ROC Game Dev is an organization dedicated to fostering a community of game creators in Rochester, NY. Our mission is to provide a local platform for game creators at beginner, amateur, and professional levels to learn, share, and collaborate in all aspects of building games.

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						1 Global Game Jam: ROC The Jam! Global Game Jam: ROC The Jam! January 30, 2026 - February 1, 2026 RIT MAGIC Spell Studios, 300 Lomb Memorial Dr, Rochester, NY 14623, USA ROC THE JAM welcomes artists, musicians, developers and game makers from the Rochester area. Come by yourself and find others to work with, or come with a team ready to ROC(K). Located at MAGIC Spell Studios on the RIT campus, the jam site will have space for group work; computers with drawing tablets and internet access. There will be folks on hand throughout the weekend to provide support. SCHEDULE Friday Labs Open 6pm - 10pm 6-7pm Keynote & Registration 7-8pm Pitches, and Team Formation 8-10pm Get started! Saturday Labs Open 8am - 10pm Lunch/Dinner BYO Food Sunday Labs Open 8am - 6pm Lunch/Dinner BYO Food 3-5pm Wrap Up & Submission 4-5 pm Game Presentations 5-6pm Playtest & Share! More information: https://globalgamejam.org/jam-sites/2026/roc-jam See more details •
2	3	4	5 RGD: Open Project Night RGD: Open Project Night February 5, 2026 12:00 am - 2:00 am RIT MAGIC Spell Studios, 300 Lomb Memorial Dr, Rochester, NY 14623, USA Come set up your game to demo/playtest or just hang out and check out some cool Work In Progress projects from our community! At Open Project Night we share whatever we’re working on in various states of feedback to get feedback and inspire each other. This event is free and open to the public. We will be meeting downstairs in the lobby. Parking: Park in Lot E. The MAGIC building is straight ahead. It's the building with a glass front and large MAGIC sign off to the left.http://maps.rit.edu/ Special thanks to MAGIC for hosting us!https://www.facebook.com/ritmagic/ Join and follow ROC Game Dev: https://www.facebook.com/rocgamedev/ Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/j6sS2hy Web: http://rocgamedev.com/ See more details •	6	7	8
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16	17	18	19	20	21 VSW Game Jam 1: Flickgame VSW Game Jam 1: Flickgame February 21, 2026 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm Visual Studies Workshop, 36 King St, Rochester, NY 14608, USA https://www.vsw.org/vsw-salon/salon-spring-2026/feb-21-game-jam-flickgame/ See more details •	22
23	24	25	26	27 RGD Social Night! RGD Social Night! February 27, 2026 12:00 am - 2:00 am The Playhouse // Swillburger, 820 S Clinton Ave, Rochester, NY 14620, USA Join us for food, drinks, games, and chats about games! The social night meetup is a casual gathering and a great place to meet members of the Rochester game dev community. Free and open to the public! Dice Versa: https://www.diceversagames.com/ Join and follow ROC Game Dev: https://www.facebook.com/rocgamedev/ Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/j6sS2hy Twitter: twitter.com/rocgamedev Web: http://rocgamedev.com/ See more details •	28

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