The UWA Machinima Challenge Results

by Skylar Smythe | February 11, 2010 | No comments

February 8 2010 – ‘SEEK’ by Cisko Vandeverre of Berlin, Germany took out the $L65,000 first prize of MachinimUWA: The UWA Machinima Challenge with Torley Linden on site at the University of Western Australia Sim.

A 12 member international judging panel led by Professor Alan Robson (RL), Vice Chancellor of the University of Western Australia awarded the following artists:

1ST PRIZE (L$65,000)
CISKO VANDEVERRE, Berlin, Germany

(SEEK)

2ND PRIZE (L$44,000)
BRADLEY CURNOW, Perth, Australia
(MachinimUWA: Art Architecture, Research, Teaching)

3RD PRIZE (L$42,000)
COLEMARIE SOLEIL, Florida USA

(UWA Machinima Challenge Submission)

HONOURABLE MENTION (L$12,000)
MASTERDARK FOOTMAN, Dallas, Texas, USA

(The Heart of UWA)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gv6EEIwtisc

HONOURABLE MENTION (L$12,000)
CHANTAL HARVEY, Maastricht, Netherlands

(University of Western Australia in Second Life)

HONOURABLE MENTION (L$12,000)
LASLOPANTOMIK YAO, Barcelona, Spain

(MachinimUWA)

FINALISTS (L$7,000)
PYEWACKET BELLMAN, New York City, USA

(University of Western Australia in Second Life)

SOPHIA YATES, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA

(The Challenge – Architecture, Teaching, Research Arts on the UWA sims)

IONO ALLEN, Paris, France

(Seek Wisdom)

GLASZ DECUIR, San Sebastian, Spain

(MachinimUWA: UWA in Second Life, Achieving International Excellence)

NOVA DYSZEL, Toronto, Canada
(UWA in SL Challenge)

MASTERDARK FOOTMAN, Dallas, Texas, USA

(UWA Jan 2010)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdh3b_mcOno

SOPHIA YATES, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA

(Second Life Virtual University of Western Australia )

The panel of judges from The University of Western Australia included: Professor Alan Robson – Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ted Snell – Director, Cultural Precinct, Professor Wade Halvorson – Lecturing in Marketing, Business and Electronic Commerce, Colin Campbell Fraser – Principal Adviser (External Relations and Advocacy) Vice-Chancellery, Kelly Smith – Director, International Centre, Jon Stubbs – Director, Student Services, Susana Willis-Johnson – Marketing Manager and Jayjay Zifanwe Sim Owner, Creator & co-host of the UWA 3D Art & Design Challenge.

Other panel members and dignitaries included Dr Carmen Fies – Assistant Professor, The University of Texas at San Antonio, Torley Linden – Linden Labs, White Lebed (SL) – Lead of Burning Life Art Department, Curator and Raphaella Nightfire – CEO SW&MB Fashion Productions, CEO Evane Model Agency, Senior Writer Best of SL Magazine.