The five university students behind a project called Recreate didn't expect to win a digital arts project showcase.
"Absolutely not," said Pedja Ristic, who spoke on behalf of his group.
Design students at the University of Waterloo Stratford Campus had the chance to hear from their colleagues who had graduated and gone on to work in the field on Saturday.
Two years ago, Jordan Mandel approached the Stratford Public Library about joining forces on a project that combines coding and reading.
Working with the best is the fastest way to get better.
That's a lesson that 20-year-old digital artist Katrina Schouten understands well.
How can technology help stressed parents quickly find their lost child in a crowded park?
Emerging tech talents from the University of Waterloo collected all $12,000 in prizes from the expanded Code/Design to Win competition at Communitech on Saturday.
How do you promote mental health and wellbeing for everyone, while helping to foster stronger, more connected communities?
Students, game designers, developers, educators and industry leaders will join forces this weekend at the University of Waterloo Stratford Campus to compete in developing a novel one-button video game.
University of Waterloo students love Stratford.
And the feeling is mutual.
Once upon a time, there was a dwarf, an elf, a red dragon, a blinking bodyguard, a freckle-faced boy, a spy girl, and a headless wizard.
They were all three storeys tall.