The Grads In Games Awards 2021

Nominations Shortlists

Academic Award (HE Level)

Showcasing the academics in universities and across Higher Education who are doing the most to help students into the games industry, with a strong track record of beneficial results from their work.

Alan Jack
Breda University of Applied Sciences

Andy Bossom
University for the Creative Arts

Pavan Mankoo
Birmingham City University

Rik Leenknegt
Howest Digital Arts and Entertainment

Stuart Lilford
University of Hull

 

Academic Award (FE Level)

Showcasing the academics in colleges and across Further Education who are doing the most to help students into the games industry, with a strong track record of beneficial results from their work.

Jordan Hogan
Access Creative College

Paul McGovern
South West College

Rob Griffiths
Coleg Llandrillo

Educational Institution Award (HE Level)

Highlighting the universities and courses that are actively doing the most to help students into the games industry.

De Montfort University

Falmouth University

Howest DAE

Norwich University of the Arts

University of South Wales

Educational Institution Award (FE Level)

Highlighting the colleges and further education courses that are actively doing the most to help students into the games industry.

Coleg Llandrillo

Priestley College

 

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.

Alain Siow
City University of London

Ayo Norman-Williams
City University of London

Elizabeth Midgley
University of Hull

Hannah Jacob
Nottingham Trent University

Kay Volbeda
Hogeschool van de Kunsten (HKU)

Peter Lampard
Nottingham Trent University

 

Student Game Award

Student games projects published within the past 12 months, demonstrating a strong talent and aptitude from its developers.

Tough Kookie
Rubika Supinfogame

Louis Celeyron, Head Programmer & Tools Programmer
Adrien Côté-Yang-Ting, Head Designer & Combat Designer
Loup Druet, Producer & Vision Owner
Corinne Fenoglio, Character Artist
Julie Jeanvoine, 3D Animator
Tristan Ledieu, Technical Game Designer & Composer
Eric Leduc, Gameplay Programmer
Laura Nadal, Head Artist & Environment Artist

Momentum
Howest DAE

Michael Bellekens
Christina Fekkes
Silke Nemegeer
Quinten Vanhooydonck
Ruben Van Ostaeyen

Stream Quest
Falmouth University

Richard Stamp

SYNDESI
ISART Digital

Producer: Léa Pernot & Adrien Daugy
Game Art: Gaëlle Perree, Clarisse Lejars & Daphné Deloffre
Game Design: Pierre Desnier, Jonathan Querard & Timothy Sharpe
Game Design & Programming: Nicolas Leclercq, Florian Leclercq & Mathis Lenormand
Game Programming: Elodie Reigada Guerra, Steve Cau, Kenahu Chauvin & Lucas Benard
Music & Sound Design: Kevin Mandjee Tahora

Into The Page
ISART Digital

Producer: Julien Dai
Game Art: Thomas Gilbert, Tamara Strub & Siyuan Wen
Game Design: Valentin Laginha, Filip Nikolic & Rémy Vandendyck
Game Design & Programming: Clément Cappannelli
Game Programming: Clara Ripard Minisini & Lukas Tamayo
Music & Sound Design: Ge Ding

Family
Goldmiths University of London

Music, Art & Code by Tim Sheinman
Voice work by Hattie Snooks, Daniel Duke, Mark West
Bass Guitar - Ali Wedderburn.

iloilo
Howest DAE

Jens Lelei

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.

Outplay Entertainment

nDreams

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.

Callum Thompson
Scripter, Sketchbook Games

Ridgie Cools
Junior Level Designer, nDreams

The Grads In Games Awards

Part of the Grads In Games initiative