FGA ’23 – the inaugural Futuregames Awards
The very first edition of the Futuregames Awards has taken place at Futuregames in Stockholm! The event was arranged by GameChangers, the student union in Stockholm.
high spirits at the first Futuregames Awards
The atmosphere was electric, the human drumroll before each presentation was in unison and cheers were echoing through the venue as each winner was announced. It was indeed a night to remember, thanks to the dedicated student union. By students, for students!
Futuregames Awards categories
The awards ceremony featured several categories, each recognizing excellence in various aspects of game development: Art, Tech, Design, Audio, VR, and Judges’ Choice.
The excellent jury consisted of: Ali Farha, Senior Producer at Star Stable Entertainment AB, Rika Lim, Level Designer at Liquid Swords, Rasmus Karlsson, Senior Rendering Programmer at Ubisoft, Joseph Kalathil, Experienced Programmer at Paradox Interactive and Johan Malmberg, Technical Designer at Star Stable Entertainment.
Art Category Nominees
Fishing Within
Spark & Kling
Long Lost Lightning
Tenebrosity
Winner: Long Lost Lightning
Tech Category Nominees
Spark & Kling
Atomancer
Tweak ‘Em Up!
Long Lost Lightning
Winner: Tweak ‘Em Up!
Design Category Nominees
Tweak ‘Em Up!
Fishing Within
Atomancer
Spark & Kling
Winner: Spark & Kling
Best Audio Category Nominees
EdiPsychosis
Ostania Zemsta
Fishing Within
Tweak ‘Em Up!
Winner: Fishing Within
VR Category Nominees
Puzzle Cubes
Wall Ball Buddy
The Department of Piles
Critters
Winner: Critters
Judges’ Choice Category Nominees
Fishing Within
Atomancer
Tenebrosity
Spark & Kling
Winner: Spark & Kling
Congratulations to all the winners and nominees! All entries can be seen here
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