Gaming and the Game Collections: Conferences & Upcoming Events

The Game Developers Conference (GDC) is the world's largest and longest-running professionals-only game industry event.

E3 is the world's premier trade show for computer, video and mobile games and related products. At E3, the video game industry's top talent pack the Los Angeles Convention Center, connecting tens of thousands of the best, brightest, and most innovative professionals in the interactive entertainment industry. - See more at: https://www.e3expo.com/show-info/2895/about-e3/#sthash.xiTsnd66.dpuf

Held in the iconic W Hollywood Hotel, LA Games Conference (LAGC) is a favorite among game, media and investment leaders for the high energy, focused environment for networking, meetings and deal-making. Featuring two tracks with fireside chats, roundtables, panels and presentations on digital game investment, creation, distribution, marketing and monetization, the event brings together many of the elite in the industry for top sessions and power networking.

The Midwest Gaming Classic (MGC) is an annual convention for all forms of electronic entertainment, including video games, arcade games and pinball, with a focus on retrogaming.

In October 2022, Lindenwood Library will be hosting an Open Tabletop RPG evening. We invite faculty and students to gather around tables and explore the world of pen and paper RPGs. Contact Michael Fetters for more details.

The BPA’s largest event is the annual World Boardgaming Championships® (WBC) where about 2,000 people from around the world compete to be named champion of their favorite games.

Gen Con is the largest tabletop-game convention in North America by both attendance and number of events. It features traditional pen-and-paper, board, and card games, including role-playing games, miniatures wargames, live action role-playing games, collectible card games, and strategy games. Gen Con also features computer games.

Archon is a multigenre convention that has been held annually in Collinsville, Illinois and is hosted by St. Louis Science Fiction, Ltd. Archon features extensive gaming. Among some of the many attractions at Archon gaming are the LARP vampire games ran by the St. Louis Underground Gaming Society, Battletech games, Science Fiction RPGs ran yearly, D&D games and CCG tournaments.

Winter Fantasy is an annual gaming convention that takes place in the USA every January or February.

Gary Con is an annual game convention celebrating the life and works of Gary Gygax, the Father of Role Playing Games.