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Rookie Awards 2022

The 12th Annual Rookie Awards is open to young creatives in visual effects, animation, games, virtual reality, motion graphics and 3d visualisation. There is simply no better way to launch your career and start sharing your amazing work online.

Rookie Awards 2022
Round of applause for our sponsors

Winners
Career Opportunities | That's No Moon

On behalf of the sponsors and judges, The Rookies would like to congratulate the following category winners.

Winner: Kenneth Bakkelund

Kenneth Bakkelund - Kenneth Bakkelund 2022
This demonstrates my development and my art during my time at playgroundsquad.
Winner

Runner Up: Michal Patton

Michal Patton - Ranger
I was lucky to have Nicolas Niño as my mentor while working on my mentorship project at Think Tank! The Ranger is based on a concept by Brandt Andrist, and is rendered in real time using Unreal Engine 5. This whole process taught me so much, and I'm so glad I got to learn from so many talented mentors and classmates!
Runner Up

Highly Commended: Zikun Cheng

Zikun Cheng - Zikun Cheng (Quentin) Work Collection
Hi! My name is Zikun Cheng (Quentin), current student at SCAD. Big fan of games!! Love to play games, make games, and create joy!
Highly Commended

Finalists
Career Opportunities | That's No Moon

On behalf of the sponsors and judges, The Rookies would like to congratulate the following category finalists.