This group is for people who love games... all of them! From Consoles to Handhelds, Computer games to Eurogames, Ameritrash to Party games, this group is for you! The lower mainland gamer comes in a remarkable variety of ages, shapes and sizes.  Because of this diversity, they can be found in various locales and engaging in many different activities.  At any given time they may be playing: -Portable games like Mario Kart, Tetris, Bomberman or any others at the Metrotown Food Court -Board Games …

LevelUp - IGDA Victoria is a group designed to keep the local Game Design community in touch with each other, share resources, and learn from each other's experience & knowledge. Programmer? Artist? Writer? Sound Technician? Experienced? New? Work alone? As part of a team? It doesn't matter - we are all equals here. Come on down and make some new friends! While we do focus on Video Game Design, we recognize that all games - physical, sports, card, board, etc. - all have valuable and intriguing a …

Please see our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ConversationalEnglishVancouver for more information and to view our official videos. We are a FREE ESL club that actively offers many different Meet Up events, such as: - Large and small coffee shop gatherings - Fun English games and discussions - Pub nights and nightlife - Tours and outdoor adventures - Cultural events - And more!!! Canadians and other native speakers of English are welcome and encouraged to join. Our club is for anyone …

We are a group that loves to play games! Card games, trivia games, board games, you name it. It's nice to be able to sit and relax and just play a game with friends. This is a board games only group. No video games. Come join us if you just want to get out of the house, have some fun, make new friends or share a game!

The Vancouver Social and Mobile Gaming industry is exploding and this is a MeetUp for people working in the industry. Working to bring you great speakers and events every month!

This group is for connecting those in the Fraser Valley who simply love making games. Come to share experiences and show what you're working on!

A Place for Geeks to meet! Are you interested in meeting up with some fellow Men and Women that are active geeks and play all sorts of games?  Do you have some hobbies that some of your friends or coworkers might think are a bit off the wall  or nerd like?  Do you like to put together robots or computers? Or only go hiking or camping if you bring along your gadgets, trinkets & solar powered toys? Do you love Sci-fi/Fantasy literature? Are you a comic book person, manga readers or anime watcher? …

This is a group for the indie developers/designers who cater to non-casual gaming tastes and audiences. While there is a lot happening on the casual/social/mobile side of indie gaming in Vancouver, Hardcore Indie is for discussing games and projects that aim for more involved gaming experiences: grand strategy, emergent narratives, open world games, procedurally generated worlds, genre-defying designs, non-linear adventures, exploration of tough subject matters... any and all games that are mean …

I'd like to invite other fellow Blender Heads who are interested in using Blender to develop game content.

Do you want to be a part of the next Rooster Teeth or Revision3 right here in Seattle? Well, so do we. Seattle does not yet have that online multimedia prescence, and instead of just focusing on Videogames, or tech, we want to encompass all the things we love. Comics, movies, anime, videogames, boardgames, books, etc. Co-founders R Jay & Nick are currently growing thier fan base and youtube channel but it's going slow and they need to kick it into high gear. If you are interested in videogames, …

Networking events for women who work in, are students of, or just plain interested in working in the game industry. We ask that if you are a guy and you would like to attend one of our networking events that you bring a woman with you. This helps us to keep the female numbers up at our events, which after all, is often a challenge in our industry.

The first rule of Film Club: always talk about Film Club! The second rule is have a name and get introduced. The third and fourth rules you'll find out when you attend. This is a film and video networking group I attended in Toronto. I am starting the West Coast Chapter. Come and meet people who are interested in making, watching, acting in, writing, producing, supporting, and talking about film and video. Bring something for others to watch: Your work or something that has grabbed you by the ey …

Would you classify yourself as a geek or a nerd? Do you like science fiction and fantasy, movies and TV, comic books and board games, cosplay, and any of the other wonderfulness that the muggles might classify as weird? Are you looking to make new friends or re-connect with some old ones who share these similar interests? Do like watching movies and TV with like minded people.  How about crafting projects, knitting or crochet?  Would you like to have a Family style dinners where the conversation …

Calling all geeky ladies! This is a group for women who love comics, sci-fi & fantasy books or movies, video games & technology. I've found that there are similar groups in Vancouver but not much in the Fraser Valley! Whether you'd like to join in on a sci-fi & fantasy novel book club, play board/card/video games together, attend comic cons, watch movies or just go out for drinks with other women who appreciate geek culture, this is the group for you! It features a wide range of events, relies o …

This is the official meetup.com page for the World Cyber Games Canada events. Come participate in the world's largest gaming tournament. Become part of Team Canada's elite gaming team and fly to China to compete in the Grand Finals in November 2013.

A group for Sound Designers to get together and nerd out on all things audio over beers (or waters & cokes, whatever your fancy). This isn't as much a networking group (though networking will be incidental) as much as it is a place to share knowledge an have a good time.

Learn, practice, connect! Originally a gathering for Key Language Training (KLT) students to form friendships and practice Mandarin outside of class, we now open our doors to non-students of all levels and backgrounds. We meet biweekly at our main campus  - a two minute walk from the Richmond Centre Canada Line Station. Our first goal is to create an environment for people to practice and connect in Mandarin. We also want every single person who comes out to feel like they've learned something, …