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Ubisoft Toronto NEXT is an annual competition designed to showcase the talent of video game development students in Ontario and to help kickstart their careers.
Ubisoft Toronto NEXT is an annual competition designed to display the talent of video game development students in Ontario, and to kickstart their careers in...
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Apr 21, 2021 · Announcing the 2021 Ubisoft Toronto NEXT Finalists! For eight years, Ubisoft Toronto has worked with some of the best game development programs at post-secondary institutions across Ontario on Ubisoft Toronto NEXT, a unique challenge designed to foster new voices in the video game industry.
- 3D Art
- Concept Art
- Technical Art
- Cinematic Animation
- Gameplay Animation
- Level Design
- Programming
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This year’s theme included a mysterious collector of antiques located in space. Oleg Lovtsov, a Level Artist at Ubisoft Toronto, says “we wanted artists to refrain from conventional and boring space corridors and create something original with a hint of who the owner of the spaceship is through environmental storytelling.” First Place: Maria Kniazi...
This year’s Concept Art challenge also used a futuristic space theme with visualizations of a creative docking bay. First Place: Sergi Iranzo from Max The Mutt College Team Lead Artist Branko Bistrovic says Iranzo’s execution knocked it out of the park by featuring interesting design, solid composition, and simple yet striking lighting, making it a...
This year’s brief asked artists to create a game scene set in a futuristic space environment. The scene needed to feature a unique spaceship bridge that stood out from the others. First Place: Jessica Le from Ontario Tech University Technical Art Director Ben Millwood says Le provides intuitive and elegant tools for artists to build their layouts w...
This year’s brief required animators to make a character move in and out of frame, have the character’s emotion change halfway through the scene, and then tie these two elements together through storytelling. First Place: Yourim Kim from Centennial College Animator Santi Hurtado says Kim’s fun holiday take on animation is polished and displays grea...
The brief this year was to create an animation in a pre-made environment given to contestants. From here, characters would have to sneak up on their target and perform a takedown by utilizing the environment’s obstacles to reach their goals. First Place: Lavio Ribeiro Fidelis Neto from Mohawk College Team Lead Animator Michael Rivera says Neto pres...
This year’s challenge asked participants to create a unique game level filled with creative and fun challenges the player would enjoy. First Place: David De La Peña Frigolet from Sheridan College Level Design Director Chris Auty says De La Peña Frigolet has a great grasp on design principles and technical skills, which proves to be an asset through...
This year’s challenge focused on a more contemporary tower defence game focused on innovation, technical skills, and quality of engineering. First Place: Rob Savaglio from Ontario Tech University Lead Programmer Matt Delbosc says Savaglio added a third dimension, which creates a whole extra layer of complexity to his project. His robust game engine...
Our studio gained an impressive group filled with creative talent and technical skill. We thank our participants and judges for yet another year of this inspiring program. For additional information about our annual NEXT competition, please visit https://toronto.ubisoft.com/next/. We encourage anyone interested in NEXT to apply for next year’s comp...
May 21, 2021 · Check out the Ubisoft Toronto NEXT 2021 winners All finalists produced amazing work that blew the judging panel away. Read about the winners, learn how they secured their first-place prizes, and watch the digital awards ceremony here: https://toronto.ubisoft.com/.../2021-ubisoft-toronto.../
Ubisoft Toronto NEXT is an annual competition designed to showcase the talent of video game development students in Ontario. Kick-start your career in the industry with a paid apprenticeship and spend the summer learning from the Ubisoft Toronto studio’s top talent.
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Join us to celebrate this year's finalists of the Ubisoft Toronto NEXT Challenge. RSVP now, and tune in on Thursday, May 13 at 5pm to see the 2021 NEXT...
