By Dolly Rairigh Glass Reprinted with permission from Team Orlando For Serious Games Showcase & Challenge, the year 2011 was a year for adaptation. Specifically, it was centered around mobile platforms and the introduction of its own award category, and the first year for the special themed category, “Adaptive Force.” With mobile use continuing to…
We are excited to announce our 20 finalists for this year’s Serious Games Showcase & Challenge! We will be featuring the games throughout this month leading up to I/ITSEC so make sure to check in each day to learn more about each of them. Congratulations to the 2016 finalists: A Fine Line by CMU ETCADAPT-MP…
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2016 SERIOUS GAMES SHOWCASE & CHALLENGE WINNERS! The Serious Games Showcase & Challenge 2016 award winners are: Best Game Business Category – Post Attack Reconnaissance (PAR) Virtual Training Mode by ARA Virtual Heroes Best Game Government Category – USC Standard Patient by USC ICT/US ARL Best Game Student Category – Bots & (Main)Frames…
Thinking of sponsoring this year’s Serious Games Showcase & Challenge? There are many different opportunities and levels depending on your company’s marketing goals and needs. Take the opportunity to present a particular game category, like sponsoring the “Best Government Award,” or consider a sponsorship that isn’t tied to one particular game category, like the Gold…
Submissions for the 2017 Serious Games Showcase & Challenge open on Aug. 1, and will remain open until Sept. 18. This year, all applicants are required to submit an “intent to submit” form by Sept. 15 to ensure that the committee is adequately prepared to accept each game’s materials. The committee will announce the finalists…
Serious Games Showcase & Challenge is excited to announce our 20 finalists in the business, government and student categories for 2017! Our team was so impressed with all the submissions this year, and we really enjoyed learning and playing the games during the downselect. The 2017 finalists in the business category are: Aflac Trivia by…
On Thursday, November 30, 2017 at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC), the Serious Games Showcase & Challenge (SGS&C) announced this year’s winners, including the coveted People’s Choice award voted on by I/ITSEC attendees. Supporting the SGS&C as award ceremony participants were members of the executive conference leadership, including Brigadier General William Cole,…
Far-Plane is a unique role-playing game that teaches essential leadership skills through exciting challenges and quests. Set on a resource-starved planet torn among warring factions, players navigate complex political environments, unite diverse peoples and build strategic alliances to save the world. Far-Plane empowers players to evaluate situations and make decisions using critical thinking, build alliances,…
Elaine M. Raybourn, Ph.D. is a Principal Member of the Technical Staff in Cognitive Science at Sandia National Laboratories and has designed computer games for cultural dynamics. A member of the Serious Games Showcase & Challenge IPT since 2010, Elaine’s greatest passion is engendering intercultural communication and multicultural understanding for all, through the design of…
Eagle Eye is a fielded US Army training game that leverages an expansive and immersive 3D urban environment. This application provides the Army’s latest reconnaissance and security tactics to the RQ-7B Shadow Platform. The game puts the player in control of an Unmanned Aircraft supporting a Brigade Combat Team using their critical decision making skills….
