Ludicious

Ludicious – Zürich Game Festival
Status active
Genre Convention
Frequency Semi-Annually
Location(s) Zürich
Country Switzerland
Inaugurated 2014 (2014)
Most recent 2017
Previous event 2016
Attendance 600

Ludicious – Zürich Game Festival is a video game industry and development convention in Zürich, Switzerland. It has taken place in 2014, 2016 and 2017.

In 2017, the convention consisted of a three-day schedule of presentations and activities aimed at game developers and publishers, attended by about 600 people, and of a two-day free-to-access programme aimed at the general public, particularly families and children.[1] The conference program was organized in cooperation with the University of Zurich and the ETH Zurich, which curated summits on serious and applied games and on VR / AR, AI and machine learning in games, respectively.[2]

Competitions

The convention presents two awards, chosen by a jury of game industry professionals based on a list of nominations also selected by the jury from public entries.[3]

International competition

The international competition "honors innovative games that explore novel ideas and convince in their execution", and is aimed at small studios and budgets. The criteria include "new ideas and approaches in game design, visual style or storytelling".

The following games have won the international competition:

Student competition

The student competition honors games made by students that "demonstrate a level of creativity and quality that is exceptional among its peers".

The following games have won the student competition:

  • 2014: Soft Body by Zeke Virant[6]
  • 2016: FAR by Don Schmocker[5]
  • 2017: Nocturnal Hunt by Wolf Pack[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Reigns wins the International Competition at the Zurich Game Festival". Pocket Gamer. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  2. ↑ Handrahan, Matthew (20 December 2017). "Ludicious 2017 adds summits on serious games and new technologies". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "LUDICIOUS COMPETITIONS". Ludicious – Zürich Game Festival. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Galerie Projets::prix et récompenses". www.cnam-enjmin.fr. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
  5. 1 2 "Das war die Ludicious: Level 2 in Zürich: Prune und Far gewinnen an Ludicious: Level 2". games.ch (in German). 26 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "Zeke Virant". zekevirant.com. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
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