From April 4th to April 8th Vikingskipet in Hamar was filled with dedicated game and computer enthusiasts from across the country.

As one of the main sponsors, Noroff was strongly represented with both game competitions and one of the most sought-after professors in digital forensics, Dr. Iain Sutherland from Noroff University College.

Major interest

Since 1996, The Gathering has been arranged every Easter and lasts five days in a row. Today The Gathering attracts over five thousand participants, mainly young people with a common interest in computers and gaming. Trygve Bjellvåg who lectures in 3D and game design at Noroff in Oslo says that the interest is still growing. - The Gathering is very popular and the only thing that prevents more people from taking part is that Vikingskipet early is filled to the brim, says Bjellvåg.

Focus on security

The Gathering is the world's second largest computer party after Dreamhack in Sweden and attracts many talented presenters. Professor Iain Sutherland and former graduate student at Glamorgan University, Frode Roarson, both have extensive experience in the area of Digital Forensics. During The Gathering they presented a lecture on what really happens when you "delete" a file from your computer. They showed examples of unfortunate consequences that poor security practices can lead to for businesses and organizations. Several companies have experienced that sensitive and secret information has ended up in the wrong hands.

Popular competitions

Many Noroff students participated in the various competitions that took place during The Gathering. - We were strongly represented in for example the Rendered Graphics, Themed Graphics and Freestyle Music competitions where we ended up among the top three. We also did bring IMBAtv, a "Stream Team", which is used to comment the Starcraft 2 tournament that we arranged throughout the event. At its peak there were 14 500 unique users participating and in total it was up to 600 000 views. This was very popular and could be seen at each row down Vilkingskipet, says Bjellvåg.

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