Search For A Star | Games Programming Finalists 2023
The assessments have been received back and we have our finalists selection for this year’s Search For A Star and Rising Star challenges in Games Programming!
We’ll be interviewing all the finalists and revealing the winners of this year’s challenges as part of our Search For A Star finals event, taking place on April 13th in Sheffield.
We’ve had a range of fantastic submissions this year, so let’s take a look at our finalists for 2023!
Search for a Star 2023
Students in their final year of a degree or in postgraduate study
Daniel Filby
Falmouth University
Tactical Simulation Training
![](https://gradsingames.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DFilby.png)
Joe Bevis
Birmingham City University/GamerCamp
Temporal Tether Tennis
![](https://gradsingames.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/JBevis.gif)
See Joe’s portfolio here: https://joe-bevis.dev
Luke McFarlane
Abertay University
On The Brink
![](https://gradsingames.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/LMcFarlane.gif)
Michael Gebhart
TH Koln
Alien Pizza Party
![](https://gradsingames.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/MGebhart2.gif)
See Michael’s portfolio here: https://michael-gebhart.com/
Ryan Cole
Falmouth University
Hole In The Wall
![](https://gradsingames.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/RCole.png)
See Ryan’s portfolio here: http://watchamacall.co.uk
Rising Star 2023
Undergraduate students not yet in their final year
Dmitrii Kolchin
University of the Creative Arts
Soccer Rush
![](https://gradsingames.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DKolchin-1024x576.jpg)
Robbe Mahieu
Howest DAE
Ball-A-Site
![](https://gradsingames.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/RMahieu2.gif)