Best College / University

The prestigious flagship award for the best college / university will be awarded to the institution that the judges feel has contributed the best entries into the competition that display great technical ability and creative vision.

Best Automotive 3D/CAD design in a Backplate scene

Entries into this category must show an original design developed, originated and built in a 3D software package. The subject matter must be automotive (exterior or interior will be accepted), and can be as retro or as futuristic as you wish. The judges will be looking for technical 3d skills, modelling / surfacing / texturing skills and creative vision.

Your design entry should include aspect views of your model as a wireframe or clay representation, and should also be presented and integrated into a single scene of your choice as a single finished image (photographic or otherwise).

Best 3D/CAD design in a Backplate scene (Open Category)

Entries into this category must show an original design developed, originated and built in a 3D software package. The subject matter can be anything you choose that is non automotive, and can be as retro or as futuristic as you wish. The judges will be looking for technical 3d skills, modelling / surfacing / texturing skills and creative vision.

Your design entry should include aspect views of your model as a wireframe or clay representation, and should also be presented and integrated into a single scene of your choice as a single finished image (photographic or otherwise).

Best AI Project (Open Category)

Introducing a new AI category. With the incredible speed, adoption and development in AI applications, we thought it would be a great opportunity for students to have the opportunity to express their creativity using AI.

This new category is non specific and can be entered however you wish. We ask for your entry to be a final image, animation, VR scene or even a app that has been generated largely or wholly using AI technology. Your entry should be supported by some documentation showing your process be that prompts and other inputs, to software(s) used for inference and postproduction/refinement.

Best VR Project

The judges are looking for an entry that shows any 3D object or scenes of your choosing in an immersive VR experience. . The flow of the scene can be anything of your choosing, but the objective is to capture the immersion of VR in the most creative scenario you can create.

The judges will view your entry via a Vimeo or Youtube link that shows your entry to its full immersive potential and highlight any interactivity that you may have as part of your scene. Your video must be no longer than 5 minutes long.

Full submission criteria can be found in the Entry Specs page.

Best CGI Automotive Visualised Image

The criteria for this category is that you are to submit a single finished CGI image in a photographic backplate scene. Your finished image must include a rendered automotive model that is integrated into a backplate, rendered and retouched.

The scene can be static or motion rigged.

The judges will be looking for dynamic images that show good understanding of render layers, creativity and scene integration.

Best Automotive Full CG Scene

This category invites  you have to submit a complete CG scene that includes an automotive model. In other words, the whole scene must be made of 3D geometry. Your scene can be a virtual environment of any type, or studio scene. The finished image should be presented to show technical rendering and retouch skills as well as dynamic use of camera angles in a CG studio or full CG environment.

Best Full CGI Scene (Open Category)

Entries into this category need to show how you have constructed a scene that is made completely with 3D geometry. The finished image should be presented to show technical rendering and retouch skills as well as dynamic use of camera angles in a CG studio or full CG environment. The subject matter is entirely up to you, but can be a scene, a character, VFX, or any subject you desire.