OCAD University students win two awards at the 2014 Level Up Showcase
Thursday, April 10, 2014 - 4:15pm
Students play a round of Office Joust at Level Up 2014
The trading floor of the former Toronto Stock Exchange was packed with video game designers and enthusiasts for the 2014 Level Up Showcase, an opportunity for game designers to connect with Toronto’s gaming community and potential industry employers.
Held Friday, April 4 at the Design Exchange, the event drew more participants than ever in its four-year history. Students from 17 post-secondary institutions from across Ontario presented more than 60 games; 600 people attended.
The award winners are:
- Best Technical Achievement (presented by Autodesk): Retroid from UOIT
- Artistic Achievement (presented by Sheridan College): Lava Leaper from OCAD U and U of T
- Best Game Design (presented by Ubisoft Toronto): Runbow from George Brown College
- People's Choice Award: Office Joust from OCAD U and U of T
Lava Leaper takes players into a child’s imagination. The mission is to get out of bed, get to the desk, pick up a backpack and go to school. However, the floor is flowing with hot lava and the player must toss in objects to jump on to get to the desk without falling in.
Office Joust involves dodging cubicles while rolling around on a desk chair in an office. Players are armed with mops as they engage in a contemporary version of medieval jousting.
Level Up was founded in 2011 by Emma Westecott, Assistant Professor, Game Design and Director, game:play Lab at OCAD U, together with Steve Engels, Senior Lecturer in Computer Science at the University of Toronto.
The trading floor of the former Toronto Stock Exchange was packed with video game designers and enthusiasts for the 2014 Level Up Showcase, an opportunity for game designers to connect with Toronto’s gaming community and potential industry employers.
Held Friday, April 4 at the Design Exchange, the event drew more participants than ever in its four-year history. Students from 17 post-secondary institutions from across Ontario presented more than 60 games; 600 people attended.
The award winners are:
- Best Technical Achievement (presented by Autodesk): Retroid from UOIT
- Artistic Achievement (presented by Sheridan College): Lava Leaper from OCAD U and U of T
- Best Game Design (presented by Ubisoft Toronto): Runbow from George Brown College
- People's Choice Award: Office Joust from OCAD U and U of T
Lava Leaper takes players into a child’s imagination. The mission is to get out of bed, get to the desk, pick up a backpack and go to school. However, the floor is flowing with hot lava and the player must toss in objects to jump on to get to the desk without falling in.
Office Joust involves dodging cubicles while rolling around on a desk chair in an office. Players are armed with mops as they engage in a contemporary version of medieval jousting.
Level Up was founded in 2011 by Emma Westecott, Assistant Professor, Game Design and Director, game:play Lab at OCAD U, together with Steve Engels, Senior Lecturer in Computer Science at the University of Toronto.