The results are in for the Rookie Awards 2019, and we’re excited to reveal all of the talented Unreal Engine students and devs who earned the titles “Rookie of the Year” and “Game of the Year.” Game of the Year – Console & PC: Winner 2019
Spire | University of Hertfordshire | United Kingdom
Spire is a second-year university game project produced over the course of a semester at the University of Hertfordshire. The game, which is built entirely in Unreal Engine, follows the path of a knight on his journey through a cold and harsh forest.
Project: Star Bounty started as an idea set in a science fiction world and gradually progressed into concepts inspired by many games to showcase the potential of a new world, as well as paying homage to ones that already exist.
Thank you for your interest. There is no age limit, the older the better.
Also if it helps, we also offer a full time and part time MA in Games Art and Design or Animation. It's 1 year full time or two years part time. For mature students its sometimes a better option.
If you're interested in the MA feel free to talk to the programmer leader Ian Willcock <i.willcock@herts.ac.uk>
Thank you for your interest. There is no age limit, the older the better.
Also if it helps, we also offer a full time and part time MA in Games Art and Design or Animation. It's 1 year full time or two years part time. For mature students its sometimes a better option.
If you're interested in the MA feel free to talk to the programmer leader Ian Willcock <i.willcock@herts.ac.uk>
Thank you so much for your response, that encourage me.
UH Alumni Ben Webster, Josiah Ward and Aaron Coker has made this game Filament. It is in the Steam Game Festival until Monday and people can play the demo until then. Full game releases April 23rd
Thank you Epic Games for making this amazing Project Spotlight about the University of Hertfordshire.
We are very proud of all our students hard work, they just keep on getting better every year and we are really looking forward to seeing there final major projects this year.
They said to me "So after graduating in 2017 myself, Ben and Aaron decided that instead of getting industry jobs we'd make our own. Initially we continued development of our third year project but it wasn't really compelling enough to us as a game to continue working on it so we made Filament instead.
Filament is a laid back, story rich and fully narrated puzzle game centred around solving sets of cable-based puzzles whilst exploring a seemingly abandoned spaceship.
Filament began as a game jam entry to the week-long Epic Megajam, where it placed as one of the winners. Since then, it has entered full development with the number of puzzles continuing to grow and new mechanics being implemented. On top of this, a full original soundtrack is in the works, as well as extensive narration."
An RPG experience set in a world inhabited by Frogs! From friendly frog folk to dangerous beasts, the Anura RPG Game project being developed by a team of Hertfordshire University students looks to offer an expansive RPG world with an amphibian theme.
Patty Pan is a 3D animated short film rendered in Unreal Engine 4.
The Story
Set in a world of vegetables, Patty Pan focuses on an unsuspecting Radish Man who suddenly has the responsibility of parenthood thrust upon him when he finds a baby Patty Pan on his doorstep. Though first sweet, things soon descend into chaos. Desperately trying to console patty, he soon realises that appeasing her won't be so simple.
Dichotomy is a VR rhythm-like game set within a celestial depiction of the mind. With levels themed around the five main types of OCD, you must avoid negative thoughts and compulsive behaviour to break through to a clear mind.
To all my students and Alumni at the University of Hertfordshire, I just wanted to say a big congratulations for entering the worldwide Rookies competition. Fingers crossed for this year 😊
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A Game of Thrones Animator's story | Jonathan Symmonds | TEDxALC
So happy and proud of all our students and staff at The University of Hertfordshire.
The Rookies results for 2019
Game of the Year:
Winner: Spire https://www.therookies.co/entries/3375
Runner up: Project Star Bounty https://www.therookies.co/entries/1216
Visual Effects Film of the Year:
Winner: Downfall https://www.therookies.co/entries/2133
Motion Graphics:
People choice: Diana Verba: https://www.therookies.co/entries/2088
Visual Effect Internship (Europe):
People choice: Maria Tsanti https://www.therookies.co/entries/2150
VFS - Educational Scholarship Winner: William Jaravaza
https://www.therookies.co/entries/1996
3D Motion Graphics – Studio Internships Sarofsky United States People’s Choice: Diana Verba
https://www.therookies.co/contests/38
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Is anyone looking for a super fresh graduate animators?
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Name - Ajay Arunan
Email - ajay.arunan@gmail.com
Website - https://vimeo.com/ajayarunan
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Please share the link and like the video on Youtube, thanks for your help.
And if you like the look of it you can buy in early 2020
Link - https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog/celebrating-ue4-student-success-in-the-rookie-awards
The results are in for the Rookie Awards 2019, and we’re excited to reveal all of the talented Unreal Engine students and devs who earned the titles “Rookie of the Year” and “Game of the Year.” Game of the Year – Console & PC: Winner 2019
Spire | University of Hertfordshire | United Kingdom
Spire is a second-year university game project produced over the course of a semester at the University of Hertfordshire. The game, which is built entirely in Unreal Engine, follows the path of a knight on his journey through a cold and harsh forest.
Project: Star Bounty | University of Hertfordshire | United Kingdom
Project: Star Bounty started as an idea set in a science fiction world and gradually progressed into concepts inspired by many games to showcase the potential of a new world, as well as paying homage to ones that already exist.
https://www.artstation.com/chenyangziv
Overall Showreel (Ray Tracing/Interactive/VR Demo)
VR Demo
Some fantastic news today, first place in the world "Game Design & Development Schools - Production Excellence" The Rookies 2019.
Full list below of other results -https://discover.therookies.co/schools/game-design-development-schools-production-excellence/
Console & Pc – Production Excellence
No 1 in the world
Top VFX school - Production Excellence
No 2 in the world
Immersive Media – Production Excellence
No 3 in the world
Top 2D animation school - Production Excellence
No 5 in the world
Best Animation Schools
No 7 in the world
Best Visual Effects Schools
No 7 in the world
Best Game Design Schools
No 8 in the world
Go Herts!
The University of Hertfordshire has been shortlisted for 'Best Educational Institution', TIGA Games Industry Awards 2019. Go Herts!
Shortlist is live here: https://lnkd.in/g3nmJgV
You can buy tickets here: https://lnkd.in/gD3hXbP
You can vote for hashtag#Gameoftheyear here: https://lnkd.in/gASrZrd
Enjoy and congratulations to all the shortlisted entrants!
Lets kick it off with some new students - https://www.artstation.com/louisstelfox
Project - Uplink
New projects are starting to come online!
This one is called "Uplink" and we can not wait to see how it turns out.
The Team
Jamie Callow // Environment Art / Prop Art / Lighting
Gabriel Woolnough // Character Art / Prop Art / Concept Art
Laith Shewayish // Character Art / Rigging / Concept Art
Vilte Bendziute // Animation / Concept Art
Anthony Motto's UE4 renders
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Hi, Redouane
Thank you for your interest. There is no age limit, the older the better.
Also if it helps, we also offer a full time and part time MA in Games Art and Design or Animation. It's 1 year full time or two years part time. For mature students its sometimes a better option.
If you're interested in the MA feel free to talk to the programmer leader Ian Willcock <i.willcock@herts.ac.uk>
Thomas Siney - Technical Artist - Graduates in May 2020.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1...f5iAiiyYUAuMdQ
We are very proud of all our students hard work, they just keep on getting better every year and we are really looking forward to seeing there final major projects this year.
Filament
Very proud of my Alumni on the release of their game today, best of luck! Josiah Ward, Ben Webster and Aaron Coker -
Out now - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1137350/Filament/
They said to me "So after graduating in 2017 myself, Ben and Aaron decided that instead of getting industry jobs we'd make our own. Initially we continued development of our third year project but it wasn't really compelling enough to us as a game to continue working on it so we made Filament instead.
Anura - RPG Toad/Frog Game
https://www.therookies.co/projects/12693The deadline is the 18th May, so I will post up the final results then.
An RPG experience set in a world inhabited by Frogs! From friendly frog folk to dangerous beasts, the Anura RPG Game project being developed by a team of Hertfordshire University students looks to offer an expansive RPG world with an amphibian theme.
I feel very proud that my students appear four times in the Unreal Student Sizzle Reel.
Student Showcase | Spring 2020 | Unreal Engine
Patty Pan is a 3D animated short film rendered in Unreal Engine 4.
The Story
Set in a world of vegetables, Patty Pan focuses on an unsuspecting Radish Man who suddenly has the responsibility of parenthood thrust upon him when he finds a baby Patty Pan on his doorstep. Though first sweet, things soon descend into chaos. Desperately trying to console patty, he soon realises that appeasing her won't be so simple.
https://www.therookies.co/entries/5825
I'm looking forward to seeing how this project comes out in the end.
Jamie Callow // Environment Art / Prop Art / Lighting
Gabriel Woolnough // Character Art / Prop Art / Concept Art
Laith Shewayish // Character Art / Rigging / Concept Art
Vilte Bendziute // Animation / Concept Art
Freelancers
Callum Beadle // Materials
Patrick Paguio // Modelling
Piers Shepherd-Rose // Animation
Paul Christoforakos // Music & Sound Design
AUTOcracy - https://www.therookies.co/entries/7970
Credits
Justin Mills, Louis Stelfox, Anthony Motto & Musa Binboga
Halo, fan project - read more about it here - https://www.patreon.com/HaloVFX
Game of the Year | PC & Console - The Rookies 2020 is another amazing year for the University of Hertfordshire.
Film of the Year | VFX | Winner - BYGONE - https://www.therookies.co/entries/8114
Film of the Year | VFX | People's Choice - Unfold - https://www.therookies.co/entries/8286
Rookie of the Year | VFX | Highly Commended - William Medcalf - https://www.therookies.co/entries/8230
Game of the Year | PC & Console | Winner - Uplink - https://www.therookies.co/entries/8260
To say I am proud of my hard working students, staff and The University of Hertfordshire is an understatement.
https://discover.therookies.co/schools/game-design-development-schools-production-excellence/
The full official list:
No. 1 in the world for Production Excellence in Games Design & Development (second year running! Wooo!)
No. 2 in the world for Production Excellence in Visual Effects (second year running)
No. 3 in the world for Top 2D Animation Schools and Colleges (Highest placed school in Europe)
No. 5 in the world for Top Visual Effects Schools and Colleges (Highest placed school in UK)
No. 10 in the world for Top Game Development Schools and Colleges (Highest placed school in UK)
No. 13 in the world for Top 50 Creative Media & Entertainment Schools and Colleges (Highest placed school in UK)
No. 15 in the world for Top 3D Animation Schools and Colleges
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1537540/Dichotomy/
Dichotomy is a VR rhythm-like game set within a celestial depiction of the mind. With levels themed around the five main types of OCD, you must avoid negative thoughts and compulsive behaviour to break through to a clear mind.
Epic/Unreal, Project Spotlight for Warrior's Pilgrimage
To all my students and Alumni at the University of Hertfordshire, I just wanted to say a big congratulations for entering the worldwide Rookies competition. Fingers crossed for this year 😊
Just dropping off some awards
Sam Mayson won the VFX award at Search for a Star Competition
https://clips.twitch.tv/CautiousIncredulousFriesYouWHY-iWIQMDWwFHjNOVRm
2020/21
Animation Exposé (Film Day) 2021
Grand Prix – Madame’s Private Affairs – Helena (Bee) Wong and Georgia Duckworth
Best 2D Animation - Madame’s Private Affairs – Helena (Bee) Wong and Georgia Duckworth
Best 3D Animation – Runaway – Piers Shepherd-Rose, Callum McKay, Paulina Rybakaite
Best Games Art – Grief – Angela Reyna and Teadora Kankaanpää
Jury Special Mention – Crypt – William Murray
Jury Special Mention – Reality – Tom Fuller
Best Essay – Maya Storm Shrestha
Best Showreel – Piers Shepherd-Rose
Best Comic and Concept Art – My Dear Fiorella - Yihong Tan
Best Soundtrack – Greedy by Zander Solis (music student)
2019/20
Bygone – Shortlistings/Wins – VFX film by Amy Wright, Daniel Ravanelli, Elliot Holland-Crouch, Emily Shordon, Sam Mowforth and Will Medcalf
Royal Television Society Awards 2020
Shortlisted for Short Film – Bygone - Amy Wright, Daniel Ravanelli, Elliot Holland-Crouch, Emily Shordon, Sam Mowforth and Will Medcalf
Shortlisted for Editing – Rise – Yujin Endo Mingala
shortlisted in Movidiam x Logitech Competition - Fetch by Joshua Treadgold and Stafford Northcote
Rookies Awards July 2020
Rookie of the Year | VFX | Highly Commended - William Medcalf
Film of the Year | VFX | Winner - BYGONE by Amy Wright, Daniel Ravanelli, Elliot Holland-Crouch, Emily Shordon, Sam Mowforth and Will Medcalf
Film of the Year | VFX | People's Choice - Unfold – by Maya Storm Shrestha, Kotryna Lidzuite, Noel Uchendu and Luca Tinelli
Game of the Year | PC & Console | Winner - Uplink by Laith Shewayish, Jamie Callow, Gabriel Woolnough, Vilte Bendziute, Thomas Siney and Callum Beadle
The below were finalists (so didn’t win but were in the final selection for their categories)
Film of the Year 2D Animation Finalist – Celina Serrao
Studio Internships Ninja Theory – Finalists – Musa Binboga, Justin Taylor and Michael Woods
Studio Internships Outpost VFX – Finalist – Kirstie Scarlett-Bruff and Will Medcalf
Animation Exposé (Film Day) 2020
Best Showreel – Amy Wright
Best Essay - Antony Motto
Best Soundtrack – Harry Steele and Jamie Peterson – for the Autocracy soundtrack (these are UH music students)
Best Comics & Concept Art - Yusra Shahid for Sheila Cake & The Happy Shake
Best 2D Animation – Toby Trangmar for I Am The Only One
Best 3D Animation - Muniza Fazal, Alex Shelby, Jenna Bushell for Mission InDELIgence
Best VFX film - Maya Storm Shrestha, Kotryna Lidzuite, Noel Uchendu, Luca Tinelli for Unfold
Best Games Project - Laith Shewayish, Jamie Callow, Gabriel Woolnough, Vilte Bendziute, Thomas Siney, Callum Beadle for Uplink
Jury Special Mention – Megan Ryan for Imaginary
Jury Special Mention – Yihong Tan for Isolated
Audience Award – Laith Shewayish, Jamie Callow, Gabriel Woolnough, Vilte Bendziute, Thomas Siney, Callum Beadle for Uplink
Grand Prix - Amy Wright, Daniel Ravanelli, Elliot Holland-Crouch, Emily Shordon, Sam Mowforth, Will Medcalf for Bygone
Little awards update
Lois Starkey - BA Outstanding TIGA Under Graduate of the Year 2021: - https://www.artstation.com/lois_starkey
Makhosethu Sibanda - MA Outstanding TIGA Post Graduate of the Year 2021: - https://www.artstation.com/msibanda
Will Murray - The Creative Assembly - Best Student Game 2021: - https://www.artstation.com/willmart
Fingers crossed for more shiny Rookies awards for this year, add to the collection :)
Anyone looking for a character artist? Dan Ravenhall graduates at the end of May 2022, I wish I could keep him as we are all going to miss him :)
Best in the UK, we will take that for now, roles up sleeves for this year :)
https://discover.therookies.co/schools/top-50-creative-media-entertainment-schools-and-colleges-in-the-world/