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This year the Quebec Engineering Games (JDG) were held at Université Sherbrooke in Sherbrooke, QC and took place from January 3rd – 7th, 2024.
We received 4 podiums and participated in many sub-competitions during these five days.
Theme & Opening Ceremony
This year, our theme was “Civilizations”. Marissa Profetto choreographed our opening ceremony dance again. She came up with so many fun and creative ways to represent different eras in human history across the globe. Dancing the scenes was a blast.
Consulting – 1st Place
The consulting team consisted of Bryan Catudal (5th year mechanical), Camille Granade (4th year computer engineering), and Jared Taylor (3rd year mechanical). Even with only three members instead of the usual four, they received first place.
Pool Sport (Water Polo) – 1st Place
This year the pool sport was water polo. The team consisted of Tylar Bianchi, Jack Spirator, Jay, Suf Elberdi, Alexandre Giroux, and Mark Hutcheon.
They dominated the field (pool) and were undefeated throughout the tournament.
Industrial Engineering – 3rd Place
The theoretical industrial engineering academic team was composed of Bara (5th year mechanical), Francis Donoso (5th year mechanical), and Ilayda Kultural (2nd year aerospace.
The practical team consisted of Tracy Khawad (3rd year computer engineering), James (2nd year mechanical) and Damon Kotze (1st year mechanical).
No one on the team was in industrial engineering and they podiumed!
Debates – 1st Place
Our golden debate team was back again this year. Nick Vergatos (3rd year computer engineering) and Sakifatul Alam (3rd year mechanical) earned an incredible 1st place at the competition.
La Majeure
This year’s Majeure team included Erman Akman (5th year mechanical), Marissa Profetto (5th year electrical), Chloe Law (4th year software), Gloria Anastasopoulos (4th year mechanical), Mathias Desroches (3rd year computer engineering), and Alexandre Giroux (2nd year mechanical).
The robot had to pick up and place down different weights as well as activate a mechanism that released marbles. The robot then had to autonomously sort the marbles by colour into corresponding containers.
Unlike previous years, the robot had to be make out of LEGO, which provided new challenges. The pieces were easy to assemble, but they could not be altered, which limited possible designs. The software used for programming was also new to the team.
La Capitale
This was the second year of the Capitale competitions at the Games.
