UOIT Game Development and Entrepreneurship students win $25,000

Game Development and Entrepreneurship students at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) put their skills to the test and $25,000 in their pocket after taking home the top spot during the 2014 Great Canadian Appathon by XMG Studio. This year’s competition was hosted by UOIT’s Game Development Society from January 17 to 19.

"The Great Canadian Appathon was an amazing experience," said Kenny Wang, second-year Game Development and Entrepreneurship student in the Faculty of Business and Information Technology, and first-prize winner. "Forty-eight hours isn't a lot of time to develop a full game. We were all sleep-deprived by the end, but it was well worth it. Being in the Game Development program, we are always involved in a group environment, so from the get go we were able to integrate our skills together effectively for this competition. I would definitely recommend participating in this competition!"

Kevin Gan, a fourth-year student, competed as Team Solo Penguin. He developed the game Red Dawn: Return to Fishland, which won the Most Technically Challenging Award worth $1,000. Team Friend Boat, consisting of team members Kenny Wang, Jord Farrel, Joshua Liew and Harry Leung, developed Size Matters, which took the top prize worth $25,000.

The Great Canadian Appathon is a 48-hour national competition open to Canadian college and university students from coast-to-coast. Aspiring game developers and designers race against the clock to design the next hit mobile game. The competition is put on by XMG, one of the largest indie mobile game studios in Canada.

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