Game Dev Graz

Game Dev Meetup, January 2024
2024-01-11 19:00 - 22:00 (Europe/Vienna) | Lendhafen, Lendkai 17, Graz, 8020, Austria
Monthly in person game development meetup in Graz.

An open for everyone gathering of people interested in games & game development. Show your games, prototypes, and concepts to playtest and get feedback. Share gamedev related knowledge & ideas, talk and hang out.

🎲 The focus is on video games, but we also cherish TRPGs and all kinds of analog games.
👋 No need to register. Just show up at the scene. Free entry. All skill levels are welcome.
🎤 There’s a beamer, mic, and stage for talks and presentations.
🍺 Some snacks and drinks will be provided, but feel free to bring your own as well.

If you want to show your game, prototype, project, or give a talk at the upcoming meetup and want it on the schedule, contact us or submit it here.

Schedule and more details

Game Dev Meetup, December 2023
2023-12-11 19:00 - 22:00 | Ludovico, Karmeliterplatz 2 , Graz, 8010, Österreich
Monthly in person game dev meetup in Graz.
Big thanks to our hosts at Ludovico!
If you’re interested in game development or making games yourself, come meet up and hang out. Everyone is welcome.
If you want to show your game, prototype, project, or give a talk at the upcoming meetup and want it on the schedule, submit it here.
Schedule in this here Google Sheet

All Analog Game Jam #7 with Ludovico
2023-12-10 10:00 - 23:00 | Ludovico, Karmeliterplatz 2 , Graz, 8010, Österreich
So, you like playing board and card games? Have you ever wondered how to actually make one of these? Well, then look no further! In cooperation with Ludovico we’re happy to announce the seventh annual Analog Game Jam. Ludovico will provide you with all the materials and you just have to show up with great ideas. You don’t need to know how to program, you don’t need to know how to make art, heck you don’t even really need to know how to make games. You can create a game either by yourself or in teams. In the evening all the games will be presented and of course played as well.
The Jam is open to all people who want to develop games. All the rooms are accessible.
There’s gonna be a theme this year: “Keep on rolling.”
Whether you want to follow the theme or not is up to you.
Schedule
Welcome: 10:00
Game Concepts: 10:30 – 18:00
Playtesting with friends & family: 18:00 – 23:00
https://www.facebook.com/events/1253924181945424
Photos here!

Game Dev Meetup, November 2023
2023-11-09 19:00 - 22:00 | Lendhafen, Lendkai 17, Graz, 8020, Austria
An open for everyone gathering of people interested in games & game development. Show your games, prototypes, and concepts to playtest and get feedback. Share gamedev related knowledge & ideas, talk and hang out.
🎲 The focus is on video games, but we also cherish TRPGs and all kinds of analog games.
👋 No need to register. Just show up at the scene. Free entry. All skill levels are welcome.
🎤 There’s a beamer, mic, and stage for talks and presentations.
🍺 Some snacks and drinks will be provided, but feel free to bring your own as well.

This time Flo (Centi Games) is going to give a little post-mortem about his game Sisypush.

More Info here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1l5Rj5K99k5tvRQHcpyq5rwPakv1dPYDG_B9IJ5-LxZY/view#gid=994125992

Game Dev Hangout with WeLove.Audio
2023-10-25 19:00 - 22:00 | Green Lobster Recording Studios, Green Lobster Recording Studios, Sandgasse 39, 8010 Graz, Graz, 8010, Austria
A chill hangout from and with the game dev community in Graz, hosted at our good friends of WeLove.Audio.

Come one, come all! Bring your own snacks if you want.

We’ll probably reminisce and recount a bit about the recent Game Dev Days and otherwise just meet up, hang out, chat and have a good time.

Game Dev Days 2023
2023-10-07 - 2023-10-08 | TU Graz, i7, Inffeldgasse 25/D, HS i7, Graz, 8010, Austria
Game Dev Days are back! More Infos here:
https://gamedevdays.com/

Game Dev Meetup July, 2023
2023-07-13 19:00 - 22:00 | Lendhafen, Lendkai 17, Graz, 8020, Austria
More Info here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1l5Rj5K99k5tvRQHcpyq5rwPakv1dPYDG_B9IJ5-LxZY/view#gid=994125992

Game Dev Meetup June 2023
2023-06-08 19:00 - 22:00 | TU Graz – GameLab, Sandgasse 36, Graz, Austria

Game Dev Meetup, May 2023
2023-05-11 19:00 - 22:00 | Lendhafen, Lendkai 17, Graz, 8020, Austria

HüttenJam 2023
2023-04-13 15:00 - 2023-04-16 10:00 | Marktlalm, Turracherhöhe, Austria, Turracherhöhe, Austria
The Hüttenjam is a game jam, where people gather in chalets and work on games for intense 48 hours.
The Hüttenjam is a joint venture of the Game Development Graz Association and the University of Klagenfurt.
It takes place from April 13th to April 16th 2023 on the beautiful Turracher Höhe and provides a unique opportunity to work with professional game developers in teams.
More info can be found here: https://hüttenjam.at

Game Dev Meetup, March 2023
2023-03-16 19:00 - 22:00 | Lendhafen, Lendkai 17, Graz, 8020, Austria
The monthly Game Dev Meetups are a place to connect with each other, discuss game related topics, present your own games and prototypes, look for playtesting and feedback, and to just hang out, chill, and stay up to date with community happenings.

More overall meetup details
Meetup schedule Google Sheet

button Festival of Gaming Culture 2023
2023-03-10 16:00 - 2023-03-11 18:00 | Messe Congress Graz, Messeplatz 1, Graz, 8010, Austria
Das button Festival of Gaming Culture findet heuer wieder in der Grazer Messe statt! Vom 10.-11.03 im Messe Congress Graz!
Tickets gibt es online auf Eventbrite oder bei Ludovico zu kaufen.

Infos zum Festival:
Seit 7 Jahren kommen beim button Festival of Gaming Culture Spielbegeisterte zusammen, um gemeinsam das größte digitale Spiele-Event der Steiermark zu veranstalten.
Auf dem button Festival präsentiert sich die lokale Gaming-Szene: Turniere, Indie Games und Game Development, Speedruns, Cosplay und so vieles mehr. Zusätzlich präsentieren wir neueste Spiele auf den aktuellen Konsolen.
Das Festival lebt von Ideen aus der Community. Euch fehlt dieses eine besondere Spiel? Ihr wünscht euch ein bestimmtes Turnier? Ihr macht Speedruns, Let’s Plays, Case Mods? Meldet euch bei uns unter button@ludovico.at und werdet Teil vom button 2023

Game Dev Meetup, February 2023
2023-02-09 19:00 - 22:00 | Codeflügel, Paulustorgasse 8, Graz, Styria, 8010, Austria
More Info here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1l5Rj5K99k5tvRQHcpyq5rwPakv1dPYDG_B9IJ5-LxZY/view#gid=413672423

Global Game Jam Graz 2023
2023-02-03 16:00 - 2023-02-05 17:30 | TU Graz – HS i9, Inffeldgasse 13, Graz, 8010, Österreich
Want to get together with a bunch of creative and talented people and create an awesome game?

Want to try out some new and whacky stuff and have a lot of fun?

Well then look no further! Come and join us at the annual global game jam online, hosted by Game Development Graz.

Here you have one weekend to come up and realize an idea for a game! You can either try it by yourself or create/join a team to complement your skills and create your vision. What makes this game jam special is, that for this game jam you’re part of an event across the entire globe and everybody is working on the same theme at the same time!

Game jams are a wonderful place to learn how to create games from scratch. You are invited to create games together with people from all different disciplines (programming, art, audio, management, testing…) and with various backgrounds and levels of expertise (industry experts, students, newbies). Have you never developed a game before? Don’t worry! This is the perfect place for you to dive into your first game dev experience!

Register for free here: https://globalgamejam.org/2023/jam-sites/global-gamejam-graz

The number of participants will be limited to 40 jammers!
(Registration starts 5th of december 2022)

Have any questions? Join our Discord at: https://discord.com/invite/jZWHcg2
(the event will take place at TU Graz, no online participation this year!)

Schedule
The detailed schedule:

Day 1 Friday – Kickoff

16.30 – 17.00: Game Jam Announcements & GGJ Keynote + Topic
17.30 ~ 18.30: Brainstorming, Team Forming & Pitches
18.00 – 22.00: Work on projects

Day 2 Saturday– Work

09.00 – 22.00: Work on projects
11:00 Deadline to create user profile and game page on globalgamejam.org
18:00 – 19:00: (optional) Playtesting each other’s games

Day 3 Sunday – Work & Closing

until ~16:30: Work on projects
17.00: Project Upload Deadline!(globalgamejam.org)
~17.30 – open end: Presentations + Play

Some Q/A from http://globalgamejam.org/faq

WHAT IS A GAME JAM?
“Jam” is a reference to musician jam sessions, not traffic or spreadable fruit.
The goal is to come together and make a video game, or non-digital game like a board game or card game. Participants rapidly prototype game designs and hopefully inject new ideas to help grow the game industry. We share a common theme and constraints. We ask participants to create a game from beginning to end in a prescribed time (maximum of 48 hours). The brief time span is meant to help encourage creative thinking to result in small but innovative and experimental games.
DO I NEED TO COME TO GGJ WITH A TEAM ALREADY FORMED?
There is no need to come to the Jam with a team. Ideally, everyone forms teams on the opening day of the jam and you will get the chance to work with new people. You will have some time to think and pitch an idea. Make new friends or jam with peers you admire.
DO I NEED SPECIAL SKILLS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GGJ?
Special computer skills are helpful, but not necessary. Designers, developers, artists and anyone else is welcome to try their hand at making a game during the GGJ. Even if you have no prior experience at all, you can still participate by contributing ideas, playtesting, and providing moral support to your team. You could work on a non-digital game, and then no code is needed!
Global Game Jam® encourages innovation, experimentation, and collaboration and encourages both digital and non-digital forms of game making. Global Game Jam® supports safe space events and likes to encourage everyone to make games!
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE IN GGJ?

Anyone can participate, as long as they are over the age of majority in the country hosting the jam (18 years for this jam site). Underage jammers can also participate if they are accompanied by a legal guardian.

Game Dev Meetup, January 2023
2023-01-12 19:00 - 22:00 | Lendhafen, Lendkai 17, Graz, 8020, Austria
More Info here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1l5Rj5K99k5tvRQHcpyq5rwPakv1dPYDG_B9IJ5-LxZY/view#gid=2036792109

Game Dev Meetup, December 2022
2022-12-15 19:00 - 22:00 | Ludovico, Karmeliterplatz 2 , Graz, 8010, Österreich
More info here.

Analog Game Jam 2022
2022-12-04 10:00 - 23:00 | Ludovico, Karmeliterplatz 2 , Graz, 8010, Österreich
So, you like playing board and card games? Have you ever wondered how to actually make one of these? Well, then look no further! Ludovico in cooperation with GameDevGraz are happy to announce the sixth annual Analog Game Jam. We will provide you with all the materials and you just have to show up with great ideas. You don’t need to know how to program, you don’t need to know how to make art, heck you don’t even really need to know how to make games.You can create a game either by yourself or in teams. In the evening all the games will be presented and of course played as well.
The Jam is open to all people who want to develop games. All our rooms are accessible.
Schedule:
Welcome: 10:00
Game Concepts: 10:30 – 18:00
Playtesting with friends & family: 18:00 – 23:00

Global Game Jam Graz 2022
2022-01-28 08:00 - 2022-01-30 17:00

Global Game Jam 2021
2021-01-29 17:00 - 2021-01-31 17:00 | GDG Discord, online
Want to get together with a bunch of creative and talented people and create an awesome game?

Want to try out some new and whacky stuff and have a lot of fun?

Well then look no further! Come and join us at the annual global game jam online, hosted by Game Development Graz.

Here you have one weekend to come up and realize an idea for a game! You can either try it by yourself or create/join a team to complement your skills and create your vision. What makes this game jam special is, that for this game jam you’re part of an event across the entire globe and everybody is working on the same theme at the same time!

Game jams are a wonderful place to learn how to create games from scratch. You are invited to create games together with people from all different disciplines (programming, art, audio, management, testing…) and with various backgrounds and levels of expertise (industry experts, students, newbies). Have you never developed a game before? Don’t worry! This is the perfect place for you to dive into your first game dev experience!

Register for free here: https://globalgamejam.org/2021/jam-sites/global-game-jam-graz

The number of participants will be limited to 50 jammers!

Other important links for this year’s event:

Join our Discord at: https://discord.com/invite/jZWHcg2
Watch on Twitch here: https://www.twitch.tv/gamedevgraz

Schedule
The detailed schedule – preliminary!:

Day 1 Friday – Kickoff

16.30: Get together on Discord (On Voice-Channel #ggj-2021-general)
17.00 – 17.30: Game Jam Announcements & GGJ Keynote + Topic (Twitch)
17.30 – 18.30: Brainstorming, Team Forming & Pitches (Discord)
18.00 – 24.00: Work on projects

Day 2 Saturday– Work

00.00 – 24.00: Work on projects
11:00 Deadline to create user profile and game page
18:00 – 19:00: Playtesting each other’s games

Day 3 Sunday – Work & Closing

until ~16:30: Work on projects
17.00: Project Upload Deadline!
~17.30 – open end: Presentations + Play (Twitch)

Some Q/A from http://globalgamejam.org/faq

WHAT IS A GAME JAM?
“Jam” is a reference to musician jam sessions, not traffic or spreadable fruit.
The goal is to come together and make a video game, or non-digital game like a board game or card game. Participants rapidly prototype game designs and hopefully inject new ideas to help grow the game industry. We share a common theme and constraints. We ask participants to create a game from beginning to end in a prescribed time (maximum of 48 hours). The brief time span is meant to help encourage creative thinking to result in small but innovative and experimental games.
DO I NEED TO COME TO GGJ WITH A TEAM ALREADY FORMED?
There is no need to come to the Jam with a team. Ideally, everyone forms teams on the opening day of the jam and you will get the chance to work with new people. You will have some time to think and pitch an idea. Make new friends or jam with peers you admire.
DO I NEED SPECIAL SKILLS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GGJ?
Special computer skills are helpful, but not necessary. Designers, developers, artists and anyone else is welcome to try their hand at making a game during the GGJ. Even if you have no prior experience at all, you can still participate by contributing ideas, playtesting, and providing moral support to your team. You could work on a non-digital game, and then no code is needed!
Global Game Jam® encourages innovation, experimentation, and collaboration and encourages both digital and non-digital forms of game making. Global Game Jam® supports safe space events and likes to encourage everyone to make games!
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE IN GGJ?

Anyone can participate, as long as they are over the age of majority in the country hosting the jam (18 years for this jam site). Underage jammers can also participate if they are accompanied by a legal guardian.
HOW IS THE ONLINE FORMAT HANDLED FOR THIS GGJ?

We use our Discord for announcements, organizational stuff, brainstorming, support and just chatting in general.
Every team will be provided with a public text- and a voice-channel. Therefore, other teams or guests can join to discuss your games. This way, we try to simulate the classic “workstations” of on-site jams, where an important aspect in our view is to discuss your games with others.
Of course, you can communicate with your team in every way you like, or we can make your team-channels private, if you wish so.

Global Game Jam 2020
2020-01-31 15:30 - 2020-02-02 20:00 | TU Graz – HS i9, Inffeldgasse 13, Graz, 8010, Österreich
Want to get together with a bunch of creative and talented people and create an awesome game?

Want to try out some new and whacky stuff and have a lot of fun?

Well then look no further! Come and join us at the annual global game jam hosted by Game Development Graz and Graz University of Technology.

Here you have one weekend to come up and realize an idea for a game! You can either try it by yourself or create/join a team to complement your skills and create your vision. What makes this game jam special is, that our location is but one of many locations across the entire globe and everybody is working on the same theme at the same time!

Game jams are a wonderful place to learn how to create games from scratch. You are invited to create games together from people from all different disciplines (programming, art, audio, management, testing…) and with various backgrounds and levels of expertise (industry experts, students, newbies). Have you never developed a game before? Don’t worry! This is the perfect place for you to dive into your first game dev experience!

Register for free here: https://globalgamejam.org/2020/jam-sites/global-game-jam-graz

The number of participants will be limited to 40 jammers!

The detailed schedule – preliminary!!!:

Day 1 – Arrival

15:30 Doors Open
17.00-17.30: Game Jam Announcements & GGJ Keynote + Topic
17.30-18.00: Group Forming & Pitches
18.00-23.00: Work on projects

Day 2 – Work

08.00-23.00: Work on projects
11:00 Deadline to create user profile and game page
18:00-19:00: Playtesting each other’s games

Day 3 – Work

08.00-16.00: Work on projects
17.00: Project Upload Deadline
17.30-20.00: Presentations + Play

Some Q/A from http://globalgamejam.org/faq

WHAT IS A GAME JAM?
“Jam” is a reference to musician jam sessions, not traffic or spreadable fruit.
The goal is to come together and make a video game, or non-digital game like a board game or card game. Participants rapidly prototype game designs and hopefully inject new ideas to help grow the game industry. We share a common theme and constraints. We ask participants to create a game from beginning to end in a prescribed time (maximum of 48 hours). The brief time span is meant to help encourage creative thinking to result in small but innovative and experimental games.
DO I NEED TO COME TO GGJ WITH A TEAM ALREADY FORMED?
Do not come to the Jam with a team. Ideally, everyone forms teams on Friday, and get the chance to work with a new collaborator or few! You will have some time to think and pitch an idea. Make new friends or jam with peers you admire.
DO I NEED SPECIAL SKILLS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GGJ?
Although having computer skills is helpful, the experience is not necessary. Designers, developers, artists and anyone is welcome to try their hand at making a game during the GGJ. Even if you have no experience at all, you can still participate by contributing ideas, playtest, and give moral support to your team. You could work on a non-digital game, and then there’s no need for code!
Global Game Jam® encourages innovation, experimentation, and collaboration and encourages both digital and non-digital forms of game making. Global Game Jam® supports safe space events and likes to encourage everyone to make games!
IS THE GGJ ONLY FOR PROFESSIONALS?
No. Everyone is welcome. Check with your local site for any age restrictions.

SPONSORS:

Game Dev Meetup, December 2019
2019-12-11 20:00 - 22:00 | Adventmarkt im Joanneumsviertel, Joanneumsviertel, Graz, 8010, Austria
The meetup is going to be a little different this time. We’re going for some Glühwein and chill (haha, get it? Cause it’s cold outside) so it’s going to be outdoors, no talks or anything, just a nice and cool get-together. Oh and, better wear some warm attire.

The meeting place it at the northern entry of the Christmas market at 20:00. If we’re not there when you arrive then just walk around the area chanting the GameDevGraz Hymn* until we show ourselves.

*scream “GameDevGraz” at the top of your lungs

See you there! ?

Game Dev Meetup, November 2019
2019-11-13 20:00 - 22:00 | Golem Digital, Villefortgasse 11, Graz, 8010, Austria

Game Dev Meetup, October 2019
2019-10-16 20:00 - 22:00 | Spektral, Lendkai 45, Graz, 8020, Österreich

Game Dev Meetup, September 2019
2019-09-11 20:00 - 22:00 | Spektral, Lendkai 45, Graz, 8020, Österreich

Game Dev Meetup, August 2019
2019-08-14 20:00 - 22:00 | Spektral, Lendkai 45, Graz, 8020, Österreich

Game Dev Meetup, June 2019
2019-06-12 20:00 - 22:00 | Spektral, Lendkai 45, Graz, 8020, Österreich
More info: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1l5Rj5K99k5tvRQHcpyq5rwPakv1dPYDG_B9IJ5-LxZY/edit#gid=782217997

Game Dev Meetup, Mai 2019
2019-05-15 20:00 - 22:00 | Spektral, Lendkai 45, Graz, 8020, Österreich
Schedule:
– 20:00 Indie Half-Hour
– 20:30 Local News & Events
– 20:45 ‘Showcase of My Ludum Dare Game’ by Anton Klinger
– 21:00 ‘Fluid Simulation in Games for Fun and Profit’ by Lorenz Jäger
– 21:30 Game Development News
– Crunch at Epic and It’s Benefits
– Epic buys Psyonix
– Mental Costs of Developing Extremely Violent Games
– … (bring your own topics!)
– If there’s still time in the end we might check out some noteworthy games from the most recent Ludum Dare Jam!
More info: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1l5Rj5K99k5tvRQHcpyq5rwPakv1dPYDG_B9IJ5-LxZY/edit#gid=1126822767

Game Dev Meetup, April 2019
2019-04-17 20:00 - 22:00 | Spektral, Lendkai 45, Graz, 8020, Österreich
More info: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1l5Rj5K99k5tvRQHcpyq5rwPakv1dPYDG_B9IJ5-LxZY/edit#gid=803831119

Game Dev Meetup, March 2019
2019-03-13 20:00 - 22:00 | Spektral, Lendkai 45, Graz, 8020, Österreich
More info: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1l5Rj5K99k5tvRQHcpyq5rwPakv1dPYDG_B9IJ5-LxZY/edit#gid=1035200844

Game Dev Meetup, February 2019
2019-02-13 20:00 - 22:00 | Spektral, Lendkai 45, Graz, 8020, Österreich
More info: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1l5Rj5K99k5tvRQHcpyq5rwPakv1dPYDG_B9IJ5-LxZY/edit#gid=519268798
