Students have 10 weeks to deliver a playable video game prototype that follows the theme, guidelines, and constraints given by a jury of Ubisoft professionals. Students are free to organize into multidisciplinary, interdepartmental, or interuniversity teams to cover all the tasks necessary to complete the project. Each team can count on the support of two mentors from Ubisoft studios in Montreal, Quebec City and Saguenay. At the end of the competition, the jury selects winners in various categories and awards $22,000 in scholarships. Moreover, Ubisoft guarantees at least 10 internships or job opportunities for participants in the competition. In 2020, over 20 participants were hired throughout Québec.
Game Lab Competition
PARTICIPATION
The Game Lab Competition is open to all undergraduate and graduate full-time students enrolled during the winter term at any university in Quebec or any campus in Quebec of a university outside of Quebec that participates in the Competition. Universities and students are required to follow the Competition’s regulations and deadlines received upon their registration.
Students must register with the professor designated by their university. If a student intends to join a team registered at another university, the designated professor will indicate the procedure to follow.
2021 EDITION
Awards and scholarships
Best Prototype – 8 000 $
Best Game Design – 2 000 $
Best Art Direction and Production – 2 000 $
Best Technical Challenge and Innovation – 2 000 $
Best Quality of the “3Cs” (camera, characters, controls) – 2 000$
Best User Experience – 2 000 $
Best Creativity and Integration of the theme – 2 000$
Jury’s Special Award – 2 000$
Participating Universities
Champlain College of Vermont –MTL Campus
Concordia University
École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS)
École NAD-UQAC
McGill University
Polytechnique Montréal
Université de Montréal
Université de Sherbrooke
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC)
Université Laval
UQAT Montréal
CONTACT
Questions about the Ubisoft Game Lab Competition? Contact concoursuniversitaire@ubisoft.com.