Inaugural Independent Games Festival and
May 1st, 2008 | RSS Feeds | Posted In: festival
The object of the game is to navigate environments and solve puzzles by using your suits magnetic properties to attract and repel objects. The full list of IGF entries is available on the official Independent Games Festival website, including screenshots and details on each of the games, and sister site Gamasutra. com has highlighted some of the notable games. Game 5Quadradius by QuadradiusQuadradius is two player, headtohead internet game that pits strangers and friends against one another in battle of skill, strategy, luck and bluffing.
Were looking for all kinds of neat independently produced games both professional and student, PC and potentially consolehandheld, offline and online so feel free to contact us on or before 15th with your suggestions, and well start announcing IGF Presents showcase games soon. In addition, other passes such as the GDC All Access Pass also allow entry to the Summit register early to take advantage of registration discounts.
In keeping with the companys philosophy of encouraging and fostering new technology innovation, NVIDIA is particularly supporting the Innovation in Augmented Design category as part of the label. IndieGames. com The Weblog also includes interviews with notable game creators, coverage of both Flash and downloadable freeware and commercial indie titles, and plenty of other perspectives on the independent gaming scene as well as new additions Santiago and Wurster.
IGF Mobile is launching with NVIDIA, creator of the GoForce family of GPUs for handheld devices, as the Founding and Platinum Sponsor. If indie developers out there have any queries about the competition this year, please dont hesitate to contact us with your questions, suggestions, or concerns the IGF staff can be reached collectively at the chairmanigf. com email address.
One award recipient will receive 10,000 advance after signing the same five year distribution deal to be part of the 1517th show. In addition to cash award and other prizes, the five contest finalists will each be entered into the IGF Best Web Game category free of charge.
The award went to DigiPen Institute of Technology Audience AwardAudiosurf, by Invisible Handlebar which won the 2,500 Audience Award, after receiving the largest share of more than 3,500 votes online over the past two months at IGF. com. However, thats all the information weve released thus far, so wanted to explain in more detail and offer an informal call for submissions to this IGF Showcase. The blog, built on top of the existing IndieGames.
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