Make sure to join us at our first Indie Game Festival Sept. 14
SIEGE combos with DreamHack Oct. 3-5, 2024
The SIEGE College Fair combos with Shao-Con Oct. 24, 2024

We are turning the Southern Interactive Entertainment and Game Expo from a one-weekend affair into more than a month of celebrations and events! It kicks off Sept. 10 with our pre-party at KSU’s Marietta campus; follows up with our SIEGE Indie Game Festival (and networking event) Sept. 14 at the Doraville Digital Studio; hits its heights with panels and 60(!) indie devs in the DreamHack Indie Playground; and concludes with our Sept. 24 SIEGE College Fair at ShaoCon. 

Use the code SIEGE15 for a 15 percent discount off your DreamHack pass. GGDA members can contact [email protected] for a code to get 30 percent off!

https://dreamhack.com/atlanta/ 

DreamHack is the largest esports festival in the world, and we expect more than 50,000 gamers to join us at the Georgia World Congress Center Oct. 4-6. Use the code GGDA15 to get 15 percent off your pass HERE. GGDA members should email [email protected] to get a code for 30 percent off.

When you arrive at DreamHack, head straight over to the Indie Playground to check out innovative new games from 60 indies, including many of your fellow GGDA members. This is also your chance to vote for the annual SIEGE Silver Excellence in Indie Game Development Awards.

We will also feature several great sessions. All the panels are in DreamHack Theater C102:

Friday Oct 4

1:30 - 2:30 pm: Legal and Business Opportunities for Content Creators and Game Devs

Beth Moore, moderator. Andrew Greenberg, Tygarlily, AshSaidHi

Saturday Oct.5

1 - 2 pm: SIEGE Portfolio Review in the Community Campground room. Please register for the review HERE

Jesse Jacobson, organizer.

3:30 - 4:30 pm: Hacking Your Game-Dev Life - Useful Advice From The Trenches

Joe Cassavaugh, moderator. Bob Carter, Ginger Tontaveetong, Matthew Gramble

Sunday, Oct. 6

12:30 - 1:30 pm: Unity3D Presents: Introducing Unity 6 for Creators and Game Devs

Mark Schoennagel

4 pm: The Silv-E awards presentation, sponsored by Unity 3D!