Why join EGaDS?

Joining the Electronic Game Developers Society is a great way to hone your craft, to meet like-minded students and industry professionals, and to further your career in the field of game development. Most EGaDS! events are open to the public, but members receive many additional benefits including:

  • Email priority with job and internship openings
  • A professional profile on this website
  • Access to exclusive software workshops
  • Free entry into the GameCraft game design competition
  • Free access to EGaDS events
  • Reduced entry fees for fundraiser tournaments
  • A vote in the annual officer elections
  • An EGaDS! T-shirt
  • Open forum to showcase your games
  • Community from which to draw new talent


How to join

If you'd like to join EGaDS!, simply speak to one of our officers after any meeting. The membership fee is $25 per year, or $15 per semester.

Membership in the Electronic Game Developers Society is open to all University of Texas at Austin students, faculty, and staff, regardless of race, national origin, creed or political affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, or veteran's status.