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DESCRIPTION:What is GameLoop?\n\nGameLoop is a user-generated conference on
  game development. It is open to professional game devs\, hobbyists\, stud
 ents\, critics\, journalists\, and anyone else interested. We strongly enc
 ourage groups typically underrepresented in game development to attend.\n\
 nThe best compliment we've gotten is that GameLoop is like a day full of a
 ll the best hallway conversations you'd have at GDC\, but without the gian
 t price tag and hit-or-miss sessions.\n\nFor $50 (plus the Eventbrite fee)
  you get:\n\nGreat conversations with other knowledgeable game devs about 
 topics you want to discussThe full day unconferenceA light breakfastA full
  lunchA great t-shirt \n\nWhat's a User-Generated Unconference?\n\nAn unco
 nference is an event where\, first thing that morning\, people discuss wha
 t topics they want to cover. People then pitch those topics as sessions. T
 hen everyone gets to vote on their favorite session! The moderators (Oleg 
 Brodskiy & team) then review all the votes\, creating the schedule for the
  day.\n\nThe sessions are usually in a free-form roundtable discussion for
 mat. There's a lot of back and forth. And if you want to keep talking abou
 t that topic after the session ends\, you just move the conversation to th
 e hallway.\n\n \n\nIs GameLoop worth it?\n\nThis will be the 11th in-perso
 n Boston GameLoop that we've run\, and the 13th overall in Boston\; usuall
 y we have about 125+ participants. Many of those folks are repeat attendee
 s. Devs from as far away as San Francisco attend\, and we've had devs from
  big-name studios like Harmonix\, BioWare Montreal\, and Bethesda Game Stu
 dios\; we've also had devs from super-awesome indie studios like Dejobaan\
 , Popcannibal\, and Zapdot.\n\nFor the third year\, GameLoop is setting as
 ide passes exclusively for women\, non-binary\, genderqueer and/or trans p
 eople\, indigenous\, biracial and/or people of color\, and neurodivergent 
 people\, and/or persons living with disabilities. We want to make space fo
 r traditionally marginalized\, undervalued\, and invisibilized identities 
 in the games industry in order to create a safe\, welcoming\, diverse\, an
 d inclusive event. We want to hear your voices and this is a small way we 
 can make that happen.\n\nIf you'd like to know more about what it's like t
 o attend GameLoop\, check out David Evans' blog post. There are also some 
 great pictures out there.\n\n \n\nWhat kind of sessions usually happen?\n\
 nLast years sessions included talks about: \n\nUI and Accessibility Stayin
 g Motivated as an Indie DeveloperPro-Social GamesNeurodivergency in Game D
 evGrowing Pains for TeamsGetting a Job in the Game Dev Industry Game Produ
 ctionCross Discipline Collaboration Being LGBTQ+ at Work \n\nTicket Tiers\
 n\nGeneral Pass\n\nA one-day general pass to GameLoop! Open to all.Inclusi
 vity Pass\n\nA one-day pass set aside for women\, non-binary\, genderqueer
  and transgender people\, indigenous\, biracial and people of color\, neur
 odivergent and/or person living with disabilities/impairments (non-visible
  included).Sponsor A Pass!\n\nBuy a general pass for someone in financial 
 need! The pass will be given out to an underprivileged person to attend Ga
 meLoop! By contributing\, you directly help bring new voices to the event 
 who could not otherwise attend.You can apply for a sponsored pass here.Don
 ate!\n\nMake a donation to help fund the upcoming and future GameLoop even
 ts! \n\nLogistics\n\nDate: Saturday August 3rd\, 2024Location:Schedule:9:0
 0am: Doors open! Breakfast is served! (Please show up as close to here as 
 possible\, we get cracking at 9:30am.)9:30am-11am: Opening meeting where w
 e getting to know each other's shared interests\, propose and informally v
 ote on sessions\, and put those on the Big Board11:20am: First session!1:3
 0pm: Lunch!6:00pm: Last session ends. We have a wrap-up meeting\, head out
  for dinner. \n\nHarassment\n\nPLEASE NOTE: By registering for GameLoop\, 
 you agree to our abide by our Anti-Harassment Policy.\n\n \n\nThank you to
  our sponsors!\n\nInterested in sponsoring? Email gameloop@bostonfig.com!\
 n\nAnd our hosts\, the MIT Game Lab!
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