Previous Challenge Winners

2016 Challenge Winners

Middle School 5th-8th

GameMaker

Zane Godil - Beaverton, OR

Zane Godil – Beaverton, OR

Deep Space Mayhem

Deep Space Mayhem

Gamestar Mechanic

Caleb Koo - Galena, OH

Caleb Koo – Galena, OH

Conquering the Underworld

Conquering the Underworld

Unity

Elisha Azaria - Pittsburgh, PA

Elisha Azaria – Pittsburgh, PA

Alien AI Abduction

Alien AI Abduction

Scratch

Georgia Martinez

Georgia Martinez – Chicago, IL

Fractured Forest

Fractured Forest

Open Platform – Individual

Ronan Boyarski - Locust Grove, VA

Ronan Boyarski – Locust Grove, VA

Hungry Black Hole

Hungry Black Hole

Open Platform – Team

Jagdeep Bhatia - Green Brook, NJ

Jagdeep Bhatia – Green Brook, NJ

Calvin Khiddee-Wu - Green Brook, NJ

Calvin Khiddee-Wu – Green Brook, NJ

Reconstruct

Reconstruct

Written Game Design Document

Puja Chopade - Madison, AL

Puja Chopade – Madison, AL

Save the World!

Save the World!

High School 9th-12th

GameMaker

Brent VanZant - Los Alamitos, CA

Brent VanZant – Los Alamitos, CA

Orbit Arena

Orbit Arena

Gamestar Mechanic

LaurenThomas - Boise, ID

Lauren Thomas – Boise, ID

The Great Desert Escapade

The Great Desert Escapade

Unity

Angela He - Oakton, VA

Angela He – Oakton, VA

Suppressed

Suppressed

Scratch

Samson Simhon

Samson Simhon – Aventura, FL

Prism

Prism

Open Platform – Individual

Connor Shugg - Apex, NC

Connor Shugg – Apex, NC

Allegria

Allegria

Open Platform – Team

Chi Cheng Hsu - Cupertino, CA

Chi Cheng Hsu – Cupertino, CA

Anthony Ma - Sunnyvale, CA

Anthony Ma – Sunnyvale, CA

Mingze Shi - West Windsor, NJ

Mingze Shi – West Windsor, NJ

Radiant

Radiant

Written Game Design Document

Kimberly Do - Plant City, FL

Kimberly Do – Plant City, FL

Escape Velocity

Nat Geo Explore Prize Winners

Game Design Document – Middle School

Nathan Kuravackal - Tacoma, WA

Nathan Kuravackal – Tacoma, WA

Can't Catch Me!

Can’t Catch Me!

Game Design Document – High School

Sanja Kirova - Portage, IN

Sanja Kirova – Portage, IN

Around the World

Around the World

Playable Game – Middle School

Lucas Armand - Malvern, PA

Lucas Armand – Malvern, PA

Shrey Pandya - Exton, PA

Shrey Pandya – Exton, PA

Outbreak: Cellular Warfare

Outbreak: Cellular Warfare

Playable Game – High School

Alexander Chen - Whippany, NJ

Alexander Chen – Whippany, NJ

Preston Lai - Whippany, NJ

Preston Lai – Whippany, NJ

Jonathan Lin - Whippany, NJ

Jonathan Lin – Whippany, NJ

Sanctuary

Sanctuary

2014/2015 Challenge Winners

Middle School 5th-8th

Game Maker

Matthew Bellavia - Sammamish, WA

Matthew Bellavia – Sammamish, WA

Gravity Galaxy

Gravity Galaxy

Gamestar Mechanic

Lance Dugars, Jr - Katy, Texas

Lance Dugars, Jr – Katy, TX

The Brink Walker - Gamestar Mechanic

The Brink Walker

Unity

Brookyln Humphrey - Auburn, Washington

Brookyln Humphrey – Auburn, WA

MazeKraze Screenshot

MazeKraze

Scratch

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Cole Nugteren – St.Louis Park, MN

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Pyromania

Open Platform – Individual

Ethan Pang - San Jose, California

Ethan Pang – San Jose, CA

Science Survivor

Science Survivor

Open Platform – Team

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John Ripple – Parker, CO

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John Korhel – Parker, CO

TheCubesJourney_Screenshot

The Cube’s Journey

Written Game Design Document

Sanja Kirova - Portage, Indiana

Sanja Kirova – Portage, IN

Ezcape_Screenshot

Ezcape

High School 9th-12th

Gamemaker

Zach Harmon - Litchfield, OH

Zach Harmon – Litchfield, OH

Gongbat

Gongbat

Gamestar Mechanic

Olivia Thomas - Boise, ID

Olivia Thomas – Boise, ID

Colorless

Colorless

Unity

Gabriel J. Rocero - Temple, TX

Gabriel J. Rocero – Temple, TX

In Search of Purpose

In Search of Purpose

Open Platform – Individual

Thomas Cannon - San Jose, CA

Thomas Cannon – San Jose, CA

Peg Leg Patrick's Buoyancy Adventure

Peg Leg Patrick’s Buoyancy Adventure

Open Platform – Team

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Umiar Zaidi – Beaverton, OR

Thariq Ridha

Thariq Ridha – Beaverton, OR

B.L.O.B.

B.L.O.B.

Written Game Design Document

Body Builders

Body Builders

2013 Challenge Winners

Middle School 5th-8th

GameMaker

Seong-Hyun Ryoo - Johns Creek, GA

Seong-Hyun Ryoo – Johns Creek, GA

Rare Earth

Rare Earth

Gamestar Mechanic

Angel Martinez-Acevedo - DeRidder, LA

Angel Martinez-Acevedo – DeRidder, LA

The Arcade

The Arcade

Kodu

Nicholas Cameron - Sayville, NY

Nicholas Cameron – Sayville, NY

Math Rocks

Math Rocks

Scratch

Bradley Schmitz - Glandorf, OH

Bradley Schmitz – Glandorf, OH

Pixel Jet

Pixel Jet

Open Platform – Individual

Nicholas Badila - Jonesboro, GA

Nicholas Badila – Jonesboro, GA

Stemville

Stemville

Open Platform – Team

Henry Edwards & Kevin Kopczynski - Durham, NC

Henry Edwards & Kevin Kopczynski – Durham, NC

Etiquette Anarchy

Etiquette Anarchy

Written Game Design Document

Lexi Schneider - Dresher, PA

Lexi Schneider – Dresher, PA

Head of the Class

Head of the Class

High School 9th-12th

GameMaker

Sooraj Suresh - Campbell, CA

Sooraj Suresh – Campbell, CA

Pixel Star One

Pixel Star One

Gamestar Mechanic

Kieran Luscombe -Thornton, CO

Kieran Luscombe -Thornton, CO

An Untold Adventure

An Untold Adventure

Kodu

Cody Haugland - Sanger, CA

Cody Haugland – Sanger, CA

The Amazing Game

The Amazing Game

Scratch

Brianna Ingbingosun - Lawrenceville, GA

Brianna Ingbingosun – Lawrenceville, GA

I F.L.Y.

I F.L.Y.

Open Platform – Individual

Aaron Gaudette - Ramstein Air Base, Germany

Aaron Gaudette – Ramstein Air Base, Germany

Crystal Physics

Crystal Physics

Open Platform – Team

Noah Ratcliff & Pamela Pizzaro-Ruiz - Pickerington, OH

Noah Ratcliff & Pamela Pizzaro-Ruiz – Pickerington, OH

Fog

Fog

Written Game Design Document

Janice Tran - Palmdale, CA

Janice Tran – Palmdale, CA

Little Green Planet

Little Green Planet