The 2025 Broad Vision Awards—Taiwan’s largest digital content design festival—was co-hosted by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Digital Development at the Kaohsiung Exhibition Center from May 15 (Thursday) to May 17 (Saturday). At this prestigious event, the College of Digital Design at STUST stood out with a total of 7 awards across such categories as Film and Television, Animation, Cross-domain, and Games, showcasing its remarkable creative capabilities. STUST once again earned the highest group honor—the Best School of the Year Award—for receiving the most nominations and awards, making it the biggest winner of the event and a proud moment shared by the entire faculty and student body.

【All the teachers and students of the College of Digital Design at STUST were honored with the Best School of the Year Award at the Broad Vision Awards.】

STUST has long maintained an excellent track record in the Broad Vision Awards, including the Best School of the Year Award—its eighth time receiving the honor. From 2015 to 2019, STUST won the award five years in a row, setting an unprecedented record. The university reclaimed the title again in 2021, 2023, and now in 2025. Its consistent recognition highlights the longstanding strength and cohesion of STUST’s student teams in the field of digital creativity.

【Bronze Award in PC and Game Console Group – Starburst Carnival Night】

【Bronze Award in PC and Game Console Group – Backpack Dungeon | Action Game Group Selection – Battle Baby 300: Yamoda Forever – A World without Dawn: Dark Age】

The Department of Multimedia and Entertainment Science continues to produce emotionally resonant and interactive works in the virtual realm. This year, six projects earned honors at the competition. Among them, Vault Squad, a 2–4 player cooperative game designed by students Ying-hao Li, Le-rong Hu, Hao-wen Hsu, Zhuo- lin Yeh, Rong-mao Weng, and Yi-shian Yeh—under the guidance of Prof. Cheng-shun Shie and Prof. Zhi-cheng Sun—won First Prize in the PC and Game Console Group. In the game, players control elite characters of various races who delve into mysterious cellars in search of treasure and epic boss battles. With its charming cartoon aesthetic and engaging mechanics of cooperation and competition, the game captivated judges with its dynamic gameplay. Prof. Mao-kun Shao and Prof. Cheng-shun Shie co-mentored the creation of “Starburst Carnival Night” by Zhong-he Hsu, Ke-ching Tao, Kai-rong Tsao, and Meng- shian Lai, while Prof. Jun-wei Chen guided the team of Shao-ting Chen, Yun-zhe Li, Zhi-chen Dong, Zheng-hao Zhong, and Shi-an Cheng on “Backpack Dungeon.” Both games impressed the judges with their originality and engaging challenges, each receiving Bronze Awa rds in the PC and Game Console Group. Additionally, Prof. Shi- jie Liao and Prof. Hua-cheng Chang oversaw the production of Illusion, created by Hui-ling Wang, Wan-yi Lin, Min-chun Huang, Jun-lin Zeng, and Yu-ting Wang. Meanwhile, Prof. Cheng-shun Shie mentored the team behind “Battle Baby 300: Yamoda Forever – A World Without Dawn: Dark Age,” produced by students Yi- shuan Huang, Ke-ching Tao, Yu-jie Li, Kai-rong Tsao, Meng-shian Lai, and Zhong-he Hsu. These titles were praised for their compelling structure, addictive gameplay, and accessible mechanics, earning top awards in the Action Game category. Another standout project, Wheel of Fortune, guided by Prof. Cheng-shun Shie and developed by Wei-cheng Xu, Yun-zhe Li, Shao-ting Chen, Zhi-chen, Yu-cheng Huang, and Liang- shun Chiu, offered a unique slot-machine-inspired gameplay experience. Through a clever blend of random chance and strategic skill combinations, it secured a Bronze Award in the Action Game Group.

【Bronze Award in PC and Game Console Group – Backpack Dungeon】

【Bronze Award in Action Game Group – Wheel of Fortune】

The Department of Visual Communication Design is known for its cross-media innovation, effectively blending tools such as graphic design, digital media, and motion graphics. Prof. Chian-fan Liu and Prof. Hong-yuan Chen jointly mentored students Ming-zhen Yu, Hui-ting Guo, and Bo-yu Chen in the creation of “Furry – Anxi,” a story addressing appearance-related anxiety. The narrative follows puppet characters exploring their environment, eventually seeking transformation in response to external influences. By combining live-action footage with virtual puppets, the work creates an immersive mixed-reality world and earned the Best Character Design Award in the Experimental and Mixed Media Animation Group. In another impressive entry, “Soldier,” developed under the guidance of Prof. Yi-feng Gao by students Jun-yu Ke, Rui-huan Shie, Yun-zhen Huang, Yan-li Chiu, Zi-lun Hsu, and Feng-ji Yang, uses metaphors to explore themes of obedience and forgotten intentions. Its unique concept earned shortlist recognition in both the Animation and Cross-domain categories.

President Neng-fu Huang of STUST emphasized the university’s ongoing commitment to integrating creative design with technological application. The institution continues to invest heavily in teaching resources while promoting industry-university collaboration and competition participation, thereby cultivating students with strong practical skills in digital design. STUST has also previously achieved outstanding results at the Youth Design Festival and the New Generation Design Exhibition. At this year’s Broad Vision Awards, 12 projects were selected for the finals, 7 won awards, and the university again took home the Best School of the Year Award. President Huang praised the students' creativity and dedication, noting that this success not only marked a highlight of their college experience but also served as a stepping stone into the professional world.