Award Winners At Student Game Showcase - LevelUpTO
/ Stephen CraneLast night there was the 6th annual Level Up here in Toronto, which is a showcase event for local students to show off their games. Pitfall Planet won last years, and this year had quite a few winners, including friend of the site Oddbird Studio. This all came from Level Up's Facebook page.
Artistic Achievement - Sheridan College - Oddbird Studios - Arrow Heads
People's Choice Award - OCAD and University of Toronto - Plunder
Best Overall Game - Sheridan College - Oddbird Studios - Arrow Heads
Technical Innovation Award - UOIT - Ominous Games
Congrats to all the winners! Here are some tweets from the event.
Things are heating up at Level Up! #Toronto #gamedev pic.twitter.com/RFbWSCA0pi
— LevelUpTO (@LevelUpTO) April 6, 2016
If you're a #gamedev in Toronto, #LevelUp2016 at the Design Exchange is where you want to … https://t.co/U7IXyTQFer pic.twitter.com/bbJ1YZEFSN
— Big Viking Games (@BigVikingGames) April 6, 2016
Just got to @LevelUpTO and the place is stacked with great games projects! #Toronto #gaming pic.twitter.com/yWcSWXPx6l
— Lightning Rod Games (@LRGthunder) April 6, 2016
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