2025 IEEE GameSIG Intercollegiate Computer Game Competition Showcase
Hybrid Event Details
Are you involved with Computer Game Development? Do you know of staff or students at academic institutions who are? If so, please share this information on this event with them so they can attend this year's Competition. The top 10 of this year's entries of the games' first stage submitted will compete and be judged by professionals from the Computer Game Development industry.
Building on the success of last year's competition, this year's is also being held in a Hybrid format! We'll be in-person at Chapman University, and virtually via Twitch (while the teams present to the judges via Discord).
The IEEE GameSIG Intercollegiate Game [Developers] Competition, now in its fourteenth year, is an educational outreach project of IEEE GameSIG (which is part of the Orange County IEEE Computer Society, but does not geographically limit competing teams). The purpose of this event is to help students develop and demonstrate their skills at game design, development and promotion. They are challenged to show off a playable level of a game, live, in front of an audience of experienced game industry personnel and guests (which we are hoping you will join). The Computer Society Publication Office produced a 9 minute Youtube video about a previous live Competition/Showcase which is available at 2013 IEEE Intercollegiate Game Showcase.
The competition typically attracts 30 to 50 entries, from which the top ten are chosen to present their work to the "live" audience and judges. Three primary awards are given, plus a series of special awards for unique achievements. These special awards are different each year based on the nature of what the developers are showing. Their is also a People's Choice Award voted on by those attending in person or virtually. More details on the competition can be found at GameSIGshowcase.org.
This year's showcase will be hosted from the University of California, Irvine, in Irvine CA, and held Online via Twitch.
Parking at the event requires a visitor permit. Use the Anteater Parking Structure at E. Peltason Drive and Anteater Drive. Please see https://parking.uci.edu/permits/visitor/ for fees and maps.
The Twitch stream will start at 1:00 PM (PT) and end by 5:30 PM (PT).Registered individuals will receive reminders about the Showcase as we get closer to the event, with the Twitch link provided via GameSIGshowcase.org. The Twitch stream will be public.
This year, IEEE GameSIG and IGDA- Los Angeles joining forces to bring you really cool prizes and the best set of judges ever at our GameSIG Showcase 2025 event. 1st/2nd/3rd prize winners will receive FREE IGDA Memberships! More details at GameSIGshowcase.org. and https://igda.org/chapters/us-ca-los-angeles/. There will be an After-Party at GameCraft Brewing. Please RSVP for the mixer: EventBrite for the mixer!
- For sponsorship via networking at the event, please contact us for more information at gamesigshowcase@gmail.com.
- For sponsorship and donations, we'll contact you to acknowledge and verify processing. If unsure, please contact us.
Support in check-form are preferred to avoid processing fees. - For inquiries and larger sponsorship or support, contact us for more information at gamesigshowcase@gmail.com.
Competition details are available at: http://gamesigshowcase.org/
Date and Time
Location
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Registration
- Date: 03 May 2025
- Time: 08:00 PM UTC to 12:30 AM UTC
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- University of California, Irvine
- 3054 Donald Bren Hall
- Irvine, California
- United States 92617
- Building: Donald Bren Hall
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- Co-sponsored by Physical Host: University of California, Irvine
- Starts 26 March 2025 07:00 AM UTC
- Ends 03 May 2025 07:00 PM UTC
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Agenda
Tentative schedule:
1:00 PM - Welcome and Introductions
1:10 PM - Competition Presentation of Top Finalists
3:20 PM - Game Demos and Special Presentations
4:15 PM - Announcement of Winners
4:30 PM - Audience/Game Teams Interaction
5:30 PM - Twitch Stream concludes
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