OOO MeetUp for the Gaming Industry

What are OOO Meetups?

At Frontier RTP, we are constantly growing and making connections. We developed OOO Meetups as a way of helping connect like-minded professionals, entrepreneurs, and industry insiders during our regular, weekly Out of Office “OOO” events.

With each meetup, we work with a co-host to facilitate the networking and educational session while we pour the drinks. 

Our hope is that the meetups will spark dialogue, start relationships, and make your happy hour meaningful. Did we mention there will be free craft beer from Fullsteam Brewery, wine selected by RTP Uncorked, and non-alcoholic options?

About the Meetup

Work in the gaming industry or interested to know more about it? This meetup, co-hosted by International Game Developers Association NC-Triangle Chapter, is for you! We’ll discuss the ever evolving role of games and game design principles in the tech and products we use everyday.

Game Plan

4:30 – 5:00 p.m. | Check In, Drinks & Networking

5:00 – 5:45 p.m. | Educational Session

5:45 – 6:30 p.m. | Drinks & Networking

What You’ll Learn

A Transmedia Approach to Game Development

In this session, you’ll learn about building an Intellectual Property and translating that effectively into video games, table-top games, audio and more to build a strong and passionate community/customer base.

Our Session Leader

Session Leader: Paxton Galvanek, CEO & Co-Founder of Studio Hermitage

Paxton is the CEO & Co-Founder of the newly formed Amplifier/Embracer Group company called Studio Hermitage. Studio Hermitage is a creative transmedia company working on an original IP called “Our Brilliant Ruin” for production across a number of formats including print, audio, fiction, table-top, video games and more. Prior to Studio Hermitage, Paxton held the General Manager title for 5 years at Funcom (Conan Exiles, Metal Hellsinger, Dune: Awakening & more). Over the years, Paxton worked with various video game development studios including Activision, Take-Two/Firaxis, Respawn, Tripwire Interactive, Gameloft, and Pocket Gems. Prior to joining the game development industry, Paxton was a partner at a Marketing & Advertising Agency in New York/New Jersey for 10+ years. He holds degrees in Information Technology and Psychology from Rutgers University and has 20+ years of Business/Operations XP.

Interested in hosting your meetup during Out Of Office? Want to invite your department for some out-of-office team building? Are you holding an event in Frontier RTP the same day as Out Of Office and would like to invite your attendees to grab a beer before or after? If any of these scenarios sound like you, please reach out to our Programming Team for options and pricing to make sure we have enough beer to go around: programming@rtp.org.