We had our first very successful Vermont Game Developers meetup! I was really impressed by the turnout. I think it was thirty plus. We had initially hoped for twelve-ish.

A video of the talk is available on youtube. Here are the slides for my talk. Some highlights:

• Jeff Sprenger responds to my introduction of him as my co-host, nemesis, and friend.

• Charlie Hohn introduces himself and his love-hate relationship with Minecraft

• Goals for the group

• Meeting format

• Vermonters’ love their locally made food and art. Why not locally made video games? Thus my idea for a Mini Arcade Cabinet to showcase locally made games.

• Show and tell (slot 1): my game Quadrapus Sumo

• Show and tell (slot 2): Jeff and Aaron’s game

In the future, we’ll aim to have four 5-minute show-and-tell slots available on a first-come first-serve basis. This is your chance to share what you’re working on with the group or a cool tool you’ve found.

Some really good ideas were brought up during the meeting. Here are a few that probably should be followed up on:

• What discussion platform should we use? Thank you Aaron for starting the discussion. I’ll post my thoughts there.

• Orson suggested hosting a public demo day perhaps once a quarter. I started a discussion on it.

Our next Vermont Game Developers meetup has been scheduled. Marguerite Dibble will be speaking about starting an indie game studio! Please RSVP so we’ll know whether we ought to seek a bigger venue. Farrell Hall seemed adequate for the talk but mingling was a little cramped. Great to meet everyone!