… Computer Vision Techniques for High-end Visual Effects by Chris Bregler and Kiran Bhat, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), the VFX branch of LucasFilm Mobile Visual Computing by Kari Pulli and Radek Grzeszczuk, Nokia Research Center Unity Technologies - Taking the pain out of game development by David Helgason, Unity Technologies Sirikata: Open Source Virtual Worlds by Daniel Horn, Henrik Bennetsen. Stanford Graphics Lab, Stanford Humanities Lab Ray Tracing with the NVIDIA OptiX …

Group dedicated to helping small mobile game and app developers succeed. Each week we have a coding lab or workshop where we discuss new concepts, ideas, and learnings that help accelerate success.

Meet others interested in all aspects of Web, Digital, Social Game and Social Media Analytics. Gather to discuss key trends and updates around advanced analytics,as it applies to marketing and tech offerings, upcoming web, search, BI, sentiment analysis, reporting and predictive analytics software (Web Trends, Google Analytics, Net Insight, Omniture, etc.) Open to anyone interested in learning more and sharing thoughts about digital analytics, SEM, SEO and social media as it relates to web desig …

We started this Meetup to bring together the best devs, designers and entrepreneurs in the local social games space. Come meet some friends, hear a couple of great industry speakers, and talk about what's cool in social games.

This group is for Games User Researchers or those that are interested in Games User Research in the San Francisco Bay Area.  In addition to keeping in touch on the Games User Research group on LinkedIn, we sought a need to organize face-to-face meetups to further build our community and facilitate the exchanges information and ideas.

Meet other local Small Business Owners! Come to a Small Business Meetup to network, play the ActionCOACH game of Leverage and learn more about business in 2 1/2 hours then you will all year on your own! All are welcome! Leverage is a board game developed by ActionCOACH Founder and self made billionaire, Brad Sugars, to teach small business owners how to achieve massive profit growth in their businesses by focusing on 5 key areas. You will "inherit" a business at the beginning of the game and …

Welcome to the meetup! We're just getting the ball rolling here. Look here for an announcement about the first meetup, coming Very Soon!

Let’s gather around a table, have some munchies and have fun playing some of the classic board games and card games you played when you were a kid and some of the newer ones as well. Games are a great way to de-stress, have fun and create new friendships. This group is well established, with good attendance and many regulars that appreciate the more playful side of life. This is a low-key environment, games are usually at my house or assistant organizers.  We play a wide range of classic and mod …

What’s your dream? Freedom of time? Unlimited resources to travel the world? Whatever it may be, CASHFLOW 101 teaches you how to get out of the Rat Race and onto the Fast Track, how to make your money work for you - not the other way around. CASHFLOW 101 is an educational board game that simulates real life financial strategies and situations. As a simulation, you learn valuable lessons and gain priceless insights into personal finance and investing without having to put your actual money at ris …

Ideas, Design, Development, DEMOs, Product Marketing, Business Development, Success or Failure Tips, Entrepreneurship, Opportunities among the whole bay area (including south to north, east to west :-))'s mobile game professional community, here is the place we can hold discussion, seminars, talks, and conference for the next big wave ! We hope to have monthly DEMOs, yeh, DEMOs, and quarterly bigger event to cheer up our own mobile game professionals for bigger success together !!!

I am new to the area and looking for others who share an interest in strategy games and history, especially American and European 20th Century.    This meetup is about meeting new people, engaging your mind and having fun. I am looking for a group of gamers that love to learn, play, and teach all sorts of games. Newcomers are welcome.   Gaming is a social pursuit that can be enjoyed by all ages while promoting fun, social interaction, mental challenge with a dose of healthy competition.  NOTE: W …

Gamification and use of game dynamics/mechanics in non-game contexts is next wave on the internet. To quote Seth Priesbatch "This decade is the decade of games". Community owners, entrepreneurs, application developers and marketers need to understand and leverage gamification techniques to their advantage. This group brings together people interested in gamification to discuss various aspects of the game design and dynamics.

This meetup is all about apps for kids, from toddlers to tweens. We'll cover content for iPhone, iPad, Android, and whatever is next. Hosted by Creativity, Inc., a company that has worked on over 4000 toys and games with companies like Hasbro, Mattel, Fisher-Price, Disney, Nickelodeon, Sesame Street, and many more. www.creativityusa.com  

… From long time players looking for some casuals games to beginners who don't know how to play, but want to start learning. Our goal is to create fun and friendly environment, where you can connect with smart people, play, share and learn. We encourage the sharing of knowledge and helping one another to enjoy this great game and to become a smarter person.

… Straight up … You can learn more about how to improve your game by attending one of our meetups than you’ve learned in your entire life. Our meetups are a great place to learn how to improve your game and find a wingman to help you practice. It doesn’t matter if you are a seasoned player or totally new to game. Everyone is welcome. To start your journey we recommend that you … 1: Subscribe to our channel on YouTube and watch some of our videos: www.youtube.com/SeductiveInstinct 2: S …

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, hack, library, whatever. We're language and software/hardware agnostic, so it's all fair game. After you present, it's an open forum. The audience will ask questions and provide feedback. W …