# Event Details - **Event Name**: IGDATC Gamedev Meeting February 2026 - Ezra Bao - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 11 Feb, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Wed, 11 Feb, 2026 at 09:30 pm - **Event Description**: Join local game devs in-person for an evening of talks and networking!About this EventThis event is open to the public! IGDA Membership not required.Gamedev Meeting is Live and in Person @ 2DHQPlease join us for a night of industry and community presentations! Postmortems, live demos, and talks on game design, art, marketing, audio, community, social issues, and more, given by developers from the Twin Cities and all over the world.We also stream live on youtube.com/igdatc.This Month: Ezra Bao (He/Him)Games for Cultural Empathy: Representation of Mongolian Cultural PracticesOver the span of 6 months Ezra Bao has researched and designed a short demo that focuses on Mongolian cultural representation through the games core mechanics. This talk will briefly address the process of research and design, focus on audience impact, and the value of his research to game designers.Ezra Bao is a Twin Cities game dev and artist. He is set to graduate from Savannah College of Art and Design in Spring of 2026 with an MFA in Game Development. During his graduate studies he focused on system and mechanics design as well as programming. Post-graduation, his plan is to teach and freelance. His projects are playable through : https://quaintcrow.itch.io/Announcements & Plug My ThingAt the beginning of our in-person meetings, we like to put a call out for game trailers, demo reels, and other short game development related announcements. Please come 15min early or contact us (Discord is best) beforehand if you can!Agenda (approximate)6:30: Youtube stream opens, meeting intro and monthly slides.7:00: Presentations.After: we head to a nearby restaurant to get food/drinks and socialize!Other HappeningsJoin us on our Discord server!Help us find interesting presenters, use this easy form to let us know. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/minneapolis/igdatc-gamedev-meeting-february-2026-ezra-bao/100001981587813493 - **Event Categories**: art, meetups, it, food-drinks - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Figdatc-gamedev-meeting-february-2026-ezra-bao-tickets-1981587813493 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Minneapolis - **state**: MN - **country**: United States - **location**: 2DHQ - **lat**: 44.9935974 - **long**: -93.2324534 - **full address**: 2DHQ, 1325 Winter Street Northeast, Minneapolis, United States ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: IGDA Twin Cities (https://allevents.in/org/igda-twin-cities/22507924) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/31a63fb7e435d4e11dc6dd4c5e4b57a94afd341bcbed2b4422ed3c34ba3e4891-rimg-w1200-h600-dcf1f2f0-gmir.jpg?v=1769746692 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/ab282934a9337e8f183a683089127458296a9be6e284e3a5f4f2733f56b542a2-rimg-w400-h400-dcf6f0ee-gmir.jpg?v=1769746692 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Wed, 11 Feb, 2026 at 06:30 pm - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** 2DHQ, 1325 Winter Street Northeast, Minneapolis, United States - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 0 up to 0 USD - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** IGDA Twin Cities - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** art, meetups, it, food-drinks - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about IGDATC Gamedev Meeting February 2026 - Ezra Bao ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "IGDATC Gamedev Meeting February 2026 - Ezra Bao", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/31a63fb7e435d4e11dc6dd4c5e4b57a94afd341bcbed2b4422ed3c34ba3e4891-rimg-w1200-h600-dcf1f2f0-gmir.jpg?v=1769746692", "startDate": "2026-02-11", "endDate": "2026-02-11", "url": "https://allevents.in/minneapolis/igdatc-gamedev-meeting-february-2026-ezra-bao/100001981587813493", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "2DHQ", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "1325 Winter Street Northeast", "postalCode": "55413", "addressLocality": "Minneapolis", "addressRegion": "MN", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "44.9935974", "longitude": "-93.2324534" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Join local game devs in-person for an evening of talks and networking!", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-05", "availabilityEnds": "2026-02-11", "validFrom": "2026-04-05", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/minneapolis/igdatc-gamedev-meeting-february-2026-ezra-bao/100001981587813493" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-05", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-05", "url": "https://allevents.in/minneapolis/igdatc-gamedev-meeting-february-2026-ezra-bao/100001981587813493", "price": 0, "name": "I'll be there!" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "IGDA Twin Cities", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/igda-twin-cities/22507924", "description": "The Twin Cities chapter of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA). 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