2026 Instructables – Make it Bounce Student Contest

Entry Deadline: June 1, 2026
Categories: MISC Competitions
2026 Instructables – Make it Bounce Student Contest

General Information

Overview – In the Make it Bounce Visual Effects Student Contest, we’re challenging you to create a digital scene or animation that captures the energy, motion, and impact of bouncing.

From rubber balls, trampolines, and basketballs to elastic creatures, kinetic typography, or imagined worlds that recoil and rebound, we want to see how you bring the idea of bouncing to life. We’re looking for entries that are imaginative, visually striking, technically impressive, and supported by a well-documented creative process. You might explore realistic physics, exaggerated cartoon motion, chain reactions, rhythmic motion studies, or surreal environments where every surface responds with unexpected elasticity.

Get ready to bring the energy, amplify the motion, and make it bounce. This is your moment to showcase your skills and gain well-deserved recognition.

Requirements
– Create an Instructable that shows how you create a digital scene or animation that demonstrates the idea of bouncing.
– You must be an actively enrolled student and resident of the United States to enter.

Prizes / Awards / Medals / Ribbons

Grand Prize (1) – Bambu 3D Printer Combo
Animation Judges’ Prize (1) – $300.00/Gift Card
Design & Make with Autodesk Judges’ Prize (3) – $300.00/Gift Card
First Prize (3) – $300.00/Gift Card
Second Prize (5) – $100.00/Gift Card
Runner-Up (10) – $50.00/Gift Card

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