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.