The 8th Annual Intel University Game Showcase
Join us for the 8th annual 2021 Intel University Games Showcase to see the BEST student game projects from the BEST university game developer programs compete for prizes from Intel.
Don't Miss Any of the Action!
Come watch the live stream via Twitch on July 22nd, 2021, from 3-4 PM PDT. Intel reps will be on hand through Twitch and on discord to answer your questions.
Meet the Emcee & Judges
Get to know our event emcee and our highly talented judges, each with renowned expertise and unique experience in the gaming and technology fields.
Zach Hill
Gaming Evangelist, Intel
Meet our emcee Zach Hill, a lifelong PC gamer and voice actor who joined Intel’s gaming team in 2019. He’s into indie, racing, strategy, space, and role-playing games and loves to share his excitement for games that bring friends together. He’s ready to be blown away by the games built by fellow university students for the Intel University Games Showcase!
Gene Chorba
Developer Relations Lead, Riot Games
A lifelong gamer, Gene works at Riot Games leading Developer Relations and through his work at Riot and beyond has helped motivated game developers and entrepreneurs follow their dreams. With a focus on making great products, delighting players and investing into the games ecosystem, Gene works to empower the next generation of developers.
Ashley Alicea
Sr. Developer Advocate (Games), Unity Technologies
As a Developer Advocate for Games at Unity, Ashley Alicea spends her days creating technical demos to empower Unity creators with the skills they need to make amazing games. Her past roles at Global Game Jam, IndieCade, and Games For Change have made her a passionate advocate of democratizing game development.
Peter King
SVP Business Development, Green Man Gaming
With over 30 years in the games industry, Peter has held several senior roles with major gaming companies, which include, Activision, Mattel, Broderbund, 1C, Novalogic and Green Man Gaming. Peter has launched titles such as Myst, Call of Duty, Tony Hawks, and Delta Force. Over the last 2 years he has been leading the BD role in Green Man Gaming.
Dean Takahashi
Lead Writer (GamesBeat), VentureBeat
Dean Takahashi has been a tech journalist since 1988, and has covered games as a beat since 1996. He has written for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, “Opening the Xbox” and “The Xbox 360 Uncloaked.” He also organizes the annual GamesBeat and GamesBeat Summit conferences.
Steven Isaacs
Education Program Manager, Epic Games
In Steven’s current role, his mission is to support educators and students in exploring career opportunities that leverage interactive 3D skills. Prior to his role at Epic, Steve was a public school teacher for 28 years, teaching game design and development as well as other courses related to creative uses of technology.
Bobby Oh
Business Development Manager, Intel
Bobby has over 20+ years of experience rallying global support for next-generation technology solutions within the gaming, graphics, and hardware industry. He is deeply passionate about helping to find and helping the next generation of game developers who will change the gaming world.
Zach Hill
Gaming Evangelist, Intel
Meet our emcee Zach Hill, a lifelong PC gamer and voice actor who joined Intel’s gaming team in 2019. He’s into indie, racing, strategy, space, and role-playing games and loves to share his excitement for games that bring friends together. He’s ready to be blown away by the games built by fellow university students for the Intel University Games Showcase!
Gene Chorba
Developer Relations Lead, Riot Games
A lifelong gamer, Gene works at Riot Games leading Developer Relations and through his work at Riot and beyond has helped motivated game developers and entrepreneurs follow their dreams. With a focus on making great products, delighting players and investing into the games ecosystem, Gene works to empower the next generation of developers.
Ashley Alicea
Sr. Developer Advocate (Games), Unity Technologies
As a Developer Advocate for Games at Unity, Ashley Alicea spends her days creating technical demos to empower Unity creators with the skills they need to make amazing games. Her past roles at Global Game Jam, IndieCade, and Games For Change have made her a passionate advocate of democratizing game development.
Peter King
SVP Business Development, Green Man Gaming
With over 30 years in the games industry, Peter has held several senior roles with major gaming companies, which include, Activision, Mattel, Broderbund, 1C, Novalogic and Green Man Gaming. Peter has launched titles such as Myst, Call of Duty, Tony Hawks, and Delta Force. Over the last 2 years he has been leading the BD role in Green Man Gaming.
Dean Takahashi
Lead Writer (GamesBeat), VentureBeat
Dean Takahashi has been a tech journalist since 1988, and has covered games as a beat since 1996. He has written for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, “Opening the Xbox” and “The Xbox 360 Uncloaked.” He also organizes the annual GamesBeat and GamesBeat Summit conferences.
Steven Isaacs
Education Program Manager, Epic Games
In Steven’s current role, his mission is to support educators and students in exploring career opportunities that leverage interactive 3D skills. Prior to his role at Epic, Steve was a public school teacher for 28 years, teaching game design and development as well as other courses related to creative uses of technology.
Bobby Oh
Business Development Manager, Intel
Bobby has over 20+ years of experience rallying global support for next-generation technology solutions within the gaming, graphics, and hardware industry. He is deeply passionate about helping to find and helping the next generation of game developers who will change the gaming world.
To the Victors Go the Spoils
These gaming projects can win 1 of 7 different prizes, within 3 different categories; Best Visual Quality, Best Gameplay, and Most Innovative Game. Best Visual Quality and Best Gameplay will each feature a first, second, and third place prize, while Most Innovative Game will announce a sole winner. See what prizes are up for grabs below.
Best Visual Quality: 1st Place Prize
The first place team will receive 1 Razer Blade 15 with Nvidia* GeForce RTX 3070 laptop, as well as:
- 2 Intel® Skull Canyon NUCs
- 2 Razer Huntsman Tournament Edition keyboards
- 4 Custom Xbox design lab controllers
- 2 Patagonia Arbor Classic Backpacks
- 4 Intel Gaming ballcaps
Additionally, the team’s University will receive 2 Intel® Skull Canyon NUCs and 1 Intel® NUC 8.
Best Visual Quality: 2nd Place Prize
The first place team will receive 1 Razer Blade 15 with Nvidia* GeForce RTX 3070 laptop, as well as:
- 1 Intel® Skull Canyon NUC
- 1 Razer Huntsman Tournament Edition keyboard
- 4 Custom Xbox design lab controllers
- 1 Patagonia Arbor Classic Backpack
- 4 Intel Gaming ballcaps
Additionally, the team’s University will receive 1 Intel® Skull Canyon NUC.
Best Visual Quality: 3rd Place Prize
The third place team will receive 1 ASUS ExpertBook B9 laptop, as well as:
- 1 Intel® Skull Canyon NUC
- 1 Razer Huntsman Tournament Edition keyboard
- 2 Custom Xbox design lab controllers
- 1 Parkland Script messenger bag
- 4 Intel Gaming ballcaps
Additionally, the team’s University will receive 1 Intel® Skull Canyon NUC.
Best Gameplay: 1st Place Prize
The first place team will receive 1 GIGABYTE AERO 15 OLED with Nvidia* GeForce RTX 3070 laptop, as well as:
- 2 Intel® Skull Canyon NUCs
- 2 Razer Huntsman Tournament Edition keyboards
- 4 Custom Razer Orochi V2 mice
- 4 Custom Razer Gigantus V2 mousepads
- 2 Patagonia Arbor Classic Backpacks
- 1 Parkland Script messenger bag
- 4 Intel Gaming ballcaps
Additionally, the team’s University will receive 2 Intel® Skull Canyon NUCs and 1 Intel® NUC 7.
Best Gameplay: 2nd Place Prize
The second place team will receive 1 Razer Blade 15 with Nvidia* GeForce RTX 3060 laptop, as well as:
- 1 Intel® Skull Canyon NUC
- 1 Razer Huntsman Tournament Edition keyboard
- 4 Custom Razer Orochi V2 mice
- 4 Custom Razer Gigantus V2 mousepads
- 1 Patagonia Arbor Classic Backpack
- 1 Parkland Script messenger bag
- 4 Intel Gaming ballcaps
Additionally, the team’s University will receive 2 Intel® Skull Canyon NUCs.
Best Gameplay: 3rd Place Prize
The third place team will receive 1 Dell Inspiron 15 2-in-1 with Intel® Iris® Xe MAX graphics laptop, as well as:
- 1 Intel® Skull Canyon NUC
- 1 Razer Huntsman Tournament Edition keyboard
- 2 Custom Razer Orochi V2 mice
- 2 Custom Razer Gigantus V2 mousepads
- 1 Patagonia Arbor Classic Backpack
- 4 Intel Gaming ballcaps
Additionally, the team’s University will receive 2 Intel® Skull Canyon NUCs.
Most Innovative Game: 1st Place Prize
The first place team will receive 1 Dell XPS 13 laptop, as well as:
- 1 Dell Inspiron 15 2-in-1 with Intel® Iris® Xe MAX graphics laptop
- 2 Intel® Skull Canyon NUC
- 1 Razer Huntsman Tournament Edition keyboard
- 4 Steelseries Arctis 9 Wireless headsets
- 2 Patagonia Arbor Classic Backpacks
- 2 Parkland Script messenger bags
2 Parkland Script messenger bags
Best Visual Quality: 1st Place Prize
The first place team will receive 1 Razer Blade 15 with Nvidia* GeForce RTX 3070 laptop, as well as:
- 2 Intel® Skull Canyon NUCs
- 2 Razer Huntsman Tournament Edition keyboards
- 4 Custom Xbox design lab controllers
- 2 Patagonia Arbor Classic Backpacks
- 4 Intel Gaming ballcaps
Additionally, the team’s University will receive 2 Intel® Skull Canyon NUCs and 1 Intel® NUC 8.
Best Visual Quality: 2nd Place Prize
The first place team will receive 1 Razer Blade 15 with Nvidia* GeForce RTX 3070 laptop, as well as:
- 1 Intel® Skull Canyon NUC
- 1 Razer Huntsman Tournament Edition keyboard
- 4 Custom Xbox design lab controllers
- 1 Patagonia Arbor Classic Backpack
- 4 Intel Gaming ballcaps
Additionally, the team’s University will receive 1 Intel® Skull Canyon NUC.
Best Visual Quality: 3rd Place Prize
The third place team will receive 1 ASUS ExpertBook B9 laptop, as well as:
- 1 Intel® Skull Canyon NUC
- 1 Razer Huntsman Tournament Edition keyboard
- 2 Custom Xbox design lab controllers
- 1 Parkland Script messenger bag
- 4 Intel Gaming ballcaps
Additionally, the team’s University will receive 1 Intel® Skull Canyon NUC.
Best Gameplay: 1st Place Prize
The first place team will receive 1 GIGABYTE AERO 15 OLED with Nvidia* GeForce RTX 3070 laptop, as well as:
- 2 Intel® Skull Canyon NUCs
- 2 Razer Huntsman Tournament Edition keyboards
- 4 Custom Razer Orochi V2 mice
- 4 Custom Razer Gigantus V2 mousepads
- 2 Patagonia Arbor Classic Backpacks
- 1 Parkland Script messenger bag
- 4 Intel Gaming ballcaps
Additionally, the team’s University will receive 2 Intel® Skull Canyon NUCs and 1 Intel® NUC 7.
Best Gameplay: 2nd Place Prize
The second place team will receive 1 Razer Blade 15 with Nvidia* GeForce RTX 3060 laptop, as well as:
- 1 Intel® Skull Canyon NUC
- 1 Razer Huntsman Tournament Edition keyboard
- 4 Custom Razer Orochi V2 mice
- 4 Custom Razer Gigantus V2 mousepads
- 1 Patagonia Arbor Classic Backpack
- 1 Parkland Script messenger bag
- 4 Intel Gaming ballcaps
Additionally, the team’s University will receive 2 Intel® Skull Canyon NUCs.
Best Gameplay: 3rd Place Prize
The third place team will receive 1 Dell Inspiron 15 2-in-1 with Intel® Iris® Xe MAX graphics laptop, as well as:
- 1 Intel® Skull Canyon NUC
- 1 Razer Huntsman Tournament Edition keyboard
- 2 Custom Razer Orochi V2 mice
- 2 Custom Razer Gigantus V2 mousepads
- 1 Patagonia Arbor Classic Backpack
- 4 Intel Gaming ballcaps
Additionally, the team’s University will receive 2 Intel® Skull Canyon NUCs.
Most Innovative Game: 1st Place Prize
The first place team will receive 1 Dell XPS 13 laptop, as well as:
- 1 Dell Inspiron 15 2-in-1 with Intel® Iris® Xe MAX graphics laptop
- 2 Intel® Skull Canyon NUC
- 1 Razer Huntsman Tournament Edition keyboard
- 4 Steelseries Arctis 9 Wireless headsets
- 2 Patagonia Arbor Classic Backpacks
- 2 Parkland Script messenger bags
2 Parkland Script messenger bags
2018 UGS Winners
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2019 UGS Winners
2019 UGS Winners See the top projects that won back in 2019 through creative designs and new and immersive gameplay.
2020 UGS Winners
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Participating Schools
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Current Projects
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