

SURVIVAL FEST 2024
MAY 31-JUNE 2
ARCHIVE OF PAST EVENT INFORMATION
THANK YOU TO OUR 2024 SPONSORS

PLATINUM LEVEL


Shadowsfire

Brain's Blasting Leather

Goosebusters
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Maryland Foam Alliance

GOLD LEVEL


Talonaxe Armory

Detroit Dart Talk / Detroit Dartworks

Containment Crew

Five Minute Respawn

SILVER LEVEL

Out of Darts
Radioactive's Designs
Verdelite Consulting
Silver Fox Industries

BRONZE LEVEL

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.

Michael Lacek
Game Director
Grove City College UGC
Pennsylvania

Derrick Porter
Story Lead/Editor
PTC UGC
Pennsylvania

Luke Robertson
Financial Lead
Geneva UGC
Pennsylvania

Jon Lutzer
Rules Team
RIT HvZ
New York

Bethany Hawke
Promotional Team
Survival Fest
Pennsylvania

Lindsey Maurer
Promotional Team
RIT HvZ
New York

Travis Amtower
Story Team/Tech Liaison
UMBC HvZ
Maryland

Kelsey Harman
Stage Manager/Logistics Lead
Penn State UGC
Pennsylvania

Kevin Woodruff
Promotional Lead
PTC UGC
Pennsylvania

Ryan Dempsey
Rules Lead
RIT HvZ
New York

Robbie Lively
Story Team
Survival Fest
Ohio

Jordan Weaver
Story Team/Tech Liaison
Grove City College UGC
Pennsylvania

Emily Werme
Logistics/Props Lead
Charlotte Outdoor Gaming
North Carolina

Tyler Toms
Story Team
Grove City College UGC
Pennsylvania

Brian Leonard
Field Manager/Zombie Mod
Steel City Foam Initative
Pennsylvania

Nick Molyneaux
Head Medic/Rules Team
UMBC HvZ
Maryland

Alex Lown
Rules Team
SDNC
Michigan

Jenna Stanski
Promotional Team
Grove City College UGC
Pennsylvania

Bryn Truppo
Story Team/Logistics Team
UMBC HvZ
Maryland

Lucinda Swanson
Story Team
RIT HvZ
New York

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
- 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.


- 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:
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Best Aesthetic - For visually compelling blasters
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Most Advanced Modification - For blasters improved well beyond their stock functionality.
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Best Integration - For blasters cobbled together to form something much greater than the sum of its parts.
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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

Doors Open: 10 AM | Doors Close: 4 PM

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:
