Viz-A-GoGo 33 Celebrates Student Work With Awards And Scholarships

The student-run event featured an art exhibition, an interactive showcase, research symposium and a screening in the Rudder Complex.

Viz-a-GoGo 33 brought a full crowd to Rudder Complex on May 1. The student-run event featured work from the summer, fall and spring semesters through an art exhibition, an interactive showcase, research symposium and a screening.

This year had a “Survivor” theme titled “Survive-A-GoGo,” which was reflected through filmed segments throughout the screening. Award winners and scholarships were also announced.

Awards

Best in Show: “Computer Animayhem” by Theron Smith

Students’ Choice In Exhibition: “Of Her, The Divine” by Lainey Leday

Best in Traditional Flatwork: “Piano Man” by Sophia Carver

Best in Digital Flatwork: “Grown from the Dead” by Ashlyn De Leon

Best in Photography: “A Four Stage Journey” by Tessa De La Fuente; and “Photoelasticity” by Luke Killingsworth

Best in Sculpture: “Dry Dock” by Annamarie Jackson

Best in Interactive Design: “The sunSET” by Vy Bui

Best in Graphic Design: “Runes of Obsidian” by Erica Mueller

Best in Game Design: “The Devil’s Draw,” by Brennan Porterfield Casey, Leena Felder, Kylie Thomas, Drew Turner, Kaylee Duran, Ellie Hague and Joseph Kim

Best in Time-Based Media: “Kris Vs. The Knight” by Joshua Burgos Rivera

Best in CG Rendering: “Pottery Studio Look Dev Breakdown” by Chelsy Sanchez

Best in Technical Art: “Machine Learning Powered Procedural Home/Neighborhood Generation Tool” by Lane Parrish

Scholarships

Best Body of Work: Anthony Le, undergraduate; Nik Aberle, graduate

DreamWorks Alumni Award: Xuefan Liao

Pixar Alumni Award: Peyton Bruffy and Cole Wilson

Electronic Arts Alumni Award: Alfredo Castro-Rosas and Brennan Porterfield Casey

RAVING Award: Anthony Le

Outstanding Student Winners: Shea Stafford, undergraduate; Nik Aberle, graduate

Bill Jenks Viz Lab Spirit Award: Jack Dusbabek

Chandler Studios Aggie Alumni Award: Kayla McHaney, first prize; Cole Schantel, second prize; Nikki Moller, third prize; Megan Murrah, bonus prize

Angus Animation Winner: Cole Schantel

Best in Undergraduate Research: Jack Dusabek

Best in Graduate Research: Nik Aberle

Best in Ph.D. Research: Raquel Cabrera Araya

Photos by Igor Kraguljac.