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Meet Georgia’s Game Developers
Thanks to all the Georgia game devs who agreed to be part of our video interview series. We are featuring developers fr...
Tax on Video Games Not Seen as Attack on Gamers
ATLANTA (March 14, 2022) – A proposed tax on video games and other digital goods should not be seen as an attack on gam...
Georgia Game Industry 2020 Economic Contributions
Game Studios in Georgia at end of 2020: 141 Game Studio Gross Revenue in 2020: $577 million Game Studio Employmen...
Check Out the Silv-E Winners
2021 Winners (see the awards ceremony HERE) Audience Choice: The Balloonatics of Gusty Gulch Best Booth: Hiccup I...
Georgia Game Industry 2019 Economic Contributions
Video gaming in Georgia had a $925 million economic impact in 2019, according to the Georgia Game Developers Associatio...
SIEGE2021 Call for Speakers!
SIEGE2021 is going hybrid Nov. 5&6, with great presentations online and safe networking events in person. Instead o...
Root Out Wins Best in Georgia 2021
In an extremely close vote, Root Out won the GGDA's annual Best in Georgia competition, earning it thousands of dollars...
SIEGE Announces Winners
SIEGE offers many opportunities for attendees to show off their best work and win prizes, and the GGDA is proud to anno...
SIEGE Announces 2020 Speakers
We are very excited to announce a great lineup of new and returning speakers, including: Will Wright Erin Hoffman...
Erin Hoffman-John Rejoins SIEGE
See Erin-Hoffman-John's 2015 SIEGE keynote HERE. Game designer Erin Hoffman-John is the latest speaker to join the r...
Virtual SIEGE Nov. 13-15
SIEGE is returning and going virtual! If you would like to speak, please apply HERE. The SIEGE College Fair is 9-11 ...
Game Studio Workplace Design for COVID-19
(c)Meldrena Chapin, PhD, WELL Design Research Consultancy For the Georgia Game Developers Association Overall ...
Epic Awards GGDA Epic Grant to Teach Teachers
The grant enables the GGDA to support professors and teachers in teaching the powerful Unreal game engine, responsible ...
COVID-19 Business Resources for Game Studios and Developers
Thanks to GeorgiaLink and GGDA members Pulsework and TriNet for their help in putting these resources together. Note th...
Join the Georgia Influencers Network!
We have had a lot of interest from game developers, livestreamers, podcasters and others about ways to work together. A...
Lightbreak Wins Best in Georgia!
This was undoubtedly the best crop of finalists we have received in the four years we have run this contest, but the j...
Best in Georgia 2020
The Best in Georgia competition is returning for 2020! Each Global Game Jam location in the state nominates one team to...
Silv-E Winners Named at SIEGE
Four winners of the 2019 Silver Excellence in Indie Games (Silv-E) award received the news (and checks) at SIEGE. The w...
Want to Host a GGDA Meeting?
The Atlanta chapter of the GGDA meets on the second Tuesday
of every month for networking and presentations on specific...
SIEGE2019 Livestream Schedule
You can still join us at SIEGE starting at 11 am Oct. 13 at the KSU Center. If you cannot make it in person, tune in at...
Play Games and Win Money at SIEGE!
Become tomorrow’s start-up success by playing a card game today. And wIn cash! GamesThatWork and Acton...
SIEGE Program Book Online
Check out all the great SIEGE events HERE You can still buy full or one-day SIEGE passes starting at 11 am Oct. 13 a...
New Benefits for GGDA Members
Insurance and Financial Benefits The GGDA is pleased to announce a new partnership with MassMutual and the Piedmont ...
SIEGE Call for Research Presentations for 2020
Submit research HERE We are delighted to announce the Southern Interactive Entertainment and Game Expo’s Game Resear...
Best in Georgia Winner Announced
Congratulations to everyone who took part in the recent Global Game Jam. The Georgia locations each nominated teams an...
GGDA Economic Impact Fact Sheet
Game Studios in Georgia at End of 2005: 8 Game Studios in Georgia at End of 2018: 160 (a 2,000 percent increase) ...
Best in Georgia Competition 2019
Congratulations to everyone who took part in the recent Global Game Jam. The Georgia locations have nominated teams and...
Vicarious PR Offers GGDA Members 15% Discount
Michael Brown of Vicarious PR had a great presentation on how any indie dev studio can handle its own marketing and PR. ...
Georgia Companies Involved in Game Development
We need to purge and update this list. If you know of companies not on this list, please email their names, web sites an...
SIEGE Profile: Oxide Games
We are proud to announce the return of Oxide Games, a leading developer out of Hunt Valley, MD. Oxide works with top tal...
Georgia Esports League Announces Fall Season
Third Georgia Esports League Season Announced
Almost $20,000 in scholarships already awarded FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ...
How Esports is Changing the Sporting Landscape
Article specially written for ggda.org by GamingJeneration The exponential growth of the global esports community sho...
Extra Credits’ James Portnow to Keynote SIEGE Oct. 5
“EXTRA CREDITS” JAMES PORTNOW TO KEYNOTE 12th ANNUAL SIEGE OCT. 7 “Survive and Thrive" Is Theme for Game Development ...
2018 Athens Game Jam Results
April 16 update: Congratulations to the team behind Night Light, named best in show for this year's Athens Game Jam - ht...
“Game Dev News Network” Livestream to Debut April 24
Please note: Due to unexpected events, we have pushed back the debut to April 24 The Georgia Game Developers Associat...
Fanboard: Your Host for AR April 10
Augmented Reality Steps Up to the Plate by Ashley Stapleton, Game Writer Traditional sports complain that fewer fa...
Best in Georgia — Getting to Know the Teams
Best in Game Jam to Best in Georgia—Getting to Know the Teams Ashley Stapleton, Game Writer With Global Game Jam 2018 ...
Best in Georgia Winner Press Release
For Immediate Release:
Vacancy Puzzle Game Named Best in Georgia
SCAD-Savannah Team Earns First Place in “Best in Georgi...
Georgia Reboots Digital Entertainment Incentives
CONTACT Kimberly M. Starks, APR Press Contact Georgia Game Developers Association (404) 717-2502 mobile i...
Best in Georgia Competition Returns for 2018
Congratulations to the Vacancy team, winners of the 2018 Best in Georgia competition! The GGDA’s Best in Georgia Comp...
Eight Tips to a Great Game Jam
Getting Ready for Game Jam 2018 Ashley Stapleton, Game Writer So you’re all signed up for Game Jam (and if not, wh...
Global Game Jam Jan. 26-28 Has Five Georgia Locations
Kennesaw State University, Georgia State University, SCAD-Atlanta , Georgia Tech and SCAD-Savannah/Guild Hall have alrea...
Jan. 30 GGDA Game Developer Interview: GGDA Executive Director Andrew Greenberg
PLEASE FIND THE INTERVIEW HERE Next up in our series of interviews with Georgia's game developers is Andrew Greenberg...
GGDA-Athens Chapter Announces New Co-Presidents
Congratulations to Catherine Bell and Ben Burgh, the new co-presidents of the Athens GGDA chapter! Catherin...
GGDA: 2017 in Review
What a busy, crazy year 2017 turned out to be, thanks to our members and the Georgia game development community! From...
Press “Start” to Continue: An Inside Look at Battle & Brew’s Reopening
by Ashley Stapleton, Game Writer On November 30, much to the Georgia gaming community’s delight, the Sandy Springs–base...
Silvey Award Winners Announced
The second annual SIEGE "Excellence in Indie Game Design" awards, sponsored by Puzzles by Joe, were awarded at SIEGE's T...
Georgia Esports League Winners Announced for 2017
For Immediate Release:
UGA Sweeps First Georgia Esports League State Championships
School Wins $7,000 in Scholarsh...
Check Out the SIEGE2017 Program Book Now!
We will see you Oct. 6 - 8! 2017_SIEGE_Program 9-25-2017sm7 ...
Video Games to Teach Consent
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact Person: Drew Crecente
Company Name: Jennifer Ann’s Group
Mobile: 404-729-7425
Email...
GSU Makes Big Esports Announcement
ATLANTA–Georgia State University has introduced programs for students interested in eSports, organized multiplayer video...
GAME DESIGN GURU JESSE SCHELL TO KEYNOTE 11th ANNUAL SIEGE OCT. 6
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
GAME DESIGN GURU JESSE SCHELL TO KEYNOTE 11th ANNUAL SIEGE OCT. 6
“Climbing Your Skill ...
GGDA at Momocon Memorial Day Weekend
The GGDA is presenting three sessions at Momocon May 26 and 27. If you cannot make Momocon, join us May 28 at 5 pm EST o...
Pulseworks Debuts New Motion-Based Virtual Reality Attraction at the National Air and Space Museum
Check out the VR Transporter HERE Starting April 26, visitors to the Smithsonian’s National Air and Spa...
What’s Next in Virtual Reality Gaming?
Exclusive for the GGDA
By GamingJeneration Here in Georgia, Virtual Reality startups are sprouting up that integ...
Georgia Esports League for College Teams
First Esports League to Offer Internships as Well as Scholarships for Playing Video Games
ATLANTA (April 12, 2017) — The...
GGDA Announces Call for Speakers for SIEGE2017
CALL FOR SPEAKERS EXTENDED TO MAY 15 "Climbing Your Skill Tree" is Theme for 11th Annual Conference ATLANTA, G...
GGDA Member News and Channels
If you are a GGDA member with an announcement you would like us to share, please email it to [email protected] 2022 is shap...
GGDA is on Twitch and YouTube!
https://www.twitch.tv/GeorgiaGameDevs https://www.youtube.com/GeorgiaGameDevs The GGDA uses these channels to share co...
Alter Gravity Wins Best in Georgia Competition
There were five excellent finalists in the GGDA's second annual Best in Georgia competition, but our panel of profession...
Gratz to GamesThatWork for Winning 1st Prize at US ED Games Expo!
GamesThatWork Wins Learning Game Prize Toothbrushing Training in Mixed and Virtual Reality
Children learn from games. E...
Please Take Our Survey on Game Industry Contract Work
Do You Do Contract Work on Games?
The GGDA is conducting an analysis of the economic impact of the game industry in Geo...
Atlanta Tech Edge Features Games for Health
GGDA member Dov Jacobson of GamesthatWork and Dr. Dan Baden of the CDC provided this great look at Games for Health on t...
GGDA: 2015 in Review
GGDA: 2015 in Review We have never started one of these end-of-year reports on a sad note before, but Tony Tsen...
“Merciful God” Wins Georgia’s Best Award for the Global Game Jam
From all the games made at Global Game Jam sites in Georgia, a panel of the state's professional game developers hav...
GGDA Executive Director Nominated for Georgia Highlight Award
For Immediate Release: Georgia Entertainment Gala Recognizes Andrew Greenberg for Contributions to the Georgia Entertai...
Atlanta ACM SIGGRAPH Chapter Forming
"If you are not familiar, you can learn more about what ACM SIGGRAPH does here. We have been meeting regular...
GGDA Skill Profiles
As part of our revamp of www.ggda.org, we are doing our best to add a lot more services, primarily for members but also ...
Paid Research Study for Avid Gamers
Dr. Jay O’Toole, a faculty member in the Managerial Sciences Department in the Robinson College of Business at Georgia S...
Discounted SIEGE Registration Extended Until Aug. 24
Thanks to everyone who has registered for SIEGE. We understand that some people have been having technical difficulties ...
Virtually Better is Hiring Developers and Artists!
Do you want to put your mad skillz to work as part of a dynamic team with many interesting projects? Are you a self sta...
Check out the Winning Game from the GGDA’s Athens Game Jam
Check out the winning game from this past weekend's GGDA Athens Game Jam: http://heptad.itch.io/polybius Congratulati...
Game Dev Positions at Kaneva
There are some great opportunities here in Georgia:
Software Engineer, Game Development
http://blog.kaneva.com/?p=563 ...
SIEGE Attendee Survey is Live!
Give us your feedback on how to make SIEGE an even better event.
We are getting feedback now in preparation for our nin...
Five Signs Your Child is a Budding Digital Animator
A good article in the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Despite the fact that it was released on April 1, it is no joke: ...
Pace-O-Matic Seeking Sr. Java Developer in Atlanta
Pace-O-Matic has a permanent Sr. Java Developer position open. The Java Developer will assist in the architect, design, ...
Atlanta Business Chronicle on the GGDA and Its Executive Director
The Atlanta Business Chronicle ran a good article here. We hope to see more coverage of game developers in the future....
Young Game Makers Atlanta March Tickets on Sale Now!
Stop playing games and start making them!
The goal of this event is to expose youth to coding and game concepts thr...
Are You Part of the Georgia Game Industry Economic Impact Study?
The GGDA and Georgia State University have put together a brief survey that will help us positively shape Geor...
Atlanta Game Jam Continues at SPSU!
That's right, the jam goes on! If you are working at a satellite location (your house, a 24-hour bar, etc), that is grea...
In Memory of Tony Tseng
It's weekends like these when I remember just how great the Georgia game development community is. Despite all the havoc...
GGDA: 2014 in Review
It is always fascinating watching the Georgia game development community grow and prosper, but 2014 stood out for many r...
GGDA Members Get Half-Price SMITE Championship Tickets
On January 9th, 2015, the world's best SMITE teams will gather in Atlanta to fight to become the SMITE World Champion. ...
VIMtrek Seeking 3D Artists and Unity Developers
(1) VIMtrek is looking for 3D-content studios and independent 3D-content professionals to partner with for a long-term r...
Hi-Rez Studios Suggestions on Breaking into the Game Industry
Hi-Rez has put together some great videos on the subject. We definitely recommend you check them out. Breaking In - P...
Learn by Gaming research study
Dr. Jay O'Toole was one of the organizers of our SIEGE investment conference. He is inviting everyone to participate in ...
Get Discounted Tickets to SMITE North American Championships Nov. 22-23
Ready for the biggest eSports event we have yet seen in Atlanta? Get discounted tickets to Hi-Rez Studios' North America...
Subscribe to GGDA Youtube Channel
SIEGE videos are starting to go up at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_jpZ6nWMty6l9znFwmU7Sg Subscribe to...
Georgia Gives Free Tuition to Studying Computer Programming
This is something we have been working on for a while, so very glad Gov. Deal announced it today - free tuition for peop...
Zapmill releases CDC Game Jam finalist, Egg Defender
Zapmill today announced the release of Egg Defender, a finalist from the 2013 CDC Games for Health Game Jam. Another new...
Welcome Spray N’ Pray, the GGDA’s Newest Indie Studio Member
Event Horizon: Immolation, the first episode in a trilogy season of intense sci-fi action and thrilling choice...
“Support” Wins Summer Game Jam at SPSU
For those that were unable to join us this past weekend for the Moscow/Atlanta Summer Game Jam, here is the link to the ...
Great Software Discounts for GGDA Members!
Studica is offering GGDA discounts on a wide variety of software, ranging from Unity to ZBrush to GameSalad and more. Ch...