GDC Systems Design Meetup 2026

​Hello! It's the eleventh annual GDC Systems Design Meetup. Come on over!

​GDC is changing, who knows how or why or what, but I know that I'll be running this event at the same damn time, same damn channel, and that I will be completely chuffed to see a ton of you there. (God willing, I won't get the flu this time, and will actually be able to attend myself.)

​Come talk economies, weapon attributes, progression mechanics, procedural generation, social systems, emergence, learning processes, narrative systems - anything that gets to crunchy the core of what makes games tick.

​Register to see location. It's a big lovely public space, in walking distance of Moscone. So far in our history it has not overfilled with unrelated crowds lamenting our presence, but the threat of it is part of the thrill.

​RSVP early, and join the waitlist if we go over the cap. (Last year we went over the cap very early!) Also, let me know if you do/don't want pizza. No Liz this year, so I'll be bringing pizza myself (with maybe a few volunteers). I'll also ask for pizza donations at the event, pepperoni futures are through the roof.

​Share with anyone you think should come, and feel free to share on socials. But note this is not a general-purpose networking event, nor a place to look for jobs. This is a place to discuss game systems, and/or connect as a human. Please come only if you are (at least in part) a working systems designer, or seriously invested in becoming one! See y'all soon. <3

​P.S. If you have any questions, you can email me through this event, or reach me on Bluesky or, ugh, Twitter. blinkity.bsky.social, https://x.com/Blinkity