Twelve of the fifteen awarded in these awards that 3Cat calls are students from the center

The students of the TecnoCampus swept the delivery of the first edition of the LUDI awards, which recognize the talent in the creation of video games of higher degree students. These awards, powered by 3Cat with the support of the GameBCN video game incubation program, had the collaboration of Socialpoint and Gameloft Barcelona, ​​seeking to foster emerging talent in the country. 

In this first edition, four innovative projects developed by higher education students in Catalonia have been recognised. The participants, most of whom are students from the degree in Design and Production of Videogames and the double degree in Computer Science and Videogames from the TecnoCampus, had to present a playable videogame prototype that, in a fun way, promoted the habit of connecting with the daily information among those who have not yet acquired it. 

The winners in the four established categories were as follows: the Socialpoint Prize for maximum fun went to the ActualiCat.cat project, developed by students Aroa Ochoa Bardet, Carla Sanchez Armengol, Francesc Torrus Mora and Júlia Ting Castro Sevilla; the Ludis Award for the best replayability went to the Redactor Express project, created by students David Boces Obis, Juan de Dios Garcia Salguero and Alejandro Giralt Silván; the Gameloft Barcelona Accessibility Award went to the Primícia a la Vista project, devised by students Adrià López González, Guillem Tió Surós, Pablo Fuertes Bayón and Joel Jolis Molina. 

Finally, the Ludis Prize for maximum creativity was awarded for the Picto Diari project, conceived by students Júlia Campalans Andreu, Maria Bordera Cugat, Mirokshi Rojas Diaz and Jan Campalans Andreu. Of the set of award-winning projects, the last one, Picto Diari, created by TecnoCampus students, will be developed entirely by the GameBCN incubator and published by 3Cat. 

The students responsible for this project will have the opportunity to join the development team. In addition, all students from award-winning projects have taken home a trip to Gamescom 2024 or personalized mentorships from industry professionals, depending on the award category.