Category: 2024 work

IMY 300 | Game Design Projects (2024)

For their year project, IMY 300 students have to create a fully-realised digital game. Thanks to 24bit Games for sponsoring the prizes for the top 3 games!

Lob won 1st place in the 2024 final-year expo

Group name: Biltong
Game name: Lob
Technology: Godot
Group members:

  • Marcel le Roux
  • Stefan Tolken

The game can be downloaded here.

Cappy Quest won 2nd place in the 2024 final-year expo

Group name: Cherry Blossom Games
Game name: Cappy Quest
Technology: Godot
Group members:

  • Cherry Cheung
  • James Cooks
  • Rachel Kegge
  • Natalie Walsh

The game can be downloaded here.

Blobby won 3rd place in the 2023 final-year expo

Group name: CTRL-Z
Game name: Blobby
Technology: Unity
Group members:

  • Krista Matsila
  • Sechaba Ntshehi
  • Matthew Rottcher
  • Yantha Wolmarans

The game can be downloaded here.

Group name: Bit By Bit
Game name: Escape of the Fallen
Technology: Godot
Group members:

  • Cole Toerien
  • Sange Tshakumane

The game can be downloaded here.

Group name: Digital Domination
Game name: Mzansi Madness
Technology: Unity
Group members:

  • Sonaly Ambelal
  • Thato Kalagobe
  • Ntando Mazibuko
  • Chenoa Perkett

The game can be downloaded here.

Group name: JTMS
Game name: Siege
Technology: Unity
Group members:

  • Shiza Butt
  • Tanaka Humbani
  • Jerome Lou
  • Mary-Jane Pandaram

The game can be downloaded here.

IMY 774 | Extended reality experience projects (2024)

For their Semester Project, IMY 774 students had to create an interactive Extended Reality experience.

Bounce was created by Michael Tarr using Unity

Merensky Library AR was created by Ross Tordiffe using Unity

Astrum VR was created by Cameron Brammer using Unity

Benchpress VR was created by Dhairiya Chhipa using Unity

VR Ping Pong was created by Jackie Huang using Unity

ArchVisVR was created by Tayla Orsmond using Unreal Engine

CS Curriculum Visualiser was created by Rida Darwish using Unity

Horror Short Film Projects (IMY 320): 2024 Top 3

As part of the semester project for IMY 320, students had to write, film, and edit a short horror film. The top 3 was as follows:

Third Place: The Haunting of Humanities Hall by Code Blooded Productions

Second Place: A Safe Space by ManthaRak

First Place: Whisper by Somethin’ Studios

IMY 120 | Animation projects | 2024

After learning some sound editing and animation skills, the first-years in IMY 120 were given a project in which they had to tell a story that begins with a verbal narration and ends with an animation. The best projects are shown below in no particular order.

Liane Hanekom

Liane Hanekom

Anica Ferreira

Anica Ferreira

IMY 120 | Digital self-portrait | 2024

To finish off the section on Photoshop, the first years in IMY 120 were tasked with creating a digital self-portrait around a main idea about themselves. The best submissions are shown below in no particular order.

Anica Ferreira

Main idea: This is a representation of me because it captures my tendency to get lost in my daydreams and how I see the world differently. The wings represent the freedom I feel when I get lost in my own imagination. I am inspired by authors and artists who create fantasy worlds like this, which fuels my own creativity.

Noah Dollenberg

Main idea: I aspire to become a filmmaker and director, much like Christopher Nolan. Filmmaking is all that I do and all I want to do in the future and his films have inspired me to embrace creativity and seize every opportunity to achieve this dream. We share a similar mindset and approach, as he also didn’t study film but used his degree as a backup plan and a tool to pursue his filmmaking goals.

Liane Hanekom

Main idea: The cloaked figure represents my introverted nature, gazing into a fantasy world that reflects my passion for art mythology and storytelling. The portal signifies my curiosity and tendency to daydream, always seeking ways to escape and discover new ideas. The incorporation of elements such as, dragons, runes, paintings etc. Ties into my love for creativity, fantasy and art.

IMY 120 | Best RedBubble designs | 2024

For their first project in IMY 120, the students have to use Adobe Illustrator to create a tshirt design for the RedBubble.com store. Take a look at the best designs below (in no particular order).

Mthokozisi Duba

Mthokozisi Duba

Anica Ferreira

Anica Ferreira

Kimaya Govender

Kimaya Govender

Liane Hanekom

Liane Hanekom