Game Republic Student Showcase 2009
The Game Republic Student Showcase 2009 was held at Sheffield Hallam University on Tuesday 5th May 2009. More than 70 students from seven Yorkshire and Humber universities and colleges showed 23 different games course projects in the hope of winning a 1st, 2nd or 3rd prize in four categories: the Team 17 Award for Game Design, the Sumo Digital Award for Game Technology, the Tuna Award for Game Art and the Rockstar Leeds Award for Best Team.
In addition to a cash prize, the 1st prize winners of the Best Team award secured a work placement at Rockstar Leeds, the developer behind
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.
The winners
Rockstar Leeds Award for Best Team
1st prize Full Scale War University of Huddersfield
2nd prize Jet XS University of Huddersfield
3rd prize QB University of Huddersfield
Team 17 Award for Game Design
1st prize Full Scale War University of Huddersfield
2nd prize Dark Chess Sheffield University
3rd prize One Small Step University of Bradford
Sumo Digital Award for Game Technology
1st prize Jet XS University of Huddersfield
2nd prize NIVE Hull University
3rd prize Big Screen Game Leeds Metropolitan University
Tuna Award for Game Art
1st prize Codename: Croake Leeds Metropolitan University
2nd prize Harajuku Samurai Sheffield Hallam University
3rd prize Gundam Sheffield Hallam University
UPDATE!
Check out the Screen Yorkshire vodcast from the event here:
http://www.screenyorkshire.co.uk/showcase/items/yorkshire-games-students-shine-at-industry-showcas
You can also view photos from the showcase here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30700599@N08/sets/72157617685250039/
The Game Republic Student Showcase will return next year - if you're a Yorkshire and Humber university or college that would be interested in hosting the 2010 event, please email jamie@screenyorkshire.co.uk.
Game Republic Student Showcase 2009Tuesday 5th May 2009, Sheffield Hallam University
The Game Republic Student Showcase is a yearly event that gives all final-year and postgraduate games students from Yorkshire and Humber a fantastic opportunity to put their coursework in front of the region's games companies - and hopefully win a prize.
The Student Showcase 2009 was held on Tuesday 5th May at Sheffield Hallam University, and featured over 70 students and 23 projects. Four Yorkshire games companies -Sumo Digital, Tuna, Team 17 and Rockstar Leeds - sponsored the awards, which featured prizes for Game Technology, Game Art, Game Design and Best Team.
In addition, the winners of the Best Team award - the Full Scale War team from the University of Huddersfield - were given a work placement at Rockstar Leeds.
As well as the day event, there was a Game Republic networking event from 6pm that featured the prize-giving, a panel entitled "Digital distribution - the end of the traditional publisher?" and refreshments.
Check out the YouTube movie here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEt_Qt2SVeU&feature=channel_page
