Events & Contests
Upcoming Events
UB Events
The following events are sponsored by the University of Baltimore (some are in Baltimore, some are in Montgomery County at the Universities of Shady Grove Campus). All events are free and open to the public:
Information Sessions (ongoing) - contact UB for more information
Semi-Annual Events
Montgomery College Game & Web Day
For the past two years, Montgomery College has organized a Game Day to introduce students to the world of gaming. With industry and academic speakers and demos and live action games by students, this has become a popular college event. Find out more about our life-size Angry Birds game (2011), our life-size Donkey Kong game (2008), our life-size Zelda game (2006) and our life-size Pac-Man game (2005).
Montgomery College Java Programming Competition
Contact Prof. Alla Webb for more details: alla.webb@montgomerycollege.edu
Global Game Jam
Usually takes place at the end of January
An international competition taking place at multiple locations around the world. Compete to create a game in just one weekend!
www.globalgamejam.com
Montgomery College Rockville Science Day
Usually in April. Rockville Campus
www.rockvillescience.org
Digital Overload
Baltimore, MD
LAN party & gaming event
http://digital-overload.com
Imagine Cup Competition
See website for deadlines.
Microsoft has launched the Imagine Cup Competition for students to compete to create the best games, software, photography, film, design and other categories. This year's Imagine Cup challenge is for students to "Imagine a world where technology helps solve the toughest problems facing us today."
www.imaginecup.com.
Game Developers Conference
Independent Games Festival
www.igf.com
"The GDC is the premier event for developers in the interactive entertainment
industry. With content addressing the breadth of videogame development on every
platform, developers from around the world come to San Francisco for the GDC's
technical conference sessions, the giant expo floor, the after-hours events,
and most of all, to connect (and reconnect) with their peers in the game industry."
GDC scholarships & volunteer positions may be available.
East Coast Game Conference
www.ecgconf.com
E3
The Electronic Entertainment Expo
www.e3expo.com
Siggraph
www.siggraph.org
Games for Health Conference
www.gamesforhealth.org
Serious Games Summit
www.seriousgamessummit.com
Games for Change Conference
/www.gamesforchange.org
Games + Learning + Society conference
www.glsconference.org
Meaningful Play conference
meaningfulplay.msu.edu
I/ITSEC conference
www.iitsec.org
The Women's Game Conference
www.WomensGameConference.com
The Austin Game Conference
Austin, Texas
www.GameConference.com
South by Southwest Interactive
www.sxsw.com
Pax East
east.paxsite.com
Child's Play Charity
www.childsplaycharity.org
Donate $ for games for kids in hospitals.
More Events
www.igda.org/events/
