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Serious Play Awards Jury - Indian Expert Vineet Raj Kapoor with other International Jury

Chandigarh Design School Founder Joins International Jury & Speaker Lineup at Serious Play Conference, USA

Rochester University New York

USA, April 26, 2025 – Vineet Raj Kapoor, Founder of Chandigarh Design School and iXDA Local Leader, has been announced as a distinguished jury member for the upcoming Serious Play Awards, to be held from August 13–15, 2025, at Rochester, New York. The pre-evaluation of online games took place in April 2025, where a select panel of global jurors assessed the top entries from this year’s finalists.

Mr. Kapoor was invited as a Juror for both Board and Digital Game categories, representing India and the Asian Subcontinent, marking a significant milestone for Indian design education on a global stage.

Earlier, Kapoor had also contributed to the Serious Play Conference 2023 held at Toronto Metropolitan University from October 11–13, 2023. He delivered a standout presentation in the Military and Professionals Track on “Gamifying Skill Training”, showcasing his 12+ years of experimentation and success in game-based learning within the Indian skilling ecosystem.

"It was an incredible honor to serve as a juror and speaker at this globally respected event," Kapoor shared. "Being the sole juror from the Asian Subcontinent and the only Indian speaker, it was a unique platform to interact with the brightest minds and explore global innovations in game-based education."

The Serious Play Conference, founded in 2008 by Sue Bohle, a PR veteran with experience promoting legendary game studios like Atari and Activision, has grown into a global hub for professionals using games in learning. The 2023 edition featured over 100 speakers across seven tracks, including Military, K-12, Higher Education, Healthcare, Game Design, Research, and Technology.

Hosted by Sue Bohle and Jan Hanson, the conference offered rich discussions in both Board Game and Digital Game Design. Kapoor’s presence as a juror and speaker reinforces his growing reputation as India’s leading authority in Gamification and Industrial Design Technology, and highlights Chandigarh Design School’s commitment to global collaboration and innovation in education.

SXILL Arjun Kumar Best Animation Nomination at WAVES 2025 Awards

SXILL Student Arjun Nominated for Best Animator Award at WAVES 2025

Jio Convention Centre Mumbai

Congratulations to Arjun Kumar for winning the "Best Animator" Nomination in India Awards at World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES) 2025. We are extremely proud of all our students at SXILL and Chandigarh Design School and their performance. The crusade for Character Animation Training started in 2010 and has provided many stalwarts to the Industry. Wish the best to Arjun!

Contest- World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES) Awards of Excellence by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting with Asifa India
Nominated Participant- Arjun Kumar
Category- Best 3D Animation by Student
Jury- Anastasia Dimitra, Briana Yarhouse, Pramita Mukherjee, Dhimant Vyas & BN Vichar

“Arjun Kumar has been an exceptional student and has worked very hard to reach where he is today. He had to do part time jobs to sustain himself, and we helped him out at every stage. Today the result is for everyone to see. I wish him the best at WAVES Awards Finals. We have a program for freshers which helps them identify their strong areas before starting with Upskilling. This helps them save on wasting their time on wrong specialization. We thank our peers at Lakshya Digital, Technicolor, Micros, and other studios who have always help us groom the talent.” says Neelu Kapoor, Founder, SXILL Chandigarh.

Arjun Kumar shared his experience of Training at SXILL, “I had personal mentoring at every step of my learning at SXILL. Although it is a pleasant surprise for me to be nominated for India’s Best Animator Award, since I have learnt alongside many animators at SXILL who were as good as me. This nomination is also thanks to my Animation Mentor Mangat Chauhan who is the ex-Creative (Animation) Director of Motu Patlu. His guidance has made sure that all learners at SXILL come up to the same level. When my friends at other institutes are struggling to find jobs, SXILL has helped many of us to find jobs at top studios.”

Congratulations to all the Student & Professionals officially nominated under the WAVES Awards of Excellence.

SXILL has a very detailed Training Program in Animation Upskilling comparable with the best in the world. Many Alumnus of SXILL today work at the highest level at Top Indian and International Animation Studios like Framestore, Dreamworks, 88Pictures, Xentrix, Technicolor, PhilmCGI, Assemblage, Cosmos Maya, Greengold, Micros, Lakshya Digital, Digitoonz etc.

This marks a significant milestone in recognizing and celebrating outstanding talent in the Animation, VFX, and Digital Media sector as part of the Create In India Challenge for WAVES 2025.

More details of winners : https://lnkd.in/dtPJp34W