Serious Games Showcase & Challenge

Opportunities

The Sixth Annual Serious Games Showcase & Challenge will occur at this year's I/ITSEC. Serious Games developers from Academia and Industry can use this as a venue to get their games in front of the huge crowd that attends each year's I/ITSEC.

The overarching purpose of the showcase & challenge is to identify innovative game based solutions to problems that could affect the military both today and in the future. Get exposure to the Serious Games industry and those participants who use these games in training. Included below are samples of highly sought after sponsorship opportunities. For detailed benefits please contact Debbie Dyson at ddyson@ndia.org.

Click here for the Sponsorship Flyer

Sample Sponsorship Packages

This year, the Serious Games Challenge & Showcase booth location will be inside of the I/ITSEC main hall (near dining facility), with premium visibility and traffic. All sponsorships listed below will have their corporate identity (logo / name) prominently displayed at the booth, on the Serious Games website and on related challenge literature. In addition, those sponsors that select packages with an (*) will have their name prominently displayed on the associated award signage.

Peoples’ Choice Award

Investment: $5,000 (SOLD TO MS&T)

Logo on: SGS&C website, overhead and side booth signage, every SGS&C ballot printed, voting booth pod, award.
• Co-presentation of award at the SGS&C awards ceremony, mention in any SGS&C media announcement, one ticket to the I/ITSEC Closing Ball.

Platinum Package

Investment: $3,000 (SOLD TO HP)

Logo on: SGS&C website, Lobby Sponsor Boards, Overhead Booth Banner, side booth panels, prominent logo placement.
• Mention in any SGS&C Media Announcement, formal Acknowledgement/Participation at SGS&C Award Ceremony, two invitations to Speakers Reception, two Tickets to I/ITSEC Closing Ball.

Gold Package

Investment: $2,000 (SOLD TO HAVOK)

Logo on: SGS Challenge website, Lobby Sponsor Boards, Side booth panels, middle logo placement.
• Single datasheet of company collateral available for handout, mention in SGS Challenge Media Announcement, acknowledgement at SGS Award Ceremony, one Ticket to Speakers Reception & Closing Ball.

Hardware Sponsor

Hardware sponsored by HP

Student Prize Package Sponsor

Student Prize Package sponsored by Unity

Best Company Game Award

Investment: $1,500 (SOLD TO CACI)

Logo on: SGS Challenge website, overhead booth banner, side booth panels, award.
• Co-presentation of award at the SGS Challenge awards ceremony, mention in any SGS Challenge media announcement, one ticket to the I/ITSEC Closing Ball.

Best Government Game Award

Investment: $1,500 (SOLD TO INTELLIGENT DECISIONS)

Best Student Game Award

Investment: $1,500 (SOLD TO NOVONICS)

Logo on: SGS Challenge website, overhead and side booth signage, award.
• Co-presentation of award at the SGS Challenge awards ceremony, mention in any SGS Challenge media announcement, one ticket to the I/ITSEC Closing Ball.

Best Theme Award
(Adaptive Thinking Game)

Investment: $2,000 (SOLD to Concurrent Technologies Corporation)

Logo on: SGS&C website, overhead and side booth signage, award.
• Description of Company interest in sponsoring the selected theme on the SGS&C website, co-presentation of award at the SGS&C awards ceremony, mention in any SGS&C media Announcement; one ticket to the I/ITSEC Closing Ball.

Best Theme Award
(Mobile Game)

Investment: $2,000 (SOLD)

Silver Package

Investment: $1,000 (SOLD)

Logo on: SGS Challenge website, Lobby Sponsor Boards, side booth panels, lower logo placement.
• Mention in SGS Challenge Media Announcement, acknowledgement at SGS Award Ceremony, one ticket to Speakers Reception.

Academia/Bronze Package

Investment: $750 (1 AVAILABLE & 2 SOLD)

Logo on: Lobby Sponsor Boards, side booth panels, lower logo placement.
• Academia Collateral on Serious Games Curriculum available for handout at booth and collateral on company Serious Games initiatives.

Important Dates

Aug 1
We will begin accepting entries for submission.
Sep 26
All entries must be entered by this time.
Oct 15
All Top 12 2011 Finalists will be notified via e-mail.
Dec 1
2011 Contest Awards at I/ITSEC

Testimonials

"Novonics Corporation has been a proud sponsor and evaluator for the Serious Game Showcase and Challenge since its inception. It’s remarkable how the number of entries and quality of the Serious Games have increased over the last five years. The innovative ideas of the student entries are especially exciting. Our sponsorship helps to support awards for category winners and provides Novonics Corporation a great venue to align ourselves with our goal of providing innovative training solutions. Looking forward to continued sponsorship of this outstanding event."
--Charlie Frye, Novonics

"MS&T magazine, and its publishers Halldale Media, are keen to continue their support of the Serious Games Showcase at I/ITSEC 2011. Games are a critical component of training and education plans for the future as we deal with an increasingly technology dependent workforce. This applies to our military as well as our schools and other industries and user groups. We began a serious focus on the use of games for training about 6 years ago and have since then helped spread the message to new user groups and those of a more traditional training mind – we will continue to do so and support the Serious Games Showcase in its effort to propagate this highly cost effective method of training."
--Andy Smith, MS&T Magazine

“Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) is proud to be the inaugural sponsor of the Adaptive Gaming award for the 2011 Serious Games Showcase & Challenge. CTC has a long history of advancing learning and human performance through the development of standards, visually engaging interactive content, and software systems. We look forward to being part of this exciting event.”
– Ron Ball, Concurrent Technologies Corporation

Opportunities

Important Dates

We will begin accepting entries for submission.

All entries must be entered by this time.

All Top 12 2011 Finalists will be notified via e-mail.

2011 Contest Awards at I/ITSEC