Godot Meetup

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The Godot Meetup is a monthly game dev meetup day for users of the Godot Game Engine. WHEN: Third Saturday of the month 2:00-6:00PM WHERE: Noisebridge @ 272 Capp St. San Francisco (Directions & Getting in) WHO: For anyone who wants to learn how to create games and applications in Godot. For anyone who wants to share games they've made and get feedback. For anyone who wants to make games collaboratively. All skill levels and kinds of game devs are welcome. DISCORD SERVER: Bay Area Godot Meetup Discord

Disclaimer: This page is for a new meetup that is currently being set up by the organizers in preparation for Saturday, August 19th. Check the #general channel on the discord server for details. Future meetup dates and locations may be subject to change based on member feedback.

Come to Noisebridge every third Saturday of the month to learn about Godot, share what you've made, get feedback, and make games collaboratively.

GETTING IN

• To enter, push the button doorbell and you'll be buzzed in.
• Ask us for an access token to be able to enter without buzzing in.

CONTACT OUR ORGANIZERS

• Zach Bernal, game developer, chrisknyfe @ gmail DOT com, chrisknyfe on discord
• Amanda Laznicka, game developer, amanda.laznicka @ gmail DOT com, Serratia on discord

THINGS TO BRING

• Laptops, running Linux, Windows or Mac
• VR headsets and other gadgets if you like
• Mouse (trackpads are hard to use for 3D and game dev).
• HDMI cable or HDMI adapter for your laptop if you want to show off your game on the big screen

WHAT WE DO HERE

Our meetups tend to be informal and unorganized. We like to, in no particular order,

• Teach new folks how to use the Godot game engine to create their first game (3D or 2D)
• Demo our games - both past jam games and games currently in development
• Playtest other people's games and give feedback
• Answer "how do I do X" questions and workshop solutions to gamedev problems

THE GODOT GAME ENGINE

The Godot game engine is a free, all-in-one, cross platform engine that makes it easy for you to create 2D and 3D games. It can export your games for HTML5 web, Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android.

• Free and Open Source under the MIT license
• Lightweight engine executable (under 150 MB)
• Godot is a relatively new engine with a fast-growing userbase
• Lots of documentation, tutorials and classes
• Console porting to XBox, Playstation, and Nintendo via third party companies such as W4 games, Lone Wolf and Pineapple Works
• A wide variety of free and open-source plugins available via the Godot Asset Library

GROUP INFO

This meetup is organized by the Bay Area Godot Meetup discord group.

HISTORY

The Bay Area Godot Meetup started at GDC 2023 from a chance meeting in line for a talk - Zach had always wanted to start a small meetup for Godot enthusiasts, and Amanda was willing to host!

• So far we've had 3 meetups in downtown Berkeley
• Looking forward to many more at Noisebridge, in Berkeley and in the South bay.

This page was blatantly ripped off from Gamebridge - check out their weekly meetup for general gamedev classes and workshops!