If you were at SIGGRAPH in New Orleans, you undoubtedly say the unwashed masses wandering the conference in their viking helmets, occasionally stopping only long enough to scream “FJORG!” and then trudge onward. What was this, you ask? It was the third annual “iron-animator” FJORG competition, and the winners have been announced:
Prestissimo, comprised of Sasapitt Rujirat, Phon Thiramonkol, and Lee Croudy was chosen as the winner of FJORG! for their animated reel, “Great Expectations.” Team Prestissimo was chosen from a field of 10 three-member teams that competed for 32 non-stop hours to create character-driven animations under extreme pressure and multiple staged distractions. The team is from Thailand and traveled for more than 30 hours to compete in FJORG!
Also, this year was the first “GameJam!” competition, using similar rules and environments to create a video game.
The first annual GameJam! is a newly created competition for teams to create a 3D game using the Panda3D game engine and a 2D game using Flash during a 24-hour period. The team comprised of John Fielding, Rory Riggins, Ryan Neff created the 3D model that was chosen as Best of Show. The team comprised of Laurissa Hughes, Chance Dodd, and Melissa Guldbrand was chosen as Best of Show for their 2D videogame. Prizes were awarded to every team that participated.
Congratulations to all the participants! See the winning short after the break!
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You can see all of the animations created during FJORG at http://www.siggraph.org/s2009/contests_competitions/fjorg/index.php .
