The fifth Game Republic Student Showcase 2012 took place on 29th May 2012 at the University of Bradford, with a record-breaking 25 projects from five Yorkshire universities and colleges.
As well as the prizegiving, the event also hosted a talk from Andy Brammall, Regional Sales Director at Unity Technologies and a panel “Breaking into the Games Industry” featuring Four Door Lemon, Just Add Water and Sumo Digital.
The full list of awards and winning teams is here – congratulations to all the winners!
Just Add Water award for Game Art
1st place
Project: CryEngine Level Zhen
Developer: Barry Lowndes
Sheffield Hallam University
2nd place
Project: Organic and Hard Surface 3D Models
Developer: Maya Oruba
Leeds Beckett University
3rd place
Project: Jungle Run
Developer: Bubble Time (Steven Knock, Sascha Worszek)
Sheffield Hallam University
Four Door Lemon award for Game Technology
1st place
Project: Bounceback
Developer: Steel Minions (Nick Abbott, Tom Sampson, Lee Taylor, Andrew Wiley, Adam Kaye)
Sheffield Hallam University
2nd place
Project: Terra Fracta
Developer: Team Rhubarb (Mike Bamber, Peter Flower, Ben Pierson, Jonny Lewis, Mukaber Ahmed)
University of Huddersfield
3rd place
Project: Pathogen
Developer: Leg Check (Nicholas Fordyke, Louis Sherwood, Jess Thomson, Callum Jones, Sam Lemmon)
University of Huddersfield
Sumo Digital award for Game Design
1st place
Project: Bounceback
Developer: Steel Minions (Nick Abbott, Tom Sampson, Lee Taylor, Andrew Wiley, Adam Kaye)
Sheffield Hallam University
2nd place
Project: Jade’s Ransom
Developer: New Dogs Old Tricks (Matthew Burnill, Christian Harris, Adam Findlay, Richard Ullah)
Leeds Beckett University
3rd place
Project: Shooter Evolution
Developer: Atomic Games (Tom Armitage, Adam Serendynski, Sam Sutcliffe, James Woodward)
Leeds Beckett University
Rockstar Leeds award for Best Team
1st Place
Project: Bounceback
Developer: Steel Minions (Nick Abbott, Tom Sampson, Lee Taylor, Andrew Wiley, Adam Kaye)
Sheffield Hallam University
2nd place
Project: Terra Fracta
Developer: Team Rhubarb (Mike Bamber, Peter Flower, Ben Pierson, Jonny Lewis, Mukaber Ahmed)
University of Huddersfield
3rd place
Project: Jungle Run
Developer: Bubble Time (Steven Knock, Sascha Worszek)
Sheffield Hallam University