Austin, TX Game Developer Resources
As collected by
Patrick Curry
Last updated April 25, 2016
Meetups & Gatherings
Austin Game Dev Calendar
start here: a super up-to-date listing of events
https://twitter.com/atxgamedevcal
https://www.facebook.com/groups/456829297799038/
VR Austin collective / meet-up
great gathering focused on virtual and augmented reality
http://vraustin.org/
http://www.meetup.com/vraustin/
Juegos Rancheros
indie game collective / showcase
http://juegosrancheros.com/
https://www.facebook.com/JuegosRancheros/
Austin Unity Group
well attended, covers wide range of Unity game engine topics
http://www.meetup.com/unity3daustin/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/447951771886267/
Austin Unreal Engine Meetup
meetup focusing on the Unreal game engine
http://www.meetup.com/Austin-Unreal-Engine-4-Meetup/
AAUGA
Autodesk Animation User Group Association - Austin Chapter
https://www.facebook.com/Aauga-180142232031682/
Women in Games Austin
promoting inclusion and advancement of women in the games industry
https://www.facebook.com/WIGIATX/
Austin Game Developer Beer Night
a mostly social group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/153547720417/
IGDA Austin
now holding events up at TechRanch Austin
http://austingamedevs.org/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/igda.austin/
Austin Indie & Mobile Dev Meetup
small but usually has good speakers
http://www.meetup.com/atx-mobile-game-devs/
Video Game Makers Unite
not specifically about Unity
http://www.meetup.com/Video-Game-Makers-Unite/
Conferences & Conventions
RTX
Rooster Teeth Expo
http://www.rtxevent.com/
Fantastic Arcade
indie games become arcade cabinets at Fantastic Fest
http://fantasticfest.com/arcade
SXSW Gaming
free to the public expo and awards show
http://www.sxsw.com/gaming
Austin Game Conference
development focused conference
http://austingamecon.com/
TWIG Con
Texas Women in Games Conference
https://www.facebook.com/events/892692540839027/
https://sites.google.com/a/getwigi.com/twigcon/about/twigcon
HavenCon
LGBT geek and gaming convention
http://www.havencontx.com/
Classic Game Fest
retro games and whatnot
http://classicgamefest.com/
PAX South
yeah, it's in San Antonio, but close enough
http://south.paxsite.com/
Job Listings
Orca Listings
a good listing of game industry jobs in Austin
https://orcahq.com/jobs?location=Austin%2C+TX%2C+USA
Gamasutra.com Listings
one of the more popular job boards
http://jobs.gamasutra.com/index.php?action=advanced_search&page=search&city_state_zip=Austin%2C+TX
IGDA Austin Job Listings
usually a handful of job postings here too
http://austingamedevs.org/jobs/
Indeed.com Listing
just a naive search of Austin gamedev jobs
http://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=game+development&l=Austin%2C+TX
Unity Forum Postings
not Austin-specific, but usually open to remote work
http://forum.unity3d.com/forums/commercial-job-offering.49/
Polycount Forums
contains multiple boards for artist job opportunities
http://polycount.com/forum
LinkedIn Listings in Google Spreadsheet
list of game industry jobs (you'll need to sort by location)
http://bit.ly/1FV9dSH
Higher Education Programs & Schools
UT GAMMA Program
undergraduate program
http://gammaprogram.utexas.edu/
UT Denius-Sams Gaming Academy
certificate program in videogame project leadership
http://moody.utexas.edu/gaming-academy/
ACC Game Development Institute
associates program
http://www.austincc.edu/info/gdamg
St. Edward's Interactive Game Studies
undergraduate program
https://www.stedwards.edu/undergraduate/interactive-games-studies
Gemini School of Visual Arts & Communication
art & illusration school in Cedar Park
http://geminischool.com/
Information & Resources
gamedevmap Austin
a long (but sometimes out-of-date) list of game companies in Austin
http://gamedevmap.com/index.php?location=Austin
Texas Film Commission
includes resources for the games, animation, and VFX industries
http://gov.texas.gov/film
More VR resources
which I collected for a talk I gave last fall
http://patrickcurry.com/vr/