Event Info
The NJIT Game Development Expo is a bi-yearly event to showcase NJIT students' ability in video game development as well as demonstrate skill in currently popular games. All are welcome to the event and tournament. The game development contest is for current NJIT students only.
Time and Location
April 19th, 2008
12:00pm - 10:00pm
Ballroom / 2nd Floor
Student Center
NJIT
Contact
Direct all questions and inquiries to DJ Kehoe.
Sponsored by
Next Game Expo : April 19th, 2008
From 11:30am through 10:00pm
Campus Center Ballroom & Second Floor
Bigger and Better
All Are Welcome!
Game Development Contest - High School Division entry form is now available here. Form is in PDF format.
News and Updates
SuccessThis year's fall game expo was a complete success. We had around 500 people attend throughout the day and about 200 people take part in our various tournaments and competitions.
To everyone who attended and everyone who helped out: Thank you!
Halo 3A small correction to all previous announcements. Halo 3 will be substituting the Halo 2 tournament. Anyone who has Halo 3 and would like to help us out, please contact the event director. We welcome anyone volunteerint equipment for the game expo.
Thank you.
Costume ContestWe have officially launched another new event this year, the Video Game Costume Contest.
Open to all. See costume contest page for details.
September 6th, 2007New Event Added for the Fall Game Expo: High School Student Development Contest.
Open to all current HS Students. See development contest page for details.
September 4th, 2007Site revised for Game Expo 3.0. The next Game Expo will be held on Saturday, October 6th from 11:30 am through 10:00pm. Online registration unavailable for now.
Game Expo v3.5 tentative spring date : April 19th, 2008.
February 19, 2007Site revised for Game Expo 2.5. Online registration unavailable for now.
August 22, 2006Registration is now available for game devlopment and tournaments. You can also sign up to volunteer using the above links.
August 17, 2006The site has just undergone a complete overhaul.
This Fall's Game Expo has been scheduled for October 7, 2006. Please mark your calendars. Registration will be available soon.
Game Expo Events
Game Development
Submit your game to compete for prizes against NJIT's best game developers. This contest is only open to NJIT students and alumni.
Homebrew
Games programmed entirely from scratch with only a few companion libraries to assist in the development. These are generally done in C/C++. These games are generally simple with poorer graphics, since everything relies on the programmer.
Mod
Games made with an existing game engine, such as Half-Life, Doom, Unreal or Torque. These games generally look better and function easier due to the foundation of a professional game engine.
Flash/Web
Games designed to be played through or with web technologies. These can be done with Flash, Java and other tools. The games are generally simpler with decent graphics.
Level Editing
This showcases the developer's ability to create realistic environments as well as the ability to set up an interesting gaming experience given an existing game world. This may sometimes involve some degree of scripting. Common games that feature this are Unreal Tournament, Warcraft III and Half-Life
2D Painting
This showcases the game artist's ability to work with digital painting programs and to work within fine limitations. 2D artwork is utilized in a number of different ways from animated game Sprites, to backgrounds, textures and promotional artwork.
3D Modeling
This showcases the game artist's ability to work with 3 Dimensional space. 3D models are used prominently in games both as the player models and world objects as well as for almost all graphical elements in a 3D game. This will involve creating the object mesh, creating and painting the skin, animation and in some cases placement of lighting. 3D work is typically done with 3D Studio Max, Maya and Blender.
High School Game Development
This is a category open to current High School students only. Any game development project created by High School students is elibible for judging. Projects will be judged based on amount of original work, innovation, art and functionality. Game submitted do not need to be completed projects, playable demonstrations will be sufficient. Winning team will be awarded a certificate and prize.
Tournament
Show off your 1337 skills and compete for prizes! Sign up for one of the games below, or request games that you'd like to have added!
*Note: You must bring your own computer to compete in PC games. Only games with pre-registered players will run.
All are welcome to compete in any of the tournaments. However, requests for new games will only be taken from NJIT students.
Tournament Games
Tekken 5 Dark Resurection Rock Band Super Smash Bros. Brawl Halo 3 Team Fortress 2 Starcraft Warcraft 3: DoTA Enemy Territory: Quake Wars Call of Duty 4: 4v4 Guitar Hero 3 Marvel Vs Capcom 2 Many more by popular demand...The NJIT Game Expo is coordinated and directed by DJ Kehoe, with support from the Dean of Dean of Students Office, The College of Computing Sciences, the Information Technology Program and ITMS!