2020 Award Winners
Design Innovation Award
BOOmates, Cat’s Cradle, Glitch Escape, Kidgilantes, Seamless, Trials of Tonali
Audio Award
Darkworld’s Descent, Genesis Zero, Where My Heart Is
Visual Art Award
The Atlas, Breakthrough, Cafe in the Clouds, Eletopia, Hop Hop Donut, Magic Trick, Ramen Run
Impact Award
ASCOMYCOTA, Be the Good, Triage, Winter in June
World Building Award
Buds, Deli Trip, Heart of Enya, Mobius, Radio Fall, Tacti-Kidz
Zeitgeist Award
The Beginning of the Game, In an Orderly Fashion, Tiny Rainbow Rebels
Capstone Production Award
Five Stars in the Dark, Heart of Enya, Kangarumble, Kidgilantes, Magic Trick
B-A-N-A-N-A-S Award
Battle Cubes, Calming Pressures, Double Shot, Five Stars in the Dark, Hymn, The Salaryman’s Dream
Capstone Technical Innovation Award
Five Stars in the Dark, Genesis Zero, Tacti-Kidz, Where My Heart Is
2019 Award Winners
Grand Prize
Wacktory
Honorable Mentions: Squish, Seeds of Love
Peer Choice Award
MagiSpire
Honorable Mentions: Wacktory, Squish
Design Innovation Award
Spellbook
Honorable Mentions: Seeds of Love, Wacktory
Audio Award
Hidden Harmony
Honorable Mentions: Seeds of Love, Bashful Baker, Resonant Waves: Immersed in Geometry
Visual Art Award
Savor Saber
Honorable Mentions: V.I.T.R.I.O.L., Squish
Impact Award
Code-Switching
Honorable Mentions: Chrysalis, In Your Shoes
World Building Award
Savor Saber
Honorable Mentions: Origin Trail, Spellbook, Seeds of Love
Capstone Production Award
Squish
Honorable Mentions: MagiSpire, Rise
B-A-N-A-N-A-S Award
Resonant Waves: Immersed in Geometry
Honorable Mentions: Chrysalis, I Will Be Your Eyes and Hands
Capstone Technical Innovation Award
2018 Award Winners
Grand Prize
Kleptonaut, Lumin, Writer’s Block
Peer Choice Award
Bookend, Everybody’s Sad, Lumin, Loot Box Simulator
Studio Award
Dash Quasar, Peace and Order, Journey Through Memories
Design Innovation Award
Dash Quasar, Everybody’s Sad, Typocrypha
Audio Award
Journey Through Memories, Juanito el Nahualito, Writer’s Block
Visual Art Award
Writer’s Block, Bookend, Inkless
Technical Innovation Award
2017 Award Winners
Grand Prize
This is Your Laser
2nd place: Lift (VR)
3rd place: Tucker’s Temple
Technical Achievment Award
Ctrl-Shift
2nd place: Lift (VR)
3rd place (3-way tie): Children of Ase, Say Again, Hypoxia
Visual Art Award
This is Your Laser
2nd place: Phantom Jump
3rd place: Lift (VR)
Audio Award
Lift (VR)
2nd place: Phantom Jump
3rd place: Dust to Dust
Design Innovation Award
Immaterial
2nd place: This is Your Laser
3rd place: Ctrl-Shift
Studio Award
Ctrl-Shift
2nd place: Dust to Dust
Peer Choice Award
Flora
2nd place: Don’t Yell at Me, I’m Trying to Keep Us Alive
3rd place: Immaterial
2016 Award Winners
Grand Prize
Project Perfect Citizen
2nd Place: Seance
3rd Place: Numbo Jumbo
Honorable Mentions: Snow Brawlers, Associative Press
Technical Achievment Award
Route 95
2nd Place: Birds at Arms
3rd Place: Moai
Visual Art Award
Ulama
2nd Place: Project Perfect Citizen
3rd Place: Seance
Audio Award
Seance
2nd Place: Snapshot
3rd Place: Rebind
Design Innovation Award
Associative Press
2nd Place: Project Perfect Citizen
3rd Place: Seance
Studio Award
Snow Brawlers
2nd Place: Run, Hero!
Peer Choice Award
Don’t Throw Me Away
2nd Place: Vive Ricochet
3rd Place: Numbo Jumbo
2015 Award Winners
Grand Prize
2nd Place: Jamais Vu
3rd Place: In God’s Hands
Foundation Prize
BreadQuest
Runners Up: Determinism, Galleon, It Shall Return
Visual Art Award
Runners Up: Eye of the Giant; Please Rise, Winston
Audio Award
Runners Up: Blue Cat, In God’s Hands
Technical Achievment Award
Runners Up: Battle Chairs, Eye of the Giant, Sedimental Storm
Design Innovation Award
Runners Up: Blue Cat, In God’s Hands, Battle Chairs
Peer Choice Award
Runners Up: Battle Chairs, Eye of the Giant
2014 Award Winners
Grand Prize
Runners Up: DJ Gone Rogue, Immunogen, Intrigue
Peer Choice Award
DJ Gone Rogue
Runners Up: Forsaken, EpiCubed, Project Paper
Experience Prize
Resonance
Runners Up: Cat Escape, Meow or Never, WARP
Foundation Prize
Introversion
Runners Up: Vis-a-Vis, Torque
Design Innovation Award
Runners Up: EpiCubed, Nocturnum
Technical Achievement Award
Runners Up: Horror Stories, Intrigue
Visual Art Award
DJ Gone Rogue
Runners Up: Immunogen, Vis-a-Vis
Audio Award
Nocturnum
Runners Up: Horror Stories, Introversion
2013 Award Winners
Grand Prize
Runners Up: Siegebreakers is acknowledged as first runner-up, and Tearable World
Peer Choice Award
Runners Up: Siegebreakers, Tearable World
Experience Prize
Runners Up: When Dreams Die, Fire and Ice
Foundation Prize
Divine Intervention
Runners Up: Z.O.N.E.O.U.T., Call of the Void
Design Innovation Award
Runners Up: Temps Perdu, Siegebreakers
Technical Achievement Award
Runners Up: Militarium, Tearable World
Visual Art Award
Runners Up: Lens, Temps Perdu, Divine Intervention
Audio Award
Runners Up: Militarium, Asterogue
2012 Award Winners
Grand Prize
Peer Choice Award
Santa Cruzin’
Experience Prize
Foundation Prize
Practicum Prize
Design Innovation Award
Technical Achievement Award
Visual Art Award
Audio Award
2011 Award Winners
Grand Prize
Experience Prize
Sprout
Honorable Mention: TetraMayhem
Foundation Prize
Grapple Ball
Honorable Mention: Two Players, One Keyboard
Audience Choice Award
Honorable Mentions: Syz E.G., Grapple Ball
Design Innovation Award
Honorable Mention: Psychic Ninja
Technical Achievement Award
Visual Art Award
Audio Award