Congratulations to the 2015 Serious Games Showcase & Challenge Winners!

Congratulations to the 2015 Serious Games Showcase & Challenge Winners!

By Dolly Rairigh Glass Reprinted with permission from Team Orlando The Serious Games Showcase & Challenge (SGS&C) winners were recognized at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) on Dec. 3. Eighteen finalist games were showcased on the floor during the four-day I/ITSEC show, where close to 15,000 attendees had the opportunity to play…

Celebrating Ten Years of Serious Games Showcase & Challenge: Adaptation an important piece of SGS&C 2011

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…

Meet Our Finalists for the 2016 Serious Games Showcase & Challenge

Meet Our Finalists for the 2016 Serious Games Showcase & Challenge

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!

Congratulations to the 2016 Serious Games Showcase & Challenge Winners!

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 SGS&C?

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…

Serious Games Showcase & Challenge submissions open Aug. 1

Serious Games Showcase & Challenge submissions open Aug. 1

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…

And the 2017 SGS&C Winners Are….

And the 2017 SGS&C Winners Are….

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,…

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Gate by New Mexico State University Learning Games Lab

Shadows are corrupting the land. Players must restore the balance of nature by battling monsters to release the light within. Gate teaches the mathematical concept of place value, crucial for understanding the large numbers and decimals that appear in 6th grade and beyond. Its dark fantasy landscape, with flying and lumbering monsters, draws players into…

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Far-Plane: Beyond Boundaries by Triad Interactive Media

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,…