Student Finalists

The following finalists in the Student category are sorted by year and include links to the game’s page on this website and the organization’s home page. Any awards won by the finalist are also listed.

YearGame TitleOrganization Award
2007Saving AdryaneeSouthern Illinois University
2008Age of EcologyHigh School Interns at USGSStudent
2008Compound ReactionNorth Carolina State University
2008I am LonelyUniversity of Wisconsin-Whitewater
2009Energy Wars – Rise of the ChimeraQueen’s University
2009NihongoUpLycee Francais de PragueStudent
2009Polyglot CubedUniversity of Illinois-Chicago & Miami (OH) University
2010EnergizeFIEAStudent
2010TerraformNorth Carolina State University
2010InnerCellUCF IST
2012GeoThermal WorldHITLab New Zealand, Driedfrog Ltd 
2012Lingulift BlocksHarvard University and University of Oxford
2012MachineersIT University of CopenhagenStudent
2012Movers and ShakersSingapore-MIT Gambit Game Lab (mobile)
2012NevermindUniversity of Southern California
2013A Slower Speed of LightMIT Game LabStudent
2013EuphonyUniverite du Quebec a Chicoutimi
2013ThralledUniversity of Southern California (mobile)
2013Virtual Warrane IIQueensland University of Technology
2014Cyber HeistUniversity of UtahStudent
2014Hurricane GameUniversity of Central Florida
2014The ShieldPurdue University
2015ANgSTBezalel Academy of Arts and Design
2015HealthxUniversity of UtahStudent
2015HacknetTeam Fractal Alligator
2015Particle in a Box: The Quantum Mechanics GameGeorgia Institute of TechnologyStudent’s Choice
2016A Fine LineCMU ETC
2016Bots & (Main)FramesNew York University Tandon School of EngineeringStudent
2016Limbitless Training GamesUniversity of Central FloridaInnovation
2016MusikenisiaFederal University of Sao Carlos
2016Project ZapOrange Technical College, Mid-Florida Campus
2016RobonautFull Sail/UCF School of Visual Arts and Design
2017Tuyu TuyuAmerican University
2017VectorBallArizona State University
2017Tootin PoochesSVAD/LimbitlessStudent
2018TablecraftFIEAStudent
2018Dental MadnessFull Sail UniversityInnovation
2018A Mirror’s TaleUniversity of Geneva
2018PrismCarnegie Mellon University
2018Thin LineCarnegie Mellon University
2018UnboxedDePaul University/Studio Fire
2018You Busy?DePaul University/Studio Fire
2019SIGNAL – Strategic Interaction Game between Nuclear Armed LandsProject on Nuclear GamingStudent
2019Nano Technology Lab ProcessUtah Valley University
2019Reverse EngineerOrange Technical College
2019Vector UnknownArizona, Clayton, & Florida State Universities
2019When Rivers Were TrailsIndian Land Tenure Foundation & Michigan State University