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Rookie Awards 2023

The 13th 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 2023
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Winners
Rookie of the Year | Immersive Media

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

Winner: Tan Kai Ching

Tan Kai Ching - Unfold: Beyond the Unknown
​"Unfold" is a film promotion concept with extended interactive experiences that works with any film featuring multiple characters in the storylines, acting as a story recap and summarization of each character's information. 
Rookie of the Year - Winner

Runner Up: Maria Margarida Lira Gomes de Almeida Belo

Maria Margarida Lira Gomes de Almeida Belo - HYPNAGOGIA
Hypnagogia is a first-person VR horror game developed in Unity. It tests the player’s ability to solve each level logically while making sure they don’t pee their pants. Face your fears, if you dare...
Rookie of the Year - Runner Up

Highly Commended: Ng Jo Ling

Ng Jo Ling - Night Blooms - A multisensory interactive installation
“Night Blooms” uses night-blooming flowers as the primary key visual in encouraging people to embrace human darkness. The night-blooming flowers serve as a potent metaphor, representing a personal journey toward self-discovery and realization amidst times of darkness.
Rookie of the Year - Highly Commended

Highly Commended: Lucía de Pablo

Lucía de Pablo - LocalARt
LocalARt is an augmented reality tool that merges geolocation and an interactive map to showcase endangered cultural Spanish monuments. Visit new places through your phone while helping to create awarness of heritage disappearance.
Rookie of the Year - Highly Commended

Highly Commended: Bong Ming Zi

Bong Ming Zi - VR - The HorRidge
My Final Year Project was centered around the Horse Ridge, the most representative natural landmark in Miri. This majestic attraction gave our city a touch of natural vitality. Tragically, it collapsed three years ago, due to human actions.
Rookie of the Year - Highly Commended

Highly Commended: Jinkyu Kang

Jinkyu Kang - Jinkyu Kang - Media Art / Motion Graphics
Hi, my name is Jinkyu Kang. I'm a visionary artist from Seoul, Korea, with a passion for creating impactful works through the power of different mediums. My ultimate goal is to create a new artistic language that enables people to communicate in novel ways and inspire positive change through my creations.
Rookie of the Year - Highly Commended

People's Choice: Mario Gallego Cano

Mario Gallego Cano - PlumVR
PlumVR is an innovative virtual reality (VR) programming project that aims to revolutionize professional plumbing training. This training system utilizes VR to facilitate the learning and mastery of plumbing skills, offering three levels of difficulty tailored to each user's needs. Through an immersive experience, Plum
Rookie of the Year - People's Choice

Finalists
Rookie of the Year | Immersive Media

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