{"id":65666,"date":"2025-02-10T15:46:57","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T15:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.technikum-wien.at\/?post_type=news&#038;p=65666"},"modified":"2025-09-08T09:20:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T09:20:47","slug":"best-in-class-award-2025-prizes-awarded-for-the-best-game-engineering-projects-of-the-academic-year","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/content.technikum-wien.at\/en\/news\/best-in-class-award-2025-prizes-awarded-for-the-best-game-engineering-projects-of-the-academic-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Best in Class Award 2025: Prizes Awarded for the Best Game Engineering Projects of the Academic Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div data-block=\"grid\" data-is-swiper=\"false\" data-columns=\"1\" data-bg-color=\"transparent\" data-vertical-alignment=\"start\" data-horizontal-alignment=\"start\" data-gap=\"s\" data-padding-top=\"2rem\" data-padding-bottom=\"2rem\" data-small-grid=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-ovl-grid\">\n<div data-block=\"grid-column\" class=\"wp-block-ovl-grid-column\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On January 16, 2025, 17 students from the Game Engineering specialization of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.technikum-wien.at\/studiengaenge\/master-ai-engineering\/\">Master&#8217;s program in Artificial Intelligence Engineering<\/a> took part in the Best in Class Award 2025, presenting their projects to a high-profile jury of 15. Both jury members and alumni were able to test the developed games at five interactive stations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-ovl-heading\" data-accent=\"true\" data-tag=\"h2\" data-style-level=\"h4\">\u201eI3ergsteiger\u201c was named the best game<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The high quality of the submitted projects was also reflected in the intensive preparation phase, which included two playtesting events with students from the TGM and the Hertha Firnberg Schools, organized by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.technikum-wien.at\/personal\/benedikt-salzbrunn\/\">Benedikt Salzbrunn<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The best game was \u201cI3ergsteiger\u201d, in which players go on an adventurous journey through the mountains of Austria. Other innovative projects also generated enthusiasm: In TechBreach, players had to escape from a research facility controlled by a hostile AI, while in Liskara they explored a magical world through trade and quests. The action-packed AtticAdventures, which revolves around a toy revolution in a chaotic attic, impressed with its creative gameplay and lovingly designed environment. And in the real-time strategy game ImMune, also shown on this day, players control the human immune system to protect organs from invading viruses and bacteria, strategically adapting to unidirectional blood flows and deploying customizable units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-ovl-heading\" data-accent=\"true\" data-tag=\"h2\" data-style-level=\"h4\">Alumni Homecoming: Graduates in Dialog with Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technikum-wien.at\/news\/alumni-homecoming-2025-ki-in-technik-und-medien\/\">Alumni Homecoming<\/a> also took place at the same time as the award: graduates were given the opportunity to get to know current projects in the Game Engineering specialization. Many alumni took the opportunity to test the games and exchange experiences with current students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Together with the students, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.technikum-wien.at\/personal\/bernhard-knapp\/\">Bernhard Knapp<\/a>, head of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.technikum-wien.at\/studiengaenge\/master-ai-engineering\/\">Master&#8217;s program in AI Engineering<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.technikum-wien.at\/personal\/alexander-nimmervoll\/\">Alexander Nimmervoll<\/a>, responsible for the game specialization in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.technikum-wien.at\/studiengaenge\/master-ai-engineering\/\">Master AI<\/a>, were enthusiastic about the successful event. This event once again demonstrated the high standard of education at the UAS Technikum Wien and the innovative strength of students in the field of game engineering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-ovl-heading\" data-accent=\"true\" data-tag=\"h2\" data-style-level=\"h4\">Further Links:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technikum-wien.at\/studiengaenge\/master-ai-engineering\/\">Master&#8217;s program in AI Engineering<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technikum-wien.at\/news\/inspirierender-blick-in-die-zukunft-der-kunstlichen-intelligenz-und-des-game-engineerings\/\">Inspiring look into the future of artificial intelligence and game engineering<\/a><strong> (2024)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technikum-wien.at\/news\/vom-taschenrechner-mit-blicksteuerung-bis-zum-ai-action-videospiel-master-ai-showcase-evening-2023\/\">From eye-tracking calculators to AI action video games: Master AI Showcase Evening<\/a><strong> (2023)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technikum-wien.at\/news\/vielseitige-spieleideen-game-engineering-studierende-praesentierten-ihre-abschlussprojekte\/\">Diverse game ideas: game engineering students presented their final projects<\/a> <strong>(2022)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-block=\"grid\" data-is-swiper=\"false\" data-columns=\"1\" data-bg-color=\"transparent\" data-vertical-alignment=\"start\" data-horizontal-alignment=\"start\" data-gap=\"s\" data-padding-top=\"2rem\" data-padding-bottom=\"2rem\" data-small-grid=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-ovl-grid\">\n<div data-block=\"grid-column\" class=\"wp-block-ovl-grid-column\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-ovl-heading\" data-accent=\"true\" data-tag=\"h2\" data-style-level=\"h4\">Picture Gallery:<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-block=\"grid\" data-is-swiper=\"true\" data-columns=\"1\" data-bg-color=\"transparent\" data-vertical-alignment=\"start\" data-horizontal-alignment=\"start\" data-gap=\"s\" data-padding-top=\"2rem\" data-padding-bottom=\"2rem\" data-small-grid=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-ovl-grid\">\n<div data-block=\"grid-column\" class=\"wp-block-ovl-grid-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ovl-full-width-image ovl-fullWidthImage\" data-block=\"fullwidthimage\" data-height=\"350px\" data-caption=\"\" data-showcaption=\"false\" data-objectfit=\"contain\" data-use-aspect-ratio=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ovl-fullWidthImage__image\" src=\"https:\/\/media-hp.technikum-wien.at\/media\/20250210144810\/IMG_2216.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-block=\"grid-column\" class=\"wp-block-ovl-grid-column\">\n<div 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data-use-aspect-ratio=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ovl-fullWidthImage__image\" src=\"https:\/\/media-hp.technikum-wien.at\/media\/20250210150547\/IMG_20250116_210318-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-block=\"grid-column\" class=\"wp-block-ovl-grid-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ovl-full-width-image ovl-fullWidthImage\" data-block=\"fullwidthimage\" data-height=\"350px\" data-caption=\"\" data-showcaption=\"false\" data-objectfit=\"contain\" data-use-aspect-ratio=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ovl-fullWidthImage__image\" src=\"https:\/\/media-hp.technikum-wien.at\/media\/20250210150606\/IMG_20250116_212422-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-block=\"grid-column\" class=\"wp-block-ovl-grid-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ovl-full-width-image ovl-fullWidthImage\" data-block=\"fullwidthimage\" data-height=\"350px\" data-caption=\"\" data-showcaption=\"false\" data-objectfit=\"contain\" data-use-aspect-ratio=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ovl-fullWidthImage__image\" src=\"https:\/\/media-hp.technikum-wien.at\/media\/20250210150639\/IMG_20250116_212425-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-block=\"grid\" data-is-swiper=\"false\" data-columns=\"1\" data-bg-color=\"transparent\" data-vertical-alignment=\"start\" data-horizontal-alignment=\"start\" data-gap=\"s\" data-padding-top=\"2rem\" data-padding-bottom=\"2rem\" data-small-grid=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-ovl-grid\">\n<div data-block=\"grid-column\" class=\"wp-block-ovl-grid-column\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-ovl-heading\" data-accent=\"true\" data-tag=\"h2\" data-style-level=\"h4\">Here is an overview of all the game projects from the current year:<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-block=\"grid\" data-is-swiper=\"false\" data-columns=\"2\" data-bg-color=\"transparent\" data-vertical-alignment=\"start\" data-horizontal-alignment=\"start\" data-gap=\"s\" data-padding-top=\"2rem\" data-padding-bottom=\"2rem\" data-small-grid=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-ovl-grid\">\n<div data-block=\"grid-column\" class=\"wp-block-ovl-grid-column\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-ovl-heading\" data-accent=\"true\" data-tag=\"h2\" data-style-level=\"\">Projects 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Game projects from the Master&#8217;s program in AI Engineering.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-block=\"grid-column\" class=\"wp-block-ovl-grid-column\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-block=\"grid\" data-is-swiper=\"false\" data-columns=\"2\" data-bg-color=\"transparent\" data-vertical-alignment=\"start\" data-horizontal-alignment=\"start\" data-gap=\"s\" data-padding-top=\"2rem\" data-padding-bottom=\"2rem\" data-small-grid=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-ovl-grid\">\n<div data-block=\"grid-column\" class=\"wp-block-ovl-grid-column\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-ovl-heading\" data-accent=\"true\" data-tag=\"h3\" data-style-level=\"\">I3ergsteiger<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Team: <\/strong>Marcus Chvatal, Jan Loos<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Supervisor: <\/strong>Julian Breddy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Description:<\/strong> I3ergsteiger is a mountain climbing game where players explore the&nbsp;various mountains Austria has to offer. They play through handcrafted levels,&nbsp;collecting beautiful flowers, meeting lovely locals and finding their own way to&nbsp;the peak. Players face a fun challenge while mastering the slingshot movement&nbsp;mechanic to reach the top of the leaderboard. In its introductory level,&nbsp;I3ergsteiger convinces with its charm and showcases what to expect from this game&nbsp;in the future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-block=\"grid-column\" class=\"wp-block-ovl-grid-column\">\n<div data-block=\"video\" data-reference=\"65671\" class=\"wp-block-ovl-video\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-block=\"grid\" data-is-swiper=\"false\" data-columns=\"2\" data-bg-color=\"transparent\" data-vertical-alignment=\"start\" data-horizontal-alignment=\"start\" data-gap=\"s\" data-padding-top=\"2rem\" data-padding-bottom=\"2rem\" data-small-grid=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-ovl-grid\">\n<div data-block=\"grid-column\" class=\"wp-block-ovl-grid-column\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-ovl-heading\" data-accent=\"true\" data-tag=\"h3\" data-style-level=\"\">TechBreach<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Team: <\/strong>Lukas Fabian, Christian Ge\u00dfner, Nadia Hofer, Arthur Klammer<br><strong><strong>Supervisor<\/strong>: <\/strong>Christoph Quas<strong><br><strong>Description<\/strong>:<\/strong> TechBreach is a first-person action horror game set in a futuristic&nbsp;research facility controlled by a malevolent AI. The player must&nbsp;escape the facility while evading the AI, Aurora, and its cyborg&nbsp;minions. The game emphasizes strategic module installation, allowing&nbsp;players to modify their abilities and weapons at the cost of&nbsp;vulnerability. 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