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Game Republic holds Student Showcase

Ed Fear Apr 18 2008, 3:22pm

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Event celebrates student talent in Yorkshire region

Game Republic, the trade association for the games sector in Yorkshire and Humber, held its first Student Showcase at the University of Bradford this week.

Taking place alongside the Licence to Thrill panel discussion also organised by the group, the event saw awards given out to students in three categories – Technical Achievement, Game Art and Game Design – judged by a panel including Rockstar North's Ian Bowden, Sumo Digital's Toby Allen and Team 17's Martyn Brown (pictured above with Game Design first prize winner Toby Everet).

"The day was a success from start to finish. We set out to put the region’s young development talent in the spotlight and they all played up to the occasion, said Craig Albeck, project manager at Game Republic.

"The industry judges were massively impressed with the talent on show, something that was reflected in their endearing tributes to the students during the award ceremony. Yorkshire is already home to four of the worlds top 100 performing games companies – if they recruit some of the talent on show, then I'm convinced we will have no problems in adding more Yorkshire companies to that list."

The winners in full:

Game Art
First Prize: Mike Roberts, Sheffield Hallam University