Rookie Awards 2020
The 10th 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.
Round of applause for our sponsors
Winners
Game of the Year | Console & PC
On behalf of the sponsors and judges, The Rookies would like to congratulate the following category winners.
Winner: Uplink
by Gabriel Woolnough, jamiecallow, teeteegone, and vilteben
Uplink is a game cinematic rendered in Unreal Engine, following an engineer and his mechanical companion on their mission through a derelict settlement on Titan. Together, the duo face off against an oncoming swarm of killer drones at bay.
Runner Up: Symphonia
by alexandre, deitylink, martinlepretre, nicolasderio, pierrevrel, and simonlarguier
Embody a violinist and awaken a gigantic, forsaken world in this highly poetic platformer! Using your violin and bow, move towards the core of the realm to understand your role in this universe and play the best Concerto!
Highly Commended: OZIAS
by joannanicolerod and mdvorsky
Ozias is a fantasy exploration game about a young boy whose parents were once great warriors. They told him of an ancient tale about a slumbering dragon in the mountains. Now older, Ozias is seeking out the dragon. In this adventure, he must conquer the mountains and uncover the truth.
Highly Commended: Karnage
by elice, guillaumebleuze, nicolasdrouart, reijikogarashi, and zenkodeus
Graduation Video Game
School : ISART DIGITAL, the Video Game and 3D Animation / VFX School
In a huge arena, you play a driver in a heavily-armed vehicle fighting against a giant monster.
Find the flaws of the monster, activate traps when needed and, with the gatling, strike down this filthy creature.
Platform : PC
Highly Commended: Zoélie
by amandawood, bbrook28, bernardogullo, blackgoat, courtneyvogel, dixondubow, johnfwashington, juliatn, kellandwyer, kuanxue, meowcedes, michaelvmauro392, nicklevene, njlcartwright, opainvin, phillipcorrado, rachelh, smedrano, stephanieowens, taanthip, tylerklimekartist, valiquo, and zachtaylor
Zoélie is an Action Puzzle Platformer that tells the story of a young girl exploring her town of La Colina alongside her imagination-powered quilt , Sueño.
Highly Commended: BEYOND THE LINE
by bvtvrd, enguerrand, and ioan
End Studies project in Game Artist Specialisation @New3dge
Beyond the Line is an Action/Infiltration/RPG game that takes place in an alternative reality, where the Cold War has continued to our present.
People's Choice: Harbinger of Spring
by aedwards, armariopat, chrisgriffin98, cosimofaieta, dharder, ixgamestudio, laurigs, lschomburg, mgrochau, mingzw, sadams, sdavila, and seangraefen
Harbinger of Spring is a first person multiplayer FFA shooter. Gameplay is a mixture of old school arena mechanics and modern mobility systems. Set in an ancient alien temple, players compete against each other to find and secure energy sources stolen from the tree of life itself. This student project took six months.
Finalists
Game of the Year | Console & PC
On behalf of the sponsors and judges, The Rookies would like to congratulate the following category finalists.