AUTOcracy - AUTOcracy | Stealth Game | The Rookies
Credits
Justin Mills, Louis Stelfox, Anthony Motto & Musa Binboga
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**Game of the Year | PC & Console - **The Rookies 2020 is another amazing year for the University of Hertfordshire
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WINNERS 2020
Game of the Year | PC & Console | Winner - Uplink - Uplink | The Rookies
We also won
**Film of the Year | VFX | Winner **- BYGONE - BYGONE | The Rookies
Film of the Year | VFX | People’s Choice - Unfold - UNFOLD | The Rookies
**Rookie of the Year | VFX | Highly Commended **- William Medcalf - Will Medcalf - Showreel | The Rookies
MA Games Art graduate (Stefan Misirdzhiev) made this real time water stamp, it looks totally unreal !
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First Place in “The Rookies” for the BA & MA Games Art and Design courses, second year running!
To say I am proud of my hard working students, staff and The University of Hertfordshire is an understatement.
https://discover.therookies.co/schoo…on-excellence/
**The full official list: **
No. 1 in the world for Production Excellence in Games Design & Development.
No. 2 in the world for Production Excellence in Visual Effects.
No. 1 in Europe for Top 2D Animation Schools and Colleges (3rd worldwide).
No. 1 in the UK for Top Visual Effects Schools and Colleges (5th worldwide).
No. 1 in the UK for Top Game Development Schools and Colleges (10th worldwide).
No. 1 in the UK for Top 50 Creative Media & Entertainment Schools and Colleges (13th worldwide).
Dichotomy - free download
https://store.steampowered/app/1537540/Dichotomy/
Dichotomy is a VR rhythm-like game set within a celestial depiction of the mind. With levels themed around the five main types of OCD, you must avoid negative thoughts and compulsive behaviour to break through to a clear mind.
Final Year student made this Dragster RSR-2
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Shepherd Rose Piers, final year showreel
To all my students and Alumni at the University of Hertfordshire, I just wanted to say a big congratulations for entering the worldwide Rookies competition. Fingers crossed for this year 
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Just dropping off some awards from over the past year
Sam Mayson won the VFX award at Search for a Star Competition
2020/21
Animation Exposé (Film Day) 2021
Grand Prix – Madame’s Private Affairs – Helena (Bee) Wong and Georgia Duckworth
Best 2D Animation - Madame’s Private Affairs – Helena (Bee) Wong and Georgia Duckworth
Best 3D Animation – Runaway – Piers Shepherd-Rose, Callum McKay, Paulina Rybakaite
Best Games Art – Grief – Angela Reyna and Teadora Kankaanpää
Jury Special Mention – Crypt – William Murray
Jury Special Mention – Reality – Tom Fuller
Best Essay – Maya Storm Shrestha
Best Showreel – Piers Shepherd-Rose
Best Comic and Concept Art – My Dear Fiorella - Yihong Tan
Best Soundtrack – Greedy by Zander Solis (music student)
2019/20
Bygone – Shortlistings/Wins – VFX film by Amy Wright, ** Ravanelli, Elliot Holland-Crouch, Emily Shordon, Sam Mowforth** and Will Medcalf
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Grand Prix at the UHAnimation Expose 2020
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Film of the Year Winner (Visual Effects) - The Rookies 2020
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Winner (3rd Place) - Blackmagic Collective Film Fest 2020
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Nominee - Royal Television Society Student Awards London 2021
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Official Selection - Animafantasia 2020
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Official Selection - Lift-Off Global Sessions 2020
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Official Selection - Nukhu 2020
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Official Selection - China International Green Film Week 2020
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Official Selection - Festival del Cinema di Cefalù 2021
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Official Selection - Festival Internacional de Cinema de Lleida Visual Art 2020
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Official Selection - Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes Cine Mundo Online 2020
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Official Selection - Gallup UFO Film Festival 2020
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Official Selection - ICAN/HANNA International Film Competition 2021
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Official Selection - Minute Shorts 2021
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Official Selection - Wench Film Festival 2021
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Official Selection - KidzCINEMA 2020
Royal Television Society Awards 2020
Shortlisted for Short Film – Bygone - Amy Wright, ** Ravanelli, Elliot Holland-Crouch, Emily Shordon, Sam Mowforth** and Will Medcalf
Shortlisted for Editing – Rise – Yujin Endo Mingala
shortlisted in Movidiam x Logitech Competition - Fetch by Treadgold and Stafford Northcote
Rookies Awards July 2020
Rookie of the Year | VFX | Highly Commended - William Medcalf
Film of the Year | VFX | Winner - BYGONE by Amy Wright, ** Ravanelli, Elliot Holland-Crouch, Emily Shordon, Sam Mowforth and Will Medcalf**
Film of the Year | VFX | People’s Choice - Unfold – by Maya Storm Shrestha, Kotryna Lidzuite, Noel Uchendu and Luca Tinelli
Game of the Year | PC & Console | Winner - Uplink by Laith Shewayish, Jamie Callow, Woolnough, Vilte Bendziute, Siney and Callum Beadle
The below were finalists (so didn’t win but were in the final selection for their categories)
Film of the Year 2D Animation Finalist – Celina Serrao
Studio Internships Ninja Theory – Finalists – Musa Binboga, Justin Taylor and Michael Woods
Studio Internships Outpost VFX – Finalist – Kirstie Scarlett-Bruff and Will Medcalf
Animation Exposé (Film Day) 2020
Best Showreel – Amy Wright
Best Essay - Antony Motto
Best Soundtrack – Harry Steele and Jamie Peterson – for the Autocracy soundtrack (these are UH music students)
Best Comics & Concept Art - Yusra Shahid for Sheila Cake & The Happy Shake
Best 2D Animation – Toby Trangmar for I Am The Only One
Best 3D Animation - Muniza Fazal, Alex Shelby, Jenna Bushell for Mission InDELIgence
Best VFX film - Maya Storm Shrestha, Kotryna Lidzuite, Noel Uchendu, Luca Tinelli for Unfold
Best Games Project - Laith Shewayish, Jamie Callow, Woolnough, Vilte Bendziute, Siney, Callum Beadle for Uplink
Jury Special Mention – Megan Ryan for Imaginary
Jury Special Mention – Yihong Tan for Isolated
Audience Award – Laith Shewayish, Jamie Callow, Woolnough, Vilte Bendziute, Siney, Callum Beadle for Uplink
Grand Prix - Amy Wright, ** Ravanelli, Elliot Holland-Crouch, Emily Shordon, Sam Mowforth, Will Medcalf** for Bygone
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Interesting. Thank you very much for the information.
Your Welcome 
Also well done to these amazing students. Hopefully, they’ll get some final prizes too.
Rookie Of The Year – Game Development: Will Murray / Crypt
Rookie Of The Year – 2D Animation: Lyn Wang
Film of the Year: 2D Animation: Dirty Talk
Game of the Year – Console & PC: Axis
Game of the Year – Immersive Media: Breached VR
Goodbye Kansas Finalists: Callum McKay
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Where can you learn this yourself from scratch?
Hi Gipokampus
I forgot to say, check these guys out “FlippedNormals” if you want to learn more about 3D stuff in general, I think they are great.
I hope it helps, good luck
Best, Neil
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Hello, little update on some awards
This year so far we have had over one thousand one hundred applications and we only have 110 places on the course. If you are not sure about what to add to your portfolio please watch the video below and feel free to post your work on our forum www.3dhit.co.uk where students, staff and alumni will be happy to help you craft your ArtStation page.
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And here is a longer form video that I hope explains any questions you might have.