IGF Mobile Awards

The IGF Mobile Competition (full ruleset here), for which the entry deadline is October 26th, 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)

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 the IGF award ceremony at GDC 2008.

Category Finalists receive:

One Giga Pass or Two Classic Passes to the 2007 GDC
Mention in Game Developer magazine
Mention on Gamesondeck.com, Gamasutra.com
Press release coverage
Profile in this year's Festival program
A one-year limited use license to use a version of the official Independent Games Festival Mobile name and IGF Mobile Finalist logo in promotional materials relating to their game entry

Competition Winners receive:

Cash prize
Award plaque
A one-year limited use license to use a version of the official Independent Games Festival Mobile name and IGF Mobile Winner logo in promotional materials relating to their game entry


IGF Mobile Best Game Winner receives:

Cash prize
Award Plaque
Three Giga Passes to the 2007 Game Developers Conference
Mention in Game Developer magazine
Mention on Gamesondeck.com, Gamasutra.com
Press release coverage
A one-year limited use license to use a version of the official Independent Games Festival Mobile name and IGF Mobile Winner logo in promotional materials relating to their game entry.

Questions?

Have questions about the new awards? Contact the IGF Mobile Content Director for more details.