By COLLIN STORK
Student Reporter
Northwestern students participated and won in several categories of the Heartland Gaming Expo.
This is an event in its sixth year that is held in Tulsa, where Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s Game Programming teams participate. It is open to all ages and contestants compete in age categories in the field of computer simulation and gaming.
The Expo takes place at the beginning of April each year and there are various categories with the big 3 being the Game Showcase, Gallery Showcase and the Code Break. Students from across Oklahoma compete in these categories.
Northwestern Oklahoma State University had contestants win in their respective sections of the Expo. Chris Dickson placed first in the Game Showcase Virtual Reality category, Dickson and his gaming partner Jake Adair placed third in the 168-hour Code Jam.
Austin Mount, Jackson Gardner, Dakota Jantz and Justin Dobbs also competed in the code jam and placed second. Jacob Marr placed second in the Scoring and Sound Design Category.
The Expo seeks to bring together students, educators, professionals and enthusiasts and it hosts the largest game development competition in the central United States. It also features hands-on workshops, many guest speakers, exhibitor’s hall and more.
For more information on next year’s event, check out heartlandgamingexpo.com to register as either an attendee or competitor.