Opening Ceremony featuring Dell Keynote Speaker, Jeanne Weber

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Performance Lounge

Jeanne Weber has served the Higher Education and K12 communities in roles synonymous with the responsibilities of a CIO/CTO. Her experience includes designing, implementing and supporting all aspects of IT for administrative, academic, and research needs including data and voice networks (both wired and wireless), storage and server solutions, software applications, both physical and data security solutions, enterprise infrastructure and data center management. Jeanne has served on statewide broadband committees, has lead CTO working groups, and is very experienced with grant application design and submissions at all levels. Prior to her experience in education, Jeanne designed and implemented global financial applications after earning her degree as an IT Engineer.

Feature Campaign

Hosted by Michael Eldridge

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Room 309

Max of 6 players. This Dungeons and Dragons campaign will feature a sci-fi world where earth is one of many hubs for interplanetary travel. Most beings have artificial augmentations that are both essential and expensive. The augments offer users abilities and powers.

Campus Feud

Hosted by University Programs Board

6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Ballroom D

Campus Feud is a small competition that is similar to Family Feud. Students can create a team with friends or a student organization can select representatives for their team. Teams will have five members and they can come up with their own team name by registering on Engage. The teams will compete in a tournament and the winning team will receive a $200 prize. The purpose of the event is to just have some fun!

Movie Screening – Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Hosted by University Programs Board

6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Alumni Theatre

Join University Programs Board at Blazercon for this wizarding event!
Get a free plastic mug to enjoy the classic Harry Potter drink, butterbeer. Choose your House with house colored cupcakes. Test out your creativity and conjure up a wand at our art table.

Once you have had your treats, join us in watching the new movie, Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald.

Dell VR/AR

Hosted by Dell

6:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Ballroom C

Ever wanted to experience VR/AR? Well thanks to Dell, you have that opportunity to enjoy gaming with virtual reality or augmented reality

Pokemon Jeopardy

Hosted by Tariq Hall

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Room 316

A version of Jeopardy based on Pokemon. Three players will be chosen at random and answer pokemon questions! The winner will get a prize.

Anti-Tilt Workshop

Hosted by Christian Wilson and Dr. Eric Gampher

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Room 318

During this Anti-Tilt workshop, we will address the problems of emotional regulation in games through a psychological view. Using the basic concept of frustration, we plan to answer why we tilt in games, and find methods of tilt prevention.

Rizzle Games

Hosted by Terrelle Shelton and Andrew Sluss

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Room 312

Want to learn about streaming and hear the personal experience of a full-time streamer? Come hear how Terrelle Shelton got started on twitch, along with the community and the importance of having support on and off stream.

Aviary Attorney Community Theatre

Hosted by Jared Chesnut

8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Room 318

Ever wanted to dress up in silly costumes and say silly words in silly accents? Ever wondered what it's like to be really really smart AND have a beak at the same time? Now's your chance to beak-come a star!

Who’s that Pokemon?!

Hosted by Samantha Waller

9:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Room 318

Guess the Pokemon based on silhouette, Pokedex entry and cry!

Fighting Game Workshop

Hosted by FGC@UAB

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Room 203

A workshop or aimed at novice or new fighting game players to help step up their games, answer questions, and make getting good a little bit easier.

Feature Campaign

Hosted by Cameron Tyler

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Room 203

Max of 5 players. This campaign features angelic police procedurals, mafia churches, mad scientist laboratories, biomancer universities and goblin ironworks. Come see all of these and more! Explore the incredible 10th District of Ravnica, and try to solve the overlying curse that has taken hold of the magical city before it’s too late, or even try to escape the world altogether! Now featuring a jazz based soundtrack and noir elements for that extra gritty flavor.

Cosplay Contest

Hosted by Valerie Barnes (TBD)

Pre-judging: 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM in Room 204/206
Final Judging: 3:30 PM - 6:30 PN in Ballroom D

To participate, you must be in a cosplay.

Aquaman

Hosted by University Programs Board

10:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Alumni Theatre

Watch the newest DC movie, starring the award winning Jason Moma, and prepare for the diversity in superheroes panel following the movie

Next Level Networking Fair

10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Ballroom D

Come chat with some of Birmingham’s tech company leaders and UAB alumni about your future endeavors! Learn about what you should do to prepare for life after graduation while playing your favorite video and board games.

Nerdy Trivia

Hosted by Phaedra Anderson

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Room 203

Ready to prove your worth against other geeks and nerds in an intellectual battle? Come prove yourself in a game of nerdy trivia!

Superheroes for Social Justice

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Ballroom D

Artists’ Survival Guide

Hosted by Percii Valerie

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Room 203

Are you interested in art? Come let us teach you everything a beginner artist needs to know and everything veteran artists tend to forget! Let us teach you all the little things we've learned over the years as artists in our artist survival guide panel.

Convention Consent

Hosted by Okay to Not Be Okay

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Alumni Theatre

Cosplay Consent – Hosted by Okay to Not be Okay: An open discussion on consent in the cosplay community. [This panel may contain sensitive discussions and parental advisory is encouraged for attendees under 13]. For more information on Okay to Not be Okay, feel free to contact them at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Feature Campaign

Hosted by William McCormick

5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Room 309

Max of 5 players. This campaign features a string of art heists that have left a trail of destruction in their wake, and the thief's next target is the Zagig Memorial Museum. You are an adventurer, one of many hired by the museum's curator to protect her investments. Venture into a magic museum and try to apprehend the phantom thief known only as: The Wall-Walker.

Dark Dungeons

Hosted by Daniel Wisehart, Seth Maynor

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Alumni Theatre

"Are you ready to RPG?!?!?" Film Club at UAB will be screening Dark Dungeons (2014), a powerful tale and cult classic about RPGs like D&D. Come join us to enjoy the beautiful disaster of a cautionary tale that is Dark Dungeons.

Weird Dungeons and Dragons

Hosted by Katherine Montgomery

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Room 312

This panel will explore some of the weirder elements of Dungeons and Dragons, as well as introducing other Tabletop RPG systems and stories!

Magic City Con

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Room 203

Gaming for a Cause through Extra Life

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Room 203

Are you a gamer? Do you want to help save kids through your local children’s miracle network hospital? Come learn about gaming for charity and how you can get started and meet your local heroes in gaming.

Ultimate Anime Spouse Selection

Hosted by Sarah Perry and William Wright

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Ballroom C

What creates the perfect anime spouse? Do you have ideas, suggestions, or examples of the perfect waifu/husbando? This is the place for debate and admiration of animated characters that we have grown to love, in the hopes that the ultimate spouse is found.

Rizzy Comics

Hosted by Terrelle Shelton

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Room 318

We are RizzyComics, a new comic book based in Birmingham, Alabama. Come by and meet the staff behind Rizzy Comics, and check out some of the amazing artwork as well!

Good Games Game Show

Hosted by Good Games UAB

3:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Ballroom D

Are you a legend at trivia games? Come test your knowledge about video games, and unleash your inner nerd!

Bad Movies

Hosted by Jared Chesnut and Film Club at UAB

1:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Alumni Theatre

Come enjoy features of some terrible, low budget films that'll illicit feelings of dread, fear, and hilarity.

3G Scholarship Tournament

Do you think you’re a real gamer? It’s your time to prove it at the 3G Tournament. If you have a GPA of 3.0 or above and are currently a UAB Student, you are eligible to compete in this crazy mystery game tournament.

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Squad Strike Tournament

Friday 7:00pm – 11:00pm  |  Room 204/206
Pre-registration 6:30-7:00pm
Free
Ran by Smash Club @ UAB

Tournament Rules

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Singles Tournament – Sponsored by S(w)ervice

Pools: Saturday 12:30 – 3:30pm Room 312 – 318
Top 32: Saturday 4:00 – 6:30pm Room 316 – 318
Top 8: Saturday 7:00 – 9:00pm Alumni Theater

Pre-registration for 11:30am - 12:30pm
$5 dollar entry

Ran by Smash Club @ UAB

Tournament Rules

Street Fighter V Tournament

Pools: Friday 6:30pm – 11:00pm Room 314
Top 8: Saturday 7:30 – 11:00 Ballroom D

$5 Dollar Entry
Ran by FGC @ UAB

Tournament Rules

Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st] Tournament

Pools: Friday 6:30pm – 11:00pm Room 314
Top 8: Saturday 7:30 – 11:00 Ballroom D

$5 Dollar Entry
Ran by FGC @ UAB

Tournament Rules

Tekken 7 Tournament

Pools: Friday 6:30pm – 11:00pm Room 314
Top 8: Saturday 7:30 – 11:00 Ballroom D

$5 Dollar Entry
Ran by FGC @ UAB

Tournament Rules