Game Lab Competition

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, Saguenay and Sherbrooke.

At the end of the Competition, the jury selects winners in various categories and awards $22,000 in scholarships.

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.

2025 EDITION

This edition ended on May 1st, 2025.

Awards and scholarships

Best Prototype – $8,000
Froggin’ around
Presented by: École de technologie supérieure
In collaboration with: UQAT – Campus de Montréal

Best Game Design – $2,000
Oh Puck!
Presented by: Université de Sherbrooke

Best Art Direction and Production – $2,000
Rebound Rush
Presented by: Université Laval

Best Technical Challenge and Innovation – $2,000
Golem Arena
Presented by: Université du Québec à Montréal
In collaboration with: École NAD-UQAC

Best Quality of the “3Cs” (camera, characters, controls) – $2,000
Les 2 petits cochons
Presented by: Polytechnique Montréal
In collaboration with: École NAD-UQAC

Best User Experience – $2,000
Debug City
Presented by: Polytechnique Montréal
In collaboration with: École NAD-UQAC, Université Concordia et UQAT – Campus Montréal

Best Creativity and Integration of the Theme –$2,000
R. G. Battle
Presented by: École NAD-UQAC
In collaboration with: Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC)

Jury’s Special Award –$2,000
Pas de deux : The Chaos Ballet
Presented by: McGill University

Audience Award
Froggin’ Around
Presented by: École de technologie supérieure
In collaboration with: UQAT- Campus Montréal