Gotland Game Conference (GGC), previously known as the Gotland Game Awards, is an international conference, game exhibition and -competition for students. [1] The event is held annually and marks the end of the academic year for the students at the Department of Game Design at Campus Gotland, Uppsala University. Here they can showcase everything that they have learned during the year to a jury consisting of professionals from the game development industry, the gaming press and academia. [2] [3]
The Department of Game Design [4] on Gotland, Visby, has hosted a public event for displaying student projects since at least 2002. [5] [6] The event found a stable structure and was branded "Gotland Game Awards" in 2006 [7] [8] and re-branded "Gotland Game Conference" in 2011, [9] [10] when a presentation track was added and the event opened to public participation. In 2017 the GGC added an international summit for game educators [11] — with the intention of annually gathering game educations from across the world to collaborate and share experiences.
The event can be seen as consisting of four separate parts (spanning over multiple days);
The Department of Game Design maintains a public database of all games and students that have been awarded at the Gotland Game Conference. [36] It is not uncommon for students recognized at the GGC to go on and win other national- and international awards. [37]
Award | Year | Game | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Student's Choice | 2017 | Penny's Farm | |
2016 | Neiva | ||
2015 | PvGvP | ||
2014 | Undercover Agency | ||
2013 | Tribal Marathon | ||
2012 | Secrets of Grindea | ||
People's Choice / Public Choice | |||
2011 | Overkill | ||
2010 | Abzolium | ||
2009 | Chubby Chase Race | ||
People's Choice - Most Helpful Group | |||
2009 | Archaic |
Award | Year | Game | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Best Serious Game | |||
2010 | Colorless | ||
2009 | Ghost Written | ||
2008 | GameRider | ||
2007 | Wobble Trouble | ||
Best Exhibition | |||
2010 | Abzolium | ||
2009 | Penalty of Heroes | ||
The Award for Human Rights and Anti-discrimination | |||
2011 | Contingency | ||
2010 | Pawns | ||
2009 | Cause of War | ||
2008 | Insats Afrika | Red Cross Award #1 | |
Monks of Sangrael | Red Cross Award #2 | ||
JADE Project Award | |||
2009 | Archaic | ||
2008 | Fairytale | ||
TUT-MS Dean's Award | |||
2016 | Giddy Up | ||
2014 | Vertigoat | NicoGRAPH Conference | |
NicoGRAPH Award | |||
2014 | Crocodile Chow Down | ||
Best XNA Game | |||
2010 | Abzolium | ||
Best Cinematic | |||
2009 | Trojan Sheep | ||
Nordic Game Jam | |||
2009 | Sheep away | ||
Mathematical Game | |||
2009 | Euklides Magic | ||
Best Game - Open and Invitational | |||
2008 | Dark Room |
Award | Year | Game | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Best CG Animation | |||
2011 | Halberts Monocle | ||
2010 | The Secret Chamber | ||
Best Commercial | |||
2009 | Cube | ||
2008 | Wacom in Motion | ||
Best Graduating Class | |||
2010 | From One Motherfucker To Another | ||
Spotlight Category | |||
2010 | Octopus Painting Duel | ||
Best Student Animation | |||
2009 | 09-09-14 | ||
Open and Invitational | |||
2008 | Perfekt | ||
Theme Park | |||
2008 | In Harmony with Nature |
Award | Year | Game | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Best Student Effort in Art | |||
2010 | Tobias Andersen | ||
2009 | Anders Bäckman | ||
Best Student Effort Technical | |||
2009 | Ted Lindström | ||
Best Student in Computer Graphics | |||
2009 | Tommy Nilsson | ||
Best Student in Game Design and Graphics | |||
2009 | Emma Johansson | ||
Best Student in Game Design and Programming | |||
2009 | Tommi Lipponen |
Gotland Game Conference (GGC), previously known as the Gotland Game Awards, is an international conference, game exhibition and -competition for students. [1] The event is held annually and marks the end of the academic year for the students at the Department of Game Design at Campus Gotland, Uppsala University. Here they can showcase everything that they have learned during the year to a jury consisting of professionals from the game development industry, the gaming press and academia. [2] [3]
The Department of Game Design [4] on Gotland, Visby, has hosted a public event for displaying student projects since at least 2002. [5] [6] The event found a stable structure and was branded "Gotland Game Awards" in 2006 [7] [8] and re-branded "Gotland Game Conference" in 2011, [9] [10] when a presentation track was added and the event opened to public participation. In 2017 the GGC added an international summit for game educators [11] — with the intention of annually gathering game educations from across the world to collaborate and share experiences.
The event can be seen as consisting of four separate parts (spanning over multiple days);
The Department of Game Design maintains a public database of all games and students that have been awarded at the Gotland Game Conference. [36] It is not uncommon for students recognized at the GGC to go on and win other national- and international awards. [37]
Award | Year | Game | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Student's Choice | 2017 | Penny's Farm | |
2016 | Neiva | ||
2015 | PvGvP | ||
2014 | Undercover Agency | ||
2013 | Tribal Marathon | ||
2012 | Secrets of Grindea | ||
People's Choice / Public Choice | |||
2011 | Overkill | ||
2010 | Abzolium | ||
2009 | Chubby Chase Race | ||
People's Choice - Most Helpful Group | |||
2009 | Archaic |
Award | Year | Game | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Best Serious Game | |||
2010 | Colorless | ||
2009 | Ghost Written | ||
2008 | GameRider | ||
2007 | Wobble Trouble | ||
Best Exhibition | |||
2010 | Abzolium | ||
2009 | Penalty of Heroes | ||
The Award for Human Rights and Anti-discrimination | |||
2011 | Contingency | ||
2010 | Pawns | ||
2009 | Cause of War | ||
2008 | Insats Afrika | Red Cross Award #1 | |
Monks of Sangrael | Red Cross Award #2 | ||
JADE Project Award | |||
2009 | Archaic | ||
2008 | Fairytale | ||
TUT-MS Dean's Award | |||
2016 | Giddy Up | ||
2014 | Vertigoat | NicoGRAPH Conference | |
NicoGRAPH Award | |||
2014 | Crocodile Chow Down | ||
Best XNA Game | |||
2010 | Abzolium | ||
Best Cinematic | |||
2009 | Trojan Sheep | ||
Nordic Game Jam | |||
2009 | Sheep away | ||
Mathematical Game | |||
2009 | Euklides Magic | ||
Best Game - Open and Invitational | |||
2008 | Dark Room |
Award | Year | Game | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Best CG Animation | |||
2011 | Halberts Monocle | ||
2010 | The Secret Chamber | ||
Best Commercial | |||
2009 | Cube | ||
2008 | Wacom in Motion | ||
Best Graduating Class | |||
2010 | From One Motherfucker To Another | ||
Spotlight Category | |||
2010 | Octopus Painting Duel | ||
Best Student Animation | |||
2009 | 09-09-14 | ||
Open and Invitational | |||
2008 | Perfekt | ||
Theme Park | |||
2008 | In Harmony with Nature |
Award | Year | Game | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Best Student Effort in Art | |||
2010 | Tobias Andersen | ||
2009 | Anders Bäckman | ||
Best Student Effort Technical | |||
2009 | Ted Lindström | ||
Best Student in Computer Graphics | |||
2009 | Tommy Nilsson | ||
Best Student in Game Design and Graphics | |||
2009 | Emma Johansson | ||
Best Student in Game Design and Programming | |||
2009 | Tommi Lipponen |