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SURVIVAL FEST 2024

MAY 31-JUNE 2

ARCHIVE OF PAST EVENT INFORMATION

THANK YOU TO OUR 2024 SPONSORS

PLATINUM LEVEL

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Shadowsfire

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Brain's Blasting Leather

Goosebusters

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Maryland Foam Alliance

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GOLD LEVEL

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Talonaxe Armory

Detroit Dart Talk / Detroit Dartworks

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Containment Crew

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Five Minute Respawn

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SILVER LEVEL

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Out of Darts

Radioactive's Designs

Verdelite Consulting

Silver Fox Industries

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BRONZE LEVEL

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Gryphons and More

Turkey from G.L.A.S.S

The Aux Irregulars

Infectionaut Labs

SABRE Blasters

HvZ Athens

Say hello to the 21 individuals serving as your moderators for Survival Fest 2024.

Representing 10 organizations across 6 states, these individuals have brought their unique HvZ cultures together to create one game for you all.

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Michael Lacek

Game Director

Grove City College UGC

Pennsylvania

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Derrick Porter

Story Lead/Editor

PTC UGC

Pennsylvania

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Luke Robertson

Financial Lead

Geneva UGC

Pennsylvania

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Jon Lutzer

Rules Team

RIT HvZ

New York

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Bethany Hawke

Promotional Team

Survival Fest

Pennsylvania

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Lindsey Maurer

Promotional Team

RIT HvZ

New York

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Travis Amtower

Story Team/Tech Liaison

UMBC HvZ

Maryland 

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Kelsey Harman

Stage Manager/Logistics Lead

Penn State UGC

Pennsylvania

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Kevin Woodruff

Promotional Lead

PTC UGC

Pennsylvania

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Ryan Dempsey

Rules Lead

RIT HvZ

New York

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Robbie Lively

Story Team

Survival Fest

Ohio

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Jordan Weaver

Story Team/Tech Liaison

Grove City College UGC

Pennsylvania

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Emily Werme

Logistics/Props Lead

Charlotte Outdoor Gaming

North Carolina

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Tyler Toms

Story Team

Grove City College UGC

Pennsylvania

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Brian Leonard

Field Manager/Zombie Mod

Steel City Foam Initative

Pennsylvania

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Nick Molyneaux

Head Medic/Rules Team

UMBC HvZ

Maryland

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Alex Lown

Rules Team

SDNC

Michigan

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Jenna Stanski

Promotional Team

Grove City College UGC

Pennsylvania

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Bryn Truppo

Story Team/Logistics Team

UMBC HvZ

Maryland

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Lucinda Swanson

Story Team

RIT HvZ

New York

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Lev Rotkin

Host Campus Liaison

Penn State UGC

Pennsylvania

- COMMUNITY VENDOR BOOTHS -

Made up of various community vendors, content creators, makers and event organizers as well as a ticketed prize raffle.

 - FULL ATTENDEE LIST COMING SOON -

Interested in being a vendor for Survival Fest?

VENDOR BOOTHS

15' x 15' Space

(Table and Chairs Included)

$20

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Photography by Janet Austin

- SKILLS COMPETITION -

Featuring distinct challenges based on "HvZ Basics and Principles" in which players can test the various skill they've learned and/or developed while playing in other HvZ events they've attended.

- ARENA HVZ -

Round based Humans vs. Zombies games in partnership with the Suburban Detroit Nerf Club’s Z13 where players can learn the basics of the game, test their loadouts and meet some zombies in a controlled, yet still fun and fast-paced environment.

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- CHALLENGE LIST -

Scavenger Hunt

10 AM - 2 PM

Test your hidden McGuffin finding skills as you search around the convention for the hidden SF Logos with QR codes.

As participants find the QR Code Logos, they will be given a series of letters that spell out a code word which can be turned into a moderator for a prize.

Anyone who participates and solves the code word receives a prize.

Sidearm Showdown

11 AM - 12 PM

IT'S (almost) HIGH NOON!

 

Come enter the 1v1 arena and see if you can manage to stun your opponent before they manage to stun you in this classic sidearm bracketed tournament.

Participants will be given darts and Hammershots to compete.

Last participant standing wins.

Precision Targeting

12 PM - 1 PM

Come test your accuracy and effectiveness with different ammo types as you run a specialized obstacle course by firing at colored targets with their designated ammo types.

Participants will be given 3 types of ammo and appropriate blasters for this challenge.

The player with the lowest time and most correct hits on the targets will be the winner.

King of the Hill Thunderdome

1 PM - 2 PM

Consists of a series of 1v1 matches where a Human participant is given a limited number of socks to stun the Zombie participant trying to tag them.

Whoever wins: Stays in as that participant and is given a tally mark for every round they survive.

Participant with most overall tallies wins the tournament.

Sock Derby

11 AM - 12 PM

As many a seasoned HvZ player will tell you: A single sock can be the difference between wearing an armband or wearing a headband.

Come test your sock making skills and prove that not only are you good at doing it, but that your socks will stand up to the test.

Participant with the highest quantity AND quality of socks made in the allotted round time in their round will be awarded the win.

Polo's Revenge

12 PM - 1 PM (Round Based)

Think you're sneaky?

 

Can your ears pick up the sound of a dart dropping?

 

Step into the ring and test your skills by either avoiding being stunned by the blindfolded player OR be the one to snipe all players before you run out of ammo!

Puzzle Solvers

1 PM - 2 PM

Think you're a Master Mission Puzzle Solver? This is the challenge for you.

Participants will be given one hour to complete as many puzzles as they possibly can. Puzzles will be assigned point values according to their difficulty.

Participant with the highest score will win the challenge.

Blaster Beauty

2 PM - 3 PM

Come show of your blaster building skills!

Categories include:

  • Best Aesthetic - For visually compelling blasters

  • Most Advanced Modification - For blasters improved well beyond their stock functionality.

  • Best Integration - For blasters cobbled together to form something much greater than the sum of its parts.

  • 4D Printed - For the most impressive AND/OR innovative feats of 3D blaster printing.

SURVIVAL FEST CONVENTION 2024

Nittany Valley Sports Centre

177 Champions Drive, State College PA 16803

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Doors Open: 10 AM | Doors Close: 4 PM

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Come join us at Survival Fest 2024 for 3 days of campus style Humans vs Zombies as players go undercover in an attempt to uncover the nefarious plot of millennial megalomanic Goldenrod and survive the horrors that dwell behind the scenes at GoldenCorp's secret testing facilities.

First off: What Even Is Humans vs Zombies?

Founded on October 25th, 2005 by a small group of students at Goucher College in Baltimore, MD, Humans vs. Zombies (HvZ) at it's core is a hybrid between foam flinging games and tag.

The game consists of two teams: 

The Humans whose goal is to complete various mission objectives and tasks.

The Zombies whose goal is to tag humans and convert them over to the ever increasing horde.

The twist: Humans can defend themselves with foam dart blasters and throwables.

2024 Host Location

The Pennsylvania State University

201 Old Main University Park, PA 16802

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In Partnership with:

BRIEFING ROOM

Joab L. Thomas Building

DOORS OPEN:
 

4:00 PM - FRIDAY

7:00 AM - SATURDAY

7:00 AM - SUNDAY

GAME START TIMES:
 

7:00 PM - FRIDAY

9:00 AM - SATURDAY

9:00 AM - SUNDAY

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MAP KEY

MAJOR CONSTRUCTION ZONE

PARKING DECKS

BRIEFING BUILDING

GAME BOUNDARIES

NO PLAY ZONES

DRIVING TO CAMPUS?

Click Below for Directions

IS THE DRIVE A BIT FAR?

Check out these airports!

SCE

STATE COLLEGE REGIONAL AIRPORT
 

PHI

PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
 

MDT

HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
 

BWI

BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL THURGOOD MARSHALL AIRPORT

PIT

PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
 

IAD

WASHINGTON-DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

AREA HOTELS

BW PLUS - UNIVERSITY PARK INN & SUITES

COMFORT SUITES

COUNTRY INN & SUITES

COURTYARD BY MARRIOT - STATE COLLEGE

DAYS INN BY WYNDAM - PENN STATE

ECONO LODGE - BELLEFONTE

FAIRFIELD INN & SUITES - STATE COLLEGE

GRADUATE - STATE COLLEGE

HAMPTON INN - STATE COLLEGE

HAMPTON INN & STUIES AT WILLIAMSBURG SQUARE

HILTON GARDEN INN

HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AT WILLIAMSBURG SQUARE

HYATT PLACE - STATE COLLEGE

MARRIOTT SPRINGHILL SUITES

RAMADA CONFERENCE CENTER - STATE COLLEGE

RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT - STATE COLLEGE

SCHOLAR HOTEL - STATE COLLEGE

SLEEP INN

STEVENS MOTEL

SUPER 8 BY WYNDHAM - STATE COLLEGE

WYNDHAM GARDEN

RECOMMENDED PARKING DECKS

HUB DECK

$1/Hour - $16 Daily Max

(Hour Max: N/A)

PAYMENT METHOD

Pay Station on 1st Floor

EAST DECK

$1/Hour - $16 Daily Max

(Hour Max: N/A)

PAYMENT METHOD

Pay Station on 1st Floor

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