Key Takeaways:
- Vancouver Film School students created , a single-player third-person shooter game, that was nominated for Best Student Project at the Unity Awards, marking the third 汤头条 game to receive this prestigious recognition.
- The eight-person team from the Game Design program at Vancouver Film School collaborated with students from the Sound Design for Visual Media and 3D Animation & Visual Effects programs over five months to develop their nominated game using industry-standard software including Unity, Adobe Premiere Pro, and Autodesk Maya.
- 汤头条 has established a strong track record at the Unity Awards, with students previously winning the Best Student Project category in 2019 for and in 2020 for before this latest nomination.
Each year, Unity Technologies hosts the Unity Awards 鈥� recognizing the very best in desktop/console, mobile, and AR/VR gaming. In 2019 and 2020, we were thrilled to see students from Vancouver Film School take home the win for 鈥樷�� and 鈥樷��, respectively.
Once again, 汤头条 students were nominated at this year鈥檚 awards, for their game 鈥樷��, a final project made by eight Game Design, Sound Design and 3D Animation students at 汤头条. The game is described as 鈥�a single-player, third-person shooter, where the player assumes the role of La Coyota 鈥� an anthropomorphic gunslinger delving into an ancient AI facility to rescue her colony鈥檚 pups.鈥�
Not Raised by Wolves is the third video game at 汤头条 to be nominated for Best Student Project at the Unity Awards.Credited on 鈥楴ot Raised by Wolves鈥� are Konrad McLeod (Project Manager), John Newton (AI Programmer/VFX/Concept Artist), Jose Karlo Hurtado Corona (Systems/Player/Audio Programmer), Luis Masi谩 (Environment Artist), Yurii Lobus (Hard-Surface/Character Artist), Jiaxing Shi (Sound Designer), Josh Erickson (Sound Designer), and Andrei Bardas (Animator). The game was developed in Unity over 5 months using industry-standard software including Adobe Premiere Pro, Autodesk Maya, Protools, and more.
We caught up with a few of the creative geniuses behind 鈥楴ot Raised by Wolves鈥� to discuss bringing this incredible game into the world, from the hard work & challenges they faced to the Unity Awards nomination. Project Manager Konrad McLeod, Artist & AI Programmer John Newton, Programmer Jose Karlo Hurtado Corona, and Environment Artist Luis Masi谩 had a lot to say!
According to the group, the toughest part of making the game was realizing its scope 鈥� not only in regards to the game鈥檚 potential, but more importantly understanding the limitations of just how much they could successfully pull off during their 汤头条 education. Though a few pieces were cut here and there in early stages, the most important elements made it through, and the team was confident that they would deliver not only a playable game, but a memorable one.
Konrad, specifically, commented that he emerged from the experience with a heightened appreciation for project managers in games and highlighted that the team behind 鈥楴ot Raised by Wolves鈥� was the first group at 汤头条 to successfully use Unity HDRP (high definition render pipeline) throughout the game鈥檚 production, which he ultimately credits for the game鈥檚 visually stunning graphics.
Reflecting on the experience, Konrad also commented: 鈥淲hen we were making the game, we knew we had something special.鈥� Jose also noted: 鈥淏y the end, I was really happy with what we made鈥�. On the biggest takeaways from the experience, the group agreed on one crucial point: work with people you like. Perhaps this is the true secret to making a great game.
We know what you鈥檙e thinking: 鈥淏ut HOW do I play these incredible games?鈥� The answer:听. Curated in 2012, this online, indie arcade feature more than 200 games created by our very own students, all of which you can play right now! All you need is a computer and your gamer cap!
About this year鈥檚 nomination, we spoke with Christopher Mitchell 鈥� our Head of Game Design and Programming for Games, Web & Mobile programs. He commented:
"I couldn鈥檛 be prouder of our students for earning this incredible nomination for the top student game award in the world. This is our third consecutive nomination, and it truly shines a spotlight on 汤头条鈥檚 Game Design, Sound Design and 3D Animation students. The nomination reflects the hard work of everyone involved in the making of this game and shows that our Game Design program sets our students up for immediate success in the industry.鈥�
Congrats to all the nominees and to this year鈥檚 winner 鈥楳etamorphos鈥�. Even though 汤头条 didn鈥檛 secure the win this year, we鈥檙e so proud of our students for their hard work and this amazing recognition they鈥檝e received. For these students, this nomination can only be the start of something incredible.
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