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Keynote Speaker - Jose Araiza
Keynote, Production
2025, Friday, Jose Araiza
Keynote Speaker - Jose Araiza
Keynote, Production
2025, Friday, Jose Araiza

10 A.M. | Friday

VRCFA | Eloise Covert Smith Theater

Speakers: Jose Araiza

Keynote, Production
2025, Friday, Jose Araiza
How to Launch an Esports Program
Esports
Adam Schuler, 2025, Friday
How to Launch an Esports Program
Esports
Adam Schuler, 2025, Friday

11 A.M. | Friday

VRCFA | Eloise Covert Smith Theater

Instructor: Adam Schuler

Esports
Adam Schuler, 2025, Friday
Putting Pen to Paper: How to Finally Write That Game You've Been Thinking About
Narrative
2025, Friday, Jaron R. M. Johnson
Putting Pen to Paper: How to Finally Write That Game You've Been Thinking About
Narrative
2025, Friday, Jaron R. M. Johnson

11 A.M. | Friday

MUC | Room 214

Speakers: Jaron R. M. Johnson

Narrative
2025, Friday, Jaron R. M. Johnson
Designing for Interaction: The Creatures That Got Me My Master's
Art
2025, Friday, Lily Gresham
Designing for Interaction: The Creatures That Got Me My Master's
Art
2025, Friday, Lily Gresham

11 A.m. | Friday

MUC | Room 215

Speakers: Lily Gresham

Art
2025, Friday, Lily Gresham
Game Engine Shuffle: Moving from Unity to Godot
General
2025, Friday, Zack Inks
Game Engine Shuffle: Moving from Unity to Godot
General
2025, Friday, Zack Inks

12 P.M. | Friday

VRCFA | Eloise Covert Smith Theater

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Speakers: Zack Inks

General
2025, Friday, Zack Inks
Simulation and Data Collection in Godot
Engineering
2025, Friday, William Martin
Simulation and Data Collection in Godot
Engineering
2025, Friday, William Martin

12 P.M. | Friday

MUC | ROOM 214

Speakers: William Martin

Engineering
2025, Friday, William Martin
Reconstructing Experience - From Reality to Concept
Art, Narrative
2025, Friday, Michael Reynolds
Reconstructing Experience - From Reality to Concept
Art, Narrative
2025, Friday, Michael Reynolds

12 P.M. | Friday

MUC | Room 215

Speakers: Michael Reynolds

Art, Narrative
2025, Friday, Michael Reynolds
Capturing Character: Acting for Games
Performance
2025, Friday, Tony Wilens-Mabry
Capturing Character: Acting for Games
Performance
2025, Friday, Tony Wilens-Mabry

1 P.M. | Friday

ATC | ROOM 220

Presenter: Dayetonio Wilens-Mabry

Performance
2025, Friday, Tony Wilens-Mabry
Scope, Growth, and the Importance of Making Really Bad Games
Engineering, Narrative
2025, Friday, Conner Rush
Scope, Growth, and the Importance of Making Really Bad Games
Engineering, Narrative
2025, Friday, Conner Rush

1 P.M. | Friday

MUC | ROOM 214

Speakers: Conner Rush

Engineering, Narrative
2025, Friday, Conner Rush
Visit 666 Malevolence Lane
General
2025, Friday, Halee Magee, Camilla Leslie, Elliot Prince
Visit 666 Malevolence Lane
General
2025, Friday, Halee Magee, Camilla Leslie, Elliot Prince

1 P.M. | Friday

VRCFA | Eloise Covert Smith Theater

Speakers: Haley Magee, Camilla Leslie, Elliot Prince

General
2025, Friday, Halee Magee, Camilla Leslie, Elliot Prince
Start Learning Outside of Class - SSU Alumni Panel
General
2025, Friday, Nicholas Ludowese, Blayde Gilley, Dalton Chutes, Kory Byrne, Jonathan Reynolds
Start Learning Outside of Class - SSU Alumni Panel
General
2025, Friday, Nicholas Ludowese, Blayde Gilley, Dalton Chutes, Kory Byrne, Jonathan Reynolds

2 P.m. | Friday

VRCFA | Eloise Covert Smith Theater

Moderator: Travis Lynn

Speakers: Nicholas Ludowese, Blayde Gilley, Dalton Chutes, Kory Byrne

General
2025, Friday, Nicholas Ludowese, Blayde Gilley, Dalton Chutes, Kory Byrne, Jonathan Reynolds
Outlining Characters and Their Problems
Narrative
2025, Friday, Allen Barnhart
Outlining Characters and Their Problems
Narrative
2025, Friday, Allen Barnhart

2 P.M. | Friday

MUC | ROOM 214

Speakers: Allen Barnhart

Narrative
2025, Friday, Allen Barnhart
It's Kind of Like Dating: How to Find and Hire the Right Voice Actor for Your Game
Performance
2025, Friday, Carrie Drovdlic
It's Kind of Like Dating: How to Find and Hire the Right Voice Actor for Your Game
Performance
2025, Friday, Carrie Drovdlic

2 P.M. | Friday

MUC | ROOM 215

Speakers: Carrie Drovdlic

Performance
2025, Friday, Carrie Drovdlic
Learning Never Stops: Important Lessons I Learned Working in Games
General, Engineering
2025, Friday, Sam Bushman
Learning Never Stops: Important Lessons I Learned Working in Games
General, Engineering
2025, Friday, Sam Bushman

3 P.M. | Friday

VRCFA | Eloise Covert Smith Theater

Speakers: Sam Bushman

General, Engineering
2025, Friday, Sam Bushman
Construction of the Figurative Form in 2D
Art
2025, Friday, Sarit Somasa
Construction of the Figurative Form in 2D
Art
2025, Friday, Sarit Somasa

3 P.m. | Friday

MUC | Room 215

Speakers: Sarit Somasa

Art
2025, Friday, Sarit Somasa
Speaking The Language of Game Design: Player Archetypes
Narrative
2025, Friday, Jaron R. M. Johnson
Speaking The Language of Game Design: Player Archetypes
Narrative
2025, Friday, Jaron R. M. Johnson

3 P.M. | Friday

MUC | Room 214

Speakers: Jaron R. M. Johnson

Narrative
2025, Friday, Jaron R. M. Johnson
Game Design Pitch Contest
General
2025, Friday, Jose Araiza, George Ziets, Marcus Cenci
Game Design Pitch Contest
General
2025, Friday, Jose Araiza, George Ziets, Marcus Cenci

4 P.M. | Friday

VRCFA | Eloise Covert Smith Theater

General
2025, Friday, Jose Araiza, George Ziets, Marcus Cenci
Spotlight on Independent Projects
General, Engineering
2025, Sophie Morris, Nicholas Ratliff, Saturday
Spotlight on Independent Projects
General, Engineering
2025, Sophie Morris, Nicholas Ratliff, Saturday

10 A.M. | Saturday

MUC | Room 214

Speakers: Sophie Morris, Nicholas Ratliff

General, Engineering
2025, Sophie Morris, Nicholas Ratliff, Saturday
How to use lighting to make you 3D environment eye catching.
Art
2025, Saturday, Yuzhi Zhu
How to use lighting to make you 3D environment eye catching.
Art
2025, Saturday, Yuzhi Zhu

10 A.M. | Saturday

MUC | ROOM 215

Speakers: Yuzhi Zhu

Art
2025, Saturday, Yuzhi Zhu
Tales that Shape Playable Worlds
Narrative
2025, Allen Barnhart, Saturday, George Ziets, Jaron R. M. Johnson, Conner Rush, Henry Bawden
Tales that Shape Playable Worlds
Narrative
2025, Allen Barnhart, Saturday, George Ziets, Jaron R. M. Johnson, Conner Rush, Henry Bawden

11 A.M. | Saturday

MUC | ROOM 215

Moderator: Allen Barnhart

Panelists: George Ziets, Jaron R. M. Johnson, Henry Bawden, Conner Rush

Narrative
2025, Allen Barnhart, Saturday, George Ziets, Jaron R. M. Johnson, Conner Rush, Henry Bawden
Rapid Game Development With AI Demonstration
Engineering
2025, Saturday, Christopher Schneller, Dustin Simpkins
Rapid Game Development With AI Demonstration
Engineering
2025, Saturday, Christopher Schneller, Dustin Simpkins

11 A.M. | Saturday

MUC | Room 214

Speakers: Dustin Simpkins, Christopher Schneller

Engineering
2025, Saturday, Christopher Schneller, Dustin Simpkins
Instant Gratification With Unreal (Animation and Rigging In Context)
Art
2025, Saturday, Mark Fitzpatrick
Instant Gratification With Unreal (Animation and Rigging In Context)
Art
2025, Saturday, Mark Fitzpatrick

12 P.M. | Saturday

MUC | ROOM 215

Speakers: Mark Fitzpatrick

Art
2025, Saturday, Mark Fitzpatrick
Leveling Up Higher Ed: Shawnee State Students Create a VR Universe for ODHE
Engineering
2025, Saturday, John Straw
Leveling Up Higher Ed: Shawnee State Students Create a VR Universe for ODHE
Engineering
2025, Saturday, John Straw

12 P.M. | Saturday

MUC | Room 214

Engineering
2025, Saturday, John Straw
Giving Voice: Acting for Games
Performance
2025, Carrie Drovdlic, Saturday, Workshop
Giving Voice: Acting for Games
Performance
2025, Carrie Drovdlic, Saturday, Workshop

1 P.M. | Saturday

VRCFA | Howland Recital Hall

Speakers: Carrie Drovdlic

Performance
2025, Carrie Drovdlic, Saturday, Workshop
Simulation Development: Insights from Game Programming
Engineering
2025, Saturday, Kor
Simulation Development: Insights from Game Programming
Engineering
2025, Saturday, Kor

1 P.M. | Saturday

MUC | ROOM 214

Speakers: Kory Byrne

Engineering
2025, Saturday, Kor
Mentorshop: Portfolio & Career Guidance
Narrative, Art, Engineering, General
2025, Saturday, George Ziets, Blayde Gilley, Will Kosan, Mark Fitzpatrick, Lily Gresham, Sam Bushman, Jonathan Reynolds, Henry Bawden, Kory Byrne, Michael Reynolds, Yuzhi Zhu
Mentorshop: Portfolio & Career Guidance
Narrative, Art, Engineering, General
2025, Saturday, George Ziets, Blayde Gilley, Will Kosan, Mark Fitzpatrick, Lily Gresham, Sam Bushman, Jonathan Reynolds, Henry Bawden, Kory Byrne, Michael Reynolds, Yuzhi Zhu

1 P.M. | Saturday

MUC | ROOM 215

Host: SSU Career Services

Narrative, Art, Engineering, General
2025, Saturday, George Ziets, Blayde Gilley, Will Kosan, Mark Fitzpatrick, Lily Gresham, Sam Bushman, Jonathan Reynolds, Henry Bawden, Kory Byrne, Michael Reynolds, Yuzhi Zhu
The New Normal - Making Indie Games in 2025
General, Production
2025, Saturday, AJ Fulco
The New Normal - Making Indie Games in 2025
General, Production
2025, Saturday, AJ Fulco

2 P.M. | Friday

MUC | ROOM 214

Speakers: A.J. Fulco

General, Production
2025, Saturday, AJ Fulco