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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-9/
LOCATION:Noble Robot\, 326 East Hennepin Avenue\, #206\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55414\, United States
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SUMMARY:AI in Product Management: How I built it? Buildathon stories
DESCRIPTION:**Overview**\n[Shannon Seaver](https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannon-seaver-nbct-23a2a933/) is a former math teacher who looked at a classroom full of teenagers and thought “you know what sounds easier? Building AI companies.” She’s the founder of TailoredU\, co-founder of RealPath Learning\, ran the Applied AI Minnesota fall conference\, and just won the Lovable She Builds Buildathon Season 2. She’s here today to talk hackathons — please welcome Shannon\, who has clearly never learned to relax.. \n**Agenda** \n* 2:00pm – 2:30pm: Arrival and networking\n* 2:30pm – 2:45pm: Announcements and round-room introductions\n* 2:45pm – 3:30pm: Featured panel\n* 3:30pm – 4:00pm: Your impromptu discussion topics\n* 4:00pm onwards: Continued networking at Monster Brewing \n**Meet Our Featured Speaker** \n[Shannon Seaver](https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannon-seaver-nbct-23a2a933/) is an educator\, AI builder\, founder\, and recovering math teacher who spent 11 years in the classroom before deciding to break things in a different arena. She’s a National Board Certified Teacher\, a TEKNE Minnesota Tech Educator of the Year\, and recent winner of the Lovable She Builds Buildathon Season 2 (alongside Jena Zangs). She’s the founder of TailoredU LLC and co-founder of RealPath Learning — building custom AI-native software for businesses and nonprofits. She serves on the Hennepin County WIOA Workforce Board and ran the Applied AI Minnesota fall conference. Shannon believes AI should amplify human learning\, not replace it — and she builds like she means it. \n**Sponsors**\nThis event is sponsored by [Lab651](https://lab651.com/) & [Recursive Awesome](https://recursiveawesome.com/) \n**Organizers**\nThis event is part of the community interest groups series at Applied AI\, where community members power sessions for niche interest areas through the Applied AI platform. \nThis event is organized and hosted by [Cameron Gross](https://www.linkedin.com/in/camerongross/)\, [John DeBauche](https://www.linkedin.com/in/johndebauche/)\, and [Beth-Alison Berggren](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethalisonb/).
URL:https://minnestar.org/calendar2/ai-in-product-management-how-i-built-it-buildathon-stories/
LOCATION:Lab651\, 550 Vandalia St #231\, St Paul\, MN\, 55114\, United States
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SUMMARY:AI in Product Management: How I built it? Buildathon stories
DESCRIPTION:**Overview**\n[Shannon Seaver](https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannon-seaver-nbct-23a2a933/) is a former math teacher who looked at a classroom full of teenagers and thought “you know what sounds easier? Building AI companies.” She’s the founder of TailoredU\, co-founder of RealPath Learning\, ran the Applied AI Minnesota fall conference\, and just won the Lovable She Builds Buildathon Season 2. She’s here today to talk hackathons — please welcome Shannon\, who has clearly never learned to relax.. \n**Agenda** \n* 2:00pm – 2:30pm: Arrival and networking\n* 2:30pm – 2:45pm: Announcements and round-room introductions\n* 2:45pm – 3:30pm: Featured panel\n* 3:30pm – 4:00pm: Your impromptu discussion topics\n* 4:00pm onwards: Continued networking at Monster Brewing \n**Meet Our Featured Speaker** \n[Shannon Seaver](https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannon-seaver-nbct-23a2a933/) is an educator\, AI builder\, founder\, and recovering math teacher who spent 11 years in the classroom before deciding to break things in a different arena. She’s a National Board Certified Teacher\, a TEKNE Minnesota Tech Educator of the Year\, and recent winner of the Lovable She Builds Buildathon Season 2 (alongside Jena Zangs). She’s the founder of TailoredU LLC and co-founder of RealPath Learning — building custom AI-native software for businesses and nonprofits. She serves on the Hennepin County WIOA Workforce Board and ran the Applied AI Minnesota fall conference. Shannon believes AI should amplify human learning\, not replace it — and she builds like she means it. \n**Sponsors**\nThis event is sponsored by [Lab651](https://lab651.com/) & [Recursive Awesome](https://recursiveawesome.com/) \n**Organizers**\nThis event is part of the community interest groups series at Applied AI\, where community members power sessions for niche interest areas through the Applied AI platform. \nThis event is organized and hosted by [Cameron Gross](https://www.linkedin.com/in/camerongross/)\, [John DeBauche](https://www.linkedin.com/in/johndebauche/)\, and [Beth-Alison Berggren](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethalisonb/).
URL:https://minnestar.org/calendar2/ai-in-product-management-how-i-built-it-buildathon-stories-2/
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SUMMARY:Wild AI - March Meetup @ HeadFlyer
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-march-meetup-headflyer-3/
LOCATION:Lake Calhoun Executive Center\, 3033 Excelsior Blvd\, Minneapolis\, MN 55416\, Lake Calhoun Executive Center\, 3033 Excelsior Blvd\, Minneapolis\, MN 55416\, Minneapolis\, Mi\, 55416\, United States
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SUMMARY:Wild AI - March Meetup @ Improving
DESCRIPTION:Wild AI Meetup: **3rd Monday Monthly at Improving** \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-march-meetup-improving/
LOCATION:Lake Calhoun Executive Center\, 3033 Excelsior Blvd\, Minneapolis\, MN 55416\, Lake Calhoun Executive Center\, 3033 Excelsior Blvd\, Minneapolis\, MN 55416\, Minneapolis\, Mi\, 55416\, United States
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SUMMARY:MN VR and HCI Apr 2026: Mastering Space & Time
DESCRIPTION:MN VR and HCI monthly meeting for April 2026: David Mann – SpacetimeDB and XREAL One Pro SDK\n\n\nSpacetimeDB is a new approach to scalable networking for both VR and general game projects. Bonus quick overview of the XREAL One Pro glasses SDK. \n \nMastering Space & Time – David Mann \nUsing Dungeonpunk Online as the case study\, David Mann will walk through the multiplayer architecture he has been building\, with a focus on how SpacetimeDB\, Unity\, modern authentication flows\, and live simulation fit together in practice. As part of that work\, he built dungeonpunk.dev\, a custom authorization portal created out of necessity to handle identity\, token exchange\, and secure game connectivity. The talk focuses on the design decisions\, integration challenges\, and tradeoffs involved in keeping the overall system simple\, maintainable\, and realistic to operate as a team of one. \nThe presentation will also include a short addendum on the XREAL One Pro glasses\, covering what David found while attempting to integrate them into a real game project. It will examine the current state of the tooling\, the developer ecosystem\, and the practical realities. \nDavid Mann is an independent developer and craftsman of fine technology with experience across games\, web development\, DevOps\, VR\, and real-time multiplayer systems. He uses that broad skill set to build custom systems spanning product\, infrastructure\, and operations. \n \nSchedule: \n\n6:30 Social and setup\n7:00 Kickoff / announcements\n7:15 David Mann\n~8:45 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-apr-2026-mastering-space-time/
LOCATION:REM5 STUDIOS\, 1639 Park Place Boulevard\, St. Louis Park\, MN\, 55416\, United States
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