RIT computing students win awards at Wolfjam Hackathon

Students in the Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences won three major awards at the Wolfjam Hackathon for Student Games at the University at Albany. Nick Will, a new media interactive development student, won the Oakley Award recognizing a Wolfjam participant who embodies the spirit of community and fosters a positive atmosphere. Andrew Jameison, Carl Browning, and Ryce Hazard, all game design and development students, won second place for their game, Connect’in. Josephine Caradonna, Dylan Clauson, Ariel Cthwe, Pilot DesLauriers, Kai Gidwani, Katie Hellmann, McKenzie Lam, Leah Torregiano, all game design and development students, and Gator Flack, a cybersecurity student, won the Nexus Award, recognizing the best project related to the theme of influencers and creators, for their game Sc are Parts. In addition to the awards, five honorable mentions were made by RIT students.