Who are we? We are a Special Interest Group of experienced writers in Massachusetts and surrounding states who attempt to meet every other month in Boston, MA to discuss the business of all forms of transmedia storytelling and narrative creation that involve interactivity: game writing, narrative design, interactive fiction & drama, and electronic & hyper-text literature. Interactive narrative writers of all levels of experience are welcome, including enthusiasts, hobbyists, indie game writers, …

** GSUMMITx - Gamification in Boston is a meetup for anyone involved in and/or interested in the topic of gamification, engagement and/or loyalty. A few times each year, we'll ask the community to come together to hear a speaker from the gamification space, 1-2 demos from companies using gamification in their business model, and our unique workshop-like game called "Play for a Cause." We'll have some grub and beverages for everyone as well. This meetup is run by the Team at Gamification.co and t …

The Boston Xna Developers Group community site is a user group of developers in the Boston,MA area for those interested in Microsoft's XNA Game Studio and XNA Framework. No experience is necessary, beginners and experts are all welcome. The group meets monthly in the Microsoft Regional Offices on 201 Jones Road in Waltham, MA on the fourth (4th) Wednesday of the month at 6:00pm.

We started this Meetup to bring together the best devs, designers and entrepreneurs in the local social, casual and MMORPG games space. Come meet some friends, hear a couple of great industry speakers talk about what's cool in games. We're especially interested in Casual Game Association Minna Mingles members and IGDA members who may have not gotten together in a long time. Hopefully we can be a resource. Please join our Meetup and pass the URL to other friends of yours in the local gam …

Bi-monthly gathering of Unity developers in the Boston area! Sign up for our Google group - https://groups.google.com/group/boston-unity-group Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/bostonunitygroup Follow us on Twitter: @BosUnityGroup

This group brings together Kinect users and developers in the Boston metro area. We'll share experiences, cool demos, and learn about developing with Microsoft's Kinect sensor and related products.

Blender 3D is a free and open-source 3D platform capable of competing with many established professional 3D content suites, but Blender has traditionally suffered from lack of visibility and a smaller userbase than other platforms. Boston Blender was formed to unite Blender users throughout the northeast to learn together, share our projects, and spread the word about this powerful tool. This group is open to experienced Blenderheads and newbies alike—come learn and create with us.

Who Should Join? This is a group for young professionals ages 18- early 30's.  If you are over 35, this is not the group for you since most of the members are mid twenties.  It is designed for anyone who is looking to meet new people and have fun while doing so. It can be for singles and for people looking to meet new friends. The only thing is that it really is designed for young professionals.  It is for people who live in Boston and surrounding areas. Purpose of the Group- We will go on tours …

… You will also find numerous events and games in, or near Boston. These are ones that we play in, assist, and/or promote, as well as events and games in other parts of the state and beyond. In 2008, our endeavors led us to work with the movie 'Role Models' by Universal. Adrianne Grady of the LARP Alliance was hired on to be the Technical Advisor on set. We arranged to have actual LARPers in the film, and the weapons were provided by http://www.IronLiege.com , a custom American LARP weapon buil …

Over a year ago New Craft Artists in Action team captain launched MOLTENi Net Works in Boston. Bringing together makers and players in collaborative exchange, the project aims to create functional, hand-crafted basketball nets for neglected public hoops. Dr. James Naismith created the game of basketball in Springfield, MA in 1891. He posed a recycled peach basket as the first hoop. Now nets help break a ball’s fall, give players a sense of depth for good aim, and allow refs to see that a bas …

… Other examples of types of events: Multi-media events Show and Tell Talent Shows Art Installations Game Shows Pecha Kucha Improv Interactive Art events Multi-media Dances Sing-a-longs Open Mics Team Games Open Space  Performance Art Mock Debates Soap Box Competitions  Lightening Talks Slams Storytelling Indie Films and Video  Sketch Comedy We will also be offering learning opportunities around cultivating creativity and using creative play for process and other personal growth work …even devel …

This group was founded on January 2, 2010 and on October 16, 2011 we became the Organizers. The group was started to meet other couples in their 20's, 30's and 40's. This group is designed for couples interested in meeting other couples. Before you join, please consider that many of us are not into the bar/club scene. We enjoy mini golf, checking out the newest restaurant, bowling, concerts, hiking, the occasional play and even some epic Guitar Hero/Rock Band/Halo battles. If a few or more of th …

… You can make reasonable assumption and can approach the "game-master" for clarification. You then have about 45 minutes to discuss the problem and brainstorm within your group. At the end- you give a presentation and others ask questions and critique your proposal (No flashy presentation slides !)   Where and how often do we meet ? We meet in Burlington, MA .Once a month. On or near the 2nd Wednesday of the month

This is a social group designed to organize casual meetups for squash playing / practicing in and around the Boston area.  All players welcomed, from "I used to play racquetball...is this the same thing?" to "I used to be a level 6.0 player". Squash has historically been seen as the sport of the elite as clubs are scare and expensive.  However, there has been a tremendous increase in popularity, particularly in New England, and there are now many more recreational courts available - most notably …

While there are plenty of groups around for specific languages (PHP, Ruby, Javascript) there's no group around the hub dedicated to the discussion of experience-based best-practices on the ridiculous number of things front-end web developers need to master to be at the top of their game: HTML5 CSS3 Cross-browser Support Grids, Design basic CMS's Mobile support JavaScript jQuery Performance Optimization Conversion Tracking A/B Testing ...AJAX, JSON, OpenGraph, RDF, and on and on a …