What this group is: This meetup is for professional and independent game developers -- anyone who is passionate about game design and wants to grow as a game designer and as part of the Vancouver developer community. What this group is NOT: This is not a place for networking, nor a place to begin learning about game design. For the time being, we would prefer to limit involvement to professionals who are interested in pushing the boundaries of their craft.

Meeting the right people is crucial. We look to match ideas with talent, hustlers with hackers and provide a great opportunity to meet other people in Vancouver working in the Tech Industry. We are the official meetup for Launch Academy and Grow Lab, as well as community run events like Demo Camp. Want to have an event without having to create an entire new Meetup group? Want to host or promote an event to 100s of web, software, and design craftspeople in Vancouver? Interested in cool cross-dis …

Vancouver is home to many game developers and publishers, large and small.   We have acclaimed game design schools and play host to GDC Canada.  In other words, Vancouver is a bustling hive of game-related activity. It only natural that Vancouver is home to several independent game developers as well.  Whether you're a small studio or a bedroom coder, you have a unique view of the industry.  The purpose of this meetup is to get to know your fellow Vancouver indies and to share experience and kno …

Creating & marketing your online business is a challenge we're all facing today. This meetup group will therefore be dedicated to knowledge sharing, networking and support on all aspects of your online business. So whether you're a business owner, a social manager, an entrepreneur, a creative professional or a student -  just starting out or need a reminder about the essentials -  we'd love for you to join our class for Free and learn: Core lessons (will be repeated every few months): How to Cr …

Our Purpose: Are you a First-Time Buyer or seasoned Real Estate Investor? Come and meet others who've done it before and get to know them face to face. This is a friendly non-pretentious group for First-Time Home Buyers, Real Estate Investors, organized by Investors who long to share techniques and know-how with others entering the exciting field of Real Estate. We are looking to build this group to a larger collective of Professionals and are presently looking for the professionals in all Categ …

ARTCODE is a group dedicated to the combination of Art, Design, and new Technology. We are hands-on enthusiasts in hardware or software. We are into stuff like PureData, Max/MSP, Haskore, QuartzComposer, Csound, Kinect, 3D printing, OpenNI, Frankencamera, Open Framework, Cinder, OpenCV, Processing, Wiring, Arduino, HIDs, HUDs, Android, WP7, iPhone/iPod, and iPad. We would like to meet others in order to exchange knowledge, skills and perhaps work on larger projects.

This group is for anyone interested in unique representations of data, you may be a programmer, artist or data nerd (or all of the above!)

We are a group of typography afficionados and type-geeks. Join us to talk about type, learn about the new technologies, and meet some industry stars.

Workshops on Love and Dating – Designed with YOU in mind! Join us for a new series of workshops for single ladies on topics designed to address life in 2011! The “Single Stigma” has become obsolete! Today we are learning that understanding real love starts with ourselves, and broadens to a partner, our community and society at large. Today’s single individual has a myriad of choices in lifestyle and life design. Our series of interactive and small workshops (limited to 8 people), address the …

The Vancouver Community Experience Group (VanCX) represents Vancouver-based online community developers, managers, designers and participants! Do you own, operate or participate in the management of an online community or social network? Are you passionate about cultivating online community? Join up and share your experiences with the rest of us.

Pub Standards is a casual meet-up in a friendly pub or bar for those who work, or are interested in, the web industry. Loosely aimed at web design / development / programming dogsbodies, that doesn’t mean you have to fit into those categories and it doesn’t mean chitchat need necessarily be web-related. Don’t expect structure, don’t expect presentations, just relax with likeminded people. Based on the Barcamp-like premise that half of the value from conferences comes from the chatting and sharin …

UX Book Club Vancouver is part of a larger collective of clubs worldwide that have been rapidly forming since 2008 and are now active in over fifty cities across the globe. Each meeting brings together a diverse group UX professionals—including information architects, interaction designers, visual designers, usability specialists, researchers, developers and students—for a fun, enriching discussion on books related user experience. The club will provide an opportunity to engage in learning acros …

We'll look at interface design and development as a dedicated discipline, and build community among members of Vancouver's growing crop of internet startups. We'll talk about integrating Interface Driven Design into your project, and within your development team.

Our Twitter Hashtag: #IACSVan These are meant to be working definitions to help us keep the meetup group on track. Information Architecture From the IAInstitute (http://iainstitute.org/en/learn/resources/what_is_ia.php) Information architecture is defined as: The structural design of shared information environments. The art and science of organizing and labeling web sites, intranets, online communities and software to support usability and findability. An emerging community of practice focused …

Empower by Design is a Meetup group for women in business. It's about creating a community that helps brings fresh perspectives, lively discussion and empowering ideas to your business challenges. Facilitated by DeAnn, a graphic designer and digital marketer, and Kristi, an internet strategist and business systems developer, both these women bring a wealth of professional experience and insights to help you simplify the overwhelming amount of technical, marketing, web and branding information ou …

IxDA is the global professional association for the practice and advancement of Interaction Design. This is the chapter for Vancouver, BC, Canada. If you are part of the design community, join us as we work to bring good IxD to the world and offer events and programs to help you enrich your practice.

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 …

We are a new group – help us grow. With open workshops, discussions and bi-monthly meetings, we will explore how service design thinking can transform the experience and value of products and services, making them compelling to users, as well as attractive and profitable for the organizations that deliver them. Service Design Thinking Vancouver brings together people from business, design, technology and beyond to learn and share. For those that want to learn more about design thinking and servi …

//collaborate here Canada's largest tech meetups RSVP to get a nametag. This is important, because people without nametags aren't even really people. There, I said it. ******** HackerNest is a grassroots, nonpartisan, nonprofit movement dedicated to uniting local tech communities globally. We do this by cramming lots of very smart people into a room and providing free beer - rescuing them from the isolation of basements, offices, and the plight of code tunnel vision. Our friendly, relaxed, and …

Welcome to the Food, Rooms & People Creative Photography Meetup Do you like to shoot... The Food, Rooms and People Creative Photography group is designed to allow photographers to collaborate together to: a) get nicely setup food photos, b) find great locations for room photography, and c) ATTEND MODEL SHOOTS with creative lighting. We are doing a lot of model shoots with creative lighting right now and tackling a whole range of genre's, from glamour fashion to nude boudoir and everything in …

Pixels and Pints is a monthly meetup of graphic designers, web developers and anyone else involved in the world of web development and digital art.

Calling all Architects, Interior Designers and those who aspire to join the industry! This group is dedicated to uniting members of our thriving community in order to make new friends and share the latest trends. Through events, informative seminars and great people this group will thrive as a network of motivated design professionals in Vancouver. Join the group today and send the owner a message!

What is this...HxD Vancouver is a group dedicated to those interested in Healthcare Experience Design. Who is this for...Designers, information architects, software developers, entrepreneurs, clinicians, business analysts, product managers, students basically anyone with tons of passion for designing how people find, access, experience and deliver healthcare information. Experience is not necessary. How does this work...Because HxD is so broad, everyone will bring something different to the tabl …

Welcome to Windows Store App Labs! Windows Store App Labs are here again where you can access Windows 8 devices, get design help, and meet with Windows experts to make your app great. All for free! Check out and test on the newest Windows 8 devices Test your app on a variety of screen sizes, input methods, and chipsets with the latest Windows 8 devices including Windows RT tablets, Ultrabooks, All-in-Ones, and more. Get technical guidance from Windows 8 experts. Our Windows experts are on han …

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.

It doesn't cost a lot to have your home design look great, work well and flow.  Join this group to meet and mingle with like minded decoratistas during our fun and learning shopping tours where Missy shares with you how to style high while buying smart.  Enjoy meetups and seminars where Missy and other established designers of the city discuss insider interior design tips and offer consultation sessions exclusive to 1day Design members.

Hi I am Cole Shuker, I am a Life Coach and I will be your MeetUp leader. This is a group for anyone who is interested in designing their Life's Legacy, regardless of your starting point and circumstances. We are a collection of Vision Inspired people, in business and life pursuits, driven by community and service. Whether you are in the midst of a relationship, career or other life changing event this group's purpose is to help you bridge the gap and leverage your transition into the next phase …

Designing products and services can be hard. And it can be lonely. Come share a problem or project you're working on and get advice and support from the group. You are invited to come share your frustrations and learnings with other people. This group is for people in all fields -- IA, UX, IxD, Product Management, Industrial Design, Architecture, Engineering & Development, Visual Design, Service Design -- creating digital or offline products -- an eclectic mix of practitioners and thinkers from …