Search For A Star Code Award

Award for the best overall performance across all stages of the Search For A Star programming challenge. This award is focused on rewarding a strong combination of knowledge & ability, while also being able to demonstrate & discuss these qualities to an interview panel of industry assessors.

Students eligible for this award will be selected by our assessors based on their performance in Stages 1 & 2, and will be invited to a final assessment stage at the showcase event.

Technical Showcase Award

New for 2018, this is an additional award for the best technical achievement in the Stage 2 challenge project. This award is focused on rewarding technical programming within a specialisation, including (but not limited to) graphics, AI, networking, UI or physics.

We've added this new award to bring more recognition to those who make games with an outstanding technical quality & will be rewarding excellence in the code & technical criteria in the brief.

Prizes

Award winners will be given a guaranteed interview opportunity with one or more of our partner companies for a role within their studio. 

All finalists will also receive prize packs containing gifts, merchandise, games and tech from our partners.

Showcase Event

Currently planned for early April 2018, the Search For A Star Showcase (aka Finals Day) event invites everyone who's taken part in the challenges to join us for a full day of industry talks, networking, a mini-expo and mentoring. The day also hosts the final assessments for standout students, with an interview panel of industry professionals. The day will close with the award winners announcement and presentation.

Further event details will be made available closer to the time.