Academic Award
Showcasing the academics who are doing the most to help students into the games industry, with a strong track record of beneficial results from their work.
Chris Headleand
University of Lincoln
Dave Moore
Sheffield Hallam University
Gareth Bellaby
University of Central Lancashire
Matthew Novak
University of Huddersfield
Neil Gallagher
University of Hertfordshire
Educational Institution Award
Highlighting the universities and courses that are actively doing the most to help students into the games industry.
Birmingham City University (Gamer Camp)
Breda University of Applied Sciences
ESNE, University School of Design, Innovation and Technology
National Film & Television School
University of Huddersfield
Wrexham Glyndwr University
Student Hero Award
Showcasing games students who are doing the most to support, progress and inspire their peers through a range of pro-active and supportive activities.
Chris Ross
University of Lincoln
Harriet Frayling
Birmingham City University
Huw Owen
Wreham Glyndwr University
James Moorby
University of Central Lancashire
Max Duffy
University of Central Lancashire
Michael Dixon
University of Derby
Oliver Hopley
University of Hertfordshire
Ellie Brown, Zachray Cundall & Helen Andrzejowska
(Ocean Spark Studios), University of Huddersfield
Core Tech Programmer Award
Recognising the skilled students who are building core technology across engine, graphics, rendering, animation and other low-level system programming.
in partnership with d3t
Daniel Gomez-Casan
Abertay University
Friedel Verpoort
Howest DAE
Hakeem Bux
University of East Anglia
John Green
University of Central Lancashire
Technical Artist Award
Highlighting the talented students that bridge the gap between art and programming, applying technical knowledge and skills across tools and development pipelines.
Bailey Martin
Solent University
Ben Ashcroft
University of Hertfordshire
Ivo Van Roji
Breda University of Applied Sciences
Oliver Dawes
University of Saint Andrews
Student Game Award
Student games projects published within the past 12 months, demonstrating a strong talent and aptitude from its developers.
in partnership with Epic Games
Blast the Past
Horschule Darmstadt
Philipp Stenger : Game Designer/Engineer
János Weyhknecht : 3D Artist/Vision keeper
Marvin Spahn : 3D Artist
Nicholas Nickel : 3D Artist
Kylan Lenderink : Sound
Lucca Riitano : Sound
Isabell Starke : Voice
En Garde!
Rubika Supinfogame
Adrien Poncet : Game director, producer & sound designer
Valentin Capitaine : Game designer & AI designer
Corentin Mangé : Level designer & level builder
Sylvain Schmück : Gameplay programmer & 3C designer
Pierre Chapelet : Gameplay & AI programmer
Tim Guthmann : Animator, technical artist & level artist
Anaïs Simonnet : Character artist & level artist
Julien Fenoglio : Art director, concept artist & level artist
Lyra: The Traitor Lyngrave
University of Hertfordshire
Callum Tweedie-Walker
Alec Thomas
Misfolded
National Film and Television School
Timothy Kaufmann : Game Designer and Developer
Tom Dexter : Producer
Stephanie Taylor : Composer
Ioannis Spanos : Sound Designer
Gagandeep Kalirai : 2D Artist and Animator
Xanthe Bodington : Graphics and Titles
Rose Harvey : Marketing
Emilie Dubois : Social Media
Office Hustle
Breda University of Applied Sciences
Design: Bart-Jan Boersma, Jente van Rooij, Mees Wendels, Menno Verdonk, Sven Zondag
Programming: Marnix Kuijs, Stefano Lazzaroni, Vasilen Alexandrov
Art: Danielle Viljoen, Réka Horváth, Max Vetter
Project Falcon
University of Plymouth
Liam McFadyen – Creative Director
Industry Collaboration Award
Actively collaboration between universities/students and studios, whether through events, studio oversight, individual projects or a group project as part of an academic course.
Doncaster University
Revolution Games
Huddersfield University
Red Kite Games
National Film and Television School
Supermassive Games
Sheffield Hallam University
Sony/ Playstation First
Multiple
Sports Interactive
Multiple
Ubisoft Coding Campus
Graduate Employer Award
The studios doing the most to help nurture the next generation of games developers, and working towards a more sustainable future for the industry.
Creative Assembly
d3t
Firesprite
Frontier
nDreams
Outplay
Red Kite Games
Ubisoft Reflections
Graduate Impact Award
Graduate & junior employees that have quickly become integral members of their teams and are creating a hugely positive impact not just within their studio, but also toward the wider games industry.
Adam Da Rocha
Ten Hut Games
Andrew Hamilton
VTRON
Dale Green
Red Kite Games
Jake Missing
nDreams
Liam Sorta
Unity
Megan Brown
Frontier Developments
Nicolas Taylor
Ubisoft Reflections
Stephane Ikor
nDreams
Stephen Norgate
Sports Interactive
Thomas Keen
Atomhawk
