
{"id":2218,"date":"2018-04-25T11:46:45","date_gmt":"2018-04-25T15:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubisoftquebec.flywheelsites.com\/?p=2218"},"modified":"2022-05-27T13:00:42","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T17:00:42","slug":"minors-wins-best-prototype-at-the-game-lab-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quebec.ubisoft.com\/en\/minors-wins-best-prototype-at-the-game-lab-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Minors wins best prototype at the Game Lab Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday night, the Game Lab Competition&#8217;s 17 teams were together at the Rialto Theatre for the competition&#8217;s closing Gala.<\/p>\n<p>After developing playable prototypes over 10 weeks (followed by a couple more weeks spent stressing out in their living rooms), participants were treated to a legendary night hosted by comedian Mehdi Bousaidan.<\/p>\n<p>Several mentors, teachers and younger students who took part in our common initiatives with Fusion Jeunesse also attended this hilarious awards ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>At the highest point of the night, Julien Desaulniers, president of the jury in 2018, came back on stage to announce the best prototype award.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The games you created entertained us, amazed us and, of course, made us more aware of your causes. Choosing the best prototype turned out to be a heavy responsibility, almost cruel &#8220;, he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The winners of the best prototype award this year :<\/p>\n<h3><strong>UQAT Montr\u00e9al with Minors!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2461\" src=\"http:\/\/ubisoftquebec.flywheelsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/ubisoftquebec-minors-remporte-grand-prix-1.jpg\" alt=\"\u00c9quipe de Minors\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quebec.ubisoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/ubisoftquebec-minors-remporte-grand-prix-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/quebec.ubisoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/ubisoftquebec-minors-remporte-grand-prix-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6>Photo : Lo\u00efc Romer<\/h6>\n<p>C\u00e9dric Orvoine, human resources and communications vice-president at Ubisoft Montreal, presented the audience award, won by Gloomi of Polytechnique Montr\u00e9al in collaboration with UQAT Montr\u00e9al. He then took the opportunity to highlight Ubisoft CODEX initiatives and the employees who are passionately involved in this program.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u00ab [\u2026] what makes a huge difference, what makes our initiatives so prolific, is the active involvement of Ubisoft employees. Thanks to them, the students come in contact with rare, insightful and unique expertise, knowledge, and professional experiences&#8221;, he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Check out the complete list of Game Lab Competition winners and mentors below.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><strong>THE WINNERS<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Best prototype \u2013 $8,000<br \/>\n<\/strong>Minors \u2013 UQAT Montr\u00e9al<br \/>\nMentors : Alexis Lessard and \u00c9ric Chartrand<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best game design \u2013 $2,000<br \/>\n<\/strong>Eco Squad &#8211; Winds of Change \u2013 Polytechnique Montr\u00e9al in collaboration with l\u2019\u00c9cole des arts num\u00e9riques, de l&#8217;animation et du design (NAD)-UQAC<br \/>\nMentors : Vincent De Perrot and Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric G\u00e9mus<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best art direction and production \u2013 $2,000<br \/>\n<\/strong>Gloomi \u2013 Polytechnique Montr\u00e9al in collaboration with UQAT Montr\u00e9al<br \/>\nMentors : \u00c9ric Bibeau and Simon Bouchard<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best technical challenge and innovation \u2013 $2,000<br \/>\n<\/strong>Penguin Panic! \u2013 Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Chicoutimi<br \/>\nMentors : Dany Savard and Jared Pearson<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Quality of the &#8220;3C&#8221; (camera, characters and controls) \u2013 $2,000<br \/>\n<\/strong>Eco Squad &#8211; Winds of Change \u2013 Polytechnique Montr\u00e9al in collaboration with l\u2019\u00c9cole des arts num\u00e9riques, de l&#8217;animation et du design (NAD)-UQAC<br \/>\nMentors : Vincent De Perrot and Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric G\u00e9mus<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best user experience \u2013 $2,000<br \/>\n<\/strong>Minors \u2013 UQAT Montr\u00e9al<br \/>\nMentors : Alexis Lessard and \u00c9ric Chartrand<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best creativity and theme integration \u2013 $2,000<br \/>\n<\/strong>Light Speed Legacy &#8211; \u00c9cole des arts num\u00e9riques, de l&#8217;animation et du design (NAD)-UQAC in collaboration with Polytechnique Montr\u00e9al<br \/>\nMentors : Karl Dubois and David Harvey<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jury&#8217;s Special Award \u2013 $2,000<br \/>\n<\/strong>6 kilom\u00e8tres &#8211; \u00c9cole de Technologie Sup\u00e9rieure in collaboration with l\u2019\u00c9cole des arts num\u00e9riques, de l&#8217;animation et du design (NAD)-UQAC<br \/>\nMentors : Alex Gilbert and Paul Green<\/p>\n<p><strong>Audience Award<br \/>\n<\/strong>Gloomi \u2013 Polytechnique Montr\u00e9al in collaboration with UQAT Montr\u00e9al<br \/>\nMentors : \u00c9ric Bibeau and Simon Bouchard<\/p>\n<p>$22,000 in scholarships were awarded on Monday and 20 new hires (internships and jobs) were announced among this year&#8217;s participants.<\/p>\n<p>We are happy to welcome them to the great Ubisoft family!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday night, the Game Lab Competition&#8217;s 17 teams were together at the Rialto Theatre for the competition&#8217;s closing Gala. 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