Games VFX Projects | SFASX
Since we first launched the Games VFX challenge in 2017, it’s been a struggle to get a large number of entrants. VFX for games isn’t something that most universities cover and there’s only a few that really go into any detail on games-specific VFX. As a result, it’s also one of the few areas where games studios are desperate for more skilled graduate devs.
Because of this, it’s excellent to see so many projects for 2020. 15 projects may not seem like much, but for such an often barren area of student gamedev, this is massive 😀
For their projects, students were asked to create a short chain of game-ready effects that would form a sequence, similar to what you would typically find in a game scene. This sequence would move from an idle/charge state through to a release and recovery, before looping back to its original starting state.
This year we have a great range of projects too! From Elie Van Ravels’ multi-part magic shield, Palagamsan Sivapathasundaram‘s colourful projectile orb, through to Steinar Hølland‘s terrifying soul steal effect, there’s some really fantastic entries!
SFASX Projects
Final year & post-graduate Masters students
Sumo Digital Rising Star Projects
Undergraduate students not yet in their final year of study
Search For A Star 2020
Games VFX Projects
Beth Kelly
University of Central Lancashire
Harry Williams
Escape Studios
Harry-James Linford
Norwich University of the Arts
Jayden Murray
University of Suffolk
Michael Jones
Teesside University
Palagamsan Sivapathasundaram
Escape Studios
Reece Kuby
University of Huddersfield
Steinar Hølland
University of South Wales
Thomas Hutchinson
University of Portsmouth
William Jennett
Falmouth University
Sumo Digital Rising Star
Games VFX Projects 2020
Andrew Zimmerman
University of Hertfordshire
Bruno Pires
University of Hertfordshire
Elie Van Ravels
Howest DAE
Laura Higgins
Escape Studios
Sam Mayson
University of Hertfordshire
