Events
Communities
Tools
A monthly social gathering for game developers of all disciplines and proficiencies.
GCCDL works with youth to create games that are authentic, meaningful, and powerful tools for learning and social change.
A charitable organization that unites gaming and nerd communities to do good around Chicagoland.
Our city's premiere video game law related event featuring academic panels and debates.
A round-table discussion and rotating guest interview on the business of indie gaming in Chicagoland.
Non-profit promoting Chicago-built games and developers to increase local revenue and job growth.
An initiative to connect Chicago-area game developers with one another in order to give each other feedback on games-in-progress.
A monthly forum for Midwest-based developers learning, playtesting, and talking about indie games.
Local chapter of the International Game Developers Association focused on improving the games industry.
This non-profit seeks to increase cultural appreciation and education of video games through exhibition, study, and sale of art.
Chicago's first Indie Games festival celebrates games that create social play, feature alternative controls, or promote community diversity.
Chicago Women in Game Development fosters gender diversity through events, workshops and advocacy programs.
Tech talks, game jams, networking and fun revolving around Unity 3D game development.
A place where anyone using UE4 can get together and share projects, demos, ideas and any fun things they're doing with the engine.
A Chicago-based game development co-working space.
Non-profit organization providing entertainment technology arts education, which co-hosts a bi-monthly meetup with the Indie Video Game Developers Association.
Meetup catering to aspiring game developers that further the boundaries of play.