DGIA Rochester

10/26/2023

🎮 So much games goodness here in (and at + )! Want to learn more and be a part of it!? Check out this newsletter produced by our partners at Empire State Development! Link to sign up for future newsletters at the bottom! 🎮

The first annual 1UpState convention, held October 21 in Albany, welcomed local game developers and supporting organizations to speak, exhibit and showcase in a celebration of games and the people who make them. The event was organized by CrossTalk Media.

10/04/2023

Big shout out to Second Avenue Learning's CEO and Founder Tory VanVoorhis for representing the family at the RDDC's "State of the Rochester Economy" luncheon on Monday. Tory is a strong advocate for downtown and the games community, and she did a fantastic job shining a spotlight on all of it! Thank you Tory!

10/02/2023

Big news for our local Workinman Interactive!

The crew union prevailed in a referendum on Wednesday to represent workers at Workinman Interactive, whose clients include Mattel, Nickelodeon and Disney.

09/22/2023

Big shout out to our friends over at MAGIC at RIT, whose internal game project is now available for "wishlist" on Steam! Go click that button and show some love to this hometown team!

A chaotic multiplayer party game where the world, and your character, is constantly changing. Battle to keep control of the crown all while That Damn Goat does everything in its (omnipotent) power to get in the way.

09/13/2023

It's not every day that you have the opportunity to be in the presence of an "industry legend". Thank you to longtime + friend Don Daglow for sharing your time, talent and wonderful stories with our community. A big thank you to Evan Gallina of Gallina Development Corp. for hosting us at Innovation Square! Thank you The Strong Museum for inviting Don back to Rochester! Thank you to representatives from Mayor Malik Evans Senator Jeremy Cooney's office and Assemblymember Harry Bronson for attending for your support. As Don noted, the roots are here in ! Let's grow them into branches!

08/23/2023

We're headed to Playhouse // Swillburger on September 7 for a Happy Hour with our friends and would love to have you join us! This is a fun, casual networking opportunity to "pre game" the Rochester Game Festival on September 9. Hope you can join us for both!

08/18/2023

S/O to MAGIC at RIT's Jenn Hinton and Second Avenue Learning's Tory VanVoorhis who will be participating in a panel discussion with colleagues from the Capitol Region at the NYS Innovation Summit in October. What a fantastic line up to represent the incredible NYS community! The Summit is the state’s premier event, showcasing technology-driven economic growth and the powerful innovation ecosystem of companies that are shaping the industries of the future. https://lnkd.in/eMtqSq2D

04/03/2023

Thank you to The Strong Museum's President and CEO Steve Dubnik for the shout out! We appreciate your support and the recognition for the important work we are doing together here for !

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