Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Singapore scores 4 Awards at Game Festival

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GREAT TEAM OF SIX SINGAPOREANS!!!!!!

Mr Zoel Gan, 35, a former senior techinician with the Republic of Singapore Air Force, for 8 years. The man who simply loves gaming pursued his dream, and is now an artist with the French game publisher Ubisoft's office here. His teammates work in different companies involved in digital art, design and programming.

A  first-person puzzle PC game, Void, won awards for BEST STUDENT GAME and EXCELLENCE IN TECHNOLOGY at the 3rd Independent Game Festival held in Shanghai, China ,12 NOVEMBER 2011.

Void  was created in 2010 by six Singaporeans Team :- Mr Zoel Gan, Mr Chan Sin Huan, Mr Tan Chee Ming, Mr Mark Ravindran, Mr Leau Tat Sin and Ms Zou Xinru. Whose age range 25 to 35. While learning how to develop games through a working-adult training scheme. They attended the DigiPen-Ubisoft Campus programme, a 10 month course in game art, design and programming. This course was funded by a Workforce Skills Qualifications programme.

DigiPen entered the demo game in the festival and it beat 44 other entries to win the two AWARDS .



CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GREAT TEAM OF SIX SINGAPOREANS!!!!!!
You can catch their faces on report by Hellen Tan on page4 of Digital Life THE STRAITS TIMES, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30,2011.

read the report in full here....click .... https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150973110100144&set=t.100001877998423&type=1&theater



IGF China 2011 Awards Ceremony

When: Saturday, November 12, 19:00-20:00
Where: 2F, Western Hall No.2, Shanghai Exhibition Center


Competition

IGF Main Competition

Who Is Eligible: Open to all independent game developers in Pan-Pacific Area (see specific rules)
Submissions Due: September 5th, 2011 at 11:59pm GMT+8
The 2011 IGF Main Competition will give out FIVE major awards:
  • Best Game (RMB20, 000 ~ $3,060 USD)
  • Mobile Best Game (RMB10, 000 ~ $1,530 USD)
  • Excellence In Audio (RMB5,000 ~ $760 USD)
  • Excellence In Technology (RMB5 000 ~ $760 USD)
  • Excellence In Visual Arts (RMB5,000 ~ $760 USD)
There are EIGHT specifically named finalists in total. The winners will be selected from those finalists. All finalists will be given THREE free All Access Passes, SIX free Expo Passes and invited to attend the IGF awards ceremony at GDC China 2011 and showcase their game at the IGF Pavilion. In addition to the prestige and prizes, all winners will be offered TWO extra free All Access Passes to attend the 2011 Game Developers Conference held in San Francisco.


IGF Student Competition

Who Is Eligible: Open to all student game developers in Pan-Pacific Area (see student-specific rules)
Submissions Due: September 5th, 2011 at 11:59pm GMT+8
The IGF's Student Competition, the premiere competition highlighting top student-created indie games within the region, will give out the awards as follows:
  • IGF Best Student Game (RMB10, 000 ~ $1,530 USD, 1 Winner)
  • IGF Excellent Student Winner (RMB3, 000 ~$450 USD, 2 Winners)
There are SIX specifically named finalists in total with winners selected from these finalists. All finalists will be given TWO free All Access Passes, SIX free Expo Passes and invited to attend the IGF awards ceremony at GDC China 2011, as well as showcase their game at the IGF China Pavilion. In addition to the prestige and prizes, all winners will be offered opportunities of the priority recommendations to the famous overseas and domestic game companies.
Note: Individual income tax of the cash prize will be withheld and remitted by the “IGF China 2011 Committee”.

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DigiPen Singapore Students Win Big at IGF China

Category: Singapore Campus

Organizers of the Independent Games Festival (IGF) China have announced the winners of the annual independent games competition, including three titles awarded to DigiPen Institute of Technology Singapore student games. Void, a first-person puzzle game where players switch between parallel worlds to overcome obstacles, earned the "Excellence in Technology" award in the Festival's Main Competition, where it competed against the work of professional game developers. It also won the title of "Best Student Game" in the Festival's Student Competition. Another DigiPen Singapore student game, Pixi, won the title of "Excellent Student Winner" in the Student Competition. Created by first-year students, this 2D action game tasks players with protecting their stars from the evil enemy Boxi.
IGF China received submissions from Asia and beyond, including, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macao, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, India, and Iran. A panel of industry experts chose the winners, who received cash prizes of up to 13,000 RMB (roughly $2,000). To play Void and Pixi or to learn more about DigiPen Institute of Technology Singapore, visit the game gallery at singapore.digipen.edu. Congratulations to the student winners on their impressive showing!
About DigiPen:
DigiPen Institute of Technology is a leading educational institution offering several Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts degrees, and a Master’s degree in Computer Science. DigiPen’s undergraduate degrees focus on video game programming, production animation, computer engineering, and game design. In 2008, DigiPen opened a new campus in Singapore at the invitation of the Singaporean government. DigiPen Institute of Technology Singapore offers some of the same degree programs as its U.S. campus and shares the same commitment to providing an exemplary education and furthering the study and research in science, technology, engineering, and math throughout the United States and abroad.

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