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Run Jump Dev
Run Jump Dev is a non-profit association of independant game developers which meets in Lexington Ky. Their stated goal is to grow and cultivate the local game development community in Kentucky. Run Jump Dev meets on Tuesdays weekly at the offices of Awesome Inc. The group, in collaboration with Bluegrass Community & Technical Collage, regularly hosts guest speakers who focus on both the technical and business aspect of game creation. The group has worked with Jessamine County to promote technical literacy by offering video game related subjects

Membership
While membership to run jump dev is free there is a paid membership which allows individuals to participate in the management of the group. The Run Jump Dev board includes positions for President, Treasurer, Secretary, and general board member. The current positions are held by John Meister, Shylo Shepherd, Amanda Wallace, Leonard Wedderburn, and Tim Knowltin.

Vector Game Conference
The Vector Game Conference is a newly established annual game conference ran by Eastern Kentucky University in collaboration with Run Jump Dev and other Kentucky game development groups. The conference was established to give a voice to the growing game development community in Kentucky. It features showcases for games developed by students and members and is designed as an open platform for critique of games in active development. Panels are also held with professional game developers and games jorunalists

Guest Speakers
At the end of every month a guest speaker comes to talk about technical and/or business aspects of creating a game. Talks are typically recorded, although not necessarily released, and don't always take place at Awesome Inc. Talks are informal but are lead by a speaker rather than the meetup format that the group usually operates with.

List of guest speakers

Game Jams
Run Jump Dev encourages that its members participate in game jams such as the Ludum Dare and Train Jam. It hosts real world gatherings for these otherwise virtual events, and encourages teamwork where applicable.

Lexitron
The Lexitron is an arcade cabinet made to host original games made by Lexington developers. Software written for it must be compatible with Windows 7 and XInput.