HSE CREATIVE OPEN: A Global Student Competition by HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL
The competition aims to bring together original ideas and standout projects across design, contemporary art, and fashion, while highlighting career opportunities in the creative industry.
Students from any university, anywhere in the world, are welcome to participate.
State of Decay by Ekaterina Rogozhkina
About the nomination
All works created using 3D graphics are welcome—characters, locations, game worlds, and more—that tell a compelling story set in a post-apocalyptic world.
The winning project will be the one that combines exceptional skill with 3D tools and a bold, original concept for the developed world.
Submission requirements
Submissions must be created using three-dimensional computer graphics, and the accompanying text should describe the technical pipeline.
The use of AI is permitted in concept development, texturing, modeling, or other parts of the pipeline; however, works generated solely from AI prompts will be rejected.
We recommend including your development process—sketches, greyscale renders, and wireframes—to demonstrate independent work on the project.
Technical Requirements:
• Images must be at least HD (1920 × 1080 pixels) • Videos should be hosted on kinescope.com with a minimum resolution of HD
Competition timeline
October 31 — Project submissions open
April 15 — Final deadline
Prizes
1st Place: 50,000 RUB 2nd Place: 30,000 RUB 3rd Place: 20,000 RUB
Interested in participating? We’ve prepared two guides—a text guide and a video guide—showing how to sign up, create a project, and submit it to a competition.
References
HOUDINI: ANGEL GROOM by Diana Pak
Educational tracks
HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL offers the Animation, CGI, and VFX program at undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education levels.
With a project-based learning approach, professional portfolio development, experienced instructors, and direct exposure to the creative industries, our graduates go on to become internationally recognized professionals in design, fashion, contemporary art, photography, theater, programming, game design, media, advertising, film, animation, sound art, and visual effects.
Contact us
HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL Moscow, Malaya Pionerskaya st., 12 creativeopen@hsedesign.ru