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23 Apr 2020

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Vector 2020 Sponsor Announcement: UK Esports Program

Sticky Post By Amanda Wallace On April 23, 2020

This year, we are incredibly pleased to have the University of Kentucky Esports Program serve as a sponsor for Vector Online! The UK Esports program is a new initiative at UK and as a part of their sponsorship we are going to have a talk on Friday at 12:30 about this new program and about bringing esports to the Bluegrass!

Some more information about UK Esports:

Starting later this year, the University and Gen.G will serve as host for a periodic speaker series on campus, featuring leading gaming and esports executives, athletes and content creators. The series, which also will be streamed globally, will showcase content that is customized for students and alumni from relevant university majors and degree programs.

The university is considering the academic potential that esports and gaming lends to our educational mission and the future careers for our students. Any upcoming plans and programming will be posted on this site so check back for more information.

If you’re interested in our event! Be sure to join us online and register at GoToWebinar for the entirely free event.

09 Apr 2020

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Sponsor Announcement: Super Soul

Sticky Post By Amanda Wallace On April 9, 2020

This year, we’re incredibly pleased to continue working with Kentucky-based game development company Super Soul.

Super Soul has been a sponsor of Vector since the beginning and with this year being as hectic as it is, we’re so glad that they’re continuing the trend!

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To find out more about Super Soul:

Super Soul is a small studio out of Lexington, KY. We specialize in video game development, virtual reality, augmented reality, and educational services. We are a for-hire studio, and you can find out more about our company at our website.

Vector is moving online this year! You can register now for this years April 24-25, 2020 event! Check it out here. If you’d like to become a sponsor for this years event, be sure to contact us at vector@runjumpdev.org!

07 Apr 2020

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Sponsor Announcement: I Need Diverse Games

Sticky Post By Amanda Wallace On April 7, 2020

For our special online year, we are pleased to once again have I Need Diverse Games as a sponsor.

I Need Diverse Games seeks to bring projects, works and research by marginalized folks to light. We also seek to discuss, analyze and critique identity and culture in video games through a multi-faceted lens rooted in intersectionality. To check out more information about this sponsor, please go to their website.

If you’d like to become a sponsor for this years conference, you can do so by contacting us at vecctor@runjumpdev.org.

22 Feb 2019

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Diversity Scholarship Brought to You By I Need Diverse Games

Sticky Post By Amanda Wallace On February 22, 2019

For the fourth year in a row we are incredibly pleased to announce a partnership with the phenomenal organization “I Need Diverse Games” to help cover the costs of diverse applicants in their attempts to make it to Vector ’19! This scholarship helps cover ticket admission costs for any participants who would like to come (lunch is provided as well through the ticket price) and we hope that this eases a pathway for anyone who is on the fence on attendance.

From their website:

I Need Diverse Games via all associated platforms and members; including but not limited to: Twitter, Facebook, Google+, and other mediums seeks to bring projects, works and research by marginalized folks to light. We also seek to discuss, analyse, and critique identity and culture in video games through a multi-faceted lens rooted in intersectionality.

We are very excited to once again be working with an organization that seeks to promote underserved and marginalized voices in the game industry. If you’re a person who feels that they identity under that banner (be it through sexual orientation, gender, skin color, etc) please contact us. If you, or anyone you know, is interested in coming to Vector 2019 and doesn’t yet have a ticket please let us know at vector (at) runjumpdev.org.

If you do not currently have a ticket for Vector 2019 and would like to purchase one, you can do so here.

13 Apr 2018

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Diversity Scholarship Brought to you By I Need Diverse Games

Sticky Post By Amanda Wallace On April 13, 2018

A sylized game controller made of a rainbow, the text next to it reads "I need Diverse Games" For the third year in a row we’re pleased to announce a partnership with the phenomenal organization “I Need Diverse Games” to help cover the costs of diverse applicants in their attempts to make it to Vector 18! The scholarship helps cover ticket admission costs for any participants who would like to come, and we hope that this eases the pathway for anyone who is on the fence about attendance.

From the I Need Diverse Games website:

I Need Diverse Games via all associated platforms and members; including but not limited to: twitter, Facebook, Google+, and other mediums seeks to bring projects, works and research by marginalized folks to light. We also seek to discuss, analyze and critique identity and culture in video games through a multi-faceted lens rooted in intersectionality

We are very excited to once again be working with an organization that seeks to promote underserved and marginalized voices in the game industry. If you, or anyone you know of, is interested in coming to Vector 2018 and doesn’t yet have a ticket please let us know at vector@runjumpdev.org.

Vector 2018 is coming April 20-21, 2018! Our first day is a student day focused on education and learning for new developers, and our second day is focused on more learned developers. Tickets are available for purchase at Eventbrite now so be sure to get yours.

03 Apr 2017

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Sponsorship Announcement: I Need Diverse Games

Sticky Post By Amanda Wallace On April 3, 2017

We are super excited to announce returning event sponsor I Need Diverse Games! With their help, we’ll be offering a diversity scholarship for our 2-Day badges. We’re excited to sponsor diverse individuals in the community and to bring their voices to the conference.

Don’t Know I Need Diverse Games? You should.

Their info:

We are dedicated to helping those that want to bring more diversity to the art of gaming. We will do this by sponsoring attendance at diverse gaming conventions, promoting those that are making diverse games, indie projects and presenting on the topics of diversity in gaming at conventions. One of our goals is to have more articles, to pay people for their contributions, and to do more tangible things for the community.

We also want to help others get to conventions, share their work if funding is an issue. We would love your support to send aspiring game devs to conventions like GDC, IGDA events in their city, GeekGirlCon, HavenCon, GaymerX, and other places where gaming and diversity are parts of the conversation. We want to do this by highlighting work by marginalized, underrepresented people in the industry, getting their voices heard and their work seen be it a game, articles, etc.

Find out more about I Need Diverse Games at their website or follow them on Twitter!

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Haven’t grabbed your ticket yet? Go ahead and grab your ticket at our EventBrite here. If you want to apply for one of the diversity scholarships, just email us at vector@runjumpdev.org, or contact us through the contact form at the bottom of the page.

03 Mar 2016

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Sponsor Announcement – ChoreMonster

Sticky Post By Amanda Wallace On March 3, 2016

We here at Vector are super pleased to present our newest Bronze level sponsor – the folks at ChoreMonster!

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ChoreMonster is a suite of web and mobile apps that aims to make chores fun for parents and kids. Kids can earn points by completing chores that they can turn in for real life rewards like ice cream, an hour of Xbox, or even a canoe trip. Parents can enjoy a simple, hassle-free, digital system that takes the tension out of family chores.

We’re incredibly excited to have ChroreMonster join us for this event, and we look forward to hearing more about their company!

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Tickets are currently on sale for the upcoming Vector conference, and we have a pretty amazing line-up of guest speakers and workshops this year. If you or your company is interested in becoming a sponsor of Vector, please contact us.