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Swedish Game Awards

December 18, 2023

Swedish Game Awards is Sweden's largest video game development competition. It has been held annually since 2002 and is organized by the student-driven, non-profit entrepreneurship association at the Royal Institute of Technology, Excitera. The competition's audience is students at Swedish universities and high schools, particularly those studying game development and software engineering. Funding is handled through partnerships with various software and game development companies, e.g. Digital Illusions CE and Sun Microsystems.

Swedish Game Awards
TypeNon-profit organization
IndustryVideo game awards
Founded2002
HeadquartersStockholm, Sweden
ParentExcitera
Websitewww.gameawards.se

History edit

Swedish Game Awards started in 2002 as a PC-only game competition under the name KTH Game Awards, and was targeted mainly at students in the Stockholm area. KTH Game Awards was founded by the KTH students Yashar Moradbakhti, Bartek Gudowski, Mikael Pommert and Andreas Harju.[1] In 2004, KTH Game Awards was merged with another competition organized by Excitera, called the Excitera Mobile Award. This led to the creation of special class for mobile phone games. After its first iteration, the name was changed to Swedish Game Awards to reflect the increase in scope from local to national competition, as well as the fact that the competition had grown to be the largest of its kind in Sweden.[2]

In 2014 the competitions hosts changed from students of Royal Institute of Technology to students of Södertörn University (while still maintaining its cooperation with Excitera).

In 2015 the competition added the category Best Diversity Effort as a result of their co-operation with Diversi to reflect the games industry's increasing interest in variation of its developers and consumers. The final day of the competition also had its first livestream on YouTube by cooperating with students of Medieinstitutet to make the announcement of the winners available directly to the public. It also broke the previous record of submitted games in 2014 (which was 98) with 104 games.

The competition has gradually gained recognition from Swedish game development companies and universities as a way for students to show their game development capabilities and thus increase their chances of getting employment within the video game industry.

Competition Award History edit

Current Categories edit

Game of the Year edit

2017: Rope's Adventure
2016: Notes of Obsession
2015: Adventure on Clover island
2014: Defunct
2013: Epigenesis
2012: Secrets of Grindea
2011: Dead Meets Lead
2010: Dwarfs!?
2009: Bloodline Champions
2008: Magicka
2007: Puzzlegeddon
2006: Dawnspire: Prelude
2005: CrazyBall
2004: Saga of Ina
2003: Xazzon

Best Execution in Art edit

2017: Pump the Frog
2016: Super Neon Drifter
2015: Adventure on Clover island
2014: Piggy

Best Execution in Audio edit

2017: Pick your potion
2016: Notes of Obsession
2015: Sons of Eye Championship
2014: Beat It

Best Diversity Effort edit

2017: Softa med Oss: the last assignment
2016: Sam and Nicole
2015: Iris & Earl

Best Execution in Design edit

2017: Rope's Adventure
2016: Cryptogram
2015: Frog Climbers
2014: Cubetrip

Best Execution in Narrative edit

2018: Cateau
2017: Eyes Align
2016: Cryptogram
2015: Adal's Vikings
2014: Siege of Stockholm

Best Technical Execution edit

2017: Pick your Potion
2016: Cryptogram
2015: Rymdstenar
2014: Magnetic [1]

Best Mobile Execution edit

2018: Cosette's Cassettes

Gamers' Choice edit

2017: Penny's Farm
2016: Lance A Lot
2015: Frog Climbers
2014: Flash and crash
2013: Fly or Die
2012: Build 'n' Break
2010: Eggnappers
2009: Conquer the Hood
2008: Boingo

Previous Categories edit

Best Execution edit

2013: Little Warlock
2012: ---
2011: ---
2010: Br00t4l Qwest
2009: Imperii
2008: Boingo

Best Mobile Game edit

2013: Dungeon Heroes
2012: Forlorn
2011: Block Breaker
2010: Phoenix Spirit
2008: Swarm by Kian Bashiri
2007: Magnotix
2006: Quantum
2005: Ice Cakes

Best Innovation edit

2013: King of the Thrill
2012: Blobbz Online
2011: Zap the Bugs
2010: Block Tower Wars
2009: Carpet Wrestling
2008: Blueberry Garden
2007: Fret Nice
2006: Sumo
2005: Promqueen
2004: War, Siege & Conquest

Miscellaneous Awards edit

2015: Game of the Year Nominees: The Hungry Maw From Outer Space, Frog Climbers, Rymdresa
2013: Best Scenario: Grief
2011: Jury honour nomination: Unmechanical
2010: Best Web Game: Continuity
2009: Best XNA game: Bloodline Champions
2009: Best Java FX: Imperii
2007: Best XNA game: Gravitron Ultra
2007: Jury honour nomination: Streambolt Desero, Boiler, Raven Tale
2007: Best PC game runner up: Harvest: Massive Encounter
2007: Best mobile game runner up: Heximon
2006: Jury honour nomination: Deadbolt
2005: Sony Ericsson Mobile Java 3D Award: 3D Cube
2004: Jury honour nomination: Hockey

Current Competition edit

The 2014-2015 competition is organized by a team of Stockholm-based university students in various fields related to game design.
In its 13th year, the Swedish Game Awards continues annually to draw greater numbers of entries from student-development teams across Sweden.

Rules edit

The parameters to the competition have remained relatively stable over the years, aimed toward providing a launching pad for talented, independent, student game developers to develop new and marketable games.
The official rules are available at http://gameawards.se/competition/rules.

Event Timeline edit

The process of the Swedish Game Awards spans the majority of each academic year. Beginning in October with the SGA Kickoff, previous winners, current jury members, and corporate sponsors are invited to present their perspectives of the game industry and the Swedish Game Awards in particular to the upcoming year's participants. Also at this time, the various award categories are announced. The competition submissions are developed by independent teams during the year, culminating in a Jury Weekend and Grand Finale party in late May.

In the early months of the competition, the SGA Tour also occurs. During the tour, representatives from the Swedish Game Awards visit universities and technical schools across the country to engage with competition participants.

Partners edit

Main Partners edit

King (company), DICE, Arrowhead Game Studios, Sweden Game Arena Autodesk

Gold Partners edit

MAG Interactive

Silver Partners edit

Paradox Interactive, Epic Games

Bronze Partners edit

Rovio Entertainment, Avalanche Studios

Current Categories edit

Game of the Year
Gamers' Choice
Best Diversity Effort
Best Execution in Art
Best Execution in Audio
Best Execution in Design
Best Execution in Narrative
Best Technical Execution

Previous Competition edit

Previous Partners edit

Here is a list of previous partners that have sponsored the Swedish Game Awards in some way in the past.

Previous Main Partners edit

HP, Intel, ARM, Epic Games, King (company)

Previous Gold Partners edit

DICE, Arrowhead Game Studios, Rovio Entertainment, Mali DEVELOPER CENTER

Previous Silver Partners edit

Paradox Interactive, DICE, Wooga, Stardoll, Fondia, Grand Cru Games

Previous Bronze Partners edit

Autodesk, Easy Studios, Junebud, Gamers Gate, Swedish National Defence College, Avalanche Studios, Bitsquid, Hansoft

Previous Event Partners edit

EasyTryck.se

Previous Media Partners edit

The Square (publication)

Previous Awards edit

Best Execution
Best Innovation
Best Mobile Game
Best Scenario
Best Serious Game

References edit

  1. ^ "KTH Game Awards, Excitera Innovation Challenge@KTH".
  2. ^ Swedish Game Awards 2011 – History 2010-08-11 at the Wayback Machine

External links edit

  • YouTube Channel - YouTube Channel (since 2015).
  • YouTube Channel - Old YouTube Channel (2009-2010).
  • Facebook Page - Official Facebook Page.
  • Twitter Page - Official Twitter Page (since 2015).
  • Swedish Game Awards - Official Site
  • Swedish Game Awards Concept Art Challenge - Mini-challenge, Concept Art Challenge, Official Site
  • Swedish Game Awards Warmup Competition - Mini-challenge, Warmup Competition, Official Site
  • - Videos, Interviews, and More

December 18, 2023
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Swedish Game Awards is Sweden s largest video game development competition It has been held annually since 2002 and is organized by the student driven non profit entrepreneurship association at the Royal Institute of Technology Excitera The competition s audience is students at Swedish universities and high schools particularly those studying game development and software engineering Funding is handled through partnerships with various software and game development companies e g Digital Illusions CE and Sun Microsystems Swedish Game AwardsTypeNon profit organizationIndustryVideo game awardsFounded2002HeadquartersStockholm SwedenParentExciteraWebsitewww wbr gameawards wbr se Contents 1 History 2 Competition Award History 2 1 Current Categories 2 1 1 Game of the Year 2 1 2 Best Execution in Art 2 1 3 Best Execution in Audio 2 1 4 Best Diversity Effort 2 1 5 Best Execution in Design 2 1 6 Best Execution in Narrative 2 1 7 Best Technical Execution 2 1 8 Best Mobile Execution 2 1 9 Gamers Choice 2 2 Previous Categories 2 2 1 Best Execution 2 2 2 Best Mobile Game 2 2 3 Best Innovation 2 2 4 Miscellaneous Awards 3 Current Competition 3 1 Rules 3 2 Event Timeline 3 3 Partners 3 3 1 Main Partners 3 3 2 Gold Partners 3 3 3 Silver Partners 3 3 4 Bronze Partners 3 4 Current Categories 4 Previous Competition 4 1 Previous Partners 4 1 1 Previous Main Partners 4 1 2 Previous Gold Partners 4 1 3 Previous Silver Partners 4 1 4 Previous Bronze Partners 4 1 5 Previous Event Partners 4 1 6 Previous Media Partners 4 2 Previous Awards 5 References 6 External linksHistory editSwedish Game Awards started in 2002 as a PC only game competition under the name KTH Game Awards and was targeted mainly at students in the Stockholm area KTH Game Awards was founded by the KTH students Yashar Moradbakhti Bartek Gudowski Mikael Pommert and Andreas Harju 1 In 2004 KTH Game Awards was merged with another competition organized by Excitera called the Excitera Mobile Award This led to the creation of special class for mobile phone games After its first iteration the name was changed to Swedish Game Awards to reflect the increase in scope from local to national competition as well as the fact that the competition had grown to be the largest of its kind in Sweden 2 In 2014 the competitions hosts changed from students of Royal Institute of Technology to students of Sodertorn University while still maintaining its cooperation with Excitera In 2015 the competition added the category Best Diversity Effort as a result of their co operation with Diversi to reflect the games industry s increasing interest in variation of its developers and consumers The final day of the competition also had its first livestream on YouTube by cooperating with students of Medieinstitutet to make the announcement of the winners available directly to the public It also broke the previous record of submitted games in 2014 which was 98 with 104 games The competition has gradually gained recognition from Swedish game development companies and universities as a way for students to show their game development capabilities and thus increase their chances of getting employment within the video game industry Competition Award History editCurrent Categories edit Game of the Year edit 2017 Rope s Adventure 2016 Notes of Obsession 2015 Adventure on Clover island 2014 Defunct 2013 Epigenesis 2012 Secrets of Grindea 2011 Dead Meets Lead 2010 Dwarfs 2009 Bloodline Champions 2008 Magicka 2007 Puzzlegeddon 2006 Dawnspire Prelude 2005 CrazyBall 2004 Saga of Ina 2003 XazzonBest Execution in Art edit 2017 Pump the Frog 2016 Super Neon Drifter 2015 Adventure on Clover island 2014 PiggyBest Execution in Audio edit 2017 Pick your potion 2016 Notes of Obsession 2015 Sons of Eye Championship 2014 Beat ItBest Diversity Effort edit 2017 Softa med Oss the last assignment 2016 Sam and Nicole 2015 Iris amp EarlBest Execution in Design edit 2017 Rope s Adventure 2016 Cryptogram 2015 Frog Climbers 2014 CubetripBest Execution in Narrative edit 2018 Cateau 2017 Eyes Align 2016 Cryptogram 2015 Adal s Vikings 2014 Siege of StockholmBest Technical Execution edit 2017 Pick your Potion 2016 Cryptogram 2015 Rymdstenar 2014 Magnetic 1 Best Mobile Execution edit 2018 Cosette s CassettesGamers Choice edit 2017 Penny s Farm 2016 Lance A Lot 2015 Frog Climbers 2014 Flash and crash 2013 Fly or Die 2012 Build n Break 2010 Eggnappers 2009 Conquer the Hood 2008 BoingoPrevious Categories edit Best Execution edit 2013 Little Warlock 2012 2011 2010 Br00t4l Qwest 2009 Imperii 2008 BoingoBest Mobile Game edit 2013 Dungeon Heroes 2012 Forlorn 2011 Block Breaker 2010 Phoenix Spirit 2008 Swarm by Kian Bashiri 2007 Magnotix 2006 Quantum 2005 Ice CakesBest Innovation edit 2013 King of the Thrill 2012 Blobbz Online 2011 Zap the Bugs 2010 Block Tower Wars 2009 Carpet Wrestling 2008 Blueberry Garden 2007 Fret Nice 2006 Sumo 2005 Promqueen 2004 War Siege amp ConquestMiscellaneous Awards edit 2015 Game of the Year Nominees The Hungry Maw From Outer Space Frog Climbers Rymdresa 2013 Best Scenario Grief 2011 Jury honour nomination Unmechanical 2010 Best Web Game Continuity 2009 Best XNA game Bloodline Champions 2009 Best Java FX Imperii 2007 Best XNA game Gravitron Ultra 2007 Jury honour nomination Streambolt Desero Boiler Raven Tale 2007 Best PC game runner up Harvest Massive Encounter 2007 Best mobile game runner up Heximon 2006 Jury honour nomination Deadbolt 2005 Sony Ericsson Mobile Java 3D Award 3D Cube 2004 Jury honour nomination HockeyCurrent Competition editThe 2014 2015 competition is organized by a team of Stockholm based university students in various fields related to game design In its 13th year the Swedish Game Awards continues annually to draw greater numbers of entries from student development teams across Sweden Rules edit The parameters to the competition have remained relatively stable over the years aimed toward providing a launching pad for talented independent student game developers to develop new and marketable games The official rules are available at http gameawards se competition rules Event Timeline edit The process of the Swedish Game Awards spans the majority of each academic year Beginning in October with the SGA Kickoff previous winners current jury members and corporate sponsors are invited to present their perspectives of the game industry and the Swedish Game Awards in particular to the upcoming year s participants Also at this time the various award categories are announced The competition submissions are developed by independent teams during the year culminating in a Jury Weekend and Grand Finale party in late May In the early months of the competition the SGA Tour also occurs During the tour representatives from the Swedish Game Awards visit universities and technical schools across the country to engage with competition participants Partners edit Main Partners edit King company DICE Arrowhead Game Studios Sweden Game Arena Autodesk Gold Partners edit MAG Interactive Silver Partners edit Paradox Interactive Epic Games Bronze Partners edit Rovio Entertainment Avalanche Studios Current Categories edit Game of the YearGamers ChoiceBest Diversity EffortBest Execution in ArtBest Execution in AudioBest Execution in DesignBest Execution in NarrativeBest Technical ExecutionPrevious Competition editPrevious Partners edit Here is a list of previous partners that have sponsored the Swedish Game Awards in some way in the past Previous Main Partners edit HP Intel ARM Epic Games King company Previous Gold Partners edit DICE Arrowhead Game Studios Rovio Entertainment Mali DEVELOPER CENTER Previous Silver Partners edit Paradox Interactive DICE Wooga Stardoll Fondia Grand Cru Games Previous Bronze Partners edit Autodesk Easy Studios Junebud Gamers Gate Swedish National Defence College Avalanche Studios Bitsquid Hansoft Previous Event Partners edit EasyTryck se Previous Media Partners edit The Square publication Previous Awards edit Best ExecutionBest InnovationBest Mobile GameBest ScenarioBest Serious GameReferences edit KTH Game Awards Excitera Innovation Challenge KTH Swedish Game Awards 2011 History Archived 2010 08 11 at the Wayback MachineExternal links editYouTube Channel YouTube Channel since 2015 YouTube Channel Old YouTube Channel 2009 2010 Facebook Page Official Facebook Page Twitter Page Official Twitter Page since 2015 Swedish Game Awards Official Site Swedish Game Awards Concept Art Challenge Mini challenge Concept Art Challenge Official Site Swedish Game Awards Warmup Competition Mini challenge Warmup Competition Official Site SGA TV Videos Interviews and More Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Swedish Game Awards amp oldid 1097814919, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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