BGD Community Coworking Space (Critical Mass!) - Reoccurring Events List

Critical Mass! Event Schedule
To save on Meetup spam, we’ve consolidated our recurring Critical Mass! events into one monthly post. For easy event date and time tracking, please use our Google Calendar or our website. For any questions, use our Discord.
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Office Info

Address: 200 Lincoln St, Boston, MA 02111 (near South Station)
We’re on Floor 3, right in front of the elevator. Look for our BGD sticker on the door.
Website: https://www.criticalmassgame.dev/
Discord (our main point of contact): https://discord.gg/j4TAeg3Stq
Google Calendar (the best place to track event dates): https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=7ef56d2386b4c6f8fd76e5041c90192e214b4576e08c66bf52c1db3fbdb549e6%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America%2FNewYork
Donate or pay for a coworking desk: https://opencollective.com/indies-coworking (monthly coworking subscriptions require approval; ask us on Discord if you have questions)

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Recurring Weekly Events
Game Dev Lunch (every other Wednesday at 12:30pm)
Explore the food scene around Boston’s South Station while getting your healthy dose of industry networking in!

Open to everyone involved in game development. Free to attend, but you’ll be buying your own food.
We’ll launch from the Critical Mass! office to a restaurant. Meet us at the office before 12:30, or coordinate on Discord to meet us on location.
Please add food spot recommendations and vote for the ones you like in the Critical Mass! Discord.
The weekly destination will be announced on Discord the day of the event.

Game Dev Demo & Afterwork Hangout Nights (every other Thursday, 5:30pm to 7 or 8pm)
Come playtest your game, try others’ games, or just hang out after work with the Boston game dev community!

Open to everyone involved in game development. Free to attend.
Held at the Critical Mass! coworking office. Bring your own demo equipment. We may have devices you can borrow, but there are no guarantees.

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Recurring Monthly Events
Monthly Free Coworking & Afterwork Hangout
Curious about Boston’s only living game dev coworking and community space? This is the perfect time to check it out!

Open to everyone involved in game development. Free to attend.
Held on the first Monday of every month. Show up any time during coworking hours (9am to 5pm), or join us for the afterwork hangout starting at 5:30pm until 7 or 8pm, when people shuffle out.
Enjoy luxurious amenities such as cheap coffee and free water in our convenient downtown location!
Stay on top of industry trends and grow your skills by working alongside other industry professionals.

Mightier x Critical Mass! Game Dev Lunch Crossover
Come eat and catch up with two game dev groups at once! Mightier and the Critical Mass! community join forces to explore Boston’s lively food scene. Note, Mightier attendance may vary depending on their schedule. Check in on Discord if you'd like to confirm.

Open to everyone involved in game development. Free to attend, but you’ll be buying your own food.
Mightier employees can attend without registration.
We’ll launch from the Critical Mass! office to a restaurant every other Wednesday at 12:30pm. Meet us at the office before 12:30, or coordinate on Discord to meet us on location.
Please add food spot recommendations and vote for the ones you like in the Critical Mass! Discord.
The weekly destination will be announced on Discord the day of the event.

Notes for All Events

We are a small office with a capacity limit. Please confirm your attendance on Discord for each event.
Exception: Paying coworking members, and anyone who paid for coworking on the day of an event, doesn't need to register and are guaranteed a spot at every event run by the space.

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About the Space:

This office is the central hub for the BGD community. Whether you're a game dev visiting Boston who wants to learn about the local industry, or a local dev looking for a place to meet up or get connected with the community, this is the spot.

Coworking

We run drop-in coworking out of our office every weekday, and we're open 24/7, 365 days a year, for paid coworking members.
Coworking membership requests are reviewed per application. This keeps the space a high-efficiency coworking environment with devs from a variety of backgrounds and experience levels. Application criteria is re-evaluated on occasion. This does not affect event attendance: all events are open to everyone in the industry.

Events

The space also hosts small community events. No need to negotiate for event space, we've got it here and ready any time! Just reach out with your event idea and we'll get you approved and scheduled.
We regularly host smaller-scale industry events to help build connections and create a stronger industry.

Tools

We have a small but growing supply of shared dev tools on loan from local game studios. If there's a specific device you'd like to test on or build for, just ask. We might have one ready for you.

Finances

The office is fully community run and not-for-profit. All dues go into rent, utilities, and so on, and any remaining profits at the end of the tax year overflow into BGD.

Health of the space

We'd like to keep this office and community hub open and self-sustaining well into the future, but we haven't reached that goal yet. Some of our founders have generously offered to cover overflow costs for the first 12 months of operation, but we need a minimum flow of paid coworking passes to keep this space alive for years to come.