Swedish Game Awards 2014

The winners of the Swedish Game Awards 2014 has been announced; Defunct and Flash & Crash joins the proud lineup of awarded student projects from Campus Gotland GAME!

1st year project Flash & Crash won the audience hearts and received the Gamer’s Choice award, with the motivation:

The counting of the votes yesterday revealed a close race between two of the contestants. The winning game was instantly pleasing, fun to watch and inspired people to battle it out. The game pleased visitors of all ages and the station was never quiet.

Gamers Choice: Flash & Crash

2nd year project Defunct – best second year project at the Gotland Game Conference – earned its creators 25 000kr, a legal start package and counseling from Fondia, together with the coveted Game of The Year award. The jury’s motivation read:

From the onset, this game presents itself as a complete package and it executes expertly across the board to deliver a richly satisfying and ready for retail experience. It’s ambitious, colourful and a heck of a lot of fun to play.

Game of the Year: Defunct

Swedish Game Award Winners 2014, photo by The Square

Hela Gotland: De prisades för dataspel

Två utmärkelser i Swedish Game Awards, som avgjordes på Nalen i Stockholm sent på onsdagskvällen, gick till studenter på Campus Gotland.

Spelet Defunct vann den förnämsta klassen Game of the year och Flash & Crash förärades utmärkelsen Gamers choice.
– Det kunde inte ha gått bättre, konstaterar Marcus Ingvarsson, lärare på Campus Gotlands speldesign- och grafikprogram.

De prisades för dataspel
[De prisades för dataspel]

Gotland Game Conference 2014 Coverage

http://jerrytron.com/defining-the-box/

http://jerrytron.com/gotland-game-conference-2014/

Our own write-up (and photos) is available in the blog.