Western Oregon University hosted the 17th season of the Oregon Game Project Challenge, a video game development competition for middle and high school students.
Each fall, OGPC announces a theme for the year’s competition, which is typically held in May. Teams then work together to design a video game based on that theme to present at the main event. Students interact with judges, event attendees, and tech industry professionals during the competition.
In May, 60 teams comprised of 285 students participated, representing over 30 schools from Oregon and southern Washington. Each team has between 2-7 members and an adult coach. See this year’s winners online at https://tms.ogpc.info.
Western has hosted the competition since 2017 and will host it again next year. The date for next year’s event will be announced this fall.
“OGPC seeks to inspire students to develop various skills based on their passion for making video games,” said Andrew Scholer, director of OGPC. “Students write code, create art and music, craft a story, and design gameplay. They learn project management and teamwork as they collaborate over multiple months to deliver a project. And they practice their soft skills as they present their project to judges and other students.”
OGPC was started by a non-profit arm of the Software Association of Oregon (now the Technology Association of Oregon). In 2015 it was spun off as an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit also called Oregon Game Project Challenge. Learn more online at www.ogpc.info
