Looking to participate in person? The Santa Monica Game Jam will kick off with an in-person event today at 2pm at the Annenberg Community Beach House. You can also pick up card forms at City Hall, the Main Library, Airport Arts Center, and the Farmers Market info booth.

The Santa Monica Game Jam is today! Contribute to one big party card game celebrating Santa Monica and its history. Submit as many cards as you like until 12/7. Go to indiecade.com/santa-monica-game-jam, fill out the form with your card title, text, and a link to a picture or drawing.

Come make this year’s Creators Retreat unlike any other! IndieCade Developer Plus Members can RSVP now for the IndieCade Creators Retreat happening December 11-12th in Los Angeles. #games #gamedev #indiecade #indiedev #gamedesign #education #indie #connection #creatorsretreat

How did YOU find out about IndieCade? Don’t miss the IndieCade Creators Retreat in Los Angeles from December 11-12th! IndieCade Developer Plus Members can RSVP right now via IndieCade.com/creators-retreat #indie #indiedev #games #indiecade #gamedesign #altcontroller #creatorsretreat #indiegame

Got a game in development that you want to playtest? If you're attending the IndieCade 2025 Creators Retreat, you can sign up for open playtesting! Any project, any format. Don't have anything to show? Come check out what other devs have brought and help them make better games!

IndieCade Developer Plus Members can attend this year's Creators Retreat, but there are many more benefits. If you'd like to join us in supporting the indie games community, go to indiecade.com/memberships to learn more about what a Developer Plus Membership can get you!

Connect, learn, and get inspired at the IndieCade 2025 Creators Retreat in Los Angeles. Hosted in the ASU California Center on December 11th & 12th. Developer Plus IndieCade Members can RSVP now! #gamedev #indiedev #games #indiecade #gamedesign

👻Happy Halloween Everyone!🎃 Are you playing any spooooooky games tonight? Drop some recommendations below!

Congratulations to Amanda Cote, Janet H Murray, Justin Andarza, and William Huber for receiving an IndieCade Horizons Faculty of Excellence Award this year! We are truly grateful for your contributions to education, games, and the students' lives you enrich.

Day 1 of the 2025 Game Educators Symposium has just begun! If you RSVP'd, join via the zoom link sent to your email!

We’re worked hard to bring you a really excellent and totally chill conference with a curated emphasis on GOOD VIBES.

Excited to be part of this! Catch me at 2:20 p.m. EST on a panel talking about Game Club & Monster Friends. The latter is part of Roll For Learning, an anthology edited by @mattfarber.bsky.social, @czamboni.bsky.social, & published under @creativecommons.bsky.social through Play Story Press.

Don't forget! The 2025 IndieCade Horizons Game Educators Symposium is TOMORROW!!! If you're a member of IndieCade, worked on a game submitted to IndieCade Festival 2025, or with part of a school participating with IndieCade Horizons, then RSVP here: form.jotform.com/252506912947...

Introducing M. Coopilton (they/them)! They are an educator, game designer, and researcher. They have a PhD in Education Psychology, a Postdoc in Game Design at USC, and are an Assistant Professor at CSUN. Hear from them & others at the 2025 Game Educators Symposium!

Introducing Bo Rodda (he/him)! He's Assistant Professor of Experiential Media & Design at Illinois Tech, where his research & practice sit at the intersection of design, AI, game studies, and data-driven storytelling. Hear from him & others at the 2025 Game Educators Symposium!

Introducing Robin Koman (she/her)! She is an educator, game designer, and author who believes in the power of media to create positive change in the world. She is co-manager of Full Sail University’s Serious Games Lab. Hear from her & others at the 2025 Game Educators Symposium!

Introducing Dr William Huber (he/him)! He's a researcher, lecturer and writer focusing on the aesthetics of games, media, and software. He is the current associate professor of game studies at Falmouth University. Hear from him & others at the 2025 Game Educators Symposium!

Introducing Shimul Chowdhury (she/they)! They are an interdisciplinary artist & Asst. Professor of Immersive Media at Chatham. Her work centers her experiences as a Muslim US American to build & sustain community. Hear from her & others at the 2025 Game Educators Symposium!

Introducing Thomas Knowlton (he/him)! He's a school librarian at The High School of Fashion Industries in NYC. He holds an MA in Comparative Literature (UGA), an MLIS (Rutgers), and a Teaching Certification (Syracuse) Hear from him & others at the 2025 Game Educators Symposium!

Introducing Walid Raouda (he/him)! He is a Lebanese/American game designer & program director at Long Island University's Digital Game Design & Development program specializing in tabletop and roleplaying game design. Hear from him & others at the 2025 Game Educators Symposium!

Introducing Jyro Blade (any)! They are a Brooklyn-based game developer and Head of Games at Moku, with a background in projects like Killer Queen and AimLabs. They are also an active member of NYC's GUMBO collective. Hear from them & others at the 2025 Game Educators Symposium!

Introducing Yiyi Zhang (she/her)! She is a Brooklyn-based community organizer, artist, and human rights lawyer. She's Heart Machine's PR + Community Manager & serves on boards and councils shaping the games industry. Hear from her & others at the 2025 Game Educators Symposium!

Introducing Jenna Caravello (she/her)! She is an Assistant Professor at UCLA's department of Design Media Arts and Associate Director of the UCLA Game Lab. She is a LA artist working animation, games, and installation Hear from her & others at the 2025 Game Educators Symposium!

Introducing Michael John (he/him)! He is an organizer for Indiecade Horizons. In prior years he was a professional game developer at multiple studios and organizations, and game educator at UC Santa Cruz. Hear from him & others at the 2025 Game Educators Symposium!

Introducing Margaret Wallace (she/her)! She is an Associate Professor of the Practice at Boston University & teaches entrepreneurship, video games, and interactive media in the MS Media Ventures program. Hear from her & others at the 2025 Game Educators Symposium!

Introducing Juan Manuel Codo (he/him)! He's Interactive Creative Director & Producer from Buenos Aires, leading Studio Soup. With 16 years of experience, he specializes in XR, VR/AR, and real-time 3D storytelling. Hear from him & others at the 2025 Game Educators Symposium!

Introducing Jesse Vigil (he/him)! He's an Associate Professor at the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts' Interactive Media & Games Division & an award-winning builder of interactive objects. Hear from him & others at the 2025 Game Educators Symposium!

Introducing Matthew R.F. Baloušek (he/him)! Between writing emails, he goes to meetings. Between meetings, he teaches Game Design at CUNY Hostos Community College. Between that, he makes games. If there's time. Hear from him & others at the 2025 Game Educators Symposium!

Introducing Jeremy Gibson Bond (he/him)! He's chair of Education & Advancement at IndieCade, a Senior Lecturer at the University of Canterbury, and author of Introduction to Game Design, Prototyping, and Development. Hear from him & others at the 2025 Game Educators Symposium!

Introducing Amanda Cote (she/her)! She is Associate Professor & Director of the Serious Games Certificate at Michigan State. She's also author of Gaming Sexism: Gender and Identity in the Era of Casual Video Games. Hear from her & others at the 2025 Game Educators Symposium!

Join us for the 2025 Game Educators Symposium on October 3rd and 4th! Hosted online via zoom! This annual event brings together game educators, to share their approaches, collaborate on new ways of teaching, and continue to build our community. www.indiecade.com/game-educato... #gamedev #indiedev

IndieCade Submissions Close Tonight! indiecade.com/submissions/ @monstercouch.bsky.social submitted their indie game, will you? Meet the adorable cats and sew the coziest quilts in Quilts and Cats of Calico. store.steampowered.com/app/2705820/... #gamedev #indiedev #submissions #games #gamedesign

Dryophytes submitted their game to IndieCade 2025, will you? indiecade.com/submissions/ As a frog, cruise and bruise to a jazzy soundscape that evolves as you work to liven up gritty New York-inspired city streets in Frograuders! trez1nait.itch.io/frograuders #indiegame #submissions

Last Chance to Submit Your Indie Game! Safe Flight Games submitted to IndieCade 2025, have you? www.indiecade.com/submissions/ Some Goodbyes We Made is a minigame collection with unique and shifting mechanics about saying goodbye: store.steampowered.com/app/2705820/... #indiegame #submissions

Join us online this Friday and Saturday for Playable Theatre Symposium 2025! Tickets: bit.ly/434DixO Schedule and speakers: www.indiecade.com/playablethea... #onlineconference #tickets #theatre #larp #interactive #performance #art #IndieDevs #indiegames

FLASH SALE!!! IndieCade Festival 2025 Game Submissions have reopened for one week only. Sale ends August 18th or when submission cap is reached! indiecade.com/submissions/ #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #deadline #submissions #limitedoffer #games #gamedesign

Join us today at 10am PDT / 1pm EDT for our Climate Jam 2025 Show-and-Tell Livestream! youtu.be/tji-yM_y8h0 Learn more : itch.io/jam/climate-... #gamejam #gamedevelopment #indiegames #indiedevs #climatechange #climatejam

Last chance to submit your indie game to IndieCade Festival 2025! Late submissions close today, Monday, June 23rd, at 11:59pm PDT. All genres and platforms welcome! indiecade.com/submissions/ #indiegame #indiedev #indiecade #indie #GameDev #games #GameDesign

Last Chance to Submit Your Indie Game! Submissions for IndieCade Festival 2025 close Monday, June 23rd. indiecade.com/submissions/ All kinds of games are welcome. We want to showcase your work! #indiegame #indiedev #indiecade #indie #GameDev #games #GameDesign

Calling All Game Jammers! Climate Jam 2025: Natural & unNatural Disasters runs June 13th through July 18th. Join us! Learn more: itch.io/jam/climate-... #gamejam #gamedevelopment #indiegames #indiedevs #climatechange #climatejam @seattleindies.bsky.social @globalgamejam.bsky.social

And each one is a sloppy work of art!

🌱 Climate Jam 2025 is about to begin!🌎 Join creators from around the world to make games that explore solutions to address a rapidly changing planet. Open to all !! Dates: June 13 through July 18, 2025 📆 Theme: Natural and unNatural Disasters 🌪️ itch.io/jam/climate-...

IndieCade Festival 2025 Submissions Are Still Open! indiecade.com/submissions/ We accept all kinds of games: digital, physical, mobile, VR, works-in-progress, and more! We want to showcase your work! #indiegame #indiedev #indiecade #indie #GameDev #games #GameDesign

The "100 Hours to Save America’s Forecasts, Weather and Climate" livestream is happening now! Climate Jam organizer Dr. Dargan Frierson will join tonight at 1am PDT / 4am EDT! Learn more: bit.ly/4jthpg6 Watch: www.youtube.com/@wclivestrea...

Deadline Reminder! The regular submissions period for IndieCade Festival 2025 ends Monday, May 5th. All genres and platforms welcome. Submit your indie game today! indiecade.com/submissions/ #indiegame #indiedev #indiecade #indie #GameDev #games #GameDesign

🦎🌍🐞🐿️🌧️🌻 Happy Earth Day! IndieCade invites you to join Climate Jam 2025, a month-long game jam exploring solutions to the challenges facing our rapidly changing planet. Learn more and join: itch.io/jam/climate-... #gamejam #gamedevelopment #indiegames #indiedevs #climatechange #climatejam

Deadline Extension!! Game submissions for IndieCade Festival 2025 will remain at their regular pricing for three more weeks (May 5th) in recognition of the economic turmoil for so many indie makers. indiecade.com/submissions/ #indiegame #indiedev #indiecade #indie #GameDev #games

🌟IndieCade Festival 2025 Submissions are Open!🌟 We accept all kinds of games: digital, physical, mobile, VR, works-in-progress, and more! 📸We want to showcase your work! 📸 indiecade.com/submissions/ #indiegame #indiedev #indiecade #indie #GameDev #games #GameDesign

The Playable Theatre Symposium returns May 2nd and 3rd! Register today on Eventbrite: bit.ly/434DixO Celebrate the emerging artform of playable theatre! #onlineconference #tickets #theatre #larp #interactive #performance #art #IndieDevs #indiegame

IndieCade Festival 2025 Submissions are open! www.indiecade.com/submissions/ Accepting tabletop, VR, AR, Escape Rooms, Zoom Games, mobile, traditional digital games, and more. Submit your game in February for an Early Bird discount! #indiegame #indiedev #indiecade #indie #GameDev #games #GameDesign