Monday, February 13, 2012 at 05:43PM We will be offering training for OGPC coaches at each of the two OGPC Game Jams. Come along with your team, help them get settled, then join us for training from 10am to 11:30am. We have classrooms set aside at both PSU and UO for the training.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 05:49PM Registration for the OGPC Main Event on April 28 is now live!
Also, remember that the best way to kick off your OGPC season is to attend one of the two OGPC Game Jams in Portland and Eugene.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 03:37PM Two items to share:
Thursday, December 22, 2011 at 04:14PM Join OGPC in exploring new territory in 2012! This year we’re introducing the OGPC Adventure!, transforming the judging process into a game that teams will start playing the moment they decide to attend the OGPC Main Event on April 28, 2012. The OGPC Adventure! adds a lot to the OGPC experience — industry professionals acting as Quest Givers and Trail Guides, Team Achievements, opportunities for team interaction, file hosting for final projects, and even more recognition of the hard work that goes into successfully making a game.
OGPC is excited to announce a series of new events—the OGPC Game Jams! These one-day events provide teams of high-school and middle-school students an opportunity to create a design document and paper prototype of a videogame based on the OGPC annual theme. Working with industry mentors, students will learn the basics of team communication, translating abstract ideas into concrete plans, rapid paper-prototyping of their designs, pitching their projects, and professional networking.
Teams are welcome — but not required — to build on this experience, going on to create their game for the OGPC Main Event. Attendance of a Game Jam is not mandatory for teams planning on attending the Main Event, but there will be limited-edition OGPC Adventure! Achievements available at the Game Jams!
There are two Game Jams scheduled for 2012:
Registration for the Game Jams will open on January 3, 2012.
Saturday, October 1, 2011 at 05:32PM The Oregon Game Project Challenge (OGPC), an exciting competition that gets students interested in computer science, will be back for its fifth year in 2012! The planning committee is hard at work planning for next year and we will have several exciting announcements before the end of the year.