October 5 – 8 – The 11th annual Southern Interactive Entertainment and Game Expo returned to the Atlanta Marriott Nortwest for workshops, meetups, an investment conference, college fair, parties, keynotes, panels, and lots of games.

This year’s keynote speakers included renowned game designer Jesse Schell, as well as Senior Xbox Software Engineer Gersh Payzer. The theme of “Climbing Your Skill Tree” was highlighted by such speakers as Robin Cowie, who went from producer of The Blair Witch Project to game producer on EA’s Madden football game.

Dungeons and Dragons art legend Larry Elmore tries out virtual reality_edited_edited

UGA’s esports team took home the trophies and $7,000 in scholarships

The Tripwire Interactive portfolio review for aspiring game creators_edited

Trophies for the Georgia Esports League state championship