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Video Game Grand Prix 2023 - a 1st for the Montpellier campus

  • date 07.25.2023
  • type School
  • campus Montpellier / Rennes
  • Formation Video Game

Last June, ESMA Rennes, Toulouse and Montpellier organised the end-of-studies jury for the video games section. Students in their final year were able to present their final-year projects to a panel of professionals specially invited for the occasion.

2 juries and 12 games for this 2023 edition

The event took place in two stages, in two different locations, and it was first the Rennes school that took part, followed by the students from Toulouse and Montpellier, who gathered for the occasion on the ESMA Toulouse campus. In all, 12 games were presented to the members of the jury :

 

For Rennes :

 

For Toulouse :

 

For Montpellier, which is graduating its first class this year :

 

For each game, the teams were made up of 8 to 9 students, each bringing their own expertise and unique perspective to the creative process. These projects are the fruit of their talent, their artistic sensibility and their technical expertise, as well as their ability to collaborate and work well together. Qualities that prepare them in the best possible way to enter the world of work.

ESMA 2023 VIDEO GAME Jury : 4 projects rewarded

ESMA’s Video Game Jury is always an opportunity for the school to bring together prestigious and influential players in the video game industry, with whom the school builds relationships of trust, exchange and collaboration. This year, big names in the sector – Ubisoft, Crytek and TAT Production – were present, as well as studios such as Umeshu Lovers, Simango, Altwy and Playdigious, which may be less well known to the general public, but are just as talented. The students of the class of 2023 tried to convince and impress an exceptional group of professionals.

 

After a long discussion, the ESMA Rennes jury rewarded two projects that stood out for their excellence and originality :

  • Nakagin : Winner of the 2023 ESMA Rennes Video Game Grand Prix, Nakagin – directed by Kevin Gernigon, Alexis Fraboulet, Kilian Zins, Corentin Guérin, Killian Brillet, Maxime Hémon and Tom Sachot – is a first-person platform game in which the player takes on the role of a robot whose mission is to reach a malfunctioning AI that is creating chaos,
  • and Rift Ascension : Favourite of the 2023 jury, Rift Ascension – directed by Guillaume Charvet, William Guéguin, Léo Masson, Laura Schavsinski, Eloi Michel, Pierre Lambert and Thibault Jovelin – follows a young member of a tribe who sets out to explore his native island, in search of traces of his people’s history.

 

In addition, the ESMA Toulouse jury – which included students from both ESMA Toulouse and ESMA Montpellier – awarded prizes to the following projects :

  • Folgore : the ESMA Toulouse jury’s Video Game Grand Prix 2023 – directed by Léo Beauchamp, Khenan Benanou, Eve Cabanié, Sami Delvallée, Mathis Dinger, Thomas Exshaw, Maxime Maridet, Edouard Mordant and Anaïs Tigneres Agout – is a beat-them-all game offering a captivating experience where players can alternate between dynamic melee attacks and the use of powerful electrical powers,
  • and Robbers in Disguise : directed by Thomas Bru, Nicolas Mendiboure, Killian Cachoulet, Vincenzo Chevalier, Maxime Delhomme, Gianni Sérène, Tanguy Barbaray and Kevin Monteiro Dos Santos, this party-game, combining absurdity, comic situations and thrilling action, offers players an entertaining and delirious experience, which won it the ESMA Toulouse 2023 Jury’s Favourite.

 

 

A total of four games were awarded prizes this year, and the members of the jury were quick to praise the technical and artistic achievements. Congratulations to all our students for their remarkable work and dedication throughout the academic year. Until next year!