Each year, the Game Developers Conference hosts the Game Narrative Review Competition, inviting students from game design programs across the world to submit a detailed story analysis on a game of their choosing. See below for the full list of DigiPen students who have earned a gold or platinum award since 2008.
2024
Shcherbakova, Vasilisa
Platinum Winner
Crissey, Noah
Gold Winner
Foo, Venus
DigiPen (Singapore)
Gold Winner
2023
Heitmann, Ellen
Platinum Winner
Coker, Canon
Gold Winner
Runyon, Connor
Gold Winner
Shcherbakova, Vasilisa
Gold Winner
2022
Chaney, Sorin
Gold Winner
Knezek, Joseph
Gold Winner
Najed, Sami
Gold Winner
Rodriguez, Keion
Gold Winner
Wilkinson, Mayzie
Gold Winner
Loh, Chang Zhen
DigiPen (Singapore) Gold Winner
Sng, Abigail
DigiPen (Singapore) Gold Winner
2020
McDonald, Kai
Gold Winner
Pratt, Laurel
Gold Winner
2019
Hinenzon, Stav
Gold Winner
2018
Rieck, Andrea
Platinum Winner
Harris, Kaila
Gold Winner
Lozano, Jesse
Gold Winner
2017
Myres, John C.
Platinum Winner
Rieck, Andrea
Gold Winner
Nekumanesh, Kaleb
Gold Winner
Jinks, Samson
Gold Winner
Hinenzon, Stav
Gold Winner
Roberts, Shiloh
Gold Winner
2016
Lucas, Alexandra
Platinum Winner
Barton, Harrison
Platinum Winner
Abdus-Sabur, Izzy
Platinum Winner
Van Zant, Michael
Gold Winner
Tran, Viet Nhi
Gold Winner
Schroeder, Kiera
Gold Winner
Rosario, Christopher
Gold Winner
Beagle, Chris
Gold Winner
2015
Lucas, Alexandra
Platinum Winner
Butt, Jonathan
Gold Winner
Chenier, Gabriel
Gold Winner
Ellenwood, Dustin
Gold Winner
Rayment, Chase
Gold Winner
2014
Challender, Brenda
Gold Winner
Maiorano, Nicole
Gold Winner
Douseau, John
Gold Winner
2013
Cheng Ding Xiang
Gold Winner
Boden, George
Gold Winner
Crowell, Spencer
Gold Winner
Gregoire, Jonathan
Gold Winner
Hill, Andy
Gold Winner
Howe, Sin Ye
Gold Winner
McDaniel, Aaron
Gold Winner
2012
Moutrie, Khalil
Platinum Winner
Cassell, Ryan
Gold Winner
Dassler, Samuel
Gold Winner
2011
Foss, Erik
Platinum Winner
Kanigal, David
Honorable Mention
2010
Vandergrift, Ben
Platinum Winner
Barth, Zachary
Gold Winner
Durand, Ryan
Gold Winner
Hayes, Patrick
Gold Winner
Hogue, Zabir
Gold Winner
Hunter, Sean
Gold Winner
Kwan, Perng
Gold Winner
Lobato, Michael
Gold Winner
McCrain, Evan
Gold Winner
McWilliams, Andrew
Gold Winner
Parsell, Jay
Gold Winner
Rotondo, Nicholas
Gold Winner
Ryan, Allan
Gold Winner
Tallman, Chris
Gold Winner
2009
Ireland, Talon
Platinum Winner
Austria, Paul
Gold Winner
Bacon, Laura
Gold Winner
Cameron, Patrick
Gold Winner
Chen, Alex
Gold Winner
Clark, Christopher
Gold Winner
Davidson, Raymond
Gold Winner
Durand, Ryan
Gold Winner
Goga, Adam
Gold Winner
Hutchinson, Hamza
Gold Winner
Leung, Joanna
Gold Winner
Liddell, Evan
Gold Winner
Lopes, Tom
Gold Winner
Mcelroy, Cullen
Gold Winner
McElroy, Michael
Gold Winner
O’Leary, Patrick
Gold Winner
Parsell, Jay
Gold Winner
Peng, Kwan
Gold Winner
Sexton, Kirk
Gold Winner
Susetyo, Michael
Gold Winner
Walker, Patrick
Gold Winner
Walker, Wayne
Gold Winner
2008
Gubelman, Sean
Platinum Winner
Kamm, Alex
Platinum Winner
Osaben, Erik
Platinum Winner