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Indie Arcade Party
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| With Corrie Green (Dev Advocate, Unity), David Goodwine (Chief Innovation Officer, Academy of Art), Michael Morran (Creator Relations, VIVERSE), Carl Domingo (Head of Dev Relations, Genies). |
| DNA Lounge, 375 11th St, San Francisco |
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Mar 10 (Tue) , 2026 @ 07:00 PM
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Experience the largest Indie Arcade Party during the week of GDC 2026 as an official GDC affiliate event
Experience the largest Indie Arcade Party during the week of GDC 2026! As an official GDC Affiliate Event, SF Game Development invites you to our 5th annual night of game industry networking & indie game showcases. Join over a thousand developers at the iconic DNA Lounge in San Francisco on Tuesday, March 10th. Proudly hosted alongside Unity, VIVERSE, & Genies, this is the FREE GDC party you can't miss. RSVP now on Meetup to secure your spot for the ultimate San Francisco game dev celebration! Also, if you want to bring a friend, just send them the event link here & have them register themselves (we need an accurate guest count per GDC guidelines).
Four massive rooms packed with game demos, tech-talks & music
35+ indie game demos from members of the SF Game Development community
8 tech talks featuring industry-leading companies & speakers
Video game-themed music in The Lounge for dancing
Whether you're a developer, publisher, artist, student, indie creator, journalist, or just love games, this is the perfect place to expand your career & learn about new games & solutions coming to market.
No GDC pass? No problem! This event is open to the public (18+)
Want a taste of last year's event? Watch the recap video!
Having trouble registering on Meetup? No worries-sign up on Luma instead.
Speaker Lineup:
7:30 PM - Unity | Corrie Green, Senior Developer Advocate
Performance Analysis & Solutions in Unity 6
This session explores common performance pitfalls encountered during development, & shows how to isolate them using Unity 6's suite of analysis tools-including the Profiler, Memory Profiler, Project Auditor, & build analysis tools-and demos comparisons with best practices to improve scene performance.
8:00 PM - VIVERSE | David Goodwine, Chief Academic Innovation Officer & Executive Director at the School of Game Development, Academy of Art University, & Michael Morran, Creator Relations Manager at VIVERSE
Radical Reach: Why the web is the new secret weapon for game developers
This conversation looks at how today's tools, engines, & web platforms let developers launch, find audiences, & monetize independently. We'll discuss the industry's biggest tech inflection points, the comeback of 2D/stylized approaches, & why success doesn't require competing on bleeding-edge graphics.
8:30 PM - Genies | Carl Domingo, Head of Developer Relations
Avatars Made Easy: Accelerate Character Customization with Genies
Building systems that allow character customization is challenging & time consuming, but players are more immersed when they identify as the character they see. With Genies, you can enable full personalization of their avatar in minutes - from their clothes to their facial features. Learn how you can save time with the Genies Avatar SDK & content creation tools, so that you can focus on making your game fun!
9:00 PM - Unity | Esteban Maldonado, Senior Developer Advocate
Unity 6.3 Multiplayer Template Overview
This session explores the new Unity 6.3 3rd-person gameplay multiplayer template that accelerates the creation of your shared online experience, with easily customizable & extendable gameplay.
9:30 PM - VIVERSE | Speaker information to be updated
Port Once, Distribute Everywhere: Unity on VIVERSE
Learn how small studios & individual creators are expanding their reach & revenues by porting Unity projects to VIVERSE on the web.
10:00 PM - Genies | Carl Domingo, Head of Developer Relations
Create, Use, & Sell Your Own Avatar-Ready Clothing
Learn how the Genies Avatar SDK helps you to monetize digital clothing that creates a more personal experience in your game. With Genies, clothing you upload is automatically fit & rigged onto Genies avatars, giving you easy opportunities to reward to players.
10:30 PM - SF Game Development | Jordan Schuetz, Organizer
Marketing Is Game Dev: Why Great Games Don't Sell Themselves
You spent months perfecting your gameplay, polishing your art, & balancing every mechanic - but none of it matters if no one plays your game. In this talk, we'll break down why marketing isn't a post-production task - it's part of game development itself. We'll explore how successful indie devs are using product marketing from day one to build traction, gather player feedback, & position their games for success in crowded, oversaturated markets.
11:00 PM - Announcing Soon
Contact for future sponsorship inquiries: jordan.schuetz@gmail.com
About SF Game Development:
SF Game Development is the largest gaming meetup in the United States, with over 10,000+ members, & this is our favorite after-hours event of the entire year! You do not need a GDC pass to attend, this is an event open to the public, so please RSVP, attend & show your support. Get ready to network, & celebrate the vibrant world of game development at our epic after party & expo! By registering, personal data may be shared with third parties. See you there!
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