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SUNY Korea PhD grand prize winner at 2019 Global Applied Game Jam
SUNY Koreaㅣ2019-08-19 17:59The 7th Global Applied Game Jam competition organized by POSTECH was held from Aug. 7 to 9, 2019.
Fifty-five student participants from around the world including South Korea, the Netherlands, China and the
United States, competed in teams of five to create an original game inspired by the theme “Food for the Future,”
demonstrating their creativity and imagination.
The winning team consisted of Mr. Jae-ha Choi, a current doctoral student in STEM at SUNY Korea, as well as
other students from the Korea National University of Arts, Pohang University of Science and Technology, and
Kimpo University. The event lasted for three days and each group focused on creating a game. Mr. Choi’s team
created the "Fast Breaker - Breaking Exercise Machine," which requires the player to exercise first in order to eat
breakfast. The game won the grand prize.
On the key to his team’s success, Mr. Choi commented, “Team members' trust toward each other, and strong
team spirit that helped us face challenges despite repeated failures, made our win possible,” adding, “If
game-related research is possible, it would be interesting to study and pay attention to its impact on education."
The 7th Global Applied Game Jam offers participants an opportunity for global experience and is a stage for
displaying future technology of the fourth industrial revolution.
Written by Taehyung Park
Edited by Leanne Patterson Shin