With their work " City in Fear of Light," Zhong-Ting Guo and Zhue-Shuan Tsai, graduate students of the Department of Multimedia and Entertainment Science at Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, was once again affirmed, winning the gold medal of the K.T. Technological Game Group in the 2018 Kuo-Ting Li Creative Art Competition of Humanities and Technology, which was jointly organized by the Kuo-Ting Li Science and Technology Development Foundation and the Asia-Pacific New Economics Association of the Republic of China to commemorate the contribution of Mr. Kuo-Ting Li to the development of Taiwan

【A scene from the game "City in Fear of Light" independently developed by the student team of the Department of Multimedia and Entertainment Science】

The award-winning work has won the silver medal of Interaction and Game Design Group in the 2018 Youth Design Festival Competition and silver medals from another two important competitions. As they won the medal this time, the team members showed their gratitude to their advisor Prof. Cheng-Shun. Together they were very happy. In addition, another three graduate students Shu-Shuan Feng, Meng-Yu Tsai and Yu-Jia Chen and undergraduate students Zhen-Yi Lin and Jun-Tang Wu, directed by Prof. Shi-Jie Liao also won a bronze medal with their work "A.N.A."

【The work “City in Fear of Light” independently designed by student team of the Department of Multimedia and Entertainment Science at Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, was the gold medal of the K.T. Technological Game Group in the 2018 Kuo-Ting Li Creative Art Competition of Humanities and Technology.】

Zhi-Cheng Sun, Chairman of the Department of Multimedia and Entertainment Science at Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, said that the characteristics of "City in Fear of Light" are different from the general types of computer games. It is transformed into a roulette, expected to create various special features and offered to players with new gaming experience. Through the light, the characteristic buildings, and objects in the underground, the game attracts the attention of the player, bringing different trials and tests to the player, and finally taking each player to experience an unexpected ending. The game has won many awards and has attracted the attention of many Taiwanese and Japanese game publishers. It has entered a contract and will soon be listed to meet the players. It is worth mentioning that the team members have continued to study at the graduate school of Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, so they can continue developing their game. During the research period, the school also encouraged and provided them with many valuable resources to help them make their own dreams come true.

【Prof. Shi-Jie Liao (second from left) and the student teams of the award-winning works "A.N.A" and "City in Fear of Light"】

Team member Zhong-Ting Guo said that he graduated from the Tainan Second Senior High School and came to the South Taiwan University of Science and Technology. He had only the capability of 2D art design. After four years of training and practicing, he has gain gained a considerable degree of understanding of gaming programs, 3D art, and special effects. Before he started his graduation project, he didn’t really want to go all the way of independent game development. After the graduation work “”City in Fear of Light” was exhibited in various places, they got a lot of praises and learned to know that if they could stick to their ideal, the ideal would optimize the game, bring it to the market. The final result would prove to be a very good achievement in their lives.

President Deng-Maw of Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology said that Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology has always attached great importance to the combination of theory and practice. In response to the needs of students, it has expanded its software and hardware equipment to provide them with the best quality learning environment. At the same time, students are encouraged to participate in various competitions during the course of their studies. They understand the market demand from the competitions, enhance their development experience, fortify their strength in repeated tests and contests, and cultivate themselves into top talents for the domestic game industry.