Each year Shawnee Game Conference holds a Game Design Competition for Shawnee students.
Shawnee Student Research Experience fund is providing $1000.00 grant for the 1st place project. The monies were donated to SSU’s Development Foundation collected during the 2005 President’s Gala.
Learn about fluid simulations in video games, including why interactive fluids make compelling game mechanics, how to program realtime 3D fluid simulations, and how to render fluids with ray-marched metaballs.
Dalton Fox shares his journey of becoming a software engineer for Boeing Research and Technology from a background in game development and how video games are changing the engineering world.
In this presentation and Q&A, Ross and Tom will explain the esports bubble, legal liabilities associated with esports and VR, personal and product branding best practices, start-up strategies, and much much more!
Complex effects made simple: An introduction to how a single simple programming concept can allow the simulation of countless effects within your game, simulation, or animation.
You have other options beyond the commercial gaming industry. This session will discuss the path of serious games and why it is path that you need to know about.
Love to play video games? SGC Showcases some of the best games around. From indie titles, student projects, game mods, virtual reality experiences. You’ll have your hands full the entire event.
Get your team in gear for this Best of 3 Rocket League tournament.
Team-up and test your skills in this best of three single elimination bracket.
For the first time in SGC history, the legendary game conference will be holding Super Smash Bros. tournaments for Melee and Ultimate! Not only that, but you can get in for free with any level of SGC pass.
Take a break from the tables and talks and come through to test your might against Smash @ Shawnee's finest and more. Register NOW!
Are you a gamer attending Shawnee Game Conference? Sign up with a group, whether you're part of your school's eSports team or not, and join others on the rift! Free with any level of SGC Pass!
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Everyone wants to start their own studio, Mark will share the up's and down's of what owning a studio is really like. He will take an in depth look at starting from just 2 owners to building a full studio rapidly.
Marcus Cenci // Derek Lewis // George Ziets // Jason Conaway / Moderated by: Jess Brohard
Join these veteran developers as they share stories about the industry. Make sure to bring your questions, portfolios, and examples of work for them.
In the year 2045, the real world is a harsh place. The only time Wade Watts (Tye Sheridan) truly feels alive is when he escapes to the OASIS, an immersive virtual universe where most of humanity spends their days. In the OASIS, you can go anywhere, do anything, be anyone–the only limits are your own imagination.
Local eatery Port City Pub is one of SGC’s partners and sponsors. Get a chance to meat the other exhibitors and speakers in a relaxed setting. *Requires SGC VIP, Exhibitor, or Speaker Badge
Hear a firsthand account of troubled projects in professional game development and learn how to avoid similar pitfalls on your own games.
Learn about the landscape of high school esports in Ohio and learn how to bring esports opportunities to your high school for free.
Marketing your game only requires time, consistency and love - you know you need to get your game out there, but what's the best way to do that?
Bastien Lecouffe Deharme talks about the path to becoming a professional artist and working within the game industry
Let’s talk about art direction and video game aesthetics.
Building assets for a game can consume an exhausting list that never seems to end. What kind of visual content is needed to populate a game and how do these assets relate to one another?
With over 15+ years of outsourcing management experience Mark will take you through lessons learned working with outsourcing studios.
Understanding the value you can bring to an Esports organization.
Current first-year and sophomore gaming students at SSU are invited to a FREE taco bar luncheon about campus resources for success at Shawnee State University. This session will be interactive and participants are eligible for free gaming prizes!
*Required to have your SSU Bear Card.
The Art of Musical Expression: Composing emotionally captivating music and sound design in video games.
Mark Stefanowicz was Art Director on Epic Mickey & Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two. Join him as he shares what he learned from the experiences.
Dalton Fox shares his journey of transforming a 48-hour PyGame prototype into a cross-platform Unity release title and how starting his own business multiplied the value of his education 10x.
Love to play video games? SGC Showcases some of the best games around. From indie titles, student projects, game mods, virtual reality experiences. You’ll have your hands full the entire event.
A discussion on the variety of free game engines available and which one is right for you.
A panel of students from the 2019 senior project. They’ll be discussing their current project and what they've learned.
