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Working reward for talented game-makers

The North East studio of one of the world’s biggest games companies has rewarded four of the region’s brightest talents with six-month contracts after they won a competition run by Teesside University.

Students Ole Kristian Homelien, Justin Lim, Wei Xing Yong and Peter Adamson will join Ubisoft Reflections, the North East arm of the industry giant on paid internships when they graduate in the summer.

The four young game makers won their prizes at the third annual Vis (Visualisation) Awards, a competition run by Teesside University to celebrate the achievements, skill and knowledge of students studying at its School of Computing.

Giselle Stewart, general manager at Ubisoft Reflections, said: “We were very pleased that the University of Teesside invited us to sponsor these awards; we were able to spot some new creative talent to further our success as a developer of successful driving games. We were particularly excited about the calibre of students who won the internships and we hope it will be the start of an exciting career within Ubisoft for them.”

Ole Kristian Homelien won the Games Programming Award, Justin Lim won the Games Design Award, Wei Xing Yong took the Character Animation prize while Peter Adamson won the Modelling Award.

Peter, 21, from Belfast, was studying Computer Games Art at Teesside University and graduates this summer. He said: “Winning the Vis awards was an incredible experience, and a great opportunity to get a foot in the games industry door, something that is all the more valuable due to the uncertain economic state.

“The fact that my first job in the games industry is with such a major worldwide developer makes this all the more special, and I can’t wait to get started!”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .