Submissions Are Open Until August 28 The Serious Games Showcase & Challenge (SGS&C) is back — and we’re calling on innovators from government, industry, and academia to get ready. SGS&C opened its 2026 call for submissions, and the game submission window officially opened on May 1. Hosted annually at I/ITSEC, SGS&C is the premier event…
Submissions Opened May 1 The Serious Games Showcase & Challenge (SGS&C) is back — and we’re calling on innovators from government, industry, and academia to get ready. SGS&C opened its 2026 call for submissions, and the game submission window officially opened on May 1. Hosted annually at I/ITSEC, SGS&C is the premier event for spotlighting…
As the Serious Games Showcase & Challenge (SGS&C) continues its 20th anniversary celebration, there’s still time to be part of the legacy. Whether you’re building the next breakthrough in game-based training or want to lend your voice to shaping the future of serious gaming, SGS&C 2025 offers multiple ways to engage—with submissions due by August…
With the process starting a bit earlier this year, organizers of the 2023 Serious Games Showcase & Challenge (SGS&C) want to be sure that potential contributors to the SGS&C are aware the submission window is closing on Aug. 25. “This new timeline gives our participants the same amount of time during the submission window, but…
In front of a standing room only group this year at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference, the Serious Games Showcase and Challenge (SGS&C) presented seven awards to recognize this year’s challenge winners. Even a late season hurricane in Florida couldn’t keep the SGS&C IPT committee from completing their mission. “Serious games are the…
Beginning in the 1960s, tabletop war games with strong and often complex rules systems in place of referees became popular among civilian war gamers as well as military officers. These days, we live (and learn) in a digital world. Military-themed games are extremely popular among regular video game players, and this helps to drive game…
The Serious Games Showcase and Challenge (SGS&C) announced its 13 finalists for this year’s challenge. The SGS&C category winners will be chosen from the finalists and awarded in person at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) in Orlando, Florida, on Thursday, Dec. 2. Coming out of a pause in game submissions for the…
Each year, following the awards ceremony at I/ITSEC, the IPT committee gets together to discuss the successes and areas of growth for the Serious Games Showcase and Challenge, as as well top level suggestions to prepare discussions for when the team meets again in January to kick off the following year. This year, our rules…
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Serious Games Showcase & Challenge! As the SGS&C IPT looks to plan for a special celebration of the Challenge in 2015, it’s especially exciting to revisit the history and how the SGS&C came to be what it is today. Immediately after the 2005 I/ITSEC, the Naval Air…
Organizations increasingly transfer cyber security knowledge to their staff in the form of publications and instructor-led training. However, knowledge transfer does not guarantee skill development. In order to let the trainees become skilled at recognizing threats, and being fully aware of the direct connection between their daily actions and cyber security breaches, Info-Sentinel lets them…
