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Please Note: Years Prior to 2014 were not recorded
Winners For Portsmouth UoP Gamejam 2018
This years Themes were:
Themes are the Irish boy-band D-Side, the children's activist David L. Levy, and the Keralan village of Pallissery.
Best Overall Game -
BURNING CORD [of Fareham College]
Jordan Thompson, Mantas Ruigys, Connor O'Brien & Jake Sibley
Best Game (People's Choice) & Best Looking Game -
LUCY & THE BEARS
Lucy Earp, Michael Randle, Matthew Busuttil, Anton Oceanu, Dan Moody & Sarah Ryan
Best Audio - UND-CIDED
Matthew Bulleyment, Anton Oceanu, Damien Stadden, Kavita Bradshaw & Luke Proffitt
Best Adaptation of a Theme - TUNA MAKI
Georgia Down, Charlotte Croucher, Adam Arter, Daniel Dimitrov, David Johnson & Stoycho Velev
Best Use of Technology - CAN'T D-CIDE
Dominic Noble & George Brown
Engagement with Diversity - DEVIL MAY MEME
Stephen Smith, Matthew Salisbury & Anastasia Bennett
Most Ambitious Idea - SOFT CHERRY SUPREME
George Dunford, Michael West, Ben Woolford, Stephen Ramkhelawon, Peter Hopkins & James Atherton
Most Helpful Individual - Oliver Thauerer
Winners For 2017
This years Themes were:
2009 Wimbledon Womens Singles Championship, Shire of Quilpie, and Hydrophilus Picicornis
Best Overall Game - Team Horsehead
Joe Shanahan, Oliver Thurston, Louise Hunnisett, Melina Spuetz & James Thurston
Best Game (People's Choice) - Laser Bugz
Best Looking Game - Laser Bugz
Best Animation - Laser Bugz
Best Sound - Laser Bugz
Damien Stadden, Matthew Bulleyment & Matt Burrows
Best Adaptation of a Theme - 2 Guys 1 Jam
Mike Tucker and Jon Davies
Most Technically Advanced Game - Yeti Massive
Michael Randle, Charlie Scrimshaw & Dan Moody
Most Original Design - Mango Town
Liam Griffin and Jack Hardy
Best Gameplay Experience (new award) - Firewire Studios
Alex Greenwood, Mantas Ruigys, Teodor Sava, Jack Sibley & Connor O'Brien
Best Dressed Team - Russia's Greatest Love Machine
Daniel Caws, Alice Lovett, Stephanie Ansell, Michael West & Stephen Ramkhelawon
Pathologic Award for Most Hopelessly Ambitious Game - Buggy VR
Scott Davis, Tristan Bampton, Oliver Thauerer, Freya Brown, Ken Matsui, Brad Adams, Jahronimo Ellis & Matthew Whitby
Most Helpful Team - Team Hotstuff
Joshua Edwards, Emma Winters, Jahangir Uddin, Emil Nidal & Jessica Hunt
Most Helpful Individual - Zach Howard Smith
Winners For 2016
The themes were Canadian Masterchef (a list of episode names), Water Jousting and Sickle Cell Anaemia
Best Overall Game: Team Horsehead (Melina Spuetz, Oliver Thurston, Louise Hunnisett & Joe Shanahan)
Best adaptation of a theme: Team Table (Robert Fraser, Scott Davies, Matthew Whitby, Tristian Bampton, Nathan Hedges & Oliver Thauerer)
Most Helpful Team (or individual): Matt Burrows (who worked with several teams on the audio)
Best Looking Game: Team Bear (Tom Ford & Euan Damant)
Most Technically Advanced Game: Team Heaalbi
((Fareham College) Henry Taunton, Aaron Gibbinson, Elena Jackson & Billy Mullen)
Best Sound: The Master Boaters
(Matt Bullyment, Aiden Haskins, Matt Burrows & Damien Stadden)
Best Dressed team: No Eye Deer
(Issac Page, Roseanna Warr, Conor Vernon, Ernesta Pavlova & Sunny Dave)
Pathological award for the most hopelessly ambitious game: Team Chinese Lightning (
Shahnewaz Choudury, Alexander Plumbridge, Benjamin Carter, James Godfrey, Sam Williams, Claire Oliver & Dan Moody)
Most original design: Team Table
(Robert Fraser, Scott Davies, Matthew Whitby, Tristian Bampton, Nathan Hedges & Oliver Thauerer)
Best animation: The Master Boaters
(Matt Bullyment, Aiden Haskins, Matt Burrows & Damien Stadden)
Peoples Choice Award: Team Horsehead
(Melina Spuetz, Oliver Thurston, Louise Hunnisett & Joe Shanahan)
Most Complete Game : Team Horsehead
(Melina Spuetz, Oliver Thurston, Louise Hunnisett & Joe Shanahan). This was a new category added by the judges this year.
Winners For 2015
Themes were: The Hawaiian Hoary Bat, Whale horse (a rock/post-punk band from Chicago) and Henri Louis (Prince of Guéméné)
We also had great guest talks from Massive Monster, Climax Studios and Rebellion. With further industry professionals visiting throughout the week or as Judges on the final day.
Winners for 2015
Best Overall Game: Massive Monster (Mike Tucker, James Pearmain & Jay Armstrong)
Best adaptation of a theme: Valiant Games (Niall Weedon, Lewis Weedon, Ben Beagley, Will Hurst, Jon Langford & Matthew Higgins)
Most Helpful Team (or individual) Matt Burrows (who worked with several teams on the audio)
Best Looking Game: Team Kebab (Lee Duxbury, Lewis Banks, George Phillips, Paul Power, Luke Amer & Rob Webb)
Most Technically Advanced Game: The Gamejam Goblins (Matt Bullyment, Aiden Haskins, Daniel Tonks & Damien Stadden)
Best Sound: The Gamejam Goblins (Matt Bullyment, Aiden Haskins, Daniel Tonks & Damien Stadden)
Best Dressed team: Awesome Team Nam (Darren Penfold, Ben Carter, Alex Carter, Tristian Bampton, Oliver Thauerer, Scott Davis & Sunny Dave)
Pathological award for the most hopelessly ambitious game: Undersea Jam (Marc Cook & Phil Brown)
Most original design: Conor Vernon
Best animation: The Gamejam Goblins (Matt Bullyment, Aiden Haskins, Daniel Tonks & Damien Stadden)
Peoples Choice Award: The Gamejam Goblins (Matt Bullyment, Aiden Haskins, Daniel Tonks & Damien Stadden)
Winners For 2014
Best animation -Team Mice in Shining Armour: Matthew Bulleyment, Zak Lloyd & Steve Campbell
Best Dressed team -Team Squabble: Jake Sims and Alexander Kimberley
Pathologically Hopelessly Ambitious Game -Team Suicide Burn: Scott Davis, Alex Carter, Triston Bompton, Oliver Thuurerer & Marq De Villiers
Best Use of the Theme -Team Brazil : Joshua Edwards & Charlotte Croucher
Best Looking Game - Team Hotstuff : Jahangir Uddin, Nick Searley & Johann Sampson
Most Helpful Team - Team Hotstuff : Jahangir Uddin, Nick Searley & Johann Sampson
Best sound - Team Kebab: Domonique Sharp, Lewis Banks, Lee Duxbury, Paul Power, Rob Webb & George Phillips
Best overall game- Team Megacake: Kendal James, Jon Davies & Mike Tucker
Peoples choice- Team Megacake: Kendal James, Jon Davies & Mike Tucker
Most Technically Advanced Game - Team Neil : Dr Neil Dansey
Most original design- Team Robo : Ollie Carden
