College Esports Commissioners Cup for GGDA Members May 7-8 May 5, 2022 Thanks to Skillshot Media for hosting us earlier this month. They have offered GGDA members free passes to the Collegia...
GGDA Level Design Day April 23 March 15, 2022 Level and scenario design are a key part of many games. Join us online April 23 as we share level design tips for use w...
Skillshot to Host First Hybrid GGDA Meeting of 2022 on April 12 March 8, 2022 We need an accurate count of attendees, so please register on Eventbrite if you are coming. If you are not sure if you ...
Best in Georgia Winner Announced March 8 January 17, 2022 We had two great finalists for Best in Georgia 2022, with Tread Lightly barely squeaking out a win over Spirit. The win...
Resolved: Make Better Games Jan. 8 November 18, 2021 Making a New Year's resolution to improve your game development? Planning to take part in the game jam at the end of Ja...
Georgia Game Industry Holiday Party Dec. 14 November 18, 2021 We've been putting on these holiday parties for more than a decade now, bringing together members of the GGDA, Atlanta ...
Silv-E Game Nominee Showcase Nov. 4 November 3, 2021 The phenomental Tygarlily kicks off SIEGE with the Silv-E nominee showcase, hightlighting the game that will not be at ...
SIEGE2021 Online Nov. 5-6 October 25, 2021 Nov. 5 Workshops: Tim Johnson, Proxi AI, “Memory Maker Workshop”Sandee Chamberlain, KSU “Collaborative Game Art”Bobb...
SIEGE In-Person Nov. 7 October 13, 2021 Free parking in the Doraville Municipal Court lot: 3765 Park Ave, Doraville, GA 30340 In addition, bring a SIEGE bad...
“Finish Your Game” GGDA Meeting 6 pm Sept. 14 at KSU-Marietta August 23, 2021 Join a panel of Georgia game developers as they share their secrets for finishing and publishing their games. Panelists...
Tygarlily and In the Black Livestream 7 pm Aug. 25 August 22, 2021 The GGDA's most-watched YouTube video is our game showcase of "In the Black" with developer Jack Mamais. Since then, Ja...
Gardener and the Wild Vines First Look 7 pm Aug. 10 August 6, 2021 Join Kartik Kini and Eric Cook from Finite Reflections Studio as they demo they newest game, Gardener and the Wild Vine...
SIEGE2021 College Fair Oct. 14 August 3, 2021 The annual SIEGE College Fair is scheduled to be in-person at the KSU Conference Center (the same place we held it in 2...
GGDA Accountability Partnerships 7 pm July 13 July 12, 2021 Accountability partners are a proven method for getting you to achieve your goals. A number of GGDA members have asked ...
Mid-Game Strategy Game Design with EFS 8 pm July 10 July 2, 2021 4X strategy games are defined by how they handle early, middle and late game play. Join Andrew Greenberg as he livestre...
Intro to Unity 3D 4 pm July 10 July 2, 2021 The GGDA is teaming up with Cellbloc Studios and Playoncon for a livestream introduction to using the Unity 3D game ind...
How to become a Game Tester 7 pm July 9 July 2, 2021 The GGDA is teaming up with the Indie Cluster and Playoncon for a livestream introduction to how anyone can help test g...
Meet the Cutthroat Caverns Creator and Developer 7 pm July 7 July 2, 2021 Cutthroat Caverns is a popular tabletop card game turned into a very fun mobile game by Cellbloc Studios. Join Cutthroa...
Demon Brigade VR First Look June 16 June 14, 2021 Bakemono is a Georgia-made, anime-themed, VR mech-action adventure now in early access on Steam. Join the developer, Su...
CIMFest 2021 Speakers List June 7, 2021 Tune in this weekend at www.youtube.com/GeorgiaGameDevs Keynote Panel Sande Chen, she/her Twitter: @sandechen ...
All-Star CIMFest Panel to Discuss Creating Non-Toxic Gamer Communities June 12 May 27, 2021 What game design principles can be used to promote friendlier and harassment-free communities? Join us for a discussion...
CIMFest 2021 Schedule for June 12 May 20, 2021 Sande Chen earned a Writers Guild nomination for her work on Witcher and leads the IGDA's Game Design special interest ...
The Jet-Setting Life of a Unity-Certified Instructor 7 p.m. May 11 May 6, 2021 Zane Everett has been a cornerstone of IGDA-Atlanta, but is trading it all in for the glamour and adventure of being a ...
Interview with Developer of the Surprise Hit “Smol Ame” 7 pm May 5 April 29, 2021 Smol Ame has had amazing success for an indie game made by a solo developer, garnering more than 250,000 plays on itch....
Tygarlily Hosts Depths of Extinction Showcase 7 pm April 27 April 21, 2021 Join us 7 pm Tuesday, April 27, as one of Georgia's leading livestreamer's, Tygarlily, plays one of its leading indie g...
Looking for Heals Interview 7 pm March 31 March 30, 2021 Looking for Heals is a great new indie game out of Georgia. Join us 7 pm EST as Kimmiko interviews the team about the g...
April 13: Lessons from a Year of Working Virtually March 29, 2021 We have put together a great roundtable about "Lessons Learned from a Year of Working Virtually," with a variety of voi...
Tygarlily Interview on Livestreaming and Indie Games 7 pm March 17 March 1, 2021 In addition to being a leading Georgia livestreamer, Tygarlily has always been a great friend to the Association and in...
Larry Elmore Dragonlance Art Demo March 6 February 26, 2021 Larry Elmore is one of the most recognized names in game art, and his SIEGE workshop was our most popular. Join us 2 pm...
GGDA Best in Georgia Showcase March 9 February 26, 2021 Our Best in Georgia teams have been diligently working for the month since the game jam and are ready to present the ne...
CIMFest Speaker Application Extended to March 31 February 25, 2021 The Columbus Interactive Media Festival (CIMFest) gets better every year, and grew even as we went virtual in 2020! Thi...
IndieCluster Interview 7 pm Feb. 17 February 17, 2021 The GGDA and Atlanta Gamer Life have teamed up to bring you a series of interviews with game industry notables willing ...
Game Jam Video Game Showcase 7 pm Feb. 9 February 4, 2021 At the next virtual GGDA meeting, we are featuring the games nominated for the 2021 Best in Georgia award. Each game ja...
Jan. 12 GGDA Meeting on Game Jam Success December 15, 2020 Our new format for virtual meetings seems to be a success - networking, skill development, art, and gaming! First, Kart...
GGDA Virtual 2020 Holiday Party Dec. 9 November 20, 2020 See the collaborative drawing session HERE We are looking forward to a really fun night in Discord, as well as a dis...
IndieCluster/Silv-E Indie Game Showcase Nov. 5 November 4, 2020 We have a record $1,500 prize pool for this year's SIEGE Silver Excellence in Game Development Awards. The incomparable...
$4000 in Prizes at Georgia Esports League Championship! October 27, 2020 Ready for some extra Halloween fun? The semi-annual PantherLAN, sponsored by the GGDA's Georgia Esports League and the ...
IndieCluster/Silv-E Indie Game Showcase Oct. 27 October 23, 2020 We have a record $1,500 prize pool for this year's SIEGE Silver Excellence in Game Development Awards. The incomparable...
Get the Most Out of Your Discord at the Oct. 13 GGDA Meeting October 6, 2020 Learn "How to Get the Most Out of Your Discord Community," with Discord expert Paul Hesling. Every game dev, streamer a...
Livestream 7 pm July 16 on Game Studio Redesign July 14, 2020 Our recommendations regarding "Game Studio Workplace for COVID-19" got a lot of great feedback, and some of you wanted ...
CIMFest Continues 7 pm June 9 June 7, 2020 We just had too much great content for our June 6 livestream. Join us June 9 for two more CIMFest presentations. Yo...
Free Legal Panel for GGDA Members 8 pm June 4 June 3, 2020 This summer the GGDA, in partnership with ASIFA-South and MORIN Entertainment Law, offers a free series of legal panels...
First Online Game Design Improv 7 pm June 6 June 3, 2020 Free and open to everyone regardless of game design experience, this event is free and open to the first 50 registrants...
April 6 Livestream: You Can’t Just Add More Servers April 2, 2020 8 pm EST April 6 on https://www.twitch.tv/markmandel SIEGE speaker Mark Mandel, developer advocate at Google Cloud f...
Paul Jenkins to Keynote CIMFest June 6 April 1, 2020 CIMFest offers a great mix of game development livestreams and videos for June 6, including some of your favorite SIEGE...
April 7 Livestream: 2D Animation in Unity April 1, 2020 Dr. Unity continues his series of Unity workshops by showing how to animate 2D objects in Unitywww.youtube.com/Georgi...
April 20 R&D Tax Credit Webinar March 30, 2020 The Georgia Game Developers Association, TriNet, and Corporate Tax Advisers (CTA) are teaming up to provide workshops ...
Premier of Game PR and Marketing AMA Nov. 20 November 18, 2019 Our Game Art AMA premier went very well, so we are doing the same for our Games PR and Marketing AMA from SIEGE. Tune...
Hi-Rez and GGDA at DreamHack Atlanta November 11, 2019 The GGDA will release its annual Georgia Video Game Industry Economic Contribution report 4:30 pm Friday in room C302 a...
Game Art Ask Me Anything Premier Nov. 11 November 10, 2019 We are premiering our Art for Games, Animation and VR AMA from SIEGE2019 on YouTube at 8 pm Nov. 11. A number of our p...
GEL at PantherLAN Nov. 9 October 24, 2019 Join the Georgia Esports League Saturday, Nov. 9 at the former Braves Stadium in downtown Atlanta for the largest inter...
KSU Student Game Showcase April 23 April 10, 2019 On April 23rd, KSU's GDDC is hosting an Indie Game Showcase! This is a great opportunity for students who want to show...
Unreal Engine Workshop Livestream April 8 April 7, 2019 Join the GGDA and the KSU Game Developers Workshop 6:30 pm Monday, April 8, for an introductory look at the Unreal E...
Free Esports Panels April 6 April 2, 2019 As part of the GEL championship at GSU, GEL and the GGDA have organized the following panels. All are free and open to ...
Unreal Workshop Stream March 18 March 18, 2019 Join the GGDA and the KSU Game Developers Workshop 6:30 pm Monday, March 18, for an introductory look at the Unreal En...
GEL Championship April 6 at GSU March 13, 2019 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pantherlan-tickets-57757749985 Georgia State University’s varsity esports program will ...
Georgia Media Workshops Presents an In-Depth Game Art Workshop March 4, 2019 Georgia Media Workshops is holding a 3-day intensive Video Game Art workshop on March 16, 23 and 30, led by Hi-Rez St...
Epic Games Evangelist in Atlanta Feb. 26 February 14, 2019 Open to and free for GGDA, IGDA and TAG members Accelerating your GameDev: Marketplace & Licensed Content - A t...
Global Game Jam Locations in Georgia January 10, 2019 Georgia always hosts some of the best Global Game Jam locations in the world, and this year is no different. In additio...
First Look: Killing Floor 2 Twisted Christmas with Gary Busey Dec. 4 December 4, 2018After voting, settle down to our First Look livestream with Tripwire Interactive's new Christmas release - Twisted Chris...
Game Audio Workshop Livestream Nov. 27 November 26, 2018Join us for an introductory look at the best game audio tools and techniques, led by Wabi Sabi Sound's own Eric Lorenz. ...
Livestream Interview with VR Artist 8 pm Nov. 20 November 16, 2018Stephanie Marlo founded Artist Life Vision VR to bring entertaining and informational virtual reality in a UX format to...
GGDA/IGDA/Meetup Holiday Party Dec. 10 at Skillshot November 16, 2018This is always one of the best bashes of the year! Join us at Skillshot's recently renovated studio for our annual holid...
GEL Fall 2018 Championship Oct. 20 Free at GSU October 15, 2018Join the GGDA, Georgia Esports League and GSU's PantherLAN for a full day of esports, training and champions Oct. 20. Co...
Join Us at 12th Annual SIEGE Oct. 4-7 September 19, 2018The largest professional game development conference in the South gets better each year! Join us at the Southern Interac...
Georgia State University to Host Entertainment Law Day Oct. 13 September 10, 2018Come see Todd Harris from Hi-Rez Studios and Ludacris on the same stage :) https://law.gsu.edu/news-and-events/entertain...
Fall Game Jam Sept. 7-9 at KSU September 6, 2018The KSU Game Design and Development Club is hosting their Fall Game Jam Sept. 7-9! $25 to sign up and the top games will...
Free Call of Duty Event Sept. 15 August 29, 2018We are finding all the new locations for esports events fascinating. This free event takes place Sept. 15 at the Xfinity...
Nov. 6 First Look Tuesday Livestream with Talking Frog Studios August 6, 2018Join the GGDA and one of Georgia's newest game devs, Talking Frog Studios, as we take a look at their new Sudoku Prism g...
CANCELLED! Creating Asteroids with Dr. Unity Part 3 July 31, 2018We will reschedule part 3 of Dr. Unity's workshop series on creating Asteroids-like games with Unity. Where: www.yout...
Blender Tricks and Modifiers Workshop July 24 July 16, 2018Coming off a great presentation at CIMFest2018, BlueHatZach is pumped for a new Blender workshop. Following that present...
Livestream Interview with Ian Fisch of EQ-Games and Road Redemption July 17 July 11, 2018Road Redemption from EQ-Games is one of the first titles supported by Tripwire Interactive's publishing arm. Ian Fisch a...
Livestream Interview with Starfighter Inc. Dev Jack Mamais at 8 pm June 26 June 26, 2018Jack Mamais has been creating great games for years. His upcoming spaceship combat game, Starfighter Inc., is one of the...
CIMFest 2018 July 14 Attracts Game Devs to Columbus June 4, 2018The third annual Columbus Interactive Media Festival is quickly shaping up to be the best yet. Scheduled to start 9 am J...
First Look Livestream 8 pm June 5: Neon the Ninja June 4, 2018 On the first Tuesday of every month, the GGDA takes an in-depth first look at another great game in development. T...
Free Unity Certification Workshop May 29 May 28, 2018 Part 1 and 2 of Gir Resnick's Unity Certification Workshops were some of our most popular streams and YouTube videos. ...
Free Blender Workshop Livestream 8 pm May 15 May 9, 2018Many of you have asked for help with Blender, and BlueHat Zach has heard you. Blender is the free and open source 3D cre...
“Night Light” First Look 8 pm May 1 May 1, 2018Join us tonight for a first look at Complete Filth, winner of the 2018 Georgia Game Jam. Check out the game, investigate...
Game Dev News Network to Return June 26 April 30, 2018Join us for the second episode of the "Game Dev News Network" 7:30 pm EST June 26 on YouTube, Twitch and Mixer! In assoc...
April 24 Livestream with Unity’s Jonathan Weinberger April 17, 2018Note: This was pushed back from April 17. Join us at 8 pm EST April 24 for a conversation with Untiy's Jonathan Weinberg...
“Game Dev News Network” Livestream to Debut April 24 April 10, 2018Please note: Due to unexpected events, we have pushed back the debut to April 24 The Georgia Game Developers Associat...
CANCELED First Look Tuesday: Kingdom of Kuru April 2, 2018 You played Kingdom of Kuru at our GGDA playtest night. The team has entered a small business contest, and you can chec...
GDC Wrapup Livestream 8 pm EST March 29 March 29, 2018Join us as we talk about this year's Game Developers Conference - GDC with Andrew Greenberg, Robert Wahler, Joe Cassavau...
The SIEGE2018 Call for Speakers is Live! March 29, 2018The Southern Interactive Entertainment and Game Expo is Oct. 4 - 7 in Atlanta. Join us and share your own knowledge and ...
Free Fusion 2.5 Workshop 8 pm March 27 March 27, 2018Join us for another look at a game engine you can use in making your own games. This time it is Fusion 2.5, a flexible a...
TAG Reception at GSU April 11 March 21, 2018TAG Digital Media & Entertainment: Field Trip & Discussion Creative Media Industries Institute at GSU Wednesd...
April 10 Meeting at Fanboard on Creating Memorable AR Games March 13, 2018Join us at Fanboard's field in the Farm, the new incubator at the Brave's Stadium (near the SIEGE hotel). Fanboard is cr...
Free Fusion 2.5 Livestreamed Workshop Feb. 27 February 27, 2018 Clickteam developer Chris Carson shows how he used the Fusion 2.5 engine to make the Noble Armada: Lost Worlds compute...
SiNKR Launch Livestream 8 pm Feb. 20 February 20, 2018See the interview HERE "I'm launching SiNKR on Android, Android TV, iOS, tvOS, Fire Tablets and TV. All in the same d...
Jan. 2 First Look: Livestream of Tank Skirmish Multiplayer December 31, 2017Michael Revit calls game development his most passionate hobby. His current passion project is a multiplayer tank battle...
Free Fusion 2.5 Game Dev Workshop 8 pm Tuesday, Dec. 26 December 20, 2017Played a bunch of games this month? Time to make one of your own! Follow along with Chris Carson as he builds games in F...
Free Unity3D Workshop with Dr. Unity Dec. 28 December 15, 2017Join us and Dr. Unity for an hour session of learning Unity 3D. This is the perfect intro for people who have never work...
Free Unity3D Workshop with Dr. Unity 8 pm Nov. 30 November 27, 2017Join us and Dr. Unity for an hour session of learning Unity 3D. This is the perfect intro for people who have never work...
Dec. 12 Creator Exchange and GGDA/IGDA/Meetup Holiday Party November 17, 2017The GGDA, IGDA and Game Dev Meetup have some of the most talented and creative members you will find anywhere. This holi...
Great Opportunity at Atlanta BCX this Weekend! November 2, 2017 Blue Mammoth has just offered us a great opportunity - all GGDA members and their guests can attend this weekend's Bra...
Classic SIEGE Livestream Sept. 24 September 21, 2017This Sunday, we will be hosting a "Streaming Marathon" on our GGDA Mixer Channel from 12pm to whenever it ends: https:/...
SIEGE Volunteer Meeting 3 pm Sunday, Sept. 17 September 11, 2017If you want to volunteer to help make the 11th annual Southern Interactive Entertainment and Game Expo a reality, join u...
POSTPONED: Livecasting, Esports and Volunteering at KSU Sept. 12 August 14, 2017KSU is closed Tuesday due to Hurricane Irma. We will reschedule. See you at SIEGE! Our next meeting is our last GGDA ...
Free Workshop on Livestreaming Aug. 19 August 11, 2017Please register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/livestreaming-workshop-tickets-37001552640 Livestreaming is becomi...
Esports: Technology in Competitive Gaming Aug. 23 August 1, 2017 Join the GGDA, Turner's ELeague and the Technology Association of Georgia for a look at what is next on the horizon fo...