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Indie Game Development Contests Galore!
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| Posted by: Andrew Douglas |
7/6/2006 |
With our upcoming game, My Bogle, getting closer and closer to completion, I thought I'd scour the net for game development contests to see what I could find. Now, I'd love for this to be a definitive list, but it's hard to find current contest info amongst all the old contest info. Anyway, if you are running a contest or know of a contest that would fit this list, please let me know and I'll include it. I hope to get a chance to compete against you all in the coming months. Good luck! :)
Open or Upcoming Contests:
Contest: Graphics meets Games Competition
Deadline: August 28th, 2006
Notes: Show us a cool new graphics effect, that could be used in a computer game, and create a small,
self-contained real-time 3D demo game that showcases the effect.
Prize Info: | 3rd place: |
1 x NVidia GeForce 7900GS + 1 computer/videogame of your choice |
| 2nd place: |
1 x NVidia GeForce 7900GT + 2 computer/videogames of your choice |
| 1st place: |
1 x NVidia GeForce 7900GTX + 3 computer/videogames of your choice |
Contest: Retro Remakes
Deadline: August 31st, 2006
Prize Info: over £3,000
Fees: none?
Notes: We'll accept any remake, of any 8bit or 16bit game with only a few exceptions.
Contest: Slamdance
Early Deadline: Midnight on September 1, 2006
Late Deadline: Midnight on September 29, 2006
Prize Info: $???
Notes: Student Prizes now included.
Fees: Entry Fee $45
Early deadline discount $10
Student discount $10
Contest: TrayGames Developer Challenge
Deadline: September 5th, 2006
Prize Info: $10,000 + publishing contract
Notes: Designed for Casual Multiplayer environment
Contest: Independent Games Festival
Main Competition Deadline: September 8, 2006
IGF Modding Deadline: October 13, 2006
Student Showcase Deadline: November 10, 2006
Prize Info: $50,000 total given out in prizes
Entry Fee: $95
Modding Entry Free: $25
Qualified Students Entries are free.
Contest: IndieGamesCon - Player's Choice Awards - (Break Into Games?)
IGC Event: October 6th - 8th, 2006
Prize Info: Trophy/Plaque and sponsored prizes
Fees: Conference entry fee apparently is dropping by $100.. but the site still lists $199 - $299.
Notes: The player choice awards are based on the votes from attendees for games presented during the Show-Off Center. Break Into Games information is still unavailable.
Contest: Four Elements
Deadline: November 30, 2006, at 2300 hours EST
Prize Info: Cash, hardware, software and more.
Fees: None.
Notes: Entries that do not include all four elements will be disqualified. Each element must have a significant presence in the game. 2006 elements are: Emotion, Economics, Emblem and Europe
Recurring Contests:
Contest: Ludum Dare
Occurs: Semi Annually (April, October-December)
48 Hours. Community voted theme, announced at start time. Solo.
Contest: 72 Hour GDC
Occurs: Semi Annually (May-July, December-February)
Notes: 72 Hours. Community voted theme, announced at start time. Teams of 3.
Contest: Game in a Day
Occurs: Varying event times (sometimes monthly, annually)
Notes: 24 Hours (laxed). Started as a Torque related compo, but open to all.
Contest: PyWeek
Occurs: Annually (Summer)
Notes: Python game compo. 1 Week. Community voted theme, announced at start time. Teams of any size.
Contest: Intel Game Demo Contest
Deadline: Closed July 1st! :(
Prize Info: $80,000 total
Contest: E3 – Independent Game Developers Showcase
Contest: Original Mac Games (OMG) Cup
Contest: Northwest Games Festival
Mailing Lists and Discussions:
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Popular mailing list for the above compo's, and others as users submit them.
If you can help provide more info, it would be greatly appreciated. Enjoy!
-Andrew
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