The initial round of judging to select up to 20 finalists was done by the Google Play team and an independent judge.
The Top 10 and the 3 winners were selected by a panel of industry experts, including Google representatives.
Industry experts
Alexis Bonte
Group COO
Stillfront Group
Luke Spierewka
Code & Design
Afterburn
Monika Rajkowska
Game Designer
Rebel Twins
Robin Ras
Co-founder
Rusty Lake
Sagi Schliesser
CEO
Crazylabs
Yuriy Krasilnikov
VP of Business Development
Belka Games
Daniel Galpin
Developer Advocate
Google
Dan has been a Developer Advocate for Android and Play for over ten years, focusing on games, Android performance tuning, and developer training. Previous to Google, he spent over 10 years working in the mobile space, developing at almost every layer of the OS.
Oli Neal
Merchandising Manager, Games
Google Play
Oli is a Games Merchandising Manager at Google Play. As part of this role he is the Global Indie Merchandising Lead helping Indie developers launch amazing games and grow on Android and Google Play.
Serena Shih
Partner Development Manager
Google Play
For the past 5 years Serena worked with Chinese developers driving their overseas business expansion, and now brings her experience to Western Europe, where she focuses on helping developers grow their businesses on Google Play.