Godot Meetup - Revision history

Lxpk at 21:06, 26 March 2026

2026-03-26T21:06:31Z

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	{{headerbox}}<div style="font-size:150%;">The '''Godot Meetup''' is a monthly game dev meetup day for users of the [[Godot]] Game Engine.</div>		{{headerbox}}<div style="font-size:150%;">The '''Godot Meetup''' is a monthly game dev meetup day for users of the [[Godot]] Game Engine.</div>

Chrisknyfe: Mention March 14th extra meeting

2026-03-09T04:15:03Z

Mention March 14th extra meeting

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	=== LATEST ===		=== LATEST ===

	''' We host TWO meetups every March: our regular meetup on the 3rd Saturday of the month, and an additional Saturday meetup for the annual Game Developer's Conference (GDC)!'''		''' We host TWO meetups every March: our regular meetup on the 3rd Saturday of the month, and an additional Saturday meetup for the annual Game Developer's Conference (GDC)!'''

			'''This year's extra meetup for GDC will be held on <u>March 14th 2026.</u>'''

	=== GETTING IN ===		=== GETTING IN ===

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2025-09-02T13:10:12Z

GROUP INFO

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	''' We ~~are hosting~~ TWO meetups in March ~~2025~~: our regular meetup on the ~~15th~~, and an ~~extra~~ meetup on the ~~22nd for~~ GDC!'''		''' We host TWO meetups every March: our regular meetup on the 3rd Saturday of the month, and an additional Saturday meetup for the annual Game Developer's Conference (GDC)!'''

	=== GETTING IN ===		=== GETTING IN ===
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	== GROUP INFO ==		== GROUP INFO ==

	This meetup is organized by the Bay Area Godot Meetup discord group. We are not officially affiliated with the [https://godot.foundation/ Godot Foundation], this is an unofficial meetup for local game developers.		This meetup is organized by the Bay Area Godot Meetup discord group. We are not officially affiliated with the [https://godot.foundation/ Godot Foundation] (although we are friends with many of them!), this is an unofficial meetup for local game developers.

	===HISTORY===		===HISTORY===

Chrisknyfe: Sorry Amanda, I have promoted Dave to co-organizer

2025-03-22T22:04:08Z

Sorry Amanda, I have promoted Dave to co-organizer

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	=== CONTACT OUR ORGANIZERS ===		=== CONTACT OUR ORGANIZERS ===
	* [[User:Chrisknyfe\|Zach Bernal]], game developer, chrisknyfe @ gmail DOT com, chrisknyfe on discord		* [[User:Chrisknyfe\|Zach Bernal]], game developer, chrisknyfe @ gmail DOT com, chrisknyfe on discord
	* ~~Amanda Laznicka~~, game developer, ~~amanda~~.~~laznicka @ gmail DOT~~ com, ~~Serratiaviera~~ on discord		* Dave Ravel, game developer, dave @ digitaliliad.com, draveler on discord

	=== THINGS TO BRING ===		=== THINGS TO BRING ===

Chrisknyfe: s/ Serratia / Serratiaviera

2025-03-22T17:27:17Z

s/ Serratia / Serratiaviera

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	=== CONTACT OUR ORGANIZERS ===		=== CONTACT OUR ORGANIZERS ===
	* [[User:Chrisknyfe\|Zach Bernal]], game developer, chrisknyfe @ gmail DOT com, chrisknyfe on discord		* [[User:Chrisknyfe\|Zach Bernal]], game developer, chrisknyfe @ gmail DOT com, chrisknyfe on discord
	* Amanda Laznicka, game developer, amanda.laznicka @ gmail DOT com, ~~Serratia~~ on discord		* Amanda Laznicka, game developer, amanda.laznicka @ gmail DOT com, Serratiaviera on discord

	=== THINGS TO BRING ===		=== THINGS TO BRING ===

Chrisknyfe: two meetups for GDC

2025-03-15T14:49:17Z

two meetups for GDC

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	''' We are hosting TWO meetups in ~~October~~: our regular meetup on ~~Oct. 19th~~, and an extra meetup on ~~Oct. 26th - Juan Linietsky,~~ the ~~tech lead and creator~~ for ~~Godot, is coming to hang out with us~~!'''		''' We are hosting TWO meetups in March 2025: our regular meetup on the 15th, and an extra meetup on the 22nd for GDC!'''

	=== GETTING IN ===		=== GETTING IN ===
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	* Free and Open Source under the MIT license. You can fix your least favorite bugs by [https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/contributing/ways_to_contribute.html contributing!] Free as in free beer.		* Free and Open Source under the MIT license. You can fix your least favorite bugs by [https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/contributing/ways_to_contribute.html contributing!] Free as in free beer.
	* Lightweight engine executable (under 150 MB). Small games export to under 100 MB. Installation and bootup is very quick.		* Lightweight engine executable (under 150 MB). Small games export to under 100 MB. Installation and bootup is very quick.
	* Godot is a relatively new engine with a fast-growing userbase. ~~This~~ is the first year they [https://godotengine.org/article/gdc-2023-godot-games/ showed up to GDC!]		* Godot is a relatively new engine with a fast-growing userbase. 2023 is the first year they [https://godotengine.org/article/gdc-2023-godot-games/ showed up to GDC!]
	* Lots of [https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/index.html documentation], [https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/community/tutorials.html tutorials] and courses available for free		* Lots of [https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/index.html documentation], [https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/community/tutorials.html tutorials] and courses available for free
	* Console porting to XBox, Playstation, and Nintendo via third party companies such as [https://w4games.com/ W4 games], [https://lonewolftechnology.com/ Lone Wolf] and [https://pineapple.works/ Pineapple Works]		* Console porting to XBox, Playstation, and Nintendo via third party companies such as [https://w4games.com/ W4 games], [https://lonewolftechnology.com/ Lone Wolf] and [https://pineapple.works/ Pineapple Works]

Chrisknyfe: Added some pictures and history about the 10/26 meetup

2024-11-01T16:40:09Z

Added some pictures and history about the 10/26 meetup

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	* '''DISCORD SERVER:''' [https://discord.gg/ZZYnsPBmzJ Bay Area Godot Meetup Discord]		* '''DISCORD SERVER:''' [https://discord.gg/ZZYnsPBmzJ Bay Area Godot Meetup Discord]
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			[[File:Godot orange icon sticker.png\|thumb\|Ask the organizers for one of these stickers]]
			[[File:20241026 145117.jpg\|thumb\|The big 10/26 extra meetup!]]
			[[File:PXL 20240217 235126392.jpg\|thumb\|Meeting in the electronics room]]


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	* We had about 5 meetups in downtown Berkeley before hosting the meetup at Noisebridge		* We had about 5 meetups in downtown Berkeley before hosting the meetup at Noisebridge
	* We had a wild turnout at GDC 2024! Making stickers, meeting content creators and the Godot maintainers, stealing a godot logo robot...		* We had a wild turnout at GDC 2024! Making stickers, meeting content creators and the Godot maintainers, stealing a godot logo robot...
			* On 10/26/24, Juan and Pablo came to visit. We had 26 people in the upstairs Hackitorium that day!

	This page was blatantly ripped off from [[Gamebridge]] - check out their weekly meetup for general gamedev classes and workshops!		This page was blatantly ripped off from [[Gamebridge]] - check out their weekly meetup for general gamedev classes and workshops!

Chrisknyfe: /* LATEST */ Adding a meetup on 10/26/2024 to hang out with Juan

2024-10-09T03:26:27Z

LATEST: Adding a meetup on 10/26/2024 to hang out with Juan

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	''' We are hosting TWO meetups in ~~March~~: ~~3/16~~ and ~~3/23~~, ~~to enable visitors to San Francsico here~~ for ~~GDC~~ to ~~attend.~~ '''		''' We are hosting TWO meetups in October: our regular meetup on Oct. 19th, and an extra meetup on Oct. 26th - Juan Linietsky, the tech lead and creator for Godot, is coming to hang out with us!'''

	=== GETTING IN ===		=== GETTING IN ===
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	===HISTORY===		===HISTORY===
	The Bay Area Godot Meetup started at GDC 2023 from a chance meeting in line for a talk - Zach had always wanted to start a small meetup for Godot enthusiasts, and Amanda was willing to host!		The Bay Area Godot Meetup started at GDC 2023 from a chance meeting in line for a talk - Zach had always wanted to start a small meetup for Godot enthusiasts, and Amanda was willing to host!
	* ~~So far we've~~ had 3 meetups in downtown Berkeley		* We had about 5 meetups in downtown Berkeley before hosting the meetup at Noisebridge
	* ~~Looking forward to many more~~ at ~~Noisebridge~~, ~~in Berkeley~~ and in the ~~South bay~~.		* We had a wild turnout at GDC 2024! Making stickers, meeting content creators and the Godot maintainers, stealing a godot logo robot...

	This page was blatantly ripped off from [[Gamebridge]] - check out their weekly meetup for general gamedev classes and workshops!		This page was blatantly ripped off from [[Gamebridge]] - check out their weekly meetup for general gamedev classes and workshops!

2601:646:8302:2330:F10B:51E4:AADB:8F47: two march meetups

2024-03-13T06:18:12Z

two march meetups

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	''' ~~September 16th meetup has been cancelled due~~ to ~~the organizers catching COVID. Next meetup will be October 21st~~. '''		''' We are hosting TWO meetups in March: 3/16 and 3/23, to enable visitors to San Francsico here for GDC to attend. '''

	=== GETTING IN ===		=== GETTING IN ===

Chrisknyfe: /* WHAT WE DO HERE */

2024-01-20T23:55:39Z

WHAT WE DO HERE

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	Our meetups tend to be informal and unorganized. We like to, in no particular order,		Our meetups tend to be informal and unorganized. We like to, in no particular order,

	* Introduce the Bay Area Godot Meetup, Noisebridge Hackerspace, and ourselves		* Introduce the Bay Area Godot Meetup, Noisebridge Hackerspace, and ourselves
			* Demo our games - both past jam games and games currently in development
	* Teach new folks how to use the Godot game engine to create their first game (3D or 2D)		* Teach new folks how to use the Godot game engine to create their first game (3D or 2D)
	* Demo our games - both past jam games and games currently in development
	* Playtest other people's games and give feedback		* Playtest other people's games and give feedback
	* Answer "how do I do X" questions and workshop solutions to gamedev problems		* Answer "how do I do X" questions and workshop solutions to gamedev problems