Blizzard Contests for Students

Blizzard Entertainments University Relations has different contests in an assortment of disciplines planned throughout the year.

Blizzard has a number of amazing contests in an assortment of disciplines planned throughout the year that can give students a chance to win some cool prizes. The company is now looking for Environment, Character, FX and Animation artists to show their ability to recreate the legendary stylized look. 

Environment Art Contest

Using your creativity and ability to work within the World of Warcraft art style, create a small environment diorama that would fit well in the game world. Your quest: concept, model, and texture an environment piece that you could imagine stumbling upon during your travels across Kalimdor, the Eastern Kingdoms, Outland, Northrend, Pandaria, or the Broken Isles.

FX Contest

Using your creativity and ability to work within the World of Warcraft art style, Create create a player ability, that could be added to the kit of one of their existing classes. You could conjure up anything from the power of the void for a massive flying ball of death , or call upon the elements of nNature to ensnare an entire mob, or wield the power of the Light to rip a giant fissure through the ground.
 

Character Art Contest

Using your creativity and ability to work within the World of Warcraft art style, your task is to concept, model, and texture a non-player character (NPC) or creature that you could imagine roaming the plains of Durotar, exploring the depths of Deepholm, or just sitting in the Pig and Whistle Tavern knocking back a mug o’ Thistle Tea.

Animation Contest

Using your creativity and ability to work within the World of Warcraft art style, create a unique combat animation from one of the three choices listed. Imagine entering a dungeon and battling against the Lich King and his undead army or traveling deep beneath the Firelands to take down Ragnaros. 

Here are the epic prizes you can get:

  • A tour of Blizzard Entertainment’s headquarters in Irvine, California;
  • A 2-hour face to face mentorship session with a senior Blizzard artist;
  • A one-year subscription to World of Warcraft;
  • A Blizzard Entertainment notebook (featuring an original sketch by a Blizzard artist); and
  • A Blizzard T-shirt.

You can find more details on the contests and join them here

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