Gaming AI Events 2025

Connect, Learn, and Shape the Future of Interactive Entertainment

Our meetups and workshops bring together developers, researchers, and enthusiasts who want to understand how machine learning is changing game design. You'll get hands-on experience with tools, meet people working on real projects, and leave with ideas you can actually use.

Participants collaborating at AI gaming workshop September 14, 2025

Procedural World Generation Workshop

Spend a Saturday afternoon building terrain systems that respond to player behavior. We'll work through noise functions and constraint solving — stuff that sounds complicated but makes sense once you see it in action.

Portland Tech Hub 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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Evening networking session at gaming tech meetup October 22, 2025

Neural Network Behavior Design Meetup

Join us for an evening discussion about NPC decision-making systems. Folks who've shipped games will share what worked (and what didn't) when they tried replacing scripted AI with learning models.

Downtown Portland 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
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Interactive demonstration of adaptive game systems November 18, 2025

Adaptive Difficulty Systems Lab

A hands-on session where you'll prototype systems that adjust challenge levels based on player performance. Bring your laptop — we'll be writing code and testing ideas in real time with a small group.

Collaborative Workspace 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
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Monthly Open Lab Sessions Starting February 2026

We're launching a recurring workshop series where you can drop in and work on whatever project you're stuck on. Whether you're figuring out pathfinding or trying to make dialogue feel less robotic, there'll be people around who've dealt with similar problems.

  • Bring your own project or explore provided case studies
  • Access to reference implementations and debugging tools
  • Small group format with experienced developers available
  • No pressure to present or perform — just focused work time
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Who Shows Up to These Events

You'll meet indie developers testing ideas, students working on thesis projects, and professionals curious about techniques outside their usual workflow. The conversation tends to be practical — less about theory, more about what actually runs in production.

Portrait of community member Desmond Kray

Desmond Kray

Independent Developer

I've been to three workshops now, and each time I leave with at least one technique I can implement right away. The format works because everyone's willing to share what didn't work in their projects, which honestly helps more than success stories.

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