News

18 December 03

Awards Galore!

Australian Game Developers (AGD) Awards 2003

Congratulations to all those AGD Award Winners who were recognised by their peers as leaders in each of the 13 categories offered. Prizes included a framed AGD Award Certificate and Discreet 3D Studio Max 6 with Character Studio valued at approximately $9000. Special thanks go to our AGD Award sponsors Discreet who provided over $140,000 worth of Discreet Software.

We hope to see you up on the stage receiving an award next year.

View AGD Award winner photos here.

Sony Foundation Australia Scholarship

As the recipient of the Sony Foundation Australia Scholarship, AIE, Canberra student, Chris Chaproniere will be jetting off to London early next year to embark on his two week internship at SCEE’s development studios. Good work Chris!

Micro Forté Programming Awards

The Micro Forté Programming Awards recognise outstanding work in programming amongst students of the Academy of Interactive Entertainment. Recipients are selected via an analysis of their coding talents throughout the final year of study and by recommendation from tutors at the Academy.

Well done to first place winner, Lyndon Howie, who will receive an all expenses paid trip to the Game Developers Conference held in San José, USA in March 2004.

The runner-up finalist, Conan Bourke will receive programming equipment to the value of one thousand dollars.

Both students are offered an internship opportunity for one month at Micro Forté’s Canberra studio working on wireless games.