Abertay Digital Graduate Show

Prizewinners

All projects showcased at ADGS 2026 were judged by industry representatives, who selected prize winners from across the show – scroll through  to view year’s winners. 

Grace Audrey Cooney

Categories

2D Art - For work in concept art, UI, illustration and 2D visual design

Narrative & Storytelling - For work with narrative design, worldbuilding, dialogue and emotional impact

Sponsors

4J Studios

Blazing Griffin

Project Title

Cepheus Hare

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Kieran Murray

Category

3D Art - For work in 3D modelling, sculpting and texturing

Sponsor

Electric Square

Project Title

Transformers & Their Evolution of Aesthetics into Modern Cinema

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Thomas Macleod

Categories

Animation - For work with moving image, expressive characters and environmental animation

Technical Art - For work bridging Art and Code, powering pipelines, rigging, shaders and performance

Sponsor

RARE

Project Title

Bringing Music to the Visual Medium Through 2D Animation

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Chris Rourke

Category

Level Design

Sponsor

Rivet Games

Project Title

Guided Edge

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Josie Law

Category

Sound Design - For work in immersive, impactful soundscapes and audio design

Sponsor

Gobo

Project Title

The Modern Symphony

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Michael Eaton

Category

Game and System Design - For work across game design; player experience, gameplay, combat, feel, balance or technical design

Sponsor

GameMaker

Project Title

Tangible Zoning Simulation

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Innes Aitken

Category

Production - For work in collaboration, planning, management and getting it done

Sponsor

HLG

Project Title

Floppy Coffee

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Gregor Roden

Category

Games Programming - For work bringing networking, mechanics, AI and graphics to life through code

Sponsor

Ninja Kiwi

Project Title

Chunklands

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Cormac Somerville

Category

Game Technology - For work with tools, haptics, systems, real-time simulation for games and beyond

Sponsor

Playground Games

Project Title

Performance Doesn’t Grow on Trees

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Snow White

Category

Emergent Technology - For work in software development and technical innovation across systems, cybersecurity, tools and applied computing

Sponsor

NCR Atleos

Project Title

Inclusive Threat Modelling: Identifying and Mitigating Cybersecurity Risks Faced by People with Multiple Sclerosis 

Aaron Lochiel

Category

Cultural Award - For work with diversity, inclusion, accessibility, representation and cultural awareness

Sponsor

Dundee Contemporary Arts

Project Title

Cassava: Caribbean culture in cartoons

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Ruairidh Booth

Category

Technical Innovation - For work with creative technical solutions, experimental features or breakthrough tools

Sponsor

Pocket Sized Hands

Project Title

Emotion-Based Gaming

Learn more about Ruairidh's project ➡