Sacramento Developer Collective

Progressive Game Jam - Educational Edition (PGJ ED), @LAB 7 - Winter
2024-02-24 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-02-17 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-02-10 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-02-03 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Lab 7, 2417 21st Street, Sacramento, CA, United States
Registrations are now open for our inaugural Progressive Game Jam – Educational Edition (PGJ ED) program.

PGJ ED is a ten week educational program designed for our area’s youth (ages 12 – 18) where they will learn to make video games by making an actual game. Modeled after our successful Progressive Game Jam program, which has been running for ten years now, PGJ ED will take participants through a full development lifecycle to make a full game. The program uses video game development to teach participants STEAM-based skills. The program is funded by a generous Measure U grant from the City of Sacramento and is free for all participants.

Our first class starts Saturday, February 3rd at 1:00pm at Lab 7 Coworking. Participants will attend class weekly for ten weeks (with a 3 week holiday break.) Each class is 2 hours long for a total of 20 hours of instructional material. The initial class schedule is as follows, and all participants should plan on attending all classes to get the most out of the program. The program is open to residents of Sacramento ages 12-18. Classes are limited to 20 participants, first-come, first-served.

Sat., Feb. 3rd; 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Sat., Feb. 10th; 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Sat., Feb. 17th; 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Sat., Feb. 24th; 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Sat., Mar. 2nd; 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Sat., Mar. 9th; 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Sat., Mar. 16th; 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Sat., Mar. 23rd; 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Sat., Mar. 30th; 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Sat., Apr. 6th; 1:00pm – 3:00pm

Lab 7 Coworking is at 2417 21st St., Sacramento, CA 95818.

Participants must register for the class. The online registration form can be found on the PGJ ED website at https://www.progressivegamejam.com/pgj-ed/

PGJ ED is brought to you by Sacramento Developer Collective and Square Root Academy with funding by the City of Sacramento Measure U Grant.

Progressive Game Jam 10.6
2024-02-10 13:00 - 16:00 | Innogrove, 8153 Elk Grove Boulevard #20, Elk Grove, CA, 95758, United States
Progressive Game Jam is in its tenth season!
This season will be a 7-month long jam running monthly from September to March. Pitch Day is on the last Saturday of the month, but all the other meetups will be on the 2nd Saturday of the month.
If you’ve never participated in Progressive Game Jam, it is a long-form game jam that lasts several months long. Teams are formed around a game idea that is pitched on day one and you work with that team throughout the jam to make a game.
PGJ teams also get their 1st 6-ft table space at Capital Creative Showcase for free to show off the game they made.

Progressive Game Jam 10.5
2024-01-13 13:00 - 16:00 | Innogrove, 8153 Elk Grove Boulevard #20, Elk Grove, CA, 95758, United States

Progressive Game Jam: ED - Preview
2023-12-16 13:00 - 17:00 | Lab 7, 2417 21st Street, Sacramento, CA, United States
PGJ ED Preview class open now! This class is a 1-day preview of the upcoming PGJ ED course in 2024. The preview class is a 4-hour crash course in video game development and introduction to the full 10-week course.
PGJ ED is a 10-week educational program designed for our area’s youth (ages 12 – 18) where they will learn to make video games by making an actual game. Modeled after our successful Progressive Game Jam program, which has been running for ten years now, PGJ ED will take participants through a full development lifecycle to make a full game. The program uses video game development to teach participants STEAM-based skills. Registration for the full course is open now and classes start in February 2024. The program is funded by a generous Measure U grant from the City of Sacramento and is free for all participants.
The program is open to residents of Sacramento ages 12-18. Classes are limited to 20 participants, first-come, first-served.
The 1-day preview class happens on Saturday, Dec. 16th, 2023, and will run from 1:00pm to 5:00pm at Lab 7 Coworking, 2417 21st St., Sacramento, CA 95818.
Participants must register for the class. The online registration form can be found on the PGJ ED website at https://www.progressivegamejam.com/pgj-ed/
PGJ ED is brought to you by Sacramento Developer Collective and Square Root Academy with funding by the City of Sacramento Measure U Grant.

Progressive Game Jam 10.4
2023-12-09 13:00 - 16:00 | Innogrove, 8153 Elk Grove Boulevard #20, Elk Grove, CA, 95758, United States

Progressive Game Jam 10.3
2023-11-11 13:00 - 16:00 | Innogrove, 8153 Elk Grove Boulevard #20, Elk Grove, CA, 95758, United States

Progressive Game Jam 10.2
2023-10-14 13:00 - 16:00 | Innogrove, 8153 Elk Grove Boulevard #20, Elk Grove, CA, 95758, United States

Progressive Game Jam 10.1
2023-09-30 13:00 - 16:00 | Innogrove, 8153 Elk Grove Boulevard #20, Elk Grove, CA, 95758, United States
In its tenth season, Progressive Game Jam 10 kicks off with Pitch Day on Saturday, Sept. 30th at Innogrove Coworking in Elk Grove.
This season will be a 7-month long jam running monthly from September to March. Pitch Day is on the last Saturday of the month, but all the other meetups will be on the 2nd Saturday of the month.
If you’ve never participated in Progressive Game Jam, it is a long-form game jam that lasts several months long. Teams are formed around a game idea that is pitched on day one and you work with that team throughout the jam to make a game.
PGJ teams also get their 1st 6-ft table space at Capital Creative Showcase for free to show off the game they made.

GDC Showcase 2023
2023-06-27 08:00 - 2023-06-29 17:00
GDC Showcase is an all-digital event designed to bring the global game dev community together with exciting sessions, live networking opportunities, and more–happening this June 27-29!
If you’ve never been to a GDC (Game Developers Conference) before, this is a great opportunity to see what it’s all about.
Use Promo Code 10-GDCSC23-SDC for 10% off

Big Day of Giving 2023
2023-05-04
The Big Day Of Giving (or BDOG) is an annual community fundraising event put on by the Sacramento Region Community Foundation. With their help, millions of dollars have been raised to help our community’s non-profit organizations.
Please consider taking part in this wonderful philanthropy opportunity and donate to one of the many deserving organizations in our community.
This is the first year that Sacramento Developer Collective is participating in BDOG and we would love to have your support. All funds donated to SDC will go toward the many events and programs that we run each year to help the local community of video game developers, artists, and creative talents, from Progressive Game Jam to Capital Creative Showcase, Global Game Jam, and everything else.
We are also launching into youth education this year, bringing our new Progressive Game Jam Educational Edition to area high school students with help from the City of Sacramento Measure U Funding. We hope to expand the area that this program can be facilitated, but we will need additional funding to make that happen.
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Thank you for all of your support!

Capital Creative Showcase 2023
2023-04-15 11:00 - 17:00 | West Sacramento Community Center, 1075 W Capitol Ave, West Sacramento, CA, 95691, United States
Capital Creative Showcase is back for 2023 in an all-new time of year!
Come see all of the capital region’s game developers, artists, and creative talents. Play the latest games and talk with the creators.
CCS2023 will feature our Progressive Game Jam Season 9 spotlight, and we’ll be introducing a new student showcase featured talented creators from several of the region’s high schools. Square Root Academy will be returning this year to host our Creator’s Corner where families and our young guests can explore their own creativity in an interactive activity.
We will also be bringing back the Black Box theater for special programs to be announced.
It’s all happening on Saturday, April 15th, 2023 at the West Sacramento Community Center.
Early bird tickets are on sale now for $10, but buy them soon! They are only available until January 31st. After that, general admission prices will be $15 online, $20 at the door on the day of the show.
If you are a local developer, artist, or creator, please make sure to register now before spaces fill up.
You can find more information, buy tickets, or register to participate online at www.capitalcreativeshowcase.com

Spring Social Mixer
2023-04-04 18:00 | Round 1 Bowling & Amusement, 1191 Galleria Blvd Suite 150, Roseville, CA, 95678, United States
Come join us for a night of entertainment and fun as we celebrate the coming of Spring and get ready for Capital Creative Showcase coming up April 15th.
The SDC Spring Social Mixer at Round 1 in Roseville is a great chance to get out, step away from development for a short while and just hang out with our community of game developers.
Join us on Tuesday, April 4th at 6:00PM

Progressive Game Jam S9E5
2023-03-11 13:00 - 17:00 | Lab 7, 2417 21st Street, Sacramento, CA, United States
The Progressive Game Jam (PGJ) is an extended game jam designed to simulate a real-world game design project in order to provide participants with the experience of working on an industry level game design project for a real game company.
In order to accomplish this goal, the program will institute key roles and metrics that simulate project stakeholders, requirements, and objectives in a real-world game development company.
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PGJ 2023 will occur November 2022 through March 2023.
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Latest information on the website: www.progressivegamejam.com

Progressive Game Jam S9E4
2023-02-11 13:00 - 17:00 | Lab 7, 2417 21st Street, Sacramento, CA, United States

GGJ Sacramento 2023
2023-02-03 17:00 - 2023-02-05 17:00 | Lab 7, 2417 21st Street, Sacramento, CA, United States
GGJ Sacramento returns for its 9th year. Join Sacramento region’s video game developers for a fun weekend of making games with hundreds of other locations across the world.
GGJ Sacramento will be held at Lab 7 Coworking starting at 5:00pm on Friday, February 3rd and ending on 5:00pm on Sunday, February 5th. The hours for this year’s jam will be:
Friday: 5:00pm – 10:00pm
Saturday: 9:00am – 10:00pm
Sunday: 9:00am – 5:00pm
As part of our hybrid event planning, this event will also be hosted on our Discord server for those that which to participate virtually.
All participants should register for the event on the official GGJ site for our location. You can use this link to register: https://globalgamejam.org/2023/jam-sites/ggj-sacramento-2023
While we will be hosting the traditional 48-hour weekend jam, the jam is officially open anytime from Monday, January 30th through February 5th with the theme being announced on Saturday, January 28th at 10:00am PST. GGJ Sacramento participants are welcome to form teams and start as early as they want after the theme is announced and can join the rest of us in-person or online for our weekend event.
If you plan to start early, the theme will be announced on Global Game Jam’s Twitch channel here: GlobalGameJam – Twitch
For more information on what Global Game Jam is, check out their website here: https://www.globalgamejam.org

Progressive Game Jam S9E3
2023-01-14 13:00 - 17:00 | Lab 7, 2417 21st Street, Sacramento, CA, United States

SDC at Sac Gamers Expo
2022-12-17 11:00 - 2022-12-18 17:00 | Scottish Rite Center, 6151 H St., Sacramento, CA, 95819, United States
Sacramento Developer Collective is hosting the indie developer showcase at Sac Gamers Expo again in 2022. Come see the local indie scene or just stop by our booth to learn about our upcoming events.

Progressive Game Jam S9E2
2022-12-10 08:00 - 17:00 | Lab 7, 2417 21st Street, Sacramento, CA, United States

Progressive Game Jam S9E1
2022-11-12 13:00 - 17:00 | Lab 7, 2417 21st Street, Sacramento, CA, United States

SDC Social Mixer and Fundraiser at Blaze Pizza
2022-10-04 17:00 - 21:00 | Blaze Pizza, 2137 Golden Centre Ln, Gold River, CA, 95670, United States
Join us for a post-CCS social mixer and fundraiser at Blaze Pizza to talk about the show, the community, or games and help raise some funds for Sacramento Developer Collective. 25% of your purchased meals will be donated back to SDC, so come on down, grab a pizza, and help us celebrate a successful Capital Creative Showcase!
You can participate in this fundraiser by:

Dine in
Take out
Delivery

To place your order please call Blaze Pizza at (916) 742-6027. Mention ‘Sacramento Developer Collective‘ and ask for any special instructions to receive 25% of your meal’s price donated back to SDC.
This does not include 3rd-party delivery apps. Only delivery orders by phone will qualify for this fundraiser.
We must RSVP a minimum of 40 participants for Blaze Pizza to host the event, so please RSVP to the link here with your +1 or more by Oct. 1st!!!

Capital Creative Showcase 2022
2022-09-10 11:00 - 17:00 | West Sacramento Community Center, 1075 W Capitol Ave, West Sacramento, CA, 95691, United States
Capital Creative Showcase is brought to you by the Sacramento Developer Collective and features the Sacramento valley’s video game developers and creative talents. It starts at 11:00am on Saturday, Sept. 10th, 2022. Tickets are on sale now. Get prepared for the return of Sacramento’s premier video game developer showcase, and don’t forget to mark your calendars.
Calling all developers! Developer registration is now open. Please go to the event site www.capitalcreativeshowcase.com and fill out the application form.
Starts: Saturday, Sept. 10th at 11:00am
Where: West Sacramento Community Center
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Progressive Game Jam S8E3
2022-08-13 11:00 - 15:00 | Hacker Lab, 2533 R St Suite 120, Sacramento, CA, 95816, United States
The Progressive Game Jam (PGJ) is an annual long-form game jam run by the Sacramento Developer Collective designed to provide participants with a team and enough time necessary to make a quality video game.
The event is free and open to everyone. All skills are welcome, whether you are a programmer, artist, level designer, sound engineer, storyteller, or simply just want to help provide ideas for a game. That includes all skill-levels from novice to expert, or maybe you are just learning and looking for a great place to start. Everyone is welcome.

PGJ 2022 is the eighth consecutive season of Progressive Game Jam and this season will run for three consecutive months starting in June and running until August. Development may continue up to the Capital Creative Showcase on Sept. 10th, 2022 where participants are invited to show off their games at the PGJ Spotlight pavilion at the showcase, sponsored by Hacker Lab.

Progressive Game Jam S8E2
2022-07-09 11:00 - 15:00 | Hacker Lab, 2533 R St Suite 120, Sacramento, CA, 95816, United States

Progressive Game Jam S8E1
2022-06-11 11:00 - 15:00 | Hacker Lab, 2533 R St Suite 120, Sacramento, CA, 95816, United States
The Progressive Game Jam (PGJ) is an annual long-form game jam run by the Sacramento Developer Collective designed to provide participants with a team and enough time necessary to make a quality video game.
The event is free and open to everyone. All skills are welcome, whether you are a programmer, artist, level designer, sound engineer, storyteller, or simply just want to help provide ideas for a game. That includes all skill-levels from novice to expert, or maybe you are just learning and looking for a great place to start. Everyone is welcome.

PGJ 2022 is the eighth consecutive season of Progressive Game Jam and this season will run for three consecutive months starting in June and running until August. Development may continue up to the Capital Creative Showcase on Sept. 10th, 2022 where participants are invited to show off their games at the PGJ Spotlight pavilion at the showcase, sponsored by Hacker Lab.
As part of our hybrid in-person/virtual plan to resume events after the pandemic, this event will also be broadcast live on our Discord Server for those that wish to attend virtually.

International Tabletop Day Social Mixer
2022-06-04 11:30 - 14:30 | There & Back Again Cafe, 1020 11th St. Suite 100, Sacramento, CA, 95814, United States
Let’s come together for this Social Mixer on International Tabletop Day at There and Back Cafe, a new Lord of the Rings themed coffee shop located in Downtown Sacramento!
Grab a coffee and a snack and let’s play some tabletop games! There are plenty of tables so feel free to bring your own game or rent one from the venue. We’re excited to see you all at this fun filled mixer event.
The event is free, but we encourage you to support There and Back Cafe by buying refreshments.
Parking:
Capitol Garage is across the street. Entrance on 10th & L. There and back will validate parking.

SDC Town Hall Meeting
2022-05-14 14:00 - 15:30 | Hacker Lab, 2533 R St Suite 120, Sacramento, CA, 95816, United States
Join us at Hacker Lab located in Downtown Sacramento or online for this free hybrid event.
Whether you’re new to the Sacramento Developer Collective or a long-time member, we invite you to join us for this informational open forum event. Find out who we are, what we have planned for the remainder of 2022, and get a more in depth look at our Capital Creative Showcase coming up on September 10. We encourage you to come with any questions and/or with suggestions about how we can better serve our local independent developer community. We look forward to seeing you in-person and online.

Social Mixer & Fundraiser at Dos Coyotes - East Sacramento
2022-03-22 16:00 - 20:00 | Dos Coyotes – East Sacramento, 6450 Folsom Blvd # 110, Sacramento, CA, 95819, United States
On Tuesday, March 22nd we’d like to invite you to join us for dinner and drinks at Dos Coyotes in East Sacramento near Sac State University. This all ages event will be an opportunity for you to meet with other members in our community, share knowledge and build new connections.
This event is also doubling as a fundraiser for the Sacramento Developer Collective. Although there is no cost to attend, we encourage you to support Dos Coyotes, a locally-owned Sacramento business. Check out their menu: https://doscoyotes.com/menu/ (Their burritos and salads are delicious!)
You can participate in this fundraiser by:
Dine in
Take out
Pick up
In addition to dining in, you can participate in this fundraiser in several ways:
Phone Call
Restaurant Website
Storefront Walk-in
Please RSVP here: https://www.groupraise.com/events/217998-sacramento-developer-collective-at-dos-coyotes
