XI edycja konkursu Zespołowego Tworzenia Gier Komputerowowych

Data: 27-28 czerwca 2019 r.

Miejsce: Hala Expo-Łódź, Aleja Politechniki 4, Łódź, Polska

Terminy:

• 2.06.2019 do godziny 23:59 - przesyłanie deklaracji zgłoszeniowych,
• 17.06.2019 do godziny 23:59 - przesyłanie pozostałych materiałów prezentujących zgłaszany projekt,
• 17.06.2019 o godzinie 23:59 - zamknięcie zgłoszeń do Konkursu.
• 27-28 czerwca 2019 r. - finał konkursu.

Więcej informacji znajduje się w regulaminie: 

http://gry.it.p.lodz.pl/main/images/final2019/regulamin_ztgk_2019.pdf

Formularz zgłoszeniowy:

http://gry.it.p.lodz.pl/main/index.php/pl/zgloszenie/formularz-zgloszeniowy

The 4^th Edition of the Team Game Development Competition had its final on June 28, 2012. 10 teams who presented demo versions of computer games, designed and made according to original ideas, participated in the event. The Competition took place under the patronage of Rector Prof. Eng. Stanisław Bielecki, Ph.D. The main prize was a cup funded by the Rector of the Lodz University of Technology. The Competition's sponsors were companies from the computer games industry: AT Games, CDProjekt, One2Tribe, Teyon, Vivid Games and Wastelands Interactive, which funded prizes, awards and internships for the best students. The Polish Information Processing Society also sponsored the event by funding the money prize.

The Jury consisted of 15 members, including 9 representatives of the computer games industry, 1 representative of the Polish Information Processing Society and 5 representatives of the Institute of Information Technology of the University of Lodz - the organizer of the competition. They were:

Artur Ganszyniec ?  AT Games
Bartłomiej Rozbicki -  AT Games
Grzegorz Rdzany ?  CD Projekt RED
Maciej Miąsik ? One2Tribe
Łukasz Majchrzak ? Teyon Software and Entertainment
Krzysztof Tracz ?  Teyon Software and Entertainment
Remigiusz Kościelny ?  Vivid Games
Jarosław Wojczakowski ? Vivid Gmes
Leszek Lisowski ? Wastelands Interactive
Andrzej Romanowski ? Secretary of the Polish Information Processing Society - Łódź branch and Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Computer Science
Dominik Szajerman ? Associate Professor at the Institute of Technology of the Lodz University of Technology
Radosław Bednarski ? Associate Professor at the Institute of Technology of the Lodz University of Technology
Rafał Szrajber ? Assistant at the Institute of Technology of the Lodz University of Technology
Jarosław Andrzejczak ? Assistant at the Institute of Technology of the Lodz University of Technology
Adam Wojciechowski ? Associate Professor at the Institute of Technology of the Lodz University of Technology

The Jury decided to award the first place and the main prize to the Bojowe Bażanty team composed of: Michał Olejnik, Artur Libich, Adam Dębski, Kamil Szreter, Maciej Białek, Rafał Jędrzejewski, and their game "Iron Noir".

On behalf of the Jury, additional distinction awards were also given:

- the Work In Progress team composed of Arkadiusz Antonik, Łukasz Kowalczyk, Damian Cygulski, Anna Wlazeł, Agnieszka Bilecka and Agata Cichosz for the technical achievements of their game "COMA"

- the Valkyrie Studio team composed of Tomasz Truszkowski, Tomasz Klucha, Dariusz Malec, Michał Głąbicki, Jakub Włodarczy, and Marcin Wieczorkowski for the storyline consistency and playability of their game "Story of the Viking"

- the Miśki team made up of: Tomasz Ronikier, Ryszard Szyszko, Szymon Woźniak, Tomasz Skorczyński, Michał Krajewski, Kamil Woźnicki for the original idea of their game " Miś".

On Tuesday, June 25, at the Institute of Information Technology of the Lodz University of Technology, the 5^th Edition of the Team Game Development Competition took place. This year, 11 six-person teams participated in the Competition. The students had 15 weeks to complete the games. In this short period of time, designs, storylines, sketches, 3D models, textures, animations, user interfaces, game engines and gameplays were created. The Jury was composed of:

Artur Ganszyniec (Ars Thanea Games), 
Arkadiusz Antonik (CD Projekt RED), 
Maciej Miąsik (one2tribe), 
Michał Tatka, Łukasz Majchrzak (Teyon Software & Entertainment), 
Maciej Zasada(UNIT9), 
Mateusz Janczewski(Vivid Games), 
Leszek Lisowski (Wastelands Interactive), 
Paweł Miechowski, Grzegorz Miechowski (11bit studios) and 
Sebastian Białek (Lodz City Office), 
Katarzyna Prajzner (University of Lodz), 
Jarosław Andrzejczak, Radosław Bednarski, Dominik Szajerman, Rafał Szrajber, Adam Wojciechowski (Lodz University of Technology) 
awarded the first place and four distinction awards.

The winner of the contest was "Riselands" by the Gamedivers team made up of: Maciej Czarnecki, Marcin Gołubienko, Damian Hofman, Łukasz Kosma, Hubert Ogrodowczyk and Tomasz Ślawski. "Riselands" is a real-time strategy game set in the world of flying islands. The player gets control over his own land and settlers living in it. The main element of the game is the exploration of the dynamically changing environment and annexing new, resource-rich lands to the island.

A special distinction award for creativity and technology was given to the Cynobrowy team for the game "Shelter City". Team members: Sebastian Deredas, Magdalena Rawicka, Adam Dutkiewicz, Aleksander Królasik, Krzysztof Szafrański and Jakub Witczak. "Shelter City" is an action-adventure game set in virtual reality. The player is equipped with skills such as changing the gravity or the world around him. The hero, after discovering the government's evil plot, decides to prevent the enslavement of humanity by the leaders of the virtual world.

The distinction prize for gameplay was won by the game "Doomsowers" and the team Kiwikado composed of: Kuba Bentyn, Paulina Markiewicz, Sławomir Opałka, Paweł Szkudlarek, Michał Warycha and Daniel Ziętala. In "Doomsowers", we take on the role of Edgar - a merciless barbarian and a member of the ancient Brotherhood of Doom Sowers. Together with our faithful companion, Glurpan, we set out on a mission to destroy another, seemingly weak world. However, there are many challenging obstacles waiting for us, which we overcome using the brute force and cunning of our protagonist - the enemies fall under the hail of our blows and their blood runs red.

The ZenTeam team received a distinction prize for communication with the player for their game "Zen Game". The game was created by: Dawid Cichy, Tomasz Gałaj, Bartłomiej Karalus, Michał Nowak, Emilia Szymańska and Damian Wojtas. "Zen Game" is a three-dimensional stealth game embedded in sci-fi realities. Once upon a time, the Pioneer 10 satellite with a board describing the human race breaks down on the planet of Ze, inhabited by intelligent technology. But there is something else on board as well. The player helps the Zen3C agent investigate the find and unravel the mystery that it entails.

The 12345 Gaming team was awarded for the reliability of their Arcann Demon Story. The team was composed of: Michał Andrzejczak, Krzysztof Drewnowicz, Adam Gierach, Katarzyna Pawlak, Jędrzej Piaskowski and Daniel Ryszewski. The game is an epic tale about the fate of a young man who, wanting to gain immense power, sets out to chase after a demon. Battling evil forces and learning new, deadly magical skills, he gets closer to the discovery of a mystery that will forever change his life.

The project, the storyline, the software and the production ? they are all the original work of the students. Whose design was the best? This was evaluated by specialists from the industry.

On Tuesday, July 1, 2014, the 6^th Edition of the Team Game Development Competition took place at the Institute of Information Technology at the Lodz University of Technology. This year, 11 groups composed of 6- or 7-person teams participated in the Competition. Students had 15 weeks to complete the games. During that time, there were designs, storylines, sketches, 3D models, textures, animations, user interface, game engine and gameplay.

In the current edition of the competition, the jury consisted of 13 companies: Ars Thanea Games, CD Projekt RED, Goddylabs, Incuvo, one2tribe, Plastic, Techland, Teyon Software & Entertainment, UNIT9, Vescom, Vivid Games, Wastelands Interactive, 11bit studios and employees of the IT Institute of the Lodz University of Technology, the University of Lodz and the Academy of Fine Arts. One main prize and four distinctions were awarded.

The winner was the game "Mimus Dei" created by the Tall Whale team composed of Rząsa Witold, Ciążyński Paweł, Janeczek Mateusz, Jędrzejczak Dariusz, Kubiak Krzysztof, Majewski Wojciech, Rriska Panajoti. "Mimus Dei" is an action adventure game with platform elements, in which the player takes on the role of a puppeteer in charge of the hero-puppet named Nin who fights with the evil Demon. The battle takes place in the world of the ancient Sumerian myth about Inanna?s descent into the underworld. At stake of the confrontation is the soul of a kidnapped puppeteer, who will be released only once the puppeteer has rescue the goddess Inana with the help of Nin. This, of course, is something that the Demon - who controls the main villain, the queen of the underworld, Ereshkigal - does want to allow.

Tall Whale - Mimus Dei

The distinction award for the substantive value was given to the team DonKeys, for the game "Spectrum" made by a team composed of: Bielak Adrianna, Głąbicki Mateusz, Jach Sonia, Kosiński Michał, Otto Ewelina, Owczarczyk Michał. "Spectrum" is an adventure and logical FPP game that takes the player to the industrial times of the Polish city of Lodz in 1900, where he directs a hero trapped in an old camera and lost in the unknown reality. It is through his eyes that we will explore the intrigues and resolve the riddles, to finally bring the protagonist back to his times.

DonKeys - Spectrum

The BN (Bez Nazwy) team was awarded for engineering and atmosphere of the game ?STORM?. Team members: Barczyński Łukasz, Bruchajzer Ewa, Królak Mateusz, Pawlak Damian, Rogala Piotr, Wyroda Tomasz, Zdunek Damian. It is an adventure game telling the story of a kidnapped boy subjected to a series of bizarre experiments. He gains the ability to control weather phenomena (like one of the X-Man heroines), thanks to which he overcomes a long way home, pursued by sinister robots. The player helps the boy reach home using his amazing abilities.

 
Grupa BN - STORM

Another distinction award for the originality and solutions adopted in the game was received by The Buggers for the game "Ants in Pants?. Team members: Daszuta Marcin, Jóźwiak Damian, Kłysiński Mariusz, Płusk Milosz, Rynkiewicz Filip, Rzepecki Piotr and Świerczyński Radosław. "Ants in pants" is an RTS game, in which the player takes on a commanding swarm of ants who must safely guide their subordinates through the forest in order to secure their existence in the world. The task is difficult because various dangers await on the way, ranging from natural obstacles and predators to an arsonist chasing us with the magnifying glass.

 
The Buggers - Ants in pants

Łukasz, Jankowski Tobiasz, Kopertowski Dawid, Łachacz Filip, Majczyk Adam, Marszał Piotr. ?House of War? is a simplified flight simulator for toy warplanes. The player takes on the role of a model pilot from the Cold War Collection. The battlefield is the modeler's and collector's house filled with everyday objects. Wing in wing with its squadron, the player will have to resist the ruthless Modern Collection.

 
Try Catch - House of War

This year's edition of the Competition gathered the largest number of participants so far, as well as companies from the computer games industry, who raised the rank of our contest with their presence and participation in the jury . We hope that the growing interest of students and the ever-stronger cooperation with specialists in the computer games industry will contribute to the expansion of next year's editions by new participants and new companies.