SDC Social Mixer at H.E.R.O.E.S. VR
2021-07-08 17:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | HEROES VR Adventures, 1801 Taylor Rd. #130, Roseville, CA, 95661, United States
Sacramento Developer Collective is hosting its first in-person event in over a year!
Join us at H.E.R.O.E.S. VR Adventures in Roseville for a night of VR Gaming and hanging out with friends. Show your support for one of our local gaming businesses and Capital Creative Showcase partner by buying some VR time in their top of the line virtual reality booths. Show off your skills, compete with friends for the highest score, or just mingle with the community as we begin to return to normal.
The event is free, but we encourage you to support H.E.R.O.E.S VR by buying some VR time.
Space will be limited and you must sign up for the event here. Tickets are available first come, first served. If you’ve made a reservation but cannot make it, please cancel your reservation so others may join.
We strongly encourage all participants to be aware of the latest State and CDC guidelines and follow their recommendations. You will find them here: www.cdph.ca.gov and here: www.cdc.gov/coronavirus
Use your own discretion for masks and social distancing, but If you are sick or have any symptoms, please stay home and get better. There will be more events announced soon.

No Code Jam #2
2021-07-17 14:00 - 2021-07-19 14:00
Here’s the challenge… make a game in 48 hours with no code. With countless no code tools at your disposal, what game will you make?
Welcome to No Code Jam #2! We’re booting up our monthly game jams again with little twists here and there 🙂
We’re coming back with one of our most attended Game Jams from last year… NoCode Jam!!! You might recognize this jam, and if you do, you’ll be pleased to see we’re making our No Code Jam an annual event!
All Disciplines Welcome! You don’t have to be from Sacramento, CA to join the jam either.
This game jam will be running for 48 hours (with time for sleep of course, or no sleep at all) with additional resources being shared through our social media and more! So stay tuned!
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What does No Code mean for this Game Jam?
No Code noun
/nō-kōd/
1 :a style of game development characterized by the use of visual scripting, node editors, GUI’s, drag n’ drop and more. These tools empower creators who do not know how to code or have just started their journey. This also includes those who know how to code, but want to explore new tools to augment their workflows.
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If you’d still like to code for your game, that’s fine, so long as you incorporate a no code tool for your submission to be valid. If you make your own no code tool for the jam and use it in your game, that’s cool too! Please specify that in your submission. If you already have your own custom no code tool, use that! (And maybe share that too!)
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Theme: TBD
Come join us in our Discord! We have Game Jam channels for you to work in if you’d like to create teams 🙂
https://discord.gg/ZJPvGZf
Our theme will be announced the day of the jam! <3
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Game Jam Link: http://bit.ly/sdcncj2

PGJ7 Kick-Off
2021-07-29 17:00 - 19:00
Progressive Game Jam 7 kicks off with a virtual conference on Thursday, July 29th, 2021 at 5:00pm.
PGJ7 will be only 1 month long in 2021, occurring through the month of Aug. Project ideation and presentations and team building will all occur at this kick-off meeting prior to the jam officially starting on Aug. 1. We strongly encourage our participants to take this time to get their team setup with the tools and processes they will need for the jam prior to the official launch.
There will be two in-person/virtual meetups for the PGJ teams in August. The first on Saturday, Aug. 7th at 2:00pm at Hacker Lab in Sacramento where teams will present their project proposal and receive feedback and an official review from the Executive Producer.
The second in-person/virtual meetup will be held Saturday, Aug. 28th where teams are expected to demo their progress and will receive feedback from other teams.
The official PGJ Slack server will once again be made available to PGJ teams and will be the hub for interaction with the Executive Producer and PGJ mentors as well as team collaboration if your team chooses to use Slack.
This virtual kick-off meeting will be held in Google Meet
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/hnd-xbtj-pdp
Or dial: ‪(US) +1 978-706-0232‬ PIN: ‪277 667 597‬#
More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/hnd-xbtj-pdp?pin=1243164389875

PGJ7 Week 1
2021-08-07 14:00 - 16:00 | Hacker Lab, 2533 R St Suite 120, Sacramento, CA, 95816, United States
PGJ7 (the abbreviated season) will occur through the month of August, 2021.
In this first meeting of the official jam, teams are expected to present their game project proposals and will receive feedback from the other participants and an official review from the Executive Producer.
This meeting will occur in-person at Hacker Lab (2533 R St. #120 in Sacramento) as well as online using Google Meet. Participants are welcome to attend this meeting in whichever capacity they choose.
For in-person attendance, we ask that everyone reads and understands the latest public health guidance issued by the CDC and CDPH and follow the guidelines as they apply to you. If you are sick or have any symptoms, we ask that you stay home or join the meeting virtually through Google Meet.
PGJ7 Week 1
Saturday, August 7 · 2:00 – 4:00pm
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/ybd-jspf-est
Or dial: ‪(US) +1 567-331-1102‬ PIN: ‪687 921 644‬#
More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/ybd-jspf-est?pin=9160068885742

SDC Social Mixer at Urban Roots
2021-09-09 17:00 - 19:00 | Urban Roots, 1322 V Street, Sacramento, CA, 95818, United States
Join your Sacramento Developer Collective community for good food, great company, and a whole lot of fun!
On Thursday, September 9, make your way to Urban Roots and hang out with our wonderful community from 5pm-7pm. The venue offers plenty of outdoor seating to allow for a healthy and relaxed atmosphere, plus they have wonderful food and beverage options to enjoy. This is a great opportunity to meet new friends and reconnect with our community. This is a free event, but we encourage you to support our local businesses.
We strongly encourage all participants to be aware of the latest State and CDC guidelines and follow their recommendations. You will find them here: www.cdph.ca.gov and here: www.cdc.gov/coronavirus
Use your own discretion for masks and social distancing, but If you are sick or have any symptoms, please stay home and get better. There will be more events announced soon.

Capital Creative Showcase 2021 Re:wind
2021-09-11 15:00 - 17:00
Brought to you by the Sacramento Developer Collective, CCS 2021 Re:wind, a Capital Creative Showcase event features a look back at the past year with special interviews from a selection of Sacramento valley’s video game developers and creative talents. It all starts at 3:00pm Saturday, Sept. 11th on YouTube Live.
CCS2021 Re:wind takes a critical look back at the past year in Sacramento’s developer community with special guest interviews from a selection of Capital Creative Showcase’s past participants. Join us for this retrospective look back at 2020 and reflect with us on how it’s impacted us and what it all means. Then stay tuned at the end of the show for a special announcement from Sacramento Developer Collective on the future of the community and plans for 2022.
Starts: Saturday, Sept. 11th at 3:00pm
Where: on YouTube Live

World Dream Game Jam
2021-09-25
Sacramento Developer Collective would like to present our next Game Jam! Now that we’ve got our monthly Game Jam series, here’s our #WorldDreamJam for this Sept 25th, 2021!
World Dream Day is a day of inspiration, reflection, and celebration. We’d like to observe this day where we open up people’s chances to share your dream or vision of what positive things you would like to see happen in your community. You can share your dream in the form of a narrative design, music soundtracks, or anything into a game asset or game!
If you have a dream of working in a particular profession or hobby, take the first step to make it happen. Maybe you aspire to write a story-driven game or a video game soundtrack someday. World Dream Day is a great day to write the first chapter! No matter how you choose to observe it, share it on social media with #WorldDreamDay and #WorldDreamJam
This game jam will be 24 hours long and we look forward to seeing what you guys end up making 🙂
RSVP: bit.ly/sdcwdj
Submissions
Video game assets on their own OR a full-fledged game!
Anything that reflects what your dream and vision is in life 🙂
Theme
What’s your dream? What’s your mission?
It can be a personal dream of yours or you can interpret it in any way you’d like for the game jam 🙂
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If you’d like to create teams, come join us in our Discord and we have some Game Jam channels for you to work in 🙂
Some of the core functionalities of every game has: programming, art, audio, and/or design. Some games don’t need all of them, which is still just as doable, like tabletop games that don’t need code or audio.
What if I never made a game before?
Sometimes trying to even start a game is the hardest (and best!) part!
A good way to get started is to follow a tutorial to get a jumpstart and after that, you can add all the other elements to really make it your own creation!
More info can be found on our itch.io page —> https://itch.io/jam/world-dream-jam

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

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.

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.

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.

Progressive Game Jam S8E2
2022-07-09 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 S8E3
2022-08-13 11:00 - 15:00 | Hacker Lab, 2533 R St Suite 120, Sacramento, CA, 95816, United States

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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Join our Discord

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!!!

Progressive Game Jam S9E1
2022-11-12 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 S9E2
2022-12-10 08:00 - 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 S9E3
2023-01-14 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 S9E4
2023-02-11 13:00 - 17:00 | Lab 7, 2417 21st Street, Sacramento, CA, United States

Progressive Game Jam S9E5
2023-03-11 13:00 - 17:00 | Lab 7, 2417 21st Street, Sacramento, CA, United States

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

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

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.
To make a donation to Sacramento Developer Collective, click here…
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Thank you for all of your support!

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

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.

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

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