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SUMMARY:TechMasters Meeting
DESCRIPTION:We’re a group of tech types who realize that adding soft skills to our technical talents makes us more effective in our careers\, businesses and the rest of our lives. We’re a Chartered Affiliate of Toastmasters\, International (http://www.toastmasters.org/)\, a worldwide organization dedicated to helping its members improve their communication and leadership skills. \nIf you are in the Minneapolis\, MN area and you are a… \n· Developer \n· Recruiter \n· Entrepreneur \n· Consultant \n· Security Expert \n· Technical Sales professional \n…or if you just have a passion for technology\, communication and leadership you owe it to yourself to check out TechMasters. Do you geek out over things like the latest development tools or restoring old arcade machines? We do too. And we’d love to hear what YOU have to share. We meet every Tuesday from 7:45 am to 9:00 am online at https://bit.ly/TechmastersZoom and in person at \n**Sogeti / Cap Gemini – Stone Arch Room (3rd floor)**\n[1665 Utica Ave S\, St. Louis Park\, MN 55416](https://www.google.com/maps/search/1665+Utica+Ave+S\,+St.+Louis+Park\,+MN+55416?entry=gmail&source=g)\n[https://maps.app.goo.gl/PjmB5b1dtbWn8qoK8](https://maps.app.goo.gl/PjmB5b1dtbWn8qoK8) \nStop by any Tuesday morning and see what we’re all about and if we’d be a good fit for you. \nNote: not everyone attending will RSVP on Meet-up. Far more members and guests show up than RSVP \nThe club website is: http://www.techmasters-tc.com (http://www.techmasters-tc.com/) \nYou can learn more about Toastmasters at toastmasters.org (http://www.toastmasters.org)
URL:https://minnestar.org/calendar2/techmasters-meeting-6/
LOCATION:Sogeti USA\, 1665 Utica Ave S\, St Louis Park\, MN\, 55416\, United States
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SUMMARY:TechMasters Meeting
DESCRIPTION:We’re a group of tech types who realize that adding soft skills to our technical talents makes us more effective in our careers\, businesses and the rest of our lives. We’re a Chartered Affiliate of Toastmasters\, International (http://www.toastmasters.org/)\, a worldwide organization dedicated to helping its members improve their communication and leadership skills. \nIf you are in the Minneapolis\, MN area and you are a… \n· Developer \n· Recruiter \n· Entrepreneur \n· Consultant \n· Security Expert \n· Technical Sales professional \n…or if you just have a passion for technology\, communication and leadership you owe it to yourself to check out TechMasters. Do you geek out over things like the latest development tools or restoring old arcade machines? We do too. And we’d love to hear what YOU have to share. We meet every Tuesday from 7:45 am to 9:00 am online at https://bit.ly/TechmastersZoom and in person at \n**Sogeti / Cap Gemini – Stone Arch Room (3rd floor)**\n[1665 Utica Ave S\, St. Louis Park\, MN 55416](https://www.google.com/maps/search/1665+Utica+Ave+S\,+St.+Louis+Park\,+MN+55416?entry=gmail&source=g)\n[https://maps.app.goo.gl/PjmB5b1dtbWn8qoK8](https://maps.app.goo.gl/PjmB5b1dtbWn8qoK8) \nStop by any Tuesday morning and see what we’re all about and if we’d be a good fit for you. \nNote: not everyone attending will RSVP on Meet-up. Far more members and guests show up than RSVP \nThe club website is: http://www.techmasters-tc.com (http://www.techmasters-tc.com/) \nYou can learn more about Toastmasters at toastmasters.org (http://www.toastmasters.org)
URL:https://minnestar.org/calendar2/techmasters-meeting-9/
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SUMMARY:TechMasters Meeting
DESCRIPTION:We’re a group of tech types who realize that adding soft skills to our technical talents makes us more effective in our careers\, businesses and the rest of our lives. We’re a Chartered Affiliate of Toastmasters\, International (http://www.toastmasters.org/)\, a worldwide organization dedicated to helping its members improve their communication and leadership skills. \nIf you are in the Minneapolis\, MN area and you are a… \n· Developer \n· Recruiter \n· Entrepreneur \n· Consultant \n· Security Expert \n· Technical Sales professional \n…or if you just have a passion for technology\, communication and leadership you owe it to yourself to check out TechMasters. Do you geek out over things like the latest development tools or restoring old arcade machines? We do too. And we’d love to hear what YOU have to share. We meet every Tuesday from 7:45 am to 9:00 am online at https://bit.ly/TechmastersZoom and in person at \n**Sogeti / Cap Gemini – Stone Arch Room (3rd floor)**\n[1665 Utica Ave S\, St. Louis Park\, MN 55416](https://www.google.com/maps/search/1665+Utica+Ave+S\,+St.+Louis+Park\,+MN+55416?entry=gmail&source=g)\n[https://maps.app.goo.gl/PjmB5b1dtbWn8qoK8](https://maps.app.goo.gl/PjmB5b1dtbWn8qoK8) \nStop by any Tuesday morning and see what we’re all about and if we’d be a good fit for you. \nNote: not everyone attending will RSVP on Meet-up. Far more members and guests show up than RSVP \nThe club website is: http://www.techmasters-tc.com (http://www.techmasters-tc.com/) \nYou can learn more about Toastmasters at toastmasters.org (http://www.toastmasters.org)
URL:https://minnestar.org/calendar2/techmasters-meeting-7/
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SUMMARY:TechMasters Meeting
DESCRIPTION:We’re a group of tech types who realize that adding soft skills to our technical talents makes us more effective in our careers\, businesses and the rest of our lives. We’re a Chartered Affiliate of Toastmasters\, International (http://www.toastmasters.org/)\, a worldwide organization dedicated to helping its members improve their communication and leadership skills. \nIf you are in the Minneapolis\, MN area and you are a… \n· Developer \n· Recruiter \n· Entrepreneur \n· Consultant \n· Security Expert \n· Technical Sales professional \n…or if you just have a passion for technology\, communication and leadership you owe it to yourself to check out TechMasters. Do you geek out over things like the latest development tools or restoring old arcade machines? We do too. And we’d love to hear what YOU have to share. We meet every Tuesday from 7:45 am to 9:00 am online at https://bit.ly/TechmastersZoom and in person at \n**Sogeti / Cap Gemini – Stone Arch Room (3rd floor)**\n[1665 Utica Ave S\, St. Louis Park\, MN 55416](https://www.google.com/maps/search/1665+Utica+Ave+S\,+St.+Louis+Park\,+MN+55416?entry=gmail&source=g)\n[https://maps.app.goo.gl/PjmB5b1dtbWn8qoK8](https://maps.app.goo.gl/PjmB5b1dtbWn8qoK8) \nStop by any Tuesday morning and see what we’re all about and if we’d be a good fit for you. \nNote: not everyone attending will RSVP on Meet-up. Far more members and guests show up than RSVP \nThe club website is: http://www.techmasters-tc.com (http://www.techmasters-tc.com/) \nYou can learn more about Toastmasters at toastmasters.org (http://www.toastmasters.org)
URL:https://minnestar.org/calendar2/techmasters-meeting-8/
LOCATION:Sogeti USA\, 1665 Utica Ave S\, St Louis Park\, MN\, 55416\, United States
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SUMMARY:TechMasters Meeting
DESCRIPTION:We’re a group of tech types who realize that adding soft skills to our technical talents makes us more effective in our careers\, businesses and the rest of our lives. We’re a Chartered Affiliate of Toastmasters\, International (http://www.toastmasters.org/)\, a worldwide organization dedicated to helping its members improve their communication and leadership skills. \nIf you are in the Minneapolis\, MN area and you are a… \n· Developer \n· Recruiter \n· Entrepreneur \n· Consultant \n· Security Expert \n· Technical Sales professional \n…or if you just have a passion for technology\, communication and leadership you owe it to yourself to check out TechMasters. Do you geek out over things like the latest development tools or restoring old arcade machines? We do too. And we’d love to hear what YOU have to share. We meet every Tuesday from 7:45 am to 9:00 am online at https://bit.ly/TechmastersZoom and in person at \n**Sogeti / Cap Gemini – Stone Arch Room (3rd floor)**\n[1665 Utica Ave S\, St. Louis Park\, MN 55416](https://www.google.com/maps/search/1665+Utica+Ave+S\,+St.+Louis+Park\,+MN+55416?entry=gmail&source=g)\n[https://maps.app.goo.gl/PjmB5b1dtbWn8qoK8](https://maps.app.goo.gl/PjmB5b1dtbWn8qoK8) \nStop by any Tuesday morning and see what we’re all about and if we’d be a good fit for you. \nNote: not everyone attending will RSVP on Meet-up. Far more members and guests show up than RSVP \nThe club website is: http://www.techmasters-tc.com (http://www.techmasters-tc.com/) \nYou can learn more about Toastmasters at toastmasters.org (http://www.toastmasters.org)
URL:https://minnestar.org/calendar2/techmasters-meeting-10/
LOCATION:Sogeti USA\, 1665 Utica Ave S\, St Louis Park\, MN\, 55416\, United States
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SUMMARY:IGDATC Gamedev Meeting September 2025- Trenton Greyoak
DESCRIPTION:Join local game devs in-person for an evening of talks and networking!\n\n\nThis event is open to the public! IGDA Membership not required. \n \nGamedev Meeting is Live and in Person @ 2DHQ\nPlease 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. \nWe also stream live on youtube.com/igdatc. \n \nThis Month: Trenton Greyoak (He/Him)\nMEGAGAMES: How to have fun with 200 friends! \nMegagames are a cross between board games and role-playing games with very large player counts (40-200). They are emergent\, creative\, social\, chaotic experiences. In the presentation\, we’ll dive deep into this unique genre and talk about design\, logistics\, and why megagames are the coolest thing ever. \nTrenton Greyoak is a game designer and programmer who lives in MN. In the ancient times\, he worked on MMOs (@Sony Online) but then went indie to have the power to make his own mistakes. When he’s not being distracted by megagames (his “hobby”) and occasional web/app dev contact work\, he pours hours into his own video game projects but struggles to finish anything especially \n \nAnnouncements & Plug My Thing\nAt 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! \n\nAgenda (approximate)\n\n6:30 Youtube stream opens\, meeting intro and monthly slides.\n\n\n6:45 Presentations.\nAfter: we head to a nearby restaurant to get food/drinks and socialize!\n\n\nOther Happenings\nJoin us on our Discord server! \nHelp us find interesting presenters\, use this easy form to let us know.
URL:https://minnestar.org/calendar2/igdatc-gamedev-meeting-september-2025-trenton-greyoak/
LOCATION:2DHQ\, 1325 Winter Street Northeast\, #108\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55413\, United States
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SUMMARY:Wild AI Networking Mixer & AI Innovations Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Wild AI Meetup: **3rd Monday Monthly at Headflyer Brewing**\nTame the raw potential of AI alongside fellow innovators. Enjoy a 40 min social\, 20 mins of fire talks by passionate innovators\, and 1 hour of networking post talks. RSVP now! \nEvent Agenda:\n6:00 PM: Arrival\, mingling\, and drinks. \n6:40 – 7:00 PM: Speaker sessions begin.\nSpeaker Approach: No slides\, just concise\, high-level introductions. Speakers will share who they are\, what they are working on\, and why it matters in five minutes or less. The goal is to spark curiosity and set the stage for meaningful conversations during the networking hour. \n7:00 – 8:00 pm: Open networking\, offering attendees the chance to connect directly with speakers and fellow innovators. \nInterested in being a Speaker? Contact [jake@attentio.ai](http://jake@attentio.ai/)
URL:https://minnestar.org/calendar2/wild-ai-networking-mixer-ai-innovations-showcase-4/
LOCATION:HeadFlyer Brewing\, 861 East Hennepin Avenue\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55414\, United States
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SUMMARY:From Data to Dazzle! A Beginner's Guide to Power BI
DESCRIPTION:📅 September 24th | 🕕 6:00–8:00 PM | 📍 UNW – Rosedale Computer Lab \nWe’re thrilled to welcome [Paul Hilsen](https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulhilsen/) CEO of [Compoze Labs](https://www.linkedin.com/company/compozelabs/) as our host! \nThis hands-on session will take you through pivot tables to visualizations\, and help you get started on your Power BI Journey! \n✨ Please have Power BI Installed along with Google Sheets OR Excel available!\n✨ Register now – Here’s the link: [https://lnkd.in/gSncrBxE](https://lnkd.in/gSncrBxE) (or scan the QR code on the flyer) to reserve your spot – SPACE IS LIMITED!!\n✨ If you are interested in volunteering as a helper for troubleshooting with attendees – SEND ME A MESSAGE AND REGISTER!! \nYou’ll receive a calendar invite for more details
URL:https://minnestar.org/calendar2/from-data-to-dazzle-a-beginners-guide-to-power-bi/
LOCATION:MN
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SUMMARY:From Data to Dazzle! A Beginner's Guide to Power BI
DESCRIPTION:📅 September 24th | 🕕 6:00–8:00 PM | 📍 UNW – Rosedale Computer Lab \nWe’re thrilled to welcome [Paul Hilsen](https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulhilsen/) CEO of [Compoze Labs](https://www.linkedin.com/company/compozelabs/) as our host! \nThis hands-on session will take you through pivot tables to visualizations\, and help you get started on your Power BI Journey! \n✨ Please have Power BI Installed along with Google Sheets OR Excel available!\n✨ Register now – Here’s the link: [https://lnkd.in/gSncrBxE](https://lnkd.in/gSncrBxE) (or scan the QR code on the flyer) to reserve your spot – SPACE IS LIMITED!!\n✨ If you are interested in volunteering as a helper for troubleshooting with attendees – SEND ME A MESSAGE AND REGISTER!! \nYou’ll receive a calendar invite for more details
URL:https://minnestar.org/calendar2/from-data-to-dazzle-a-beginners-guide-to-power-bi-2/
LOCATION:MN
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250924T213000
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CREATED:20250915T080728Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250923T083724Z
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SUMMARY:MN VR and HCI Sept 2025: Meta Connect
DESCRIPTION:MN VR and HCI monthly meeting for September 2025: Meta Connect 2025 conference highlights\n\n\nMeta Connect XR Highlights \nThe annual Meta Connect developer conference is Sept 17-18th (with all sessions online.) Join our annual event to cheer and jeer all the announcements from the main keynote\, developer’s keynote\, and other XR highlights – condensed into 60-ish minutes! Then\, we’ll take the discussion across the sidewalk to Yardhouse. \nWe expect to see: \n\nNew smart glasses with a display\n…and an EMG wrist band that reads your nerves!\nTop secret SDK for smart glasses\n3rd party Quest headsets\nQuest version of SharePlay\nNo AI Snoop Dog\n\n \nConnect in-person – Matt Foreman\, Space Age Interactive \nQuick highlights from attending Connect in-person\, and adjacent XR events. Hopefully including new hardware impressions. \n \nSchedule: \n\n6:30 Social and setup\n7:00 Kickoff / announcements\n7:15 Matt\n7:30 Connect XR highlights\n~8:30 Tear-down\, cross the sidewalk to Yardhouse\n\n \nAttending: \nThis event will be in person at the REM5 STUDIOS new office in West End only \nPark underground and take the central red elevator to ground level\, then cross the sidewalk. REM5 STUDIOS is across from Yardhouse. Map below. \n \nAbout MN VR and HCI: \nMN VR and HCI (Human-Computer Interaction) welcomes developers\, tinkerers and enthusiasts working with all variety of VR\, AR\, HCI\, hardware hacking\, creative coding and interactive art. Members are working on projects with custom displays and lenses\, projection mapping\, mocap\, tiny computers\, servos and sensors\, interactive art and a wide variety of VR\, AR\, motion and computer vision applications. If you’ve only been to our parent group IGDATC meetings\, MN VR and HCI is a slightly different format: We aim for smaller group discussions and lots of specific details.
URL:https://minnestar.org/calendar2/mn-vr-and-hci-sept-2025-meta-connect/
LOCATION:REM5 STUDIOS\, 1639 Park Place Boulevard\, St. Louis Park\, MN\, 55416\, United States
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SUMMARY:MN VR and HCI Sept 2025: Meta Connect
DESCRIPTION:MN VR and HCI monthly meeting for September 2025: Meta Connect 2025 conference highlights\n\n\nMeta Connect XR Highlights \nThe annual Meta Connect developer conference is Sept 17-18th (with all sessions online.) Join our annual event to cheer and jeer all the announcements from the main keynote\, developer’s keynote\, and other XR highlights – condensed into 60-ish minutes! Then\, we’ll take the discussion across the sidewalk to Yardhouse. \nWe expect to see: \n\nNew smart glasses with a display\n…and an EMG wrist band that reads your nerves!\nTop secret SDK for smart glasses\n3rd party Quest headsets\nQuest version of SharePlay\nNo AI Snoop Dog\n\n \nConnect in-person – Matt Foreman\, Space Age Interactive \nQuick highlights from attending Connect in-person\, and adjacent XR events. Hopefully including new hardware impressions. \n \nSchedule: \n\n6:30 Social and setup\n7:00 Kickoff / announcements\n7:15 Matt\n7:30 Connect XR highlights\n~8:30 Tear-down\, cross the sidewalk to Yardhouse\n\n \nAttending: \nThis event will be in person at the REM5 STUDIOS new office in West End only \nPark underground and take the central red elevator to ground level\, then cross the sidewalk. REM5 STUDIOS is across from Yardhouse. Map below. \n \nAbout MN VR and HCI: \nMN VR and HCI (Human-Computer Interaction) welcomes developers\, tinkerers and enthusiasts working with all variety of VR\, AR\, HCI\, hardware hacking\, creative coding and interactive art. Members are working on projects with custom displays and lenses\, projection mapping\, mocap\, tiny computers\, servos and sensors\, interactive art and a wide variety of VR\, AR\, motion and computer vision applications. If you’ve only been to our parent group IGDATC meetings\, MN VR and HCI is a slightly different format: We aim for smaller group discussions and lots of specific details.
URL:https://minnestar.org/calendar2/mn-vr-and-hci-sept-2025-meta-connect-2/
LOCATION:REM5 STUDIOS\, 1639 Park Place Boulevard\, St. Louis Park\, MN\, 55416\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251008T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251008T213000
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SUMMARY:IGDATC Gamedev Meeting October 2025- Reese Valentine
DESCRIPTION:Join local game devs in-person for an evening of talks and networking!\n\n\nThis event is open to the public! IGDA Membership not required. \n \nGamedev Meeting is Live and in Person @ 2DHQ\nPlease 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. \nWe also stream live on youtube.com/igdatc. \n \nThis Month: Reese Valentine (They/Them)\nScoping for Sustainability \nReese likes to think Sustainability and Production are one and the same. They will cover a handful of tools that you can use for your projects to manage scope and to keep you flexible\, which in turn will lead to a more sustainable practice. \nReese Valentine is queer\, trans masc\, & a founder of Amelore: a worker owned game studio that focuses on thoughtfully crafted stories & digital media. They are passionate about studio development\, all workers having a healthy worklife balance\, and peer supporting other games cooperatives. Reese wears many hats\, a small selection including bizdev\, production\, & rigging/animation. \n \nAnnouncements & Plug My Thing\nAt 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! \n\nAgenda (approximate)\n\n6:30 Youtube stream opens\, meeting intro and monthly slides.\n\n\n6:45 Presentations.\nAfter: we head to a nearby restaurant to get food/drinks and socialize!\n\n\nOther Happenings\nJoin us on our Discord server! \nHelp us find interesting presenters\, use this easy form to let us know.
URL:https://minnestar.org/calendar2/igdatc-gamedev-meeting-october-2025-reese-valentine/
LOCATION:2DHQ\, 1325 Winter Street Northeast\, #108\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55413\, United States
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SUMMARY:Wild AI Networking Mixer & AI Innovations Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Wild AI Meetup: **3rd Monday Monthly at Headflyer Brewing**\nTame the raw potential of AI alongside fellow innovators. Enjoy a 40 min social\, 20 mins of fire talks by passionate innovators\, and 1 hour of networking post talks. RSVP now! \nEvent Agenda:\n6:00 PM: Arrival\, mingling\, and drinks. \n6:40 – 7:00 PM: Speaker sessions begin.\nSpeaker Approach: No slides\, just concise\, high-level introductions. Speakers will share who they are\, what they are working on\, and why it matters in five minutes or less. The goal is to spark curiosity and set the stage for meaningful conversations during the networking hour. \n7:00 – 8:00 pm: Open networking\, offering attendees the chance to connect directly with speakers and fellow innovators. \nInterested in being a Speaker? Contact [jake@attentio.ai](http://jake@attentio.ai/)
URL:https://minnestar.org/calendar2/wild-ai-networking-mixer-ai-innovations-showcase-5/
LOCATION:HeadFlyer Brewing\, 861 East Hennepin Avenue\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55414\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251022T183000
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SUMMARY:MN VR and HCI Oct 2025: Gaussian Splatting
DESCRIPTION:MN VR and HCI monthly meeting for October 2025: Gaussian Splatting and VR demos of Meta Hyperscape\n\n\nOur last meeting of 2025 will be about 50/50 presentation and VR demos of Hyperscape and Gracia. \n \nIntro to Gaussian Splatting – Zach Wendt \nGaussian Splatting (GS) is a great way to render detailed real world scenes and polygon unfriendly content like plants\, fences and hair on low power GPUs like Quest and phones. They’re also scalable to huge data sets and degrade in a pleasant DOF/impressionistic way when the viewer gets too close or moves to an unscanned area. (Pictured on purpose so it doesn’t just look like a photo.) \nMy brief intro will cover: \n\nGS pros\, cons\, history and why it effectively replaced NeRFs for real-time\nSuper quickstart using Hyperscape Capture on Quest 3/3S\nCapture tips for good automated results or in tough environments\nPointers to dev tools and OS projects for Web\, Unity\, Unreal and Blender\nActive areas of research and eye candy\n\n \nQuest demos of Hyperscape and Gracia – Amir\, Zach\, Paul and You! \nMeta just put OS 81 into general release last week\, which lets all Quest 3 & 3S owners try Hyperscape Capture for themselves. This is by far the fastest and easiest way to capture a high quality radiance field of an environment and move around inside it in VR. This gives extremely strong immersion that will have you (gently) bumping into IRL walls\, furniture\, pets and children. \nIf you make a good one\, bring your headset (no file sharing yet)\, or share your experience at the meeting. \nFor everyone that doesn’t have a Quest 3 or 3S\, we’ll be devoting about half of the meeting to demos of Hyperscape and Gracia (the king of on-device VR rendering and animated gaussian splats.) \n \nSchedule: \n\n6:30 Social and setup\n7:00 Kickoff / announcements\n7:15 Zach\n7:52 Demos\n~8:30 Tear-down\, cross the sidewalk to Yardhouse\n\n \nAttending: \nThis event will be in person at the REM5 STUDIOS new office in West End only \nPark underground and take the central red elevator to ground level\, then cross the sidewalk. REM5 STUDIOS is across from Yardhouse. Map below. \n \nAbout MN VR and HCI: \nMN VR and HCI (Human-Computer Interaction) welcomes developers\, tinkerers and enthusiasts working with all variety of VR\, AR\, HCI\, hardware hacking\, creative coding and interactive art. Members are working on projects with custom displays and lenses\, projection mapping\, mocap\, tiny computers\, servos and sensors\, interactive art and a wide variety of VR\, AR\, motion and computer vision applications. If you’ve only been to our parent group IGDATC meetings\, MN VR and HCI is a slightly different format: We aim for smaller group discussions and lots of specific details.
URL:https://minnestar.org/calendar2/mn-vr-and-hci-oct-2025-gaussian-splatting/
LOCATION:REM5 STUDIOS\, 1639 Park Place Boulevard\, St. Louis Park\, MN\, 55416\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251112T213000
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SUMMARY:IGDATC Gamedev Meeting November 2025- Jas Sanghani
DESCRIPTION:Join local game devs in-person for an evening of talks and networking!\n\n\nThis event is open to the public! IGDA Membership not required. \n \nGamedev Meeting is Live and in Person @ 2DHQ\nPlease 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. \nWe also stream live on youtube.com/igdatc. \n \nThis Month: Jas Sanghani (She/Her)\nThe Power of a Post \nYou don’t need a massive budget to make a big impact – that’s the power of social media! Yet so many studios hold off on posting out of fear\, perfectionism\, or not knowing where to start. In this session\, we’ll dive into why not showing up is one of the biggest missed opportunities in indie game marketing. You’ll learn how organic\, authentic content can drive visibility\, build community\, and open unexpected doors – even without going viral. Posting now\, not perfectly\, is what matters and this session will give you the push you need to finally hit “publish”. \nJas Sanghani is a former video game content creator who built a TikTok following of 1\,000\,000+. Growing up alongside social media\, she developed a deep understanding of what makes content resonate online. Today\, she brings that expertise to the world of games marketing as the Social Content Strategist at Midwest Games\, where she specializes in digital marketing\, content strategy\, and community management. \n \nAnnouncements & Plug My Thing\nAt 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! \n\nAgenda (approximate)\n\n6:30 Youtube stream opens\, meeting intro and monthly slides.\n\n\n6:45 Presentations.\nAfter: we head to a nearby restaurant to get food/drinks and socialize!\n\n\nOther Happenings\nJoin us on our Discord server! \nHelp us find interesting presenters\, use this easy form to let us know.
URL:https://minnestar.org/calendar2/igdatc-gamedev-meeting-november-2025-jas-sanghani/
LOCATION:2DHQ\, 1325 Winter Street Northeast\, #108\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55413\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251119T213000
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SUMMARY:Twin Cities Playtest
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by IGDA Twin Cities\, an evening of in-development games hosted at Noble Robot and streamed on YouTube!
URL:https://minnestar.org/calendar2/twin-cities-playtest-4/
LOCATION:Noble Robot\, 326 East Hennepin Avenue\, #206\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55414\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251119T213000
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SUMMARY:Twin Cities Playtest
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by IGDA Twin Cities\, an evening of in-development games hosted at Noble Robot and streamed on YouTube!
URL:https://minnestar.org/calendar2/twin-cities-playtest-6/
LOCATION:Noble Robot\, 326 East Hennepin Avenue\, #206\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55414\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251203T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251203T213000
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SUMMARY:IGDA Twin Cities Holiday Gathering 2025 @ Gamezenter
DESCRIPTION:Join us Dec 3rd\, 6-9:30pm\, at Gamezenter\, as we celebrate another great year in MN Gamedev!\n\n\nHear ye\, Hear ye! ‘Tis with great merriment that we announce – the IGDA Twin Cities Holiday gathering cometh! Join us as we go over the accomplishments of the past year\, from both our community and our organization! \nWednesday\, December 3rd from 6PM – 9:30PM we will once again be meeting in person at the Roseville Gamezenter located at 1975 County Road B2 W\, Roseville\, MN 55113 \nWe’ll bring a few board games\, and Gamezenter also has a library of board games\, but feel free to bring things to play with others as well! We’ll provide pizza and beverages for everyone to enjoy\, though a kitchen with coffee and alcoholic beverages is also available at the venue (please drink and plan responsibly!). \nWe’ll also be running a version of the comedy game show “Um\, Actually!” The game consists of the host sharing trivia about video games\, movies\, and more\, but every statement is inaccurate and it’s up to you to correct them for points. Will there be a big prize for the winner? Maybe! \nCOVID guidelines for this event are: Masks encouraged\, but not required. If you are sick\, please stay home. Follow Minnesota Department of Health and CDC guidelines to keep everyone safe. \nLooking forward to seeing you all there\, and gaming together once again!
URL:https://minnestar.org/calendar2/igda-twin-cities-holiday-gathering-2025-gamezenter/
LOCATION:Roseville Gamezenter\, 1975 County Road B2 West\, Roseville\, MN\, 55113\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260107T213000
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SUMMARY:Jam Night!
DESCRIPTION:An open co-working night for creatives of all types! Bring something to work on\, and enjoy the company of designers\, developers\, and more!
URL:https://minnestar.org/calendar2/jam-night/
LOCATION:Noble Robot\, 326 East Hennepin Avenue\, #206\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55414\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260108T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260108T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T163835
CREATED:20251113T182402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260108T081017Z
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SUMMARY:Game.wav Audio Meetup\, January 2026
DESCRIPTION:Discussions and deep dives on game audio.
URL:https://minnestar.org/calendar2/game-wav-audio-meetup-january-2026/
LOCATION:13100 College View Dr room h183\, 13100 College View Drive\, #room h183\, Eden Prairie\, MN\, 55347\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260115T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260115T213000
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SUMMARY:Game.wav Audio Meetup
DESCRIPTION:Discussions and deep dives on game audio.
URL:https://minnestar.org/calendar2/game-wav-audio-meetup/
LOCATION:13100 College View Dr room h183\, 13100 College View Drive\, #room h183\, Eden Prairie\, MN\, 55347\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260121T183000
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SUMMARY:Twin Cities Playtest
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by IGDA Twin Cities\, an evening of in-development games hosted at Noble Robot and streamed on YouTube!
URL:https://minnestar.org/calendar2/twin-cities-playtest-5/
LOCATION:Noble Robot\, 326 East Hennepin Avenue\, #206\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55414\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260128T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260128T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T163835
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SUMMARY:MN VR and HCI Jan 20216: Display Glasses
DESCRIPTION:MN VR and HCI monthly meeting for January 2026: Display Glasses overview and demos\n\n\nAnother 50/50 split of presentation and hardware demos. Check the demo and parking details below! \n \nSmart Glasses Overview and Display Glasses in Depth – David Mann and Zach Wendt \nWith the recent debut of consumer smart glasses that look fairly normal\, descriptors like AR are getting butchered worse than ever. We’ll do a quick overview of the different tech and capabilities\, then a deep dive on “display glasses” that focus on image quality\, and demos of the two most popular brands. \n\nStrengths/weaknesses of different optics\, displays\, power and compute\nChoosing tradeoffs for your use cases\nWhat’s coming in 2025\, including adjacent VR/MR tech\nDeep dive on Xreal and Viture display glasses – the most mature/popular category\nDeveloper options\, and “tinkerer” options with no coding\n\n \nDisplay Glasses Demos – Xreal One Pro and Viture Luma Pro \nWe’ll be demoing the most feature rich\, and the clearest/brightest display glasses available\, so you can go eyes-in yourself. You should be pleasantly surprised at the current quality of affordable micro OLED and optics. You might hit an ergonomic issue – look up your IPD if you can (we have two sizes) and wear contacts if you own them (but one pair of glasses can adjust up to -4 diopters for near-sightedness.) \n \nSchedule: \n\n6:30 Social and setup\n7:00 Kickoff / announcements\n7:15 David and Zach\n7:52 Demos\n~8:30 Tear-down\, cross the sidewalk to Yardhouse\n\n \nAttending and Parking: \nThis event will be in person at the REM5 STUDIOS new office in West End and the presentation will be streamed live at https://www.youtube.com/igdatc \nPark underground and take the central red elevator to ground level\, then cross the sidewalk. REM5 STUDIOS is across from Yardhouse. Map below. \n \nAbout MN VR and HCI: \nMN VR and HCI (Human-Computer Interaction) welcomes developers\, tinkerers and enthusiasts working with all variety of VR\, AR\, HCI\, hardware hacking\, creative coding and interactive art. Members are working on projects with custom displays and lenses\, projection mapping\, mocap\, tiny computers\, servos and sensors\, interactive art and a wide variety of VR\, AR\, motion and computer vision applications. If you’ve only been to our parent group IGDATC meetings\, MN VR and HCI is a slightly different format: We aim for smaller group discussions and lots of specific details.
URL:https://minnestar.org/calendar2/mn-vr-and-hci-jan-20216-display-glasses/
LOCATION:REM5 STUDIOS\, 1639 Park Place Boulevard\, St. Louis Park\, MN\, 55416\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260204T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260204T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T163835
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SUMMARY:Jam Night!
DESCRIPTION:An open co-working night for creatives of all types! Bring something to work on\, and enjoy the company of designers\, developers\, and more!
URL:https://minnestar.org/calendar2/jam-night-2/
LOCATION:Noble Robot\, 326 East Hennepin Avenue\, #206\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55414\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260204T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260204T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T163835
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SUMMARY:Jam Night!
DESCRIPTION:An open co-working night for creatives of all types! Bring something to work on\, and enjoy the company of designers\, developers\, and more!
URL:https://minnestar.org/calendar2/jam-night-3/
LOCATION:Noble Robot\, 326 East Hennepin Avenue\, #206\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55414\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260211T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260211T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T163835
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SUMMARY:IGDATC Gamedev Meeting February 2026 - Ezra Bao
DESCRIPTION:Join local game devs in-person for an evening of talks and networking!\n\n\nThis event is open to the public! IGDA Membership not required. \n \nGamedev Meeting is Live and in Person @ 2DHQ\nPlease 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. \nWe also stream live on youtube.com/igdatc. \n \nThis Month: Ezra Bao (He/Him)\nGames 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. \nEzra 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/ \n \nAnnouncements & Plug My Thing\nAt 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! \n\nAgenda (approximate)\n\n6:30: Youtube stream opens\, meeting intro and monthly slides.\n\n\n7:00: Presentations.\nAfter: we head to a nearby restaurant to get food/drinks and socialize!\n\n\nOther Happenings\nJoin us on our Discord server! \nHelp us find interesting presenters\, use this easy form to let us know.
URL:https://minnestar.org/calendar2/igdatc-gamedev-meeting-february-2026-ezra-bao/
LOCATION:2DHQ\, 1325 Winter Street Northeast\, #108\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55413\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260212T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260212T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T163835
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SUMMARY:Game.wav Audio Meetup
DESCRIPTION:Discussions and deep dives on game audio.
URL:https://minnestar.org/calendar2/game-wav-audio-meetup-january-2026-2/
LOCATION:13100 College View Dr room h183\, 13100 College View Drive\, #room h183\, Eden Prairie\, MN\, 55347\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=-06:00:20260216T180000
DTEND;TZID=-06:00:20260216T210000
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SUMMARY:Wild AI - February Meetup @ Headflyer Brewing
DESCRIPTION:Wild AI Meetup: **3rd Monday Monthly at Headflyer Brewing** \nTame the raw potential of AI alongside fellow innovators. Enjoy a 40 min social\, 20 mins of fire talks by passionate innovators\, and 1 hour of networking post talks. RSVP now! \nEvent Agenda:\n6:00 PM: Arrival\, mingling\, and drinks. \n6:40 – 7:00 PM: Speaker sessions begin.\nSpeaker Approach: No slides\, just concise\, high-level introductions. Speakers will share who they are\, what they are working on\, and why it matters in five minutes or less. The goal is to spark curiosity and set the stage for meaningful conversations during the networking hour. \n7:00 – 8:00 pm: Open networking\, offering attendees the chance to connect directly with speakers and fellow innovators. \nInterested in being a Speaker? Contact mosborn@skail.ai
URL:https://minnestar.org/calendar2/wild-ai-february-meetup-headflyer-brewing/
LOCATION:HeadFlyer Brewing\, 861 East Hennepin Avenue\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55414\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260218T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260218T213000
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SUMMARY:Twin Cities Playtest
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by IGDA Twin Cities\, an evening of in-development games hosted at Noble Robot and streamed on YouTube!
URL:https://minnestar.org/calendar2/twin-cities-playtest-7/
LOCATION:Noble Robot\, 326 East Hennepin Avenue\, #206\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55414\, United States
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SUMMARY:Meet Ollama: AI Engineering with Local LLMs
DESCRIPTION:Have you ever wanted to actually run and experiment with AI models on your own machine.. without paying per token or sending your data to someone else’s cloud? Now’s your chance!! \nThe Twin Cities Data Science & Analytics (TCDSA) group is excited to announce our next in-person\, hands-on event: \nMeet Ollama: AI Engineering with Local LLMs\nWhen – February 19\, 2026 from 6:00–8:00 PM\nWhere – Improving (NEW LOCATION!! THANK YOU FOR HOSTING!!) \nIn this beginner-friendly\, practical session\, we’ll walk through how to use Ollama to run smaller Large Language Models (LLMs) directly on your laptop. No cloud compute.. No Pay per token.. No API Keys… No usage limits… \nWith Daniel McKenzie as our host\, we’ll cover the following: \nInstalling Ollama\nDownloading your first local LLM\nUsing a local model directly from Python \nBy the end of the session\, you’ll be able to run and interact with an LLM locally and start experimenting right away. \nRegister now! space is limited! (scan the QR code on the flyer or click this link: [https://lnkd.in/gU2fyMBw](https://lnkd.in/gU2fyMBw).). You will receive a calendar invite with the details and what to bring!
URL:https://minnestar.org/calendar2/meet-ollama-ai-engineering-with-local-llms/
LOCATION:MN
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