Rookie Awards 2022 | Rookie of the Year
Game Development Finalists
Projects entered should include content specifically with the intention of contributing to a computer game. This includes models, environments, animations, fx elements, code and more. The judges will be looking for the best creative and/or technical submissions for this massive category.
KrisYu
United States | Gnomon School of Visual Effects, Games & Animation
I play games for fun and attracted by the realistic looking of them. I intended to study arts in my future, then I realized that my passion for the video game leads me to study game art.

roybennettiv
United States | Think Tank Training Centre
Playing video games with deeply cinematic stories introduced me to a passion of wanting to create 3D Game Assets and Environments that convey interesting narratives. I hope to bring my design and technical background into Game Environment Art to help create new games and stories that inspire players around the world.

SilkevdSmissen
Belgium | Howest University of Applied Sciences - Digital Arts and Entertainment
When I was younger, one of my favorite things to do when I got home from school was play Crash Bandicoot on our PS1 with my sister and my dad. We'd each take turns and pass around the controller. From there my love for videogames grew. I've always been really interested in art as well. After studying fine arts for 3 years, I realized I could simply merge my love for art with my love for games. So I went to study DAE in Kortrijk, which is what's brought me here! I hope you enjoy some of my work!

Jaydokii
Netherlands | Breda University of Applied Sciences
At the age of 10, when I played Spyro for the first time. I always wanted to be a sculptor or a painter when I was younger. But it meant there wasn't more to it than just a pretty picture. When I realized 3D art had to be made by people (which as a kid I didn't know..), I aspired to become a character artist for games. Creating your own characters to be played by people around the world- is just the absolute dream!

miszla
Poland | Howest – Digital Arts and Entertainment
I've been creating 3D renders since I was 10. I thought it was something everybody knows about, something every person can tell the basics about - just like drawing. I realized how unique skills I'm developing when I went to high school and moved to another city. My new friends were amazed by my artworks and only a little percentage of them knew anything about what I'm doing. That's when I understood how narrow this genre is and that I want to follow it as my career path.

nielscouvreur
Belgium | Howest University of Applied Sciences - Digital Arts and Entertainment
I was partnered with YouTube when it was still cool back in the day. Back then as a partner you could have a top banner that no one else could have. All the nice ones were made in 3D, so I didn't want some ordinary boring text with my name on it, no, I wanted something in 3D. So I started looking at tutorials and creating my own banners.

noahbmnn
Germany | Howest University of Applied Sciences - Digital Arts and Entertainment
I've always been interested in 3D art. Ever since I was a little child I enjoyed watching animated movies or playing video games. At age 13 I started to learn graphic design and during that time I moved more and more into 3D.

OhHolyMary
Spain | Universal Arts School
Since I was a child, I always liked to draw and create characters. After school I got involved in graphic design and then I studied video game art where I learned all the process involved in creating video games but my love was not in concept and drawing, I discovered back then that my main interest was creating characters in 3D, that's why I decided to pursue a career as a Character Artist.

arakhimova
Canada | Think Tank Training Centre
I have always been creating new characters using traditional and digital instruments. In 2020, I discovered the world of 3D art and decided to pursue my true passion. I believe that you'll be the best at doing what you love.

gho3
United States
I'm a 3D environment artist with an undergraduate training in architectural design. I have a passion for urbanism and creating dense and detailed spaces. Experiencing the dynamic world and architecture in Cyberpunk 2077 was a turning point in my career aspirations. I greatly appreciate the sense of wonder, immersion, and level of detail and control that I can imbue in game environments. Hope you enjoy my work.

matevalent
Slovakia | Breda University of Applied Sciences
When I was around 14 I downloaded Blender from Steam because I had no computer games to play. Ever since I have been going in deeper and deeper into 3D graphics. When I turned 16 I decided to pursue a career in the game industry so I started to look for a university.

aldenchen
Singapore | 3dsense Media School
I have always enjoyed playing video games, and with that came admiring the motions of my in-game avatars. Whether they were stylish acrobatic feats or satisfying gun reloads, animations gave life to the avatars. However, I was merely a player and had no control over what animations I would get to see my avatar perform, so I simply decided I could change that by leaping into animation myself. I hope to create animations that would captivate others like the ones that captivated me.

LeoZhang
France | New3dge
I love playing video games, that’s why I attempt to create my own stage/game.

CasperKjaehr
Denmark | 3D College Viden Djurs
After studying Mediaoligy for a couple of years, with the intend of getting a technical understanding and learn the “ins and outs” of cg and multimedia, I started working towards a career in game development. Recently I’ve finished my cg education @3DCollege.

alessiamalatesta
France | New3dge
It was while playing that I wondered about the creative world of video games. I learned about the job and as I liked art, I made the decision to make a video game school after high school.

adamdencker
Sweden | The Game Assembly
Started out my journey through studying Game Design and 3D Graphics for Games in highschool back in 2015, did a 6 month internship at Pathos Interactive in 2019-2020. Now I'm studying at The Game Assembly in Malmö and haven't regretted a thing!

iskillia
France | ArtFX School
In 2018 After HighSchool I was looking for a passionating future job and studies.

Kondroel
Canada | Think Tank Training Centre
2016 was the first time I tried painting digitally - seeing what others were making with the medium fascinated me. It drove me to spend most of my free-time throughout highschool practicing illustration - also picked up Blender along the way as an intro to 3D. I ended up really liking it and thought I might as well give it a more serious look.

Chipster
France | New3dge
I've always been passionate about cinema and video games. When I reached University to get a Cinema Licence, I fell in love with the process of making art. I decided to merge my passion for video games and making art so here I am now, it's my 4th year in New3dge and I'm learning Game Art and VFX. I'm really glad because for a long time I didn't really know what I wanted to do in my life and now I've found my way.

kerrigan
United States | Think Tank Training Centre
I knew the moment I played the original Zelda on the NES when I was 5. Exploring the unknown, overcoming fear and using your imagination along the way is a wonderful facsimile to the journey of an artist.

hugocolauto
Belgium | Howest University of Applied Sciences - Digital Arts and Entertainment
Actually early on I dreamed of being a snowboard teacher. However my aunt showed me a lot of art when I came to visit and I got amazed. because of that I decided I would find a creative job and start my drawing journey. I love World of Warcraft and especially borderlands. These two showed me how fantasy rich and creative games could be and that's where I got interested in games and the 3D art behind it. People enjoying immersive experiences is beautiful! I would love to make that kind of art.


Roartal
Germany | Salzburg University of Applied Sciences
I've been invested in the entertainment industry ever since my earliest childhood days, probably beginning with a great fascination for 3D animated movies. Back then, I always cudgelled my brain's with questions such as "How did they do it?". That quickly transfered to video games in further stages of my childhood, and eventually steered me into studying 3D Art. Today, I'm discovering more and more answers to the questions that I wondered about way back then with every new day.

S3B
United Kingdom | UAL
I've always had a love for video games and art in general as many people do however I never knew creating 3D environments was an actual job or career path. During my studies at the University of Arts London, I was made aware of the Game Arts pathway the software was extremely daunting and my first experience was with Uvs so naturally, I brushed it aside. However, after another class, I was able to experiment and get lost in the software and I instantly became passionate.

liyutian0608
France | New3dge
After studying fine art for many years, I became interested in 3D art and took related courses during my undergraduate study. I came into contact with the game engine by chance after graduation and was deeply attracted by it. Therefore, I decided to apply what I learned to the game field and transform from a player to a creator.
deevya
United Kingdom | University of the Arts London
My earliest memories are watching my siblings pass around a controller, hunched over the Gamecube...then a Wii..Nintendo DS and a Playstation. Games have shaped pretty much my whole life so it was a no brainer when deciding what I wanted to do!
LudovicOddi
France | ArtFX School
When I was young, I was so admirative while looking at Pixar and Disney animation movies so I decided to work in that and creating 3D on my own. But time passed and I discovered video games and it shown me a larger number of possibilities in visuals and game mechanics. So I searched for a School to learn how to make games.

StefanieArndorfer
Austria | Breda University of Applied Sciences
When I was younger, I enjoyed playing Spyro The Dragon and it established my love for fantasy worlds in video games. Since I can remember I also used to draw a lot and come up with lots of stories. So combining these two passions together is what made me come to study Visual Art at the International Game Art and Design program at Breda University of Applied Sciences. The rest is history. Thank you for looking at my work and hopefully, you enjoy some of it!

denniswelling
Germany | Howest University of Applied Sciences - Digital Arts and Entertainment
3 years ago, when I started studying game design

fromthestone
Belgium | Howest – Digital Arts and Entertainment
As a kid I've always been very invested in interactive media/video games and creating my own art! It was a way to express myself and as a method of escapism. I loved discovering the real world just as much as the fictional ones on my game consoles and tried to incorporate both as much as possible in my own creations. To be able to represent everyone and people like myself in it too, was something I wanted to strive for.

usul
France | New3dge
Hi! I'm always looking for new opportunities that can give me new skills and knowledge. I love to learn in all fields and especially in Game Environment, Lighting and FX. Do not hesitate to contact me, it will be a great pleasure to discuss with you and why not evolve professionally together. :)

yano
Belgium | Howest University of Applied Sciences - Digital Arts and Entertainment
Near the end of highschool I realised what I was studying was not something for me, I always had an intrest in 2D and 3D art. Then I heard of a school pretty close to where I lived where they teach you all about the digital arts for games and movies. I was hooked.

jonzhang
Germany | Think Tank Training Centre
I think I have had the wish to work in a creative field for as long as I can remember. Although, It was only about a couple years ago since I decided that I wanted to become a 3D character artist and started trying to improve my skills every day.

michaelmartel
United States | Gnomon
I always wanted to work in games when I was a kid, but I thought it was a pipe dream. I didn't know that it was possible to have a healthy prosperous career in the game industry until I got to college. A few specific professors opened my eyes to the opportunities out there. Through that experience, I realized its possible for me to help build worlds that fully immerse people into them as I was as a kid.