opgc 3.0 - a TechStart program affiliated with OUS and presented by Best Buy
The Oregon Game Project Challenge (ogpc 3.0) is back for its third year at Chemeketa Community College in Salem on Saturday, May 1, 2010. This is an exciting competition that gets students interested in computer science!
Teams of four to seven middle or high school students have the opportunity to create computer games specifically designed to be fun, challenging and innovative. Last year we had 41 teams compete from around the state of Oregon and Southwest Washington for trophies and prizes. We expect this year to be the biggest ogpc yet!
Attention Coaches! Keep an eye out for more ogpc 3.0 materials arriving shortly, including submission instructions, code of ethics and other important challenge information.
ogpc 2.0 - 2009 from Chris Brooks on Vimeo.
Why the Oregon Game Project Challenge?
By creating a great game, students can:
Win recognition and achievement awards
Have fun developing a game for others to play
Learn about the annual theme (last year it was water resource issues)
Learn the basics of game development and the underlying computer science
Work with friends and teammates on a fun, creative project
Gauge their interest in learning more about game development and computer science
There are many sponsorship opportunities available. Sponsors help cover facility and food costs, advertising, equipment rental, trophies and prizes. As a sponsor, your company will be featured throughout the event and on all advertising prior to the event.
If you are interested in learning more about sponsorship opportunities, please
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Judges To make this a valuable experience for the teams involved, we need volunteer judges to spend the day reviewing the teams and their final products for the challenge. No specific expertise is necessary.
On the day of the competition, judges will participate in a panel that evaluates the teams and their games across several categories. Judges are needed for about 6-7 hours for the tournament from approximately 8am - 3:30pm.
We will be holding a judge training session prior to the competition that will last about one hour that judges can attend in person or via teleconference. Judging not your thing? No problem! We have many other volunteer opportunities available, including:
Judge Queuers: act as time-keepers, making sure that judging stays on schedule
Registration Manager and Clerks: greet teams and orient them to the tournament
Arcade Managers and Assistants: make sure teams observe arcade rules
Scorekeepers: coordinate with judges and other volunteers to produce a team score
If you are interested in any of these volunteer opportunities, please please
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New this year! In addition to our traditional Game Maker track, we will have a separate "open" division in which students can create a game using any platform of their choice!
