcade games, pinball, and more! Non-drinkers welcome as there's plenty of fun things to do and cool people to chat with but heads up for younger game devs that this event is 21+ only (venue's rule, not mine.) | Rachel Presser/Sonic Toad Media | X | X | X | 38 | ||||||||||||||||
57 | That.Party | 7:00 PM - 2:00 AM | Wednesday, March 21 | 161 Erie St, San Francisco, CA 94103 | http://that.party/ | Tickets will be on sale February 9th on the website. | Venus Patrol | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
58 | TouchArcade GDC + Jam City | 7:00 PM - 12:00 AM | Wednesday, March 21 | Free | 55 4th St, San Francisco, CA 94103 | http://toucharcade.com/2018/03/05/toucharcade-gdc-plans-were-taking-appointments-and-hosting-a-party-sponsored-by-jam-city/ | As far as our party is concerned, it's happening at the same time and the same place with one minor difference! Jam City was generous enough to sponsor the party, and we'll have a couple hundred drink tickets good for freebies at the bar. The party itself will be hosted at Bin 55, which is the hotel lobby bar of the San Francisco Marriott Marquis on 780 Mission Street. We'll kick things off at around 7:00 PM and end when they kick us out (which I think is around midnight). Where things go from there is anyone's guess! | Jam City, Touch Arcade | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
59 | Digital Raign & Games For Change & Blockchain for Good | 7:00 PM - 12:00 AM | Wednesday, March 21 | Free | Jamber
858 Folsom St, San Francisco, California 94107 | https://www.facebook.com/events/176230833171468/ | Digital Raign, Games For Change & Blockchain for Good are bringing our AR/VR/MR, AI, Blockchain/Crypto communities together, in the lead up to our Reality Summit at the Esalen Institute and XR For Change Summit in NYC. This is a meet and greet to bring our people together during Game Developers Conference - GDC. We'd love to see you and if there's connections that come to mind, please put us in touch and/or invite them to the meetup! | Digital Raign | ||||||||||||||||||||
60 | BelgianGamesCafe at GDC18 | 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM | Wednesday, March 21 | Free | Tradition
441 Jones Street San Francisco, CA 94102 | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/belgiangamescafe-at-gdc18-tickets-43693635841?aff=es2 | Powered by Cronos and Digital Wallonia we invite you to network and chat about #BelgianGamesIndustry and many other exciting topics. We're serving food and drinks. We even have Affligem Blonde beer.
Around 9pm, Flemish minister of Media Sven Gatz and Baudouin de Hemptinne from Digital Wallonia will host a short speech. Please bring your EventBrite ticket (printed or digital) AND your valid photo ID. Due to Tradition bar license, no one can be permitted entrance without an ID showing you are over 21 years old. | FLEGA and AWEX | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
61 | Vungle Party | 9:00 PM - 12:00 AM | Wednesday, March 21 | Free | 620 Jones
620 Jones Street San Francisco, CA 94102 | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vungle-party-at-gdc-2018-registration-43211972172 | Join us as we host the 'Who's Who' of the gaming industry, for the most anticipated party at GDC. Come hang out with the industry's largest publishers and developers at 620 Jones - complete with an open bar, gif-photo booth fun ...oh, and did we mention we've moved our party to a rooftop? | Vungle | X | X | X | 39 | ||||||||||||||||
62 | 12th Annual GGP at GDC | 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM | Wednesday, March 21 | DNA Lounge 375 11th St, San Francisco, California 94103 | https://www.facebook.com/events/123837858277903/ | 12th Annual Social Gathering (Allies super welcome). We come together at GDC to celebrate diversity and inclusion and being kind to each other. | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
63 | Murder Palace | 9:00 PM - 2:00 AM | Wednesday, March 21 | $0-$15 | Love + Propaganda
85 Campton Place San Francisco, CA 94108 | MURDERPALACE.COM | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/murder-palace-gdc-2018-party-tickets-42817541419?aff=es2 | Special Announcement trailer and game reveal CODE: VICTOR VOSS | Black White Blood | X (11-2am) | X (9-11pm) | X (9-11pm) | 26 | |||||||||||||||
64 | GDC XPerience After Party | 10:00 PM - 2:00 AM | Wednesday, March 21 | Free | Hawthorn
46 Geary Street San Francisco, CA 94108 | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gdc-xperience-after-party-tickets-43543250033?aff=es2 | Since our Networking Mixer at Hotel VIA has been officially sold out a month in advance, we decided to give everyone an After Party in the Union Square/Financial District area to celebrate after a long day of networking or being around the convention center. It's time to unwind and have some fun in the city!
This event is FREE for everyone and just RSVP so we can keep a head count as space capacity is limited. Early arrival is highly suggested to guarantee yourself an entry to the venue. | Level Up Entertainment | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Intel University Games Showcase and Expo 2018 | 1:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Thursday, March 22 | Free | CITY VIEW at METREON
135 4th St Suite #4000 – 4th Floor San Francisco, CA 94103 | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/intel-university-games-showcase-and-expo-2018-tickets-43459422302?aff=es2 | Join us and a panel of luminary judges at GDC 2018 to see the BEST student game projects from the BEST university game developer programs! Find out which of the talented game development teams will win the 2018 competition. Intel is offering $40,000 in hardware prizes in three categories: Best Gameplay, Best Visual Quality, and Innovation categories. The Showcase runs from 5-7:30 pm. The main stage will feature talks from 2-5 pm on topics including gaming in 2025, key game development tools, graphics hardware, and more.
The event is Free to all but registration is required. | Intel Corporation | X | |||||||||||||||||||
66 | Celebrating Latinx in Gaming 2018 | 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Thursday, March 22 | Free | Minna Gallery 111 Minna St San Francisco, CA 94103 | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrating-latinx-in-gaming-2018-tickets-41261162247?aff=es2 | Xbox celebrates diversity and recognizes the impact of the Latinx community in the gaming industry. Come share your story during the Game Developer's Conference with other Latinx and Latin American professionals of the gaming industry in this fun-filled and enlightening event. Join us to connect & network with other game creators, developers, writers, artists, and more. | Team Xbox Latinx | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
67 | Gnomon + Artstation GDC 2018 Mixer | 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM | Thursday, March 22 | Free | PianoFight
144 Taylor St. San Francisco, CA 94102 United States | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gnomon-artstation-gdc-2018-mixer-tickets-43459612872 | Gnomon School of Visual Effects’ annual Industry Mixer returns to PianoFight – and it’s bigger and better than ever! Gnomon and ArtStation are joining forces to bring you not only helpings of the delicious food and drink that you know and love, but also a fantastic line up of live demos by top industry artists. | Gnomon School of VFX + ArtStation | X | X | X | X | 44 | |||||||||||||||
68 | Women's Dinner at GDC | 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Thursday, March 22 | $34 | Zero Zero 826 Folsom Street San Francisco, CA 94107 | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/womens-dinner-gdc-tickets-44131596794?aff=es2 | Gaming is an industry where less than 25% of the jobs are held by women. After reaching its peaking in 1991 at 36%, the rate of women in computing roles has been in steady decline. That’s why I’m organizing a Women @ GDC dinner event, where women (and men!) can come together to be more of a community and get to know each other better and work to change the male to female ratio in gaming!
Let’s network, share stories, enjoy some food and drinks! There will be a set menu of appetizers, pizzas, and sundaes. Beverages will be offered off the menu. | Leslie Ronalds | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||
69 | Zynga --A Night at the Races-- | 5:30PM-8:00PM | Thursday, March 22 | Free | 699 8th St, San Francisco, CA 94103 | https://zyngagdchappyhour.splashthat.com/ | Fast Checkin: http://bit.ly/2G9VIQ4 | Shuttles will be provided between Moscone Center and Zynga from 5:15 pm - 8:15 pm. Please see below for more details on where to pick up the shuttle outside of the Moscone Center.
All GDC badge holders and industry partners are invited to attend! Please RSVP to pre-register for the happy hour and save time when checking in upon your arrival. This is an 18+ event and is open to GDC attendees and industry guests only. Don't forget to bring your ID and conference badge. | Zynga | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||
70 | AdAction & AdGem GDC 2018 HAPPY HOUR | 6:00PM-8:00PM | Thursday, March 22 | Free | 501 Jones St, San Francisco, CA 94102 | https://gdc2018happyhour.splashthat.com/ | Your Exclusive GDC Invitation!
To a night out with AdAction and AdGem. Enjoy FREE giggle water and nifty treats. ...You'll even need a password* to get in. * Password to be provided day of event | AdAction & AdGem | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
71 | GDC XPerience Mixer + After Party | 6:00 PM – 2:00 AM | Thursday, March 22 | $0-$15: guarunteed admission for $15 | Temple Nightclub
540 Howard Street San Francisco, CA 94105 | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gdc-xperience-mixer-after-party-tickets-42588201457?aff=es2 | If you’re a GameDev or an IndieDev and want to showcase your games or product to the public, let us know and we can give you a special area to demo your project at the venue. We have limited tables and it is a first come first serve basis. The demo VIP table can be aquired and comes with 20 complimentary admission tickets! | Level Up Entertainment | X | X (cost) | 28 | |||||||||||||||||
72 | GameVibes: GDC Thursday "Indie Night" | 6:00 PM – 1:00 AM | Thursday, March 22 | $10 | 1425 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA 94103 | https://www.facebook.com/events/587847481569932/ | https://www.gamevibes.gg/tickets | ***We celebrate the Indie community on this special GameVibes night at the Foundry***
"GameVibes: Thursday At The Foundry" is hosted weekly by ShowDown Entertainment at Folsom Street Foundry. GameVibes guests can expect great music, a wide selection of drinks, food, and TONS of video game stations available throughout the entire space! Games available range from classic to new releases on both console and PC. | ShowDown Entertainment | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
73 | 5th Latin American Gathering | 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM | Thursday, March 22 | $17.89 | Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94105 | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/5th-latin-american-gathering-at-gdc-tickets-42652625150?aff=es2 | El evento que congrega a la comunidad de videojuegos de Latinoamerica para crear alianzas y fortalizar la industria de la región. Participan también publishers, desarrolladores y profesionales internacionales, abriendo nuevas oportunidades a los desarrolladores latinos. | Encuentro Latinoamericano | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
74 | Godot meetup at GDC | 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM | Tuesday, March 20 | Free | 88 Colin P Kelly Junior Street San Francisco, CA 94107 | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/godot-meetup-at-gdc-tickets-43720910420 | Godot Engine meetup and networking at Github headquarters! Please bring yourselves and your laptops for a night of talks, demos and conversation. AAA, indie, and hobbyist developers of all levels are welcome! | Godot | 42 | |||||||||||||||||||
75 | Microsoft Mixed Reality Networking Reception | 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM | Thursday, March 22 | Free | 680 Folsom St
Suite 145 San Francisco, CA 94107 | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/microsoft-mixed-reality-networking-reception-tickets-43042806192?aff=es2 | The Microsoft Mixed Reality team is coming to GDC and would love to see you! Come join us for networking, hands on demos with HoloLens and our immersive headsets, and great food, beer and wine! | Microsoft | X | X | X | 30 | ||||||||||||||||
76 | Esports Industry & Investments SF Meetup @ GDC | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Thursday, March 22 | Free | Upload 1535 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94103 | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/esports-industry-investments-sf-meetup-gdc-tickets-43441125576?aff=es2 | www.esportsmeetup.com | Esports Industry and Investments is hosting a meetup during GDC in SF this year. The goal is to bring together esports entrepreneurs, industry professionals, and investors and promote collaboration. Previous speakers have included CEOs of esports startups and VCs invested in some of the biggest esports deals.
There will be a few speakers giving 5-10 minute presentations on various esports topics followed by a general networking session. We're excited to bring this event to SF for the first time. The event will take place at Upload in their SF location. We'll be serving Pizza and cocktails. | Mo Hallaba | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
77 | Killer Queen SF - New-Bee tournament | 6:30 PM - 11:00 PM | Thursday, March 22 | Emporium SF :: Arcade Bar Venue
616 Divisadero St, San Francisco, California 94117 | https://www.facebook.com/events/1457331727726310/ | Miss last month's new-bee tournament? In town for the Game Developer's Conference and want to get in on the hype of the bar-oriented esports (*ahem* lower case 's') phenomenon? We're holding our 2nd New-Bee tournament at Emporium next Thursday, 3/22! As always, bring your team, or play as a free agent. KQSF will be help organize free agents. | Brian Lee | |||||||||||||||||||||
78 | Paymentwall SausageFest | 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM | Thursday, March 22 | Free | 255 9th St, San Francisco, CA 94103 | https://paymentwall.com/events/e/paymentwall-sausagefest-flowerpower-gdc2018 | We’ll be hosting the event in conjunction with the Paymentwall Clubhouse at 255 9th Street on the first floor and rooftop, with views of the San Francisco skyline. We’ll be serving our traditional German sausages and unlimited beer—but this time around we’ll be going back to 1967 when the hippie movement started in San Francisco and spread around the world. We’ll be requiring gender balance from attendees, because it’s about time there’s love in the industry! | Paymentwall | X | X | X | 41 | ||||||||||||||||
79 | 10th Annual Japan/U.S. Game Professional Mixer Party | 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Thursday, March 22 | $35 | Thirsty Bear Brewing Company (Second Floor)
661 Howard Street San Francisco, CA 94105 | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/10th-annual-japanus-game-professional-mixer-party-sponsored-by-dico-tickets-44013000068?aff=es2 | We are excited to host the 10th Annual Japan/U.S. Game Professional Mixer Party sponsored by DICO!! Join us for a special evening with Japanese game developers!
DICO is sponsoring this event by covering 2 drink tickets for the first 100 tickets, so please purchase the ticket now to reserve the free drink tickets. Feel Free to forward this invite to any other developers. We will be handing out the drink tickets at the venue check-in desk. There will be light foods served in the venue. | The Japan/US Game Mixer Party Committee | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
80 | BYO INDIE w/ Game Jolt and PIGSquad | 8:00 PM – 11:30 PM | Thursday, March 22 | Free | The Royale
800 Post Street San Francisco, CA 94109 | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/byo-indie-w-game-jolt-and-pigsquad-gdc-2018-tickets-43358623811 | Bring Your Own Indie! Game Jolt and Portland Indie Game Squad are teaming up again this year to host a night of indie games at our favorite bar in San Francisco! 21+
No loud music, No "party/club" vibe. Expect awesome alcoholic/non-alcoholic drinks and indie games! | Game Jolt & PIGSquad | X | X | X | X | 31 | |||||||||||||||
81 | AFK by Razer | 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM | Thursday, March 22 | Free | RazerStore San Francisco
865 Market Street Space 136 San Francisco, CA 94103 | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/afk-by-razer-tickets-43732677616?aff=es2 | We’re going AFK and we want you there!
Join us at RazerStore San Francisco for an exhilarating experience. Meet gamers from our community, get your hands on exclusive Swag, and try out some of the latest additions to our lineup. In true Razer style, we'll be celebrating with food, drinks, and gaming competitions. You also stand to win awesome prizes in our raffle—you definitely don't want to miss this. | RAZER | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
82 | Caffeine presents: MARIOKE | 9:00PM-2:00AM | Thursday, March 22 | $20 | Public Works
161 Erie Street San Francisco, CA 94103 | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/caffeine-presents-marioke-gdc-2018-tickets-43141798280?aff=es2 | Don't know what Marioke is? Imagine 500-ish karaoke pop songs rewritten as dumb jokes about videogames and performed by the best people in the world, i.e. you. This isn't half-hearted background-noise bar room karaoke, either. We run Marioke like the best concert of your life, except you are the singers and the crowd. | Caffeine | X | X | 32 | |||||||||||||||||
83 | GDC - Mixie's 2nd Annual Artjam & Potluc in the Park | 9AM-Noon, 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM, 3PM-6PM | Friday, March 23 | Bring munchies/softdrinks and sides | Yerba Buena Gardens
750 Howard Street Esplanade San Francisco, CA 94103 | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gdc-mixies-2nd-annual-artjam-potluc-in-the-park-tickets-42447977042?aff=es2 | Stop by for a mellow afternoon to meet, greet, ‘n’ draw together over a nice cup of fresh tea. While this is an artjam, all are welcome! If code, marketing, directing, or any other such things are your digs, feel free to swing by our picnic blanket and get some fresh air with likeminded gaming enthusiasts. We'll be serving a variety of tea, loose and bagged, made on the spot, which you can take how you prefer. One lump or two? Dash of cream? There will also be a selection of light pastries, and everyone's encouraged to bring any munchies, softdrinks, sides, etc. to contribute; it's all in the spirit of the potluc. Get a bit, give a bit! | X | X | X | 33 | |||||||||||||||||
84 | Players Happy Hour - GDC Edition feat | 5 PM - 10 PM | Friday, March 23 | No Cover-- $10 all night cocktails | pin
jones 620 Jones St, San Francisco, California 94102 | https://www.facebook.com/events/877713419082726/ | Join the Players this Friday for a special GDC version featuring guest DJ Tom Bartlett from Harmonix. Tom brings his unique personal flava of house music to San Francisco for an exclusive appearance.
Players residents Jonathan Hart, Steve Kuzmic and Eli Wilkie will be dropping in the mix. | Players and jones | ||||||||||||||||||||
85 | JAPAN PARTY Powered by Amazon | 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM | Friday, March 23 | $45 | Canton Seafood & Dim Sum Restaurant
665 Folsom Street San Francisco , CA 94017 | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gdc2018-japan-party-powered-by-amazon-tickets-43120803484?aff=es2 | IGDA Japan will hold "GDC 2018 JAPAN PARTY" suponsored by Amazon at the evening on the final day of GDC 2018, March 23rd. It is very good chance to communicate with Japanese developers directly. We are welcome to international guests. Let's enjoy together! | IGDA | X | X | 34 | |||||||||||||||||
86 | GameVibes: GDC Friday Closing Party | 6:00 PM – 1:00 AM | Monday, March 19 | $10 | 1425 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA 94103 | https://www.facebook.com/events/1888313741199609/ | https://www.gamevibes.gg/tickets | "GameVibes: Friday At The Foundry" is hosted weekly by ShowDown Entertainment at Folsom Street Foundry. GameVibes guests can expect great music, a wide selection of drinks, food, and TONS of video game stations available throughout the entire space! Games available range from classic to new releases on both console and PC. | ShowDown Entertainment | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
87 | Pow X7 Bonus Round | 8:00PM -??? | Friday, March 23 | $10 advance, $15 at door, $5 with GDC badge | DNA Lounge 375 11th St, San Francisco, California 94103 | https://www.dnalounge.com/calendar/2018/03-23d.html | chiptunes. video game music. | 8bitSF and Monobomb Records | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||
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91 | MeetToMatch - San Francisco edition | Mar 21, 2018, 10:00 AM –
Mar 23, 2018, 3:00 PM | €0 – €126.37 | https://www.eventbrite.nl/e/meettomatch-san-francisco-edition-tickets-38540163667?aff=es2 | We will be working together with country pavillions, that serve as a meeting point if you do not have you own booth. If you do have your own place to meet, we can set this as your default meeting location, so the people come to you. No access to the trade floor? No worries, we are currently scouting locations that will be very nearby the venue. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
92 | Unity Lounge | 9AM to 4PM | Tuesday, March 20 - Thursday, March 22 | Hotel Zetta | 55 5th St, San Francisco | With 5 days of worth of excitement trying out new games and hardware, everyone could use a little escape. So Unity has taken over the lobby area of the Hotel Zetta to invite folks in to recharge, relax, meet some Unity team members and enjoy the hotel’s “play” space. For your pleasure, Hotel Zetta has a pool table, wall-sized plinko, video games and of course its crowning jewel the Exit Reality room-scale VR cube where you can try out some unreleased VR content. The best part is - you don’t need a GDC pass to attend! Everyone is welcome come hang out the Unity Lounge (drinks and snacks included!) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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