Luka Djak (18) is the first video game development technician who, after graduating from the Technical School in Sisak, enrolled in the new Algebra study of game development and thus continued his development path in the fast-growing video and computer game development industry

In June, Algebra launched its new undergraduate study in computer game development, which was designed with the aim of providing modern and market-competitive knowledge and skills necessary for computer game development.


In addition to the partnership of the domestic gaming brand White Shark, a competition was launched to award a full scholarship for all four years of the undergraduate study of computer game development at Algebra. The criteria for winning the scholarship were, among other things, the grade point average, which must be at least 4.2, and the submission of an independent project in the field of computer game development.


The prescribed criteria were met by 18-year-old Luka Djak, a graduate of the Technical School in Sisak, who just obtained the title of video game development technician and won a full White Shark scholarship for Algebra's new undergraduate study in computer game development in the amount of almost 20,000 euros.


Luka has already participated in several innovation exhibitions, among others i3G held in May in Ivanić Grad, where he won first place (gold medal) for the creation of the 3D parkour video game Leaperrr. The video game is characterized by simple graphics, numerous mechanics and dynamic gameplay. The player must overcome all the obstacles in front of him and at the end of each level pick up the crown in the shortest possible time.


Luka sees his future career in the IT industry: "My goal is to continue my education at university and obtain a diploma in the field of IT." After studying, I see a continuation of my career in a Croatian company that develops video games. Also, it is important to emphasize constant learning and development, so that I can keep up with the changes in the gaming industry and the progress of technology," said Djak on the occasion of winning the scholarship.


"It was a pleasure to meet Luka and see how humble and dedicated he is to his future career development. I hope that our scholarship will help him realize his dreams and become a successful game developer. The mission of the White Shark brand is focused on giving opportunities to everyone who wants to enjoy what they love to do, regardless of the obstacles, and we were guided by that in this case as well, and in addition to Luka's excellent results at school and extracurricular activities, we also took into account the fact that he comes from the earthquake-affected area and that despite these challenging living conditions he managed to achieve the best" - said Stjepan Šmit, owner of the White Shark brand.


Applications for the undergraduate study of computer game development are open on the Algebra website, and the program is also available on the central application portal www.postani-student.hr, where, according to initial data, interest is growing day by day:


"We believe that with the further growth of the industry in Croatia, the interest will be even greater. The knowledge acquired by students who complete the computer game development study program at Algebra is extremely deficient and equips them to work in many professions within the game development industry. Our goal is not only to train students to work in companies, we want to encourage them to start their own projects and not be afraid to enter the world of entrepreneurship, and we encourage them to use the knowledge acquired here for multidisciplinary purposes, through cooperation with other companies and creative areas of the entertainment industry." - concludes the head of the studio, Igor Margan.

Source: BUG.hr