The Geek Club South Bay was created so that geeks of all kinds could meet to make friends and participate in fun activities.  We host events of all kinds, including board game nights, movie marathons, Sci Fi book clubs, and video game parties.  We're pretty sure we've got something for every geek out there!

Ideas, Design, Development, DEMOs, Product Marketing, Business Development, Success or Failure Tips, Entrepreneurship, Opportunities among the whole bay area (including south to north, east to west :-))'s mobile game professional community, here is the place we can hold discussion, seminars, talks, and conference for the next big wave ! We hope to have monthly DEMOs, yeh, DEMOs, and quarterly bigger event to cheer up our own mobile game professionals for bigger success together !!!

This group is for those who love to draw, doodle, illustrate or generally be creative! There is no level of drawing expertise that you specifically need to have to participate. Stick figures are most welcome, and in fact, can be quite hilarious and awesome! Its challenging to find time to do art when you are busy living life, and if you love art and wish you did more then these meetups will be a solution for you. There will be time for free drawing at each meetup, but mostly there are themes fo …

This group is for Jewish geeks and nerds looking to hang out with other Jewish geeks and nerds in the Bay Area. If you're a Jewish geek or nerd that likes movies, board games, video games, museum trips, Shabbat dinners, mitzvah projects, or other geeky or Jewish-themed events and activities then this group is for you!

Welcome to the Microsoft Store Valley Fair Meetup group! We're happy you're here. Our group is for everyone who is interested in attending free events at the store, including workshops on Windows or Office, business networking events, field trips, Xbox tournaments, and Kinect gaming events, to name a few. We offer these free classes in our state-of-the-art theater, equipped with a 103" touchscreen TV, podium, microphones, and amazing audio system. Our awesome trainers will reveal the simple secr …

A casual group for guys who like games and gaming of all sorts. Board games, card games, video games, RPGs, etc. Hopefully a place to gather like-minded individuals and game.

This group is for Facebook gamers! Come here to share games, find team members, and discover more Facebook games! Find out who's playing what and what games are hot. Keep up with the fast moving Facebook gaming community.

A 21+ co-ed, social sports league. WAKA Kickball is a great way to get out, have some fun, meet new people, etc. You can sign up individually or with a group. Teams range from 18-26 people, requiring at least four members of each gender at all times. Our Sunnyvale league plays Thursday nights, and our San Jose team plays on Tuesday nights (parks to be determined each season).  Games start at 7pm and 8pm (start times alternate). We then go to our league bar afterward to continue the fun. We have …

This group is a place for independent game developers who live in the Silicon Valley (near San Jose, Mountain View, Palo Alto, and Los Altos) to discuss design trends, platforms, tools, testing and sales techniques, the media, the IRS, lawyers, cloning, pirates, advertising, publishers, stupid mistakes we've made, and anything else that is relevant to an indie developer who wants to successfully make it in the games industry. There are DOZENS of game development events and groups with very speci …

Compelling content is key to many entrepreneurial ventures in Silicon Valley. Whether you are a content creator, agregator, or broker, you realize that content is king. Our calendar will have an array of activities and programs to help content entrepreneurs create, package, and market content online.

This group is for anyone interested in getting more connections or even just learning more about the game development industry. Whether your experienced or inexperienced, everyone is welcome, we want to encourage collaboration between members and all game developers in the south bay area. This group is for developers, artists, modelers, animators, musicians, writers and anyone else interested in game development. This group is hosted by Perfect Imagination, a company that builds clever, innovat …

Hello, This is a message from the new dude administering this group, since apparently the host dropped out and no one decided to pick it up. I'm new to the West Coast and want people to hang out with.  The rest pretty much remains... This is a group dedicated to slightly off-kilter people ages 18-29 in the Bay/East Bay areas. We totally nerd out over video games, movies, music, board games and more, so come join us one night! We're always looking for new and interesting things to do in the great …

Welcome to the South Bay Star Wars Fan Club's Meetup page. The SBSWFC is your destination for meeting and interacting with other Star Wars fans from throughout the Bay Area. Though the SBSWFC is headquartered in the South Bay/Silicon Valley, our events extend throughout the Bay Area. This meetup is for our monthly meeting, if you are interested in interacting with our members or attending other events please see our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/groups/sbswfc

Calling all German Shepherd owners in the East Bay area!- I'd love for my GSD Poldy to meet other GSDs. Idea is to meet, share, and learn best practices from other GSD Pack leaders,( no bad dogs, just bad pack leaders!) involve kids in something other than video games :) and basically allow our dogs to have some fun together couple of times per week!

The Penny Arcade Expo (aka PAX) is an event held each year in Seattle, Boston, and Melbourne (Australia), with the intent of bringing people together who enjoy games-- video games, board games, role-playing games, etc. If you're a regular attendee of PAX and you're looking to meet people who also attend PAX every year, this group is for you. We'll meet periodically to do whatever folks in the group want to do. This could include gaming nights, movie nights, mountain biking adventures, etc. For P …

Virtual reality has the potential to profoundly impact work, play, and society as a whole. Immersive virtual experiences previously known only in the realms of science fiction are finally within reach. Who should attend? SVVR is open to anyone interested in or curious about virtual reality, including developers, hackers, futurists, gamers, entrepreneurs, investors, and dreamers. The Oculus Rift, Kinect, LEAP, and Razer Hydra are the first wave of affordable consumer VR devices. Join us to discus …

The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) is the foremost organization of game professionals. We meet regularly to exchange ideas, network, and have fun. Everyone is welcome, even nonmembers!