Genericon is a modestly sized anime/science fiction/gaming convention held Troy, New York on the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) campus for over 20 years. It hosts theater-style auditoriums and has a constant buzz of activity may it in its 24-hour anime viewing rooms, karaoke, cosplay events, a 24-hour video game room/competitions, role-playing games, board games, or talks by guest speakers. The events usually begin 5 p.m. on the Friday of the last weekend of January and continue until Sunday at 5 p.m.