What we’re about
The Game Dev Group is a welcoming and collaborative community of programmers, artists, musicians, voice actors, designers, indie devs, modders... Basically anyone who has even a passing interest in the process of game development.
We provide a chilled, informal space to meet other game devs, and to learn from one another.
The main events run once a month and cover all things game dev. We run a number of different event formats, from fireside chats with industry veterans, to talks from subject matter experts and round-tables with community input.
We also host side-events such as game-jams, games nights and socials.
We want The GDG to be the most welcoming, engaging and knowledgeable community of game devs in the world, and we would love for you to join us in making that happen
Upcoming events (3)
See all- "Why Retaining Your Game’s IP Matters" & "Overheads In VR Development"1 Mill Street, Royal Leamington Spa
The Game Dev Group is a chilled, friendly place for anyone interested in game development to meet, learn and collaborate together.
Our speakers for this event are Melissa Hattersley and Alex Trowers.
Melissa is a fractional video game lawyer and digital nomad game designer at Agile Owl Ltd. She offers project management, early startup, and legal guidance to indie game developers and aspiring book authors and illustrators. She has also worked on a multitude of game titles for various studios, such as 24BitGames and FreeLives (Gorn), Landfall (Totally Accurate Battle Simulator), and Talent Digital Arts (Boy Kills World). In this talk, she will be giving us some hot legal tips and discussing different perspectives on IP ownership, the power of contractual negotiation, and the importance of retaining your IP.
Alex is an experienced Game Designer with over 30 years in Game Development working with companies such as Bullfrog, nDreams, Splash Damage, Electronic Arts and many more. He will talk us through the design process for VR titles and how it differs from a flat screen design. Alex will discuss differences in the medium and strategies to overcome the challenges of designing for a VR headset in his talk "Overheads In VR Development"
Structure:
6:30PM - Doors Open - Bar Snacks, Drinks, Networking/ Chatting
7:00PM - Introduction and Talks Begin
8:30PM - Talks Finish, More Chatting, More Snacks, More Drinks
9:30PM - Last OrdersPlease let your game dev friends and colleagues know about this group too, I hope to build it into a great resource for the community over the coming months and years.
1 Mill Street is the incredible home of TheGDG, a place designed to blur the lines between work and play. For more information about the co-working facilities, podcast studio or event space check out their website.
Playground Games are an award winning studio based in the heart of Leamington Spa. They have built one of the biggest franchises on Xbox with Forza Horizon, and are currently building one of the most highly anticipated games of the decade: Fable. They are recruiting across both teams, so check their website to see if there is a role for you!
Sorcery.gg is a jobs platform built by game devs, for game devs. The platform is one of the biggest in the industry, with over 15,000 roles listed. Sign up for an account and start your hunt.
Black Cat Entertainment is an indie studio focussed on supporting junior game devs get their chance in the industry. Check them out here.
In order to show appropriate respect to the organisers, speakers, and your fellow community members, please ensure you attend if you RSVP!
See you there!
A couple of disclaimers:
**Food is available, and care has been taken to ensure there is there is something for everyone, but it is ultimately up to the individual to decide what to eat or drink. Please take care if you have special dietary requirements.
This event is intended for an audience of people aged 18+ and alcohol will be present. Anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a responsible adult.** - Game Devs & Bevs1 Mill Street, Royal Leamington Spa
The Game Dev Group is a chilled, friendly place for anyone interested in game development to meet, learn and collaborate together.
Come along to socialise and have drinks with other passionate game devs, in a friendly, welcoming environment.
Structure:
6:30PM - Drink, snack and have fun
9:30PM - Last ordersPlease let your game dev friends and colleagues know about this group too, I hope to build it into a great resource for the community over the coming months and years.
1 Mill Street is the incredible home of TheGDG, a place designed to blur the lines between work and play. For more information about the co-working facilities, podcast studio or event space check out their website.
In order to show appropriate respect to the organisers and your fellow community members, please ensure you attend if you RSVP!
See you there!
A couple of disclaimers:
**Food is available, and care has been taken to ensure there is there is something for everyone, but it is ultimately up to the individual to decide what to eat or drink. Please take care if you have special dietary requirements.
This event is intended for an audience of people aged 18+ and alcohol will be present. Anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a responsible adult.** - GDG Speaker Event - Speakers TBA1 Mill Street, Royal Leamington Spa
The Game Dev Group is a chilled, friendly place for anyone interested in game development to meet, learn and collaborate together.
Speakers for this event to be announced. If you would like to become a speaker please fill out our speaker form here.
Structure:
6:30PM - Doors Open - Bar Snacks, Drinks, Networking/ Chatting
7:00PM - Introduction and Talks Begin
8:30PM - Talks Finish, More Chatting, More Snacks, More Drinks
9:30PM - Last OrdersPlease let your game dev friends and colleagues know about this group too, I hope to build it into a great resource for the community over the coming months and years.
1 Mill Street is the incredible home of TheGDG, a place designed to blur the lines between work and play. For more information about the co-working facilities, podcast studio or event space check out their website.
Playground Games are an award winning studio based in the heart of Leamington Spa. They have built one of the biggest franchises on Xbox with Forza Horizon, and are currently building one of the most highly anticipated games of the decade: Fable. They are recruiting across both teams, so check their website to see if there is a role for you!
Sorcery.gg is a jobs platform built by game devs, for game devs. The platform is one of the biggest in the industry, with over 15,000 roles listed. Sign up for an account and start your hunt.
Black Cat Entertainment is an indie studio focussed on supporting junior game devs get their chance in the industry. Check them out here.
In order to show appropriate respect to the organisers, speakers, and your fellow community members, please ensure you attend if you RSVP!
See you there!
A couple of disclaimers:
**Food is available, and care has been taken to ensure there is there is something for everyone, but it is ultimately up to the individual to decide what to eat or drink. Please take care if you have special dietary requirements.
This event is intended for an audience of people aged 18+ and alcohol will be present. Anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a responsible adult.**
