About IGF Mobile
The CMP Game Group established the Independent Games Festival in 1998 to encourage innovation in game development - and the main IGF Competition is now in its tenth year.
In the same spirit, the IGF organizers have announced the first-ever IGF Mobile competition, a brand new contest set up to promote innovation in portable games, from cellphone games through other mobile devices to PSP and DS titles. There are plenty of unique mobile-specific possibilities for games, and we're excited to help honor them.
This sister event to the IGF itself will have its own IGF Mobile Pavilion featuring the finalists, positioned next to the IGF Pavilion at Game Developers Conference 2008 next February, and the winners will be announced at a ceremony during GDC Mobile (and again honored during the main IGF Awards on the Wednesday night).
The first year of the competition is to award a total of nearly $20,000 in prizes to deserving indie creators in its main competition,
2008 IGF Mobile Contest Information
The 2008 IGF Mobile Competition, for which the entry deadline is October 26nd, 2007 at 11:59pm PDT, will give out six major awards:
IGF Mobile Best Game ($10,000)
Innovation In Mobile Game Design ($2,000)
Innovation In Augmented Design* - Presented by Nvidia ($2,000)
Achievement In Art ($2,000)
Technical Achievement ($2,000)
Audio Achievement ($2,000)
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The 'Augmented Design' award goes to a game that best uses an aspect of mobile phone technology, such as GPS, camera, motion-sensing, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or other special mobile-centric features in gameplay.
There will be three specifically named finalists for each award, named in December 2007, except the IGF Mobile Best Game award (for the best game of the competition), which will have five finalists. All finalists will be invited to GDC Mobile and the IGF Mobile award ceremony during GDC 2008, and to exhibit their games in the IGF Mobile Pavilion.
The IGF Mobile competition has a diverse, leading set of judges which include representatives from the mobile game industry, the press, and significant independent gaming websites.
Those interested in entering the 2008 IGF Mobile Competition should visit the Submit Your Game page for more information on entry deadlines and costs. For more details on rules and award categories, please visit the Awards page.
Many frequently asked questions will be covered on the Submit Your Game page - if you have further questions on any of the categories, or any other queries in general, please contact the IGF Mobile Director.
Independent Games Festival Mobile
CMP Game Group
600 Harrison Street, 6th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94107
mathew@gamesondeck.com
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