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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.

Rookie Awards 2020
Round of applause for our sponsors

Winners
Game of the Year | Immersive Media

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

Winner: LightFarm

Peter Lu - LightFarm
LightFarm is a game with physical elements where players are invited to take care of a farm. Explore the life of a farmer through a physically constructed diorama powered by projection mapping and computer vision technology. Learn about how your farming habits affect the sustainability of your farm!
Game of the Year - Winner

Runner Up: Aspen Lane: VR Paranormal Investigation

Michael Neocleous - Aspen Lane:  VR Paranormal Investigation
You play as a Paranormal Investigator called to uncover evidence of a malicious haunting within a family home in North London. The family are relying on you. What mysteries will you uncover down Aspen Lane?
Game of the Year - Runner Up

Highly Commended: Upside Down: Struggling with Bipolar Disorder

Jiang Jinsheng - Upside Down: Struggling with Bipolar Disorder
3.30 is a VR interactive experience with a duration of about 10 minutes. The project is intended to raise people’s awareness of artists who suffer from mental diseases. The title 3.30 refers to the World Bipolar Disorder Day, on which the story ends.
Game of the Year - Highly Commended

People's Choice: 岁乐 · 跨乐 | Sui Yue · Kua Yue

Lim Lin - 岁乐 · 跨乐 | Sui Yue · Kua Yue
by limlin
It is an interactive AR (augmented reality) book that comes with a set of miniature Chinese Orchestra instruments. It keeps a detailed record of the development of Chinese Orchestra in Malaysia that aims to increase access to cultural resources and engage teenagers in a fun and interactive way.
Game of the Year - People's Choice

Finalists
Game of the Year | Immersive Media

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