GLITCHED

Women in Game Development community dedicated to helping women thrive in the game industry.

GLITCHED

Women in Game Development community dedicated to helping women thrive in the game industry.

GLITCHED

Women in Game Development community dedicated to helping women thrive in the game industry.

GLITCHED - Women in Game Dev SF Bay hosts bi-monthly events for women interested in learning about the game industry, industry veterans, and all in between.

GLITCHED - Women in Game Dev SF Bay hosts bi-monthly events for women interested in learning about the game industry, industry veterans, and all in between.

GLITCHED - Women in Game Dev SF Bay hosts bi-monthly events for women interested in learning about the game industry, industry veterans, and all in between.

Past sponsors

Past sponsors

Past sponsors

B2B Matchmaking for Indie Game Devs, Animation Studios, & Service Providers. RODO brings together creators and companies that help them grow through live events, strategic matchmaking, and community-driven marketing.

B2B Matchmaking for Indie Game Devs, Animation Studios, & Service Providers. RODO brings together creators and companies that help them grow through live events, strategic matchmaking, and community-driven marketing.

B2B Matchmaking for Indie Game Devs, Animation Studios, & Service Providers. RODO brings together creators and companies that help them grow through live events, strategic matchmaking, and community-driven marketing.

The Bay Area's only all-playable video game museum. The MADE is a 501c(3) non-profit focused on expanding access to digital entertainment as a valuable art form and method of expression.

The Bay Area's only all-playable video game museum. The MADE is a 501c(3) non-profit focused on expanding access to digital entertainment as a valuable art form and method of expression.

The Bay Area's only all-playable video game museum. The MADE is a 501c(3) non-profit focused on expanding access to digital entertainment as a valuable art form and method of expression.

  • About GLITCHED

    About GLITCHED

    Women in Game Development SF Bay is a game development community in the San Francisco Bay Area that gives women game developers a safe space to connect, network, and make friends while gaining valuable insight into the game industry.

    Women in Game Development SF Bay is a game development community in the San Francisco Bay Area that gives women game developers a safe space to connect, network, and make friends while gaining valuable insight into the game industry.

  • It is an environment that allows women who are interested in learning about the game industry, industry veterans, newcomers, and all in between to thrive in gaming spaces.

    It is an environment that allows women who are interested in learning about the game industry, industry veterans, newcomers, and all in between to thrive in gaming spaces.

  • GLITCHED hosts bi-monthly networking events in the Bay Area, featuring key players in the gaming industry as guest speakers and playable games and art portfolio showcases by women developers.

    GLITCHED hosts bi-monthly networking events in the Bay Area, featuring key players in the gaming industry as guest speakers and playable games and art portfolio showcases by women developers.

  • Past events have had speakers from Oculus VR, Unity, Microsoft, and other notable studios! Oh, and the food is also always amazing!

    Past events have had speakers from Oculus VR, Unity, Microsoft, and other notable studios! Oh, and the food is also always amazing!

  • About GLITCHED

    Women in Game Development SF Bay is a game development community in the San Francisco Bay Area that gives women game developers a safe space to connect, network, and make friends while gaining valuable insight into the game industry.

  • It is an environment that allows women who are interested in learning about the game industry, industry veterans, newcomers, and all in between to thrive in gaming spaces.

  • GLITCHED hosts bi-monthly networking events in the Bay Area, featuring key players in the gaming industry as guest speakers and playable games and art portfolio showcases by women developers.

  • Past events have had speakers from Oculus VR, Unity, Microsoft, and other notable studios! Oh, and the food is also always amazing!

GDC Festival of Gaming

GDC Festival of Gaming

GLITCHED - Women in Game Dev SF Bay is part of the GDC Festival of Gaming Partnership program. GDC Festival of Gaming is the world’s largest professional game industry event for programmers, artists, producers, game designers, audio professionals, publushers, founders, media, and others involved in the development of interactive games and immersive experience.

Join over 30k developers, artists, designers & innovators in a single week of game-changing connection, discovery, and learning this March 9-13, 2026.

GLITCHED - Women in Game Dev SF Bay is part of the GDC Festival of Gaming Partnership program. GDC Festival of Gaming is the world’s largest professional game industry event for programmers, artists, producers, game designers, audio professionals, publushers, founders, media, and others involved in the development of interactive games and immersive experience.

Join over 30k developers, artists, designers & innovators in a single week of game-changing connection, discovery, and learning this March 9-13, 2026.

GDC Festival of Gaming

GLITCHED - Women in Game Dev SF Bay is part of the GDC Festival of Gaming Partnership program. GDC Festival of Gaming is the world’s largest professional game industry event for programmers, artists, producers, game designers, audio professionals, publushers, founders, media, and others involved in the development of interactive games and immersive experience.


Join over 30k developers, artists, designers & innovators in a single week of game-changing connection, discovery, and learning this March 9-13, 2026.

Interested in sponsoring one of our events? Please contact marketing@glitchedsf.com

Interested in sponsoring one of our events? Please contact marketing@glitchedsf.com

Interested in sponsoring one of our events? Please contact marketing@glitchedsf.com

Event Showcase

Event Showcase

Event Showcase

Women developed games and artwork showcased at Glitched

Women developed games and artwork showcased at Glitched

Women developed games and artwork showcased at Glitched

Ye Guild Clerk!

Ye Guild Clerk!

Hand out quests to cute animal adventurers! Make friends or frenemies in the guild's lively community!

Hand out quests to cute animal adventurers! Make friends or frenemies in the guild's lively community!

So, This Vampire Walks Into a Bar

So, This Vampire Walks Into a Bar

Join Jackie in desperately trying to make ends meet by working in an unusual bar where decisions can have… disastrous consequences.

Join Jackie in desperately trying to make ends meet by working in an unusual bar where decisions can have… disastrous consequences.

Love, Ghostie

Become a wholesome ghost matchmaker and grow relationships between the manor’s residents! Gift items to lift their spirits, set them up on dates, and watch love bloom!

Joyce Weaver

Joyce Weaver

Joyce specializes in building high-quality, gamer-ready assets that are visually striking and technically optimized for performance.

Joyce specializes in building high-quality, gamer-ready assets that are visually striking and technically optimized for performance.

Love, Ghostie

Love, Ghostie

Become a wholesome ghost matchmaker and grow relationships between the manor’s residents! Gift items to lift their spirits, set them up on dates, and watch love bloom!

Become a wholesome ghost matchmaker and grow relationships between the manor’s residents! Gift items to lift their spirits, set them up on dates, and watch love bloom!

Joyce Weaver

Joyce specializes in building high-quality, gamer-ready assets that are visually striking and technically optimized for performance.

No Signal

No Signal

Explore an abandoned space station to uncover secrets and marks left by the crew. Piece together an emotional, introspective story about loneliness and meaning.

Explore an abandoned space station to uncover secrets and marks left by the crew. Piece together an emotional, introspective story about loneliness and meaning.

Prickles

Prickles

Play as an anxious cactus artist to uncover a mystery. Draw objects and gift drawings to characters to solve their problems.

Play as an anxious cactus artist to uncover a mystery. Draw objects and gift drawings to characters to solve their problems.

Founder Bio

Founder Bio

Founder Bio

GLITCHED - Women in Game Dev SF Bay was started by Godavari Hughes, a Game Designer, Community Manager, and active member of the game development community.

She has worked in the game industry for over 5 years, including a role as Lead Game Designer at JumpButton Studio for a project for Niantic, Inc.

With the frustration of not seeing women in the room at game dev events, she started her own meetup with the goal of providing a safe space for women to help each other succeed through making connections, uplifting each other, and feel supported in the game industry.

Women in Game Dev was started by Godavari Hughes, a Game Designer, Community Manager, and active member of the game development community.


She has worked in the game industry for over 5 years, including a role as Lead Game Designer at JumpButton Studio for a project for Niantic, Inc.


With the frustration of not seeing women in the room at game dev events, she started her own meetup with the goal of providing a safe space for women to help each other succeed through making connections, uplifting each other, and feel supported in the game industry.

GLITCHED - Women in Game Dev SF Bay was started by Godavari Hughes, a Game Designer, Community Manager, and active member of the game development community.

She has worked in the game industry for over 5 years, including a role as Lead Game Designer at JumpButton Studio for a project for Niantic, Inc.

With the frustration of not seeing women in the room at game dev events, she started her own meetup with the goal of providing a safe space for women to help each other succeed through making connections, uplifting each other, and feel supported in the game industry.