This award honours original, innovative, and high-quality gaming and esports projects. This could include but is not limited to:

Game Design & Development
Video games, mobile games, tabletop and board games, and interactive experiences, judged on concept, mechanics and play.

Art Direction & Visual Design
Character, environment and world design, concept art, illustration, animation and visual style in games.

UI, UX & Interface Design
Menus, HUDs, onboarding, accessibility features and player experience design.

Sound, Music & Audio Design
Original scores, sound design, voice and audio-led experiences in games and esports.

Game Branding & Identity
Identities, logos, packaging and visual systems for games, studios, publishers, platforms and franchises.

Game Campaigns & Launches
Multi-channel campaign work, trailers, key art and launches for games, hardware and platforms.

Esports Teams & Organisations
Identities, kits, content and fan experiences for esports teams, leagues, tournaments and organisers.

Esports Events & Broadcast
Live tournaments, arenas, stage design, overlays, casting and broadcast production.

Streaming & Gaming Content
Streams, channels, series, video essays and other content made about or around games and players.

Gaming Hardware & Merchandise
Controllers, peripherals, setups, apparel and collectables designed for players and fans.

Community, Fandom & Modding
Work that builds or celebrates player communities, fan creations, mods, guilds and online scenes.

Inclusive & Accessible Gaming
Games, tools and communities that open gaming to people of all abilities, backgrounds and identities.

Games for Impact & Education
Games and playful experiences made to teach, inform, support wellbeing or drive social change.

Global & Cross-Cultural Gaming
Games, stories and scenes that draw on traditions and cultures, or connect players across borders.

Gaming Innovation
Creative work that pushes boundaries in how games are made, played, watched or experienced, including VR, AR and new technology.

All types of gaming and esports work are welcome in this category.

You.

If you produce creative work, whether alone or as part of a team, this is for you. If you commission creative work and want to celebrate it, this is for you.

Freelancers, students, studios, small agencies, huge agencies, collectives, creative organisations, ambitious businesses, unofficial groups, weirdos, creatives, designers, strategists, animators, motion designers, digital makers, architects, coders, illustrators, artists, project managers, photographers, tattooists, creative thinkers and chancers.

1. Explore the categories and select the ones you would like to enter.
2. Enter your project(s) by the 2nd August 2027.
3. After creating an account, you can save, edit, and submit entries until the deadline.
4. Projects will meet the jury on the 11th August 2027.
5. Visit our website on the 8th September 2027 to learn if your work has been shortlisted for an International Creative Award.
6. Celebrate your achievement at the Awards Ceremony during International Assembly in Scotland (November 2027) (optional).
7. Selected projects will be showcased during International Assembly, across social media and INTL channels.
8. Awarded projects will receive a handcrafted concrete trophy and Recognised projects will receive a bespoke certificate and concrete certificate holder.

Awarded projects will receive a handcrafted concrete trophy created by renowned Glasgow artist Charles Stephen Myatt in collaboration with Warriors Studio.

Recognised projects will receive a bespoke certificate and concrete certificate holder.

All shortlisted projects are invited to attend the Awards Ceremony in Scotland (November 2027) to collect their trophy or certificate and celebrate their achievement.

Selected projects will also be showcased at the International Assembly festival and featured across social media and INTL channels.

+ Gain international recognition for your creative work
+ Demonstrate the quality, originality and impact of your project
+ Receive industry recognition from leading global creatives
+ Gain extensive promotion across social media and INTL channels
+ Take home a handcrafted concrete trophy
+ Raise your profile within the global creative industry
+ Attract new clients, collaborators and career opportunities
+ Position yourself or your studio as a leader in your field
+ Promote your achievement to your audience and network
+ Strengthen your portfolio and industry credibility
+ Celebrate your success with your team, friends and family
+ Party at the Awards Ceremony at International Assembly

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1. Title of Project
2. Short Summary of Project (50 words max)
3. Longer Description of Project (300 words max)
4. Upload (max 15) images/videos/files etc which showcases your project. This could be photographs, digital images, drawings, moving image etc. A range of file formats, links, URL’s are accepted.
5. Project Credits