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Tag: Games VFX

SFAS23 Games VFX Winner : Charlie Shaw

SFAS23 Games VFX Winner : Charlie Shaw

April 21, 2023 Dan Dudley 0

Congratulations to Charlie Shaw from the University of Huddersfield, our winner of the Games VFX category in Search For A Star 2023!

Posted in Games VFX, News, Search For A Star, SFAS WinnersCharlie Shaw Games VFX SFAS23
Search For A Star | Animation & VFX Finalists 2023

Search For A Star | Animation & VFX Finalists 2023

March 30, 2023 Dan Dudley 0

The assessments have been received back and we have our finalists selection for this year’s Search For A Star challenge in the Animation and VFX categories! 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, on April 13th in Sheffield. […]

Posted in Games Animation, Games VFX, Search For A StarGames Animation Games VFX SFAS23
Games VFX Projects | SFAS 2022

Games VFX Projects | SFAS 2022

February 16, 2022February 16, 2022 Alex Gate 0

Toady we take a look at our Games VFX student projects for Search For A Star & Rising Star 2022! VFX for games is generally an area of expertise that isn’t taught commonly at universities, but remains desperately needed in the gaming industry! It’s amazing to see entries to this category each year, and although […]

Posted in Games Animation, Projects, Search For A StarGames VFX SFAS22
SFAS 2021 | The Finalists

SFAS 2021 | The Finalists

March 11, 2021March 17, 2021 Dan Dudley 0

We’ve had another fantastic year for Search For A Star, with 225 games projects created by students from across the UK and Europe. We’re now reaching the final stage of the challenges, and are pleased to reveal our finalists for 2021! These students have shown high level skills and created exceptional projects over the course […]

Posted in Search For A StarCharacter art Environment Art Games Animation Games Programming Games VFX graduate artists Graduate programmers SFAS 2021 SFAS Finalists student games
Games VFX Projects 2021 - Search For A Star & d3t Rising Star

Games VFX Projects | SFAS21

February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 Dan Dudley 0

This week we’re going to be showcasing all of the student projects from Search For A Star & d3t Rising Star 2021. First up, one of our favourite categories, the visually and technically impressive Games VFX! Ever since we added the VFX challenge four years ago it’s always been one of the least represented in […]

Posted in Games VFX, Projects, Search For A StarGames VFX SFAS21
Rising Star games VFX Winner 2020 - Elie Van Ravels

Sumo Digital Rising Star Games VFX Winner 2020 : Elie Van Ravels

May 29, 2020May 29, 2020 Dan Dudley 0

Congratulations to Elie van Ravels from Howest DAE, our Games VFX winner of Sumo Digital Rising Star 2020! Elie reached the finals after creating a great VFX sequence for the project stage, impressing our Search For A Star Animation assessors with a complex multi-part shield sequence! Elie discussed his technical skills, VFX knowledge and ambitions […]

Posted in Games, Games VFX, News, Search For A Star, SFAS WinnersElie Van Ravels Games VFX Howest DAE Rising Star SFASX
Reece Kuby - Search For A Star 2020 Winner Games VFX

SFASX Games VFX Winner 2020 : Reece Kuby

May 4, 2020May 4, 2020 Dan Dudley 0

Congratulations to Reece Kuby from the University of Huddersfield, our Games VFX winner of Search For A Star 2020! After scoring highly across all criteria in the project stage with his VFX energy projectile project, Lilith’s Ion, Reece made his way to the final stage interview. It’s not even the first time he’s made it […]

Posted in Games VFX, News, Search For A Star, SFAS WinnersGames VFX Reece Kuby SFASX University of Huddersfield
SFASX | THE FINALISTS

SFASX | The Finalists

March 20, 2020March 20, 2020 Dan Dudley 0

We’ve had another fantastic year for Search For A Star, with over 260 games projects created by students from across the UK and Europe. We’re now reaching the final stage of the challenges, and are pleased to reveal our finalists! These students have shown high level skills and created exceptional projects over the course of […]

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SFASX Games VFX Projects 2020

Games VFX Projects | SFASX

March 12, 2020March 18, 2020 Dan Dudley 0

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 […]

Posted in Games VFX, Projects, Search For A StarGames VFX SFASX
Search For A Star & Sumo Digital Rising Star: The 2019 Winners

Search For A Star 2019 : The Winners

April 24, 2019April 24, 2019 Dan Dudley 0

Search For A Star & Sumo Digital Rising Star have come to a close, with the winners for the 2019 student game dev challenges revealed!

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