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2017 Sacramento Indie Arcade Speaker: Paul De Leon

Please meet the Sacramento Indie Arcade's next panelist, Paul De Leon!

Paul grew up gaming for hours on his NES and his love for video games hasn’t stopped. After obtaining a B.S. in Computer Science at UC Davis and developing software professionally, he decided to push his love for games even further and started an independent game development studio. Nexcra Software specializes in original 2D video games and has shipped two titles on iOS: GroundBreakers, Inc. and Mighty Guppy. Nexcra is working on their third title: Armored ACORNs for the Nintendo Wii U, which is scheduled to release 2017 Q1.

If you want to learn how to break into the world of game development, be sure to attend Paul's panel on Saturday, April 8th during the 2017 Sacramento Indie Arcade.

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On Saturday, April 8th, 2017, West Sacramento Parks & Recreation in partnership with Nascent Games and IGDA Sacramento presents the 4th Annual Sacramento Indie Arcade!

Since 2014, we've had the distinct honor of working alongside some memorable nerd and geek community members including: Atari Party, Capitol Fight District, Ninja Pandas, Consolecade, Orange Lounge Radio, Videogame Bang, Sac Geeks and Extra Life!

Now, for 2017, we continue to extend our collaborative reach with NEW community members: KittensLIVE (representing the TwitchKittens streamers community), Last Token Gaming, Small Business Association of Sacramento and more to bring it all together!

The core of the Sacramento Indie Arcade is about our ever-growing list of Indie Game Developers here in the Sacramento region and beyond! Attendees will be able to play games created by 30+ developers (Board, Card & Video Game), including our VERY 1ST INTERNATIONAL Game Developer all the way from Singapore! Our inspiration is beginning to spread to new parts of the world now! Incredible stuff, isn't it?

Because Sacramento Indie Arcade continues to create inspiration and results for all who attend, we will once again incorporate speakers and panelists including: Michelle Hill - Keynote (2K Games), Joe McClure (Small Business Association-Sacramento), Sela Davis (Xbox Live, VREAL), Alona Jennings & Gina Lujan (Hacker Lab & Code for Hood) and MORE!

These truly inspiring speakers and panelists will be ready to provide some professional and thought-provoking discussion throughout our community! +1 WISDOM!

Gaming Tournaments will, of course, return thanks to our awesome Capitol Fight District crew! This will include Street Fighter and more! Stay tuned for the official list very soon!

There will also be an awesome lineup of game-themed vendors ready to show their crafts on display for sale!

Finally, we will be incorporating something new to expand our efforts even MORE: INDEPENDENT FILM DEVELOPERS! More on this addition soon!

What is Sacramento Indie Arcade:

Since 2007, our active game developer community has fostered growth of game development in Sacramento. In April 2014, Nascent Games & IGDA Sacramento decided it was time to show the region and the world what is being created in California’s capital city. A reason to CELEBRATE these milestones from our respective developers! Through celebration, education and inspiration, the inaugural Sacramento Indie Arcade was born!