Programming Challenges
Showcase your programming skills
by participating in the studios sponsored Unreal Engine and/or Unity challenges
by participating in the studios sponsored Unreal Engine and/or Unity challenges
Unreal or Unity Engine
Showcase your coding skills by participating in one or both of the programming challenges
Unreal Engine Challenge
Sponsoring Studio of the Unreal Engine Challenge
- Unreal Engine programmers (C++) who are attending Games Job Fair Autumn 2023
- All Seniorities welcome and taken into consideration when designing the prompt - you're good as long as you can create a simple "Spooky Auto-Shooter (horror themed)" type game.
- No other disciplines required - You can use free/bought assets!
- First ensure you have registered for the event through the application form. Only registered applicants can participate in the challenge.
- Sign Up for the challenge through this registration form. Registrations open on 18.9.
- The brief of the challenge will be available in the "Prompt section" of this webpage on 25.9
- Submissions will be accepted from 25.9 - 15.10 through this submission form
- It's Go Time! - You have 3 Weeks to complete and submit your working code to GitHub, and upload your playable version to itch.io. Please ensure both pages mention the content as an entry for the 'Games Job Fair Autumn 2023 - Unreal Engine Programming Challenge'
- If you do not have a GitHub or itch.io account, please create one for free
- Links to code and game pages are shared with GFT through the submission form
- Submissions Close on 15.10 at 23:59 EEST
- Take advantage of systems/features that Unreal Engine already provides.
- The more you implement the more we'll have to critique. Sometimes less is more.
- Our feedback will be as if you were turning in an interview assignment for a game company
- This is a programming challenge, don't stress about your art and the like 😉
- Developers sign up through a registration form. Last date of registration is 15.10
- Working code is posted on GitHub
- Playable version is posted on itch.io
- Link to code on GitHub and itch.io page shared with GFT through the submission form
- Participants have 3 Weeks to complete and submit their code - Submissions will be accepted from 25.9 - 15.10
- (Optional) Participants can share images, videos, links to WIPs on a designated Discord channel (after submissions close)
- The submissions will be judged on the top 3 entries
- The judges are the tech leads from the sponsoring studios
- The judges attend a panel discussion where they review the code and share their observations.
- The live session takes place online on 26th October at Games Job Fair Autumn 2023
Top 3 Entries will each receive
- Sponsoring Studio Swag
- A recognition Digital Certificate signed by Ari Arnbjörnsson, and Games Factory Talents
Judges of the Unreal Engine Challenge
The judges decide on the winners and review your code in a panel discussion at the event
Ari ArnbjörnssonUnreal Engine Evangelist
Unity Engine Challenge
Sponsoring Studio of the Unity Engine Challenge
- Unity Engine programmers (C#) who are attending Games Job Fair Autumn 2023
- All Seniorities welcome and taken into consideration when designing the prompt - you're good as long as you can create a simple game or application that addresses a global concern of either inequality or conservation
- No other disciplines required - You can use free/bought assets!
- First ensure you have registered for the event through the application form. Only registered applicants can participate in the challenge.
- Sign Up for the challenge through this registration form. Registrations open on 18.9
- The brief of the challenge will be available in the "Prompt section" of this webpage on 25.9
- Submissions will be accepted from 25.9 - 15.10 through this submission form
- It's Go Time! - You have 3 Weeks to complete and submit your working code to GitHub, and upload your playable version to itch.io. Please ensure both pages mention the content as an entry for the 'Games Job Fair Autumn 2023 - Unity Engine Programming Challenge'
- If you do not have a GitHub or itch.io account, please create one for free
- Links to code and game pages are shared with GFT through the submission form
- Submissions Close on 15.10 at 23:59 EEST
- Make sure to start with a basic design document that captures your goals
- Break those down into a technical doc so you know what systems you'll need to build.
- This doesn't have to be a game! Just make sure whatever you build meets the above requirements.
- If you need art assets check out the Unity Asset Store
- Set up some kind of version control to help back up your work (Github or PlasticSCM)
- Developers sign up through a registration form. Last date of registration is 15.10
- Working code is posted on GitHub
- Playable version is posted on itch.io
- Link to code on GitHub and itch.io page shared with GFT through the submission form
- Participants have 3 Weeks to complete and submit their code - Submissions will be accepted from 25.9 - 15.10
- (Optional) Participants can share images, videos, links to WIPs on a designated Discord channel (after submissions close)
- The submissions will be judged on 3 categories - Best Overall Concept, Best Technical Execution, and Most Creative
- The judges are the tech leads from the sponsoring studios
- The judges attend a panel discussion where they review the code and share their observations
- A live session takes place online on 25th October at Games Job Fair Autumn 2023 to reveal the winners and review their code
Best Overall Concept
- A monetary award
- Recognition Digital Certificate signed by Thomas Winkley and Games Factory Talents
- A monetary award
- Recognition Digital Certificate signed by Thomas Winkley and Games Factory Talents
- A monetary award
- Recognition Digital Certificate signed by Thomas Winkley and Games Factory Talents
Judges of the Unity Engine Challenge
The judges decide on the winners and review your code in a panel discussion at the event
Thomas WinkleyTechnical Marketing Advocate at Unity
Sourav ChatterjeeSoftware Engineer at Unity
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